Chernobyl - HBO/Sky *Spoilers*

cozar

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Spotted this online, not a million miles away from what was on the show...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRzeOzsZCX0

Wonder how long the miners lived for?

sc86

crazy to think it was all for nothing building that

1 in 4 died

valoren

GrumPy wrote: »

For those enjoying the show that want to know more about the history (in detail) here is a really cool link: https://imgur.com/a/TwY6q

Super interesting stuff and absolutely terrifying.

Had to laugh at the Sun newspaper from that link. A nuclear disaster in progress and they still get a dig in at the royal family. :pac:



Always focus on the important things such as;

klose

Absolutely loving this so far, brilliant television!

Lady Spangles

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Herself cant see past the English accents and finds it really hard to take it seriously but once i kinda figured out what they where doing i just ignored it.

Late reply, but I was listening to the accompanying podcast to the show. The writer, Craig Mazin, was saying they were worried about Ukranian/Russian accents sounding too comical or ridiculous, so they encouraged actors to use their natural accent (so long as they were not American). It threw me at first, too. But I totally get why they did it.


The Scottish miner bugged me but only because I'm sure I've seen him in something else and can't quite place him.

Gimme A Pound

The more I think about it, the more I find the moaning about the accents to be pretty downright stupid. The whiners should surely take issue with it being in English so if they're that bothered about authenticity.

Lady Spangles wrote: »

The Scottish miner bugged me but only because I'm sure I've seen him in something else and can't quite place him.

Trevor in Eastenders! "Little" Mo's husband. He's excellent.

Lady Spangles

Zaniyah Gigantic Caricature wrote: »

Trevor in Eastenders! "Little" Mo's husband. He's excellent.

Yes! That's him! Thank you, that had been bugging me since he first popped up on screen. And yeah, he is really good. I'm surprised he hasn't been in more stuff since leaving Eastenders.

2smiggy

'Where's my dinner Moooooooooo'

Frank Bullitt

This is easily one of the best shows I have seen in years. I actively look forward to each episode, and the next day I stick on the podcast which just adds more and more to it.

10/10

recyclops

Reading all these so decided I'd check out threads with herself as a Friday night movie.

Well that was grim. Brilliant but grim.

buried

lol yeah, that bit with the hotel scene from above looking down at the desk and that ultra grim carpet pattern really stuck in my head as being really authentic looking even though I was never anywhere near there at that time! Looks like the feickin NAMA owned hotel in the town I live in so that's probably why

tigerboon

Dial Hard wrote: »

I think 14 is a perfectly fine age to watch this. It happened, it's part of history, the programme isn't glorifying anything. I'd have a bigger problem with him watching gratuitous fictionalised violence, tbh.

My 14 year old son watches this and is blown away by it. I remember watching stuff years ago at that age about the bay of pigs, Vietnam etc and my old man remembered it in real life, thought it was pretty cool. It's great to see young lads interested in history and good film making.
Just watched episode 3 and have to say it's the best thing I watched in years. Dumbstruck at the end

shrewdness

Grim and Gripping would be the two words I'd use to describe this show. It's a pity it's only 5 episodes long, as someone born after these events I find it absolutely fascinating. As a kid in the 90s I'd have grown up knowing generally about Chernobyl and the "children of Chernobyl" etc, and you'd know what basically happened and the consequences, but it's mad to look at how it all went down. When you're that age hearing about an incident like that before your time, it may as well have been 1000 years ago, but it was so recent.

The denial of some about what actually happened, those people that went in without knowing what was actually going on, the government involvement and attempt to cover it up, the immediate as well as long term effects on those present - all incredibly interesting as well as horrifying. Such a well done show too, everything is spot on.

Lady Spangles

recyclops wrote: »

Reading all these so decided I'd check out threads with herself as a Friday night movie.

Well that was grim. Brilliant but grim.

When I was at school in Liverpool, about 1996-is, we were made to watch Threads for one of our classes. I'd have been 15/16 at the time and, I swear, it gave me recurring nightmares about nuclear war for years afterwards. TBF, fear of nuclear was a pre-existing fear I had, but that movie sent it into the stratosphere. And my local board of education thought it would be great for kids.

shrewdness

Good twitter thread on the attention to detail, from the perspective of someone born in the Soviet Union and who lived through this period.
https://twitter.com/SlavaMalamud/status/1132029943297265664?s=19

recyclops

Seems the writer is delighted with the twitter thread too. It's incredible to see it becoming so big and the creator just seems to be nonchalantly going along with it all.

extra gravy

I thought it was evident from the podcast that the writer is passionate about the story so it's no surprise at the level of effort and detail gone into to it. Fair play for them for doing the story justice.

brianregan09

Jesus lads this is phenomenal TV what day is it usually on , just blew through the 1st 3 episodes last night

Slydice

Tuesdays.

yermandan

Really good Twitter thread from a Soviet's point of view on the show

https://twitter.com/SlavaMalamud/status/1132029943297265664?s=19

Fcuk me. Just finished episode 3. I wish to unsee some things. I feel ill.

