Protect and Survive - Funny or Scary?

marcsignal · 30-01-2012 06:55PM

wendell borton wrote: »

Stanislav Petrov,

Thanks to stan we are all here today!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov

That was crazy !!! :eek:

I remember I had just started 6th year in secondary school at the time, and nobody knew a thing about it, until years later when the former Soviet Union collapsed. We came closer to the end that time, than we did during the Cuban missile crisis. I think Stanislav Petrov was even dishonourably discharged from the Russian Army over it, for overriding the system and stopping the launch, which seems totally insane.

Dr conrad murray · 30-01-2012 09:01PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT96sgTwmvo

Seren_ · 30-01-2012 09:17PM

I watched those last week after someone posted one in another thread, so strange to think that it was a serious possibility. Watched half of Threads too, such a heavy going movie :eek: Couldn't watch it all.

RichieC · 30-01-2012 09:23PM

Funny. Was just propaganda.. Duck and cover... Lol that would help.

marcsignal · 30-01-2012 10:02PM

Watch full THREADS movie here*

*You may need a sleeping tablet later :eek:

Your Text Here wrote: »

I watched those last week after someone posted one in another thread, so strange to think that it was a serious possibility. Watched half of Threads too, such a heavy going movie :eek: Couldn't watch it all.

If I recall correctly, THREADS was pulled from video shop shelves in ireland, late in 1984.
I didn't get to see it again until I got it on DVD from Lazer in 2004.

Sindri · 30-01-2012 10:08PM

Dudess wrote: »

They were terrifying - crappy production values or not! Weren't they shelved due to being too dodgy for national morale?

"In the event of someone dying after a nuclear attack..." :eek:

Chilling...

There is something incredibly frightening about these videos. The possibility of the destruction of civilization and the world and what to do in the event of such an occurrence. Absolutely surreal and chilling. Imagine, something we take for granted just crumbling, and the siren's whining, keening, blaring, the funeral melody of the end of the world, one toneless shriek, singing, 'You have failed, humanity is lost', and creates a feeling of a deep seethed hopeless panic, that in 10 minutes, the whole world will be in flames. And the anarchy that ensues.

marcsignal · 30-01-2012 10:23PM

Sindri wrote: »

There is something incredibly frightening about these videos.

Sure is, and even aside from the fallout, imagine the amount of unburied bodies lying about and the disease that would spread, and the scramble for whatever little uncontaminated food that remained. The absence of medicines would make a Doctor about as useful as the next nearest survivor. Not to mention the total breakdown of society, and Law and Order as we know it.

It was frightening growing up in the 80s, watching Reagan and Chernenko facing each other off on the six o clock news every night.

Edit:

Although, the Not the Nine O Clock News crew were always making light of the situation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVGFh5bnB7I

30-01-2012 10:29PM

Remember this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNtKAnW68Yc

Does anyone know where you can watch the whole thing?

marcsignal · 30-01-2012 11:20PM

Edz87 wrote: »

Remember this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNtKAnW68Yc

Does anyone know where you can watch the whole thing?

I had a look around, but can't find it anywhere on the web.
I would love to see that again myself. I missed the first half of the first episode when it was aired as well