Chernobyl

Kapitan · 06-09-19, 01:14 PM

Chernobyl a place we are likely all familiar with and most of us know the consequences of what happened that day in April 1986.

HBO in partnership with sky have launched a mini series based on the events of the disaster, which to this day remains the worst nuclear accident in history (followed very closely by Fukushima)

So far i am only on episode 2 of 5 but my first impressions are very good they really have done well in the special effects and detail regarding the events so far, i do have some niggling questions which il write down later once i have watched all 5 episodes but for now this is certainly one interesting show.

The location for the filming is a place i have actually been to as well the Ignalina nuclear plant in Lithuania, so both areas are surprisingly familiar to me.

As you guys are aware i have been to Chernobyl myself back in 2017 (i cant find the original post i made ) but here are the pictures i took of my trip into the dead zone. (and yes i want to go back)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313...57679461271885

Eichhörnchen · 06-09-19, 02:14 PM

Great post that was too, Kapitan...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...63&postcount=1

Platapus · 06-09-19, 03:41 PM

We studied that in my Lit class.

Chernobyl Kinsmen by William Shakespeare.

Jimbuna · 06-10-19, 05:29 AM

You'll enjoy the series Blair, I certainly did but I'll refrain from adding any spoilers which will become obvioualy apparent as you progress through the series.

STEED · 06-10-19, 06:25 AM

Not gone down well in Russia.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/07/russi...er-us-9864778/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48559289

Rhodes · 06-10-19, 06:27 AM

The series is wonderful!

Already saw it all and it is (for me) very well made. Some episodes are quite a punch in the stomach and when it ends, one just want to see next one.

A funny picture that I saw about the this series was that it was HBO atonement for and to the fans of GOT.

Commander Wallace · 06-10-19, 07:13 AM

This really is a great series in an eerie kind of way. I remember seeing a documentary of the dome that was produced to cover the destroyed reactor.

Great pictures and writing Blair, as usual.

Bilge_Rat · 06-10-19, 08:39 AM

yes, great show, good writing, acting, production. Currently the no. 1 show of all time on IMDB.

Hard to watch, but impossible to look away. I have already watched it twice and am watching it a third time with my GF. There are so many details, you have to watch it multiple times to catch all of them.

As to how the Russians feel about it, you can google many articles that focus on the niggling little mistake, but I like this article from a Russian ex-pat that says the show really nails what it was like to be a Russian in 1986:

Quote:

I am always wary of watching Western-made TV and film dramas set in Russia with my Russian husband, but I need not have worried: Harris, Skarsgård, and Watson deliver masterfully nuanced performances that show that, they too have done their homework. “Chernobyl's” production team, led by designer Luke Hall, has faithfully recreated both Chernobyl and Pripyat with astonishing accuracy on 158 sets and on location in Ignalina in Lithuania. Every tiny detail, from the white stenciled letters on the heavy metal plant doors, to Legasov's ill-fitting glasses, and the rickety dish drainer in Lyudmilla Ignatenko's Pripyat kitchen are absolutely true to the period, as are the costumes designed by Odile Dicks-Mireaux, who commented, "I hate polyester, but actually, polyester reigns in this show…” A team of Lithuanian designers researched Russian patterns for work and medical uniforms, and the civilian clothes come from Belarus Film Studios. It is certainly in no small measure thanks to the entire “Chernobyl” team that my Russian husband — and tens of thousands of his compatriots — are currently raving about “Chernobyl.”

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/...ernobyl-a65639

Eichhörnchen · 06-10-19, 09:37 AM

Is this likely to come out on DVD?

u crank · 06-10-19, 09:58 AM

Excellent series. Very well done. Grim story, depressing really but it captures the moment so well. Highly recomended.

Torvald Von Mansee · 06-10-19, 09:04 PM

None of you saw this show. You are mistaken.

Rhodes · 06-11-19, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

None of you saw this show. You are mistaken.

Ah Kamarade, in Soviet Russia, show watches you!

Jimbuna · 06-11-19, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u crank

Excellent series. Very well done. Grim story, depressing really but it captures the moment so well. Highly recomended.

Just don't go picking up any pieces of debris

mapuc · 06-11-19, 11:29 AM

According to the Danish news here, the series have gone political in Russia.

The Russian have made some kind of counter-attack

(if I heard correct) they said Russian authorities claimed an agent from the west was behind it.

Markus

Dowly · 06-11-19, 12:31 PM

Anatoly Dyatlov's interview:

This channel's got a lot of footage filmed at Chernobyl during various times of the clean up:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd5...ZtIeQ/featured

06-09-19, 01:14 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Chernobyl Chernobyl a place we are likely all familiar with and most of us know the consequences of what happened that day in April 1986. HBO in partnership with sky have launched a mini series based on the events of the disaster, which to this day remains the worst nuclear accident in history (followed very closely by Fukushima) So far i am only on episode 2 of 5 but my first impressions are very good they really have done well in the special effects and detail regarding the events so far, i do have some niggling questions which il write down later once i have watched all 5 episodes but for now this is certainly one interesting show. The location for the filming is a place i have actually been to as well the Ignalina nuclear plant in Lithuania, so both areas are surprisingly familiar to me. As you guys are aware i have been to Chernobyl myself back in 2017 (i cant find the original post i made ) but here are the pictures i took of my trip into the dead zone. (and yes i want to go back) https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313...57679461271885 __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,373 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Great post that was too, Kapitan... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...63&postcount=1 __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	We studied that in my Lit class. Chernobyl Kinsmen by William Shakespeare. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You'll enjoy the series Blair, I certainly did but I'll refrain from adding any spoilers which will become obvioualy apparent as you progress through the series. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Not gone down well in Russia. https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/07/russi...er-us-9864778/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48559289 __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	The series is wonderful! Already saw it all and it is (for me) very well made. Some episodes are quite a punch in the stomach and when it ends, one just want to see next one. A funny picture that I saw about the this series was that it was HBO atonement for and to the fans of GOT. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This really is a great series in an eerie kind of way. I remember seeing a documentary of the dome that was produced to cover the destroyed reactor. Great pictures and writing Blair, as usual.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,373 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Is this likely to come out on DVD? __________________

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u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Excellent series. Very well done. Grim story, depressing really but it captures the moment so well. Highly recomended. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	None of you saw this show. You are mistaken. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	According to the Danish news here, the series have gone political in Russia. The Russian have made some kind of counter-attack (if I heard correct) they said Russian authorities claimed an agent from the west was behind it. Markus

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Anatoly Dyatlov's interview: This channel's got a lot of footage filmed at Chernobyl during various times of the clean up: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd5...ZtIeQ/featured