AMKC

Deleted User wrote: »

Fcuk me. Just finished episode 3. I wish to unsee some things. I feel ill.

Not an easy watch alright. I think everyone who has seen it so far wishes the same.
Hope your feeling better today.

Zero-Cool

I can't ****ing wait for the next episode, best telly in years.

Bigmac1euro

Barry Keoghan is in the next episode by the looks of it. Thought that was him at the end of the 3rd one alright.

ollkiller

Wow. Watched all 3 episodes yesterday. Harrowing as hell but unmissable TV. It's so well done.

ASOT

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I can't ****ing wait for the next episode, best telly in years.

Spot on. Makes Tuesdays much better.

2smiggy

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

Barry Keoghan is in the next episode by the looks of it. Thought that was him at the end of the 3rd one alright.

ya, should have a big enough part in it too as one of the liquidators

ASOT

Man that episdoes was the hardest to watch, I didn't mind any of the other episdoes but the poor animals got me finally. This is the best show I have ever watched. It deserves all the praise and more.

cozar

ASOT wrote: »

Man that episdoes was the hardest to watch, I didn't mind any of the other episdoes but the poor animals got me finally. This is the best show I have ever watched. It deserves all the praise and more.

will be watching tonight have it recorded, have seen a lot online already though about the dogs not looking forward to that scene.

Henry Ford III

There are also excellent podcasts available on the making of this mini series. About 1 hour long each.

2smiggy

my uncle and few other lads heading to Belarus Friday for 10 days charity building , they have been many times . I have been watching on sky atlantic, if any one wants to PM me with an option for him to watch it (he has no Sky) , off a USB stick preferably it would be much appreciated. He has heard about it off me and a few others and is very interested to see it !!

Yurt2

Barry Keoghan reprising his role as a killer of household pets - nobody does it better. I wonder does he feel he's being typecast though?

Agent: "Barry, get your sweet Irish butt to LA; I got you a reading for a dynamite new part set in the Soviet Union. It's the hottest role in town."

Barry: "Thanks Shlomo, what's the gig? Brooding cop? Neurotic spy? Sexy cosmonaut?"

Agent: "Better than that kid, you'll be shooting radioactive cats with a rifle!"

*Barry hangs up phone*

Gimme A Pound

Anyone with a minor (or more serious) medical condition finding it aggravates the symptoms? Was talking to someone with asthma who finds herself reaching for her inhaler when watching it. I've recurring sinus issues and they flare up rotten.

Either coincidence or, what's it called, psychosomatic symptoms.

The mind can do mad sh1t - the sense of toxicity and ill health is conveyed so effectively.

lawred2

Zaniyah Gigantic Caricature wrote: »

Anyone with a minor (or more serious) medical condition finding it aggravates the symptoms? Was talking to someone with asthma who finds herself reaching for her inhaler when watching it. I've recurring sinus issues and they flare up rotten.

Either coincidence or, what's it called, psychosomatic symptoms.

The mind can do mad sh1t - the sense of toxicity and ill health is conveyed so effectively.

well that's me listening to the Prodigy for the rest of the day now

ToBeFrank123

Good program but I think it contains some factual inaccuracies. I think the guys who opened the sluice gates lived on for years afterwards and one of them in fact is still alive. I think they didn't bother with the heat exchanger in the end and just went with more concrete. I will look for links in a while.
But this doesn't take from a really well written edge of your seat drama, one of the best things on TV at the moment.

is_that_so

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Good program but I think it contains some factual inaccuracies. I think the guys who opened the sluice gates lived on for years afterwards and one of them in fact is still alive. I think they didn't bother with the heat exchanger in the end and just went with more concrete. I will look for links in a while.
But this doesn't take from a really well written edge of your seat drama, one of the best things on TV at the moment.

Accompanying podcast explains that and the choices they made.

