SummaryBased on Lily Koppel’s book of the same name, the drama series focuses on the wives of the astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.
Created By:Stephanie Savage
❮ The Astronaut Wives Club
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Jun 18, 2015
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
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6.0
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
42% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
54% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jun 16, 2015
83
It’s a character study first and foremost, with a sure-handed sense of time and place.
Jun 18, 2015
75
The Astronauts Wives Club orbits thisclose to camp--yet never plunges into a black hole of idiocy.
User score
Mixed or Average
6.0
53% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
29% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
18% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Aug 21, 2015
10
I thought the mini-series was outstanding! I would love to read the book. After having seen "The Right Stuff", and having read several books on the Mercury Seven, it was nice to see the wives perspectives on the space missions. Although I no some of the content was probably for dramatic effect, most of this was true and I remember most of these missions when I was a child. I have to say it put a lump in my throat numerous times and especially during the finale. I can't end this without saying, "Marge Slayton" was my favorite wife of them all.
Jun 18, 2015
70
For all that it strives at times to push a big theme, it remains best taken as colorful light entertainment. There are some nice performances and moments (especially among the Carpenters and the Shepards and the Coopers), increasingly as the show goes on, when the marriages seem complicatedly real.
Jun 17, 2015
58
There’s a lack of early hooks, even in moments that stood out in Lily Koppel’s source biography.... That’s too bad, since whenever The Astronaut Wives Club does manage to bring its veteran cast, summer-pastel aesthetics, and its historical context together, there are glimpses of a very interesting show.
Jun 18, 2015
50
The wives never feel like fully drawn people. Instead, they feel like takeoffs on what the press latched onto about them in the first place.
Jun 12, 2015
50
Unfortunately, the result is surprisingly grounded and muted, leaving its likelihood of finding an audience rather up in the air.
Jun 16, 2015
30
It is remarkably personality-less, largely because its creators make the fatal mistake of trying to focus on a dozen characters in a 44-minute network format.... The period detail feels forced and often fake, like a “Mad Men” costume party. Or, worse, a “Pan Am” one.
Jun 19, 2015
7
This summer mini series is based on a book about the experience of the wives in the space race. It paints some of the people we know by name because of their contributions to the space program in a different light. The first episode had to do a lot of world building, character introductions, and exposition, but it was still entertaining and interesting. This is a unique period in history, full of accomplishment and wonder, and I think it's something that younger generations don't know enough about. This feels like it could be a fun way to fill in the gaps in history.
Jun 22, 2015
6
The show that's based off a book about the wives in the space. It's old fashioned and it's devine, though the humor is not laughable. It's melodramatic and it goes where ever it's pleases. Grade B
