“The Last Days of the Space Age” is a Mess of a Missed Opportunity

“The Last Days of the Space Age” is a Mess of a Missed Opportunity

Going into “The Last Days of the Space Age,” I admit I didn’t know much about 1970s Australia. But honestly, great TV doesn’t require a deep understanding of its setting, historical or not, to work. I knew far less about feudal Japan when I started “Shōgun,” and it completely transported me. In fact, part of…