Chernobyl (HBO) Mini- Series

[twylyght]

Fantastic series finished up last night.  Were it up to me, this would be required viewing for everyone.

[Ja Rhule]

Best show on HBO period.  Short and to the point.

[Ounce]

They wrapped things up perfectly last night.  It was great to finally go back and see the events leading up to the catastrophe at the ground level (with the weight of all the future impacts already known). Top 10 short series for me, the quality is up there with some of the best stuff HBO has ever made (and that is pretty elite company).  I almost want more but 5 episodes is the perfect amount probably.

[thefuzz]

Finished it last night.  Wow was that well done.

I do feel that the more who watch it will be against nuclear power, and I feel it's the only way to go moving forward.

So many stupid mistakes compounded by greed, and being scared of a tyrannical government.

[Johnny Rockets]

The last episode was really well done. So well done that I built a nuclear power plant out of mashed potatoes in my kitchen right after I watched it. 

[Inimicus]

Just watched the final episode.

Damned fine TV.

I remember when it happened but this series showed me just how much I didnt know.

[jasonluckydog]

I had to fast forward during the pet scenes cant watch it wont watch it.

 

This series deserves an Oscar or whatever they give for this type of show. 

[twylyght]

In my opinion, what was exceptionally well done was the dichotomy of the political class and the regular people of the USSR in how they approached their respective crises?

The regular people went above and beyond to sacrifice tremendously when needed for the good of their fellow man.  They generally ducked their heads to avoid contact with the political class, clapped dutifully when prompted and generally held them in contempt in private company (unless you were a miner).

The political class?  Their crisis was preventing the outside world from knowing their failings at the expense of everyone but themselves.  People would do well to understand just how much of this permeates how the political class regards anyone when it comes to human nature.  It seems to underpin how human civilizations naturally emerge with these common threads.

[Shocker]

Great show, really enjoyed it.  

[Davidson Deac II]

On 5/29/2019 at 7:21 AM, twylyght said:

Sad that this series isn't getting more attention.  I could see something like this replaying in present-day China.

Don't kid yourself, it could happen in the US as well.  Human error happens to us as well.  Just watch the story of the Challenger disaster.

[twylyght]

8 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Don't kid yourself, it could happen in the US as well.  Human error happens to us as well.  Just watch the story of the Challenger disaster.

Most Americans think 3MI was our Chernobyl, so the lexicon is already violently skewed to "no clue".  The closest thing to Chernobyl happened in Japan and that's still miles from any comparison.

[Harbingers]

8 hours ago, twylyght said:

Most Americans think 3MI was our Chernobyl, so the lexicon is already violently skewed to "no clue".  The closest thing to Chernobyl happened in Japan and that's still miles from any comparison.

Too scared to post down there on your main still?

and try not to compare apples to oranges. 

[twylyght]

18 hours ago, Harbingers said:

Too scared to post down there on your main still?

and try not to compare apples to oranges. 

I have zero clue as to what you're talking about.... but sure, whatever?

[Anybodyhome]

I watched the final episode last night. Exceptional.

It was written well enough that you didn't need to be an engineer to understand how it was explained. Yes, the animal shooting scenes were difficult, but they didn't show any of the animals actually being killed- you just knew what was happening.

Can you imagine actually conscripting 600,000 men to work clearing forests, plowing under land, burying crap....? 

Jared Harris was great (last saw him in 'Mad Men'), Stellan Skarsgard was really good as well.