Catch-22 on Hulu

[Jag]

Based on the acclaimed Joseph Heller novel, Catch-22 follows the adventures and misadventures of a US air squadron in Italy in World War II. Catch-22 premieres May 17.

Christopher Abbott is Yossarian, a bombardier, whose frantic obsession every time he goes up on a mission is "to come down alive". His odds of success at such a simple aim keep getting worse, because Colonel Cathcart (Kyle Chandler) keeps raising the number of missions the men have to fly. More than the retreating Germans, the real enemy for Yossarian and his rag-tag bunch of friends is the bureaucracy of the military, inverting logic at every turn. The pinnacle of this is Catch-22, a military by-law which states that if you fly your missions, you're crazy, and don't have to fly them; all you have to do is ask. But if you as not to, then you're sane, and so you have to fly them. George Clooney stars as the barking mad, parade-obsessed Scheisskopf. Hugh Laurie is the mellow, slightly checked-out Major de Coverley. Clooney directs the six-episode series, along with Grant Heslov and Ellen Kuras.

Click to shrink...

Looks interesting. Hopefully they do a good job with it.

 

[AlteredBeast]

I'm in. Excellent cast.

 

[Youngfossil]

OMG YES!!, my fav book!!!

 

[Min]

It's very yellow.

 

[airbagged_]

Holy crap I read this in high school!

 

[maigret]

Interesting, I just started to reread the novel and I was thinking how the humor wouldn't translate at all to film. I'm aware of the 1970 film starring basically every actor ever, although I've never seen it.

 

[Youngfossil]

Interesting, I just started to reread the novel and I was thinking how the humor wouldn't translate at all to film. I'm aware of the 1970 film starring basically every actor ever, although I've never seen it.

Click to shrink...

MASH exist, which is heavily inspired by the book

 

[Joe]

Man, I've been waiting for this. Can't wait to see it

 

[TwntyOneTwlv]

Hopefully they never promote Major Major Major.

 

[5taquitos]

Cautiously optimistic.

One of my favorite books of all time, so obviously it has a lot to live up to personally.

I'll try to go in with an open mind.

 

[nwb]

It's unusually close to how I imagined those scenes when i read them, except maybe the yellow filter. Could be fun.

 

[Zach]

Great book. Will give the show a shot.

 

[Kill3r7]

Excellent book. Hugh Laurie as Major - - de Coverley will be brilliant.

 

[meowdi gras]

Lost me at Clooney.

 

[Lys Skygge]

I liked the book when I read it back in high school. Movie looks better than I expected

 

[GK86]

In for motherfucking Kyle and Hugh.

 

[B-Dubs]

https://variety.com/2019/tv/reviews/catch-22-review-george-clooney-christopher-abbott-1203208223/

Here's what I assume is the first review. I dare say it sounds like this is going to be a good one.

 

[Pikachu]

I watched it all today. I liked it.

Maybe I'll read the book one day. I've owned it for a while.

 

[Messofanego]

I missed Clooney in a comedic role. If there was a revival of the screwball comedy, he should be in it with his line delivery.