'For All Mankind' Prop Master Details Apple Collaboration to Revive the Newton on Screen
By
Hunter Ingram
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
The prop master and showrunners of Apple TV+'s 'For All Mankind' discuss their unique collaboration with Apple to feature the long-forgotten Apple Newton device in the show. Each season begins with a meeting about how to incorporate the Newton, which serves as a retro-futuristic prop in the alternate history series. The article explores how Apple's strict product placement policies apply differently to a discontinued product, and how the show treats the Newton as the iPhone of its time within its alternate timeline.
Key quotes
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Can its characters use a completely forgotten Apple product?
The show treats the Newton as the iPhone of its time.
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