Gimme A Pound

lawred2 wrote: »

well that's me listening to the Prodigy for the rest of the day now

I always think of it when I use that word! (Not very often thankfully).

MayoForSam

Those lads that opened the sluice gates were essentially playing Russian roulette with the radiation (5 out of 6 chambers loaded) - greatly increased probability of developing cancer or leukemia in later years but not guaranteed either. Even acute radiation poisoning was not 100% fatal (except for those poor unfortunates who received the highest dose at the outset).

This is a fantastic web-site which provides a photographic archive of Chernobyl and the aftermath: http://www.chernobylgallery.com/

McDermotX

Tough one this....

will I sit down and watch the penultimate episode of probably the best television this year ?

or

will I sit down and watch a BTS special around the making of a disastrous last season, which is probably populated by various talking heads stating how 'it's going to be great, going to be great' ?

gauralordon

McDermotX wrote: »

Tough one this....

will I sit down and watch the penultimate episode of probably the best television this year ?

or

will I sit down and watch a BTS special around the making of a disastrous last season, which is probably populated by various talking heads stating how 'it's going to be great, going to be great' ?

The latter first, and the former last sounds like a plan to me. Restore the faith in TV by watching what's no doubt bound to be considered a masterpiece (if the last 2 episodes are as good as the first 3).

TinCool

Episode 4 is on the NAS drive ready for this evening. Looking forward to it.

Frank Bullitt

Can't believe there is only 1 more episode to go.

This has had me since the opening scene, properly gripping stuff and told really well. Haven't enjoyed a show this much since Breaking Bad or True Detective season 1.

I can't wait to watch it all again...and again...and again.

2smiggy

Gintonious wrote: »

Can't believe there is only 1 more episode to go.

This has had me since the opening scene, properly gripping stuff and told really well. Haven't enjoyed a show this much since Breaking Bad or True Detective season 1.

I can't wait to watch it all again...and again...and again.

episode 4 is another good one then ?

Walter Bishop

Going to watch episode four tonight but after three previous episodes of the utmost quality, and it being based on real events etc., if the last two episodes were not also superb it would be quite a shock.

Assuming that level is maintained I doubt I'll see any better TV any time soon, I haven't been this gripped by a drama in years.

mcdaids69

Walter Bishop wrote: »

Going to watch episode four tonight but after three previous episodes of the utmost quality, and it being based on real events etc., if the last two episodes were not also superb it would be quite a shock.

Assuming that level is maintained I doubt I'll see any better TV any time soon, I haven't been this gripped by a drama in years.

level maintained :pac: got to see it at 3am this morning...joys of night work and finishing at 11pm

mcdaids69

2smiggy wrote: »

my uncle and few other lads heading to Belarus Friday for 10 days charity building , they have been many times . I have been watching on sky atlantic, if any one wants to PM me with an option for him to watch it (he has no Sky) , off a USB stick preferably it would be much appreciated. He has heard about it off me and a few others and is very interested to see it !!

ill PM u a link if u want to download it and let him see it

mcdaids69

McDermotX wrote: »

Tough one this....

will I sit down and watch the penultimate episode of probably the best television this year ?

or

will I sit down and watch a BTS special around the making of a disastrous last season, which is probably populated by various talking heads stating how 'it's going to be great, going to be great' ?

5 episodes..this is four

Itssoeasy

ToBeFrank123 wrote: »

Good program but I think it contains some factual inaccuracies. I think the guys who opened the sluice gates lived on for years afterwards and one of them in fact is still alive. I think they didn't bother with the heat exchanger in the end and just went with more concrete. I will look for links in a while.
But this doesn't take from a really well written edge of your seat drama, one of the best things on TV at the moment.

The guys dying was almost excepted fact for years after so I wouldn’t be that hard on the writers of the show. I always assumed they died. The fact that the cooling thing the liquidators build was never used because it cooled down on its own is cruel.

OleRodrigo

Fantastic TV show. Incredibly paced, each episode just gets more and more disturbing. Episode 4 has ramped things up again with the steadily unfolding nightmare.

I wonder though, why they started with the actual explosion, rather than including the minutes / hour leading up to it. That in itself was incredible. Mockumentary/ re-enactment is on youtube. A very minor quibble though.

Reminds me of Threads, the 80s bbc film about war nuclear war set in England. Shudder..

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/threads

Gimme A Pound

It does a better job than Threads of showing the effects of acute radiation poisoning. Plus it really happened.

Threads is terrifying though.