From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)

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'''''From the Earth to the Moon''''' is a twelve-part 1998 [[HBO]] [[miniseries|television miniseries]] co-produced by [[Ron Howard]], [[Brian Grazer]], [[Tom Hanks]] and Michael Bostick. In [[docudrama]] format, it tells the story of the [[Apollo program]] during the 1960s and early 1970s. Largely based on [[Andrew Chaikin]]'s 1994 book, ''[[A Man on the Moon]]'', the series is known for its accurate telling of the story of Apollo and the [[special effect]]s under visual director Ernest D. Farino. The series takes its title from, but is not based upon, [[Jules Verne]]'s 1865 [[science fiction]] novel ''[[From the Earth to the Moon]]''.

'''''From the Earth to the Moon''''' is a 1998 American twelve-part [[miniseries|television miniseries]] co-produced by [[Ron Howard]], [[Brian Grazer]], [[Tom Hanks]] and Michael Bostick. The series aired on [[HBO]] from April 5 to May 10, 1998. In [[docudrama]] format, it tells the story of the [[Apollo program]] during the 1960s and early 1970s. Largely based on [[Andrew Chaikin]]'s 1994 book, ''[[A Man on the Moon]]'', the series is known for its accurate telling of the story of Apollo and the [[special effect]]s under visual director Ernest D. Farino. The series takes its title from, but is not based upon, [[Jules Verne]]'s 1865 [[science fiction]] novel ''[[From the Earth to the Moon]]''.

Hanks appears in every episode, introducing each of the first eleven.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hanks-Earth-to-Moon-a-real-blast-3096849.php|title=Hanks' "Earth to Moon' a real blast|last1=Goodman|first1=Tim|newspaper=SF Gate|date=April 3, 1998}}</ref> The twelfth and final episode, represented in pseudo-[[Documentary film|documentary]] format, is narrated by [[Blythe Danner]], interspersed with a reenactment of the production of [[Georges Méliès]]' 1902 film ''[[A Trip to the Moon|Le Voyage dans la Lune]]'', also in part inspired by Verne's novel. Hanks narrates and appears in these scenes as Méliès' assistant, with [[Tchéky Karyo]] as Méliès.

Hanks appears in every episode, introducing each of the first eleven.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hanks-Earth-to-Moon-a-real-blast-3096849.php|title=Hanks' "Earth to Moon' a real blast|last1=Goodman|first1=Tim|newspaper=SF Gate|date=April 3, 1998}}</ref> The twelfth and final episode, represented in pseudo-[[Documentary film|documentary]] format, is narrated by [[Blythe Danner]], interspersed with a reenactment of the production of [[Georges Méliès]]' 1902 film ''[[A Trip to the Moon|Le Voyage dans la Lune]]'', also in part inspired by Verne's novel. Hanks narrates and appears in these scenes as Méliès' assistant, with [[Tchéky Karyo]] as Méliès.