From the Earth to the Moon
As a kid, HBO was pretty much off limits. Cable was one luxury in our house, and Dad and Mom would pay a little extra to get HBO. Honestly, there wasn't much on HBO at that time that I wanted to watch. (Actually, even now there are few things that I want to watch on HBO. Except Veep . That show is brilliant.) When I was 12, there was something shown on HBO that finally got me interested. I'm not sure if I asked to watch it, or if my parents invited me to watch it, but either way I got into it immediately. The show was From the Earth to the Moon , produced (in part) by Tom Hanks and Ron Howard and aired 19 (19?!) years ago. It chronicled the missions of Apollo, mainly, but briefly touches upon the Mercury and Gemini missions as well. I have this miniseries on DVD and watch them every couple of years, along with my copies of Band of Brothers and The Pacific , which were also produced by Tom Hanks. I guess I went on a Hanks-produced marathon the past week, watching all thre