Will there be a season 2 ?
I guess since its based on a book, theres no season 2 right ? :(
shareNope. It was a miniseries. ?
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There might be. It said next week was the season finale.
shareThis has probably been brought up at least a half dozen times, though often as an aside in a thread that was about something more general.
Given that it's not only based on a book, but on real life, it's hard to see how they'd do a season 2. It would either be about a whole different cast of characters in a somewhat similar situation, or the same cast of characters in a totally different situation. Either way, if they did it, it would be more like a spinoff than a continuation of the same show, it's hard to see how it would have significant appeal.
You either (a) make a show about a Marge Slayton and a new group of wives whose husbands are astronauts doing Skylab, the shuttle and the like or (b) make a show about the wives we've seen, whose husbands are no longer astronauts and are scattered about doing different things.
I suppose a third alternative would be to back up and do episodes that fall, chronologically, in between the episodes of those in the initial run, but that'd be just plain confusing.
If they had intended, from the beginning, to make a series that might run for several seasons rather than a one-off miniseries, they would've structured the show quite differently. It likely would've ended c. 1963, leaving the later stuff for possible future seasons.
Yes, I feel like that was a bit of poor planning. Perhaps the first season could have been Mercury, the second Gemini and the third Apollo... and then decided whether to continue with further in the future of space flight. I really could have spent more time with each group. When the New Nine were introduced I sort of lost track of who was who.
shareIf HBO had bought the book rights, that's probably what they would have done. And then, when they got to Season 3 (Apollo), they could have re-run From the Earth to the Moon interspersed with timeline-coincident episodes of their version of AWC. It's a damn shame they didn't.
To be fair, from ABC's perspective condensing down the events into only ten episodes was a way to be sure they'd make their money back. That way there was almost always a major Mercury/Gemini/Apollo milestone event in each episode to draw in viewers. They didn't know ahead of time that they would end up with such a strong cast for the Seven wives, who, I think, would have created an audience for the show that would have carried through three seasons.
It galls me that ABC may have crammed the book into ten episodes on the premise that the Gemini years were boring. In fact, there was lots of drama in the Gemini program: first EVA's, a couple of near fatalities, etc. Plus zipping from the late Eisenhower era to the 70's left me with cultural whiplash. That was a huge, tumultuous ten years of American culture that they just zipped through.
yes - so well stated. This has been so great to see this background and history of the space program. (as a docudrama, understood)
And to beat on the issue some more - it's getting on in two big threads here -
There was plenty of content for the stories to deepen and extend past the book. Look at many of the BBC and ITV series which are based on books. They have screenwriters research and extend the material past the base book, and create long-running series.
Yes, ABC was hedging their bets for awhile by referring to a "season". But they clearly gave up early, and had unrealistic expectations.
Mmm, BBC adapted the 1000+ page Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell into a 7-part miniseries. I think that could have gone on for a few years, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was more than twice as long as this book and only got about five hours of movies. So, taken that way, ten episodes, even with commercials, is pretty much for a 320 page book.
Usually, when you see books made into a long-running TV series, they're series books like Little House on the Prairie, Pretty Little Liars, Outlander, Gossip Girl, or Game of Thrones. I could see doing it with a book character who could have multiple adventures, like a detective, even if all those adventures weren't included in the books. Actually, even Little House on the Prairie departed pretty strongly from the books in later seasons (The Ingalls family didn't really adopt children, for example), but I think it's harder when the subject of a biographical book is alive or recently deceased and their life is well-known, which these women's were.
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Erin Cummings set the record straight on her Instagram- she said sorry to disappoint but this was a limited series and there won't be a season 2.
Too bad they didn't stretch it out longer. Lots of story lines could've been fleshed out more and I love the period. It was a great fill in for Mad Men for me.
Haven't watched the finale yet but hope it concludes everything well!
I for one will miss it, I looked forward to it every week. I must say, it is nice to have a few mainstream networks, carry these summer fillers like they have been. I still remember back to a time, where summer television was a snooze fest, because it was all repeats!
shareThis is disappointing. I looked forward to it every week too. It was REALLY good.
I am definitely getting this when it comes out on DVD!!!
I started this series late, watching the first 5-6 episodes On Demand. I got hooked quickly, even looking into the actual history of the astronauts. Watching actual events unfold onscreen was exciting. So, yes, I'm disappointed the show has been canceled! It would be nice if a spinoff were developed based on 1 or more of the wives own life pursuits + their relationships with each other post limelight.
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