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3/5 episodes have been released so far on HBO as of me posting this thread and they've all been amazing so far. This show deserves more recognition. Some posts from the OT:
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Chernobyl Has Become the Highest Rated Show on IMDb
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3/5 episodes have been released so far on HBO as of me posting this thread and they've all been amazing so far. This show deserves more recognition. Some posts from the OT:
First episode was badly directed and written.
Second episode is better.
It's not even remotely an exceptional piece of TV, but it's okay.
Second episode is better.
It's not even remotely an exceptional piece of TV, but it's okay.
Not saying it isn't good, but this is a miniseries. It's much easier to make 5 great episodes than it is to make 100.
As good as Chernobyl is (and it's great) IMDB is a horrible website filled with idiotic members, and user ratings should be treated with complete and utter disregard
I don't usually call people out on their opinions but this a thread literally stating its the consensus IMDB highest rated all time soooo.... Yeah.
It's an awesome show but doesn't IMDB rate the Dark Knight as the best movie of all time? Yeah...
Been recommending it to everyone. It is very VERY fucking good.
I guess no one bit in the OT so you are trying out your luck here huh? LOL.
I guess no one bit in the OT so you are trying out your luck here huh? LOL.
I don't care what the IMDB consensus is as it is apparently meaningless.
Good series generally though, if flawed in places.
Agreed, kind of should be in it's own category with stuff like Band of Brothers.
I mean, the fact they are altering and changing things that didn't need to be knocks it down for me, I never understood why when you're adapting an already AMAZING true story why so many times they feel the need to alter it and change the facts just to further "dramatize" it when the original truth is already pretty fucking dramatic to begin with (like the whole helicopter crashing, the guys going into the water to turn the valve, etc).
It's been a good show, but best of all time seems a bit far fetched, I mean better than Sopranos? The Wire? Seinfeld?
Even then it's a mini-series, so it'd be up against things like Band of Brothers, Lonesome Dove, The Best of Youth (amazing Italian mini series that everyone should see), Pillars of the Earth, etc.
It's been a good show, but best of all time seems a bit far fetched, I mean better than Sopranos? The Wire? Seinfeld?
Even then it's a mini-series, so it'd be up against things like Band of Brothers, Lonesome Dove, The Best of Youth (amazing Italian mini series that everyone should see), Pillars of the Earth, etc.
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The hottest of hot takes. Please oh great pubah of tv writing name shows that are better.
Well deserved.
Well they only have 5 hours to tell this incredibly complex tale with many moving parts, it's fine. At least its getting people interested in the historic event.
Well they only have 5 hours to tell this incredibly complex tale with many moving parts, it's fine. At least its getting people interested in the historic event.
It's a very well made show, very well dramatized. I just wish the facts were a bit less exaggerated.
I think IMDB has, as long as I can remember, had Shawshank as #1.
If you think IMDB is too blockbuster / super hero heavy you can try letterbox but then again The Dark Knight is in the top 40 or so highest rated movies there too.
The Deadwood film comes out next week? I need to finish Season 2 and 3 asap.
Many, many TV shows. Look, I'm not insulting your mum or anything, it's a fine series. It's just not great.
The directing in episode one really is a bit naff.
Yeah I have to agree with this. The show is absolutely fantastic, best thing on tv right now, but it isn't really fair to rank five episodes against years of television.
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Fair enough. Just thought making it to #1 was thread worthy.
Always saw people posting imdb lists so I didn't realize it was that bad.
Your criticism would hold more weight and inspire more discussion if you made an attempt to write some criticism and not just declarations.
This show is really good. The sense of dread is off the charts. Was gonna cancel after GOT but I'm staying on at least til this show ends
Well deserved, first three episodes have been perfect and the final two have no signs of being worse. This is how you do a miniseries. Plain and simple. Every single episode's been compelling and a must-watch
I agree with IMDb. This series is fantastic. Certainly scarier than any horror series or movie I have ever seen. I'm in the occupational health field, so the subject matter is especially relevant to me.
If he was posting in good faith he would have made his points clear in the first post, or at least immediately afterwards.
Unless he clarifies his points I don't think it is worth spending more time on him.
Fantastic series, love discussing it with a coworker who also has been watching it. Not sure why there's so much negativity here.
Yeah, it's kind of strange to see IMDb get the MC treatment all of a sudden. Like somehow we needed another number to obsess over as we process movies and TV shows, in addition to box office success, (audience) ratings, RT, and all the rest.
Now, I happen to like IMDb, and find it useful. Learning how to maneuver around it, though, includes learning it has a massive recency bias, not all 6, 7, and 8s are created equal, and ratings can shift around over time.
In other words, "Chernobyl becomes the highest rated show on IMDb" doesn't tell me anything particularly useful. "Game of Thrones finale becomes the lowest rated finale on IMDb" wouldn't tell me anything particularly useful, either. Approaching IMDb like we do MC doesn't make the least amount of sense.
Yep, did it in 2016 right before they slid the new dome over it. Can highly recommend it, went with Solo East.
Going to watch the 3rd episode today. It's nerve wracking at times. I do wonder how much of this is dramatized vs purely factual.
I like the show. I think it is very premature to call it the greatest of anything before it has even wrapped and people will naturally be defensive like any arguments about top 10 lists and such. This says more about IMDB's review system and likely a spike of interest with certain other shows wrapping than any over all comment or condemnation of the show's quality itself.
IMDb had The Godfather at number one and The Shawshank Redemption at number two for years. In 2008, The Dark Knight briefly took the top spot, in part due to people deliberately voting Godfather down. Others caught on and TDK didn't keep the top spot for long, but Godfather lost enough ground that it's still second to Shawshank more than a decade later.
