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Years and Years. Bit heavy handed on the trope front, but entertaining and kinda thought provoking

Adder wrote:New HBO show on Chernobyl.
Just saw the first episode. Well worth a look.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338/

First 2 are excellent.

OptimisticJock wrote:

Adder wrote:New HBO show on Chernobyl.
Just saw the first episode. Well worth a look.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338/

First 2 are excellent.

Yep just watched them; great cast, and some very moving moments.

It was bloody excellent telly!

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WaspInWales wrote:It was bloody excellent telly!

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Aye, eye-opening for me too as I never realised the amount of effort to cover it up at the time.

Brockmire is a good comedy, it's on FOX and currently on season 3.

Here's the trailer:

Numbers wrote:

WaspInWales wrote:It was bloody excellent telly!

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Aye, eye-opening for me too as I never realised the amount of effort to cover it up at the time.

Indeed. Episode 3 takes it to a new level. I don't really get moved by TV or film but fuck me that was harrowing.

OptimisticJock wrote:

Numbers wrote:

WaspInWales wrote:It was bloody excellent telly!

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Aye, eye-opening for me too as I never realised the amount of effort to cover it up at the time.

Indeed. Episode 3 takes it to a new level. I don't really get moved by TV or film but fuck me that was harrowing.

and moving for the courage shown by all the folks who were't covering up, but clearing up and trying to fix the mess.

Banquo wrote:

OptimisticJock wrote:

Numbers wrote:

Aye, eye-opening for me too as I never realised the amount of effort to cover it up at the time.

Indeed. Episode 3 takes it to a new level. I don't really get moved by TV or film but fuck me that was harrowing.

and moving for the courage shown by all the folks who were't covering up, but clearing up and trying to fix the mess.

Absolutely. Those miners were class.

OptimisticJock wrote:

Banquo wrote:

OptimisticJock wrote: Indeed. Episode 3 takes it to a new level. I don't really get moved by TV or film but fuck me that was harrowing.

and moving for the courage shown by all the folks who were't covering up, but clearing up and trying to fix the mess.

Absolutely. Those miners were class.

yes, humour and pathos, ditto the firemen, the nuclear physicists and even Boris.

OptimisticJock wrote:

Banquo wrote:

OptimisticJock wrote: Indeed. Episode 3 takes it to a new level. I don't really get moved by TV or film but fuck me that was harrowing.

and moving for the courage shown by all the folks who were't covering up, but clearing up and trying to fix the mess.

Absolutely. Those miners were class.

The head miner has packed on a fair bit of timber since Eastenders.

Numbers wrote:

WaspInWales wrote:It was bloody excellent telly!

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Aye, eye-opening for me too as I never realised the amount of effort to cover it up at the time.

Does anyone have any idea on how accurate it is?

Don't get me wrong, I can easily believe the general gist of things but I was like 10-11 at the time so beyond the main headlines of 'radiation cloud', 'livestock dying', 'no fuck that, we're all gonna die', I probably missed out on quite a bit.

I'm aware Emily Watson's character is fictionalised.

Still though, it truly is an amazing dramatisation. Seems to have struck the perfect balance in its delivery.

WaspInWales wrote:

Numbers wrote:

WaspInWales wrote:It was bloody excellent telly!

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Aye, eye-opening for me too as I never realised the amount of effort to cover it up at the time.

Does anyone have any idea on how accurate it is?

Don't get me wrong, I can easily believe the general gist of things but I was like 10-11 at the time so beyond the main headlines of 'radiation cloud', 'livestock dying', 'no fuck that, we're all gonna die', I probably missed out on quite a bit.

I'm aware Emily Watson's character is fictionalised.

Still though, it truly is an amazing dramatisation. Seems to have struck the perfect balance in its delivery.

also an interesting study in how having an unchallengable hierarchy can lead to disaster. See also Korean Airlines.

RR comes through again. I checked it out and Chernobyl is thoroughly engrossing viewing. Pitch perfect.

morepork wrote:RR comes through again. I checked it out and Chernobyl is thoroughly engrossing viewing. Pitch perfect.

According to the ad I saw for it last night on SKY it is the highest ranking tv show of all time on IMDB currently, 9.6/10.

That does happen quite a lot when there’s buzz around a new show, not that that’s a reason to dismiss it.

I’m quite curious to give it a go based on this thread but I can’t work out exactly how I feel about the subject matter. Does it feel like a documentary? Is it entertaining in a more conventional dramatic sense? It just sounds so morbid.

Mikey Brown wrote:That does happen quite a lot when there’s buzz around a new show, not that that’s a reason to dismiss it.

I’m quite curious to give it a go based on this thread but I can’t work out exactly how I feel about the subject matter. Does it feel like a documentary? Is it entertaining in a more conventional dramatic sense? It just sounds so morbid.

Watch it, it is morbid but also fascinating, this may be due to the fact I used to work at a nuclear power facility however.

Mikey Brown wrote:That does happen quite a lot when there’s buzz around a new show, not that that’s a reason to dismiss it.

I’m quite curious to give it a go based on this thread but I can’t work out exactly how I feel about the subject matter. Does it feel like a documentary? Is it entertaining in a more conventional dramatic sense? It just sounds so morbid.

lots of layers. Illuminates cold war USSR, human stories of heroism and cowardice, and informative. Great acting and production values.

Very morbid and slow last evening. Still compelling.

For anyone who watched Deadwood back in the day there is a film out with all the same actors which is showing on Saturday night 9pm Sky Atlantic.

Banquo wrote:Very morbid and slow last evening. Still compelling.

Yep, and set in a time when smoking was not just cool, but compulsory [emoji16]

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The next episode, #5, looks like it will be mouthwateringly good! Be good to see Paul Ritter's character back in slightly better health.

WaspInWales wrote:

Banquo wrote:Very morbid and slow last evening. Still compelling.

Yep, and set in a time when smoking was not just cool, but compulsory [emoji16]

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suspect it still is in Moscow

Jesus last episode of Chernobyl is incredible

Some real heroes in the wake of such a tragedy

paddy no 11 wrote:Jesus last episode of Chernobyl is incredible

Some real heroes in the wake of such a tragedy

It didn't disappoint for sure.

The real footage at the end of key players and things like the firemen's clothes was poignant too.