I for one am thankful!
Oh wow, I figured they had taken some creative liberties but didn't think they would do something that drastic. Thanks for the info.Khomyuk isn't real. And so far her position in the story is really the most fantastical. Breaking into the exclusion zone, demanding to be escorted to the officials in charge, and then being present for a meeting between Gorbachev and his ministers all in the span of a day is quite a lot for the script to sell.
In the broader scope of things, she represents the contributions made by much of the Soviet scientific community in adding clarity to the disaster for Legasov and his team. According to the director in the podcast, Legasov was more of a chemist than a mechanic when it came to his understanding of nuclear power; he was well-versed in the theoretical underpinnings of the technology and fully aware of the danger that the accident posed, but he wasn't exactly familiar with the nuts and bolts of the RBMK reactor itself. Legasov had to rely a lot on external scientific sources to chart a course of action, some of which might actually have taken extra-legal measures to deliver that information to him.
I think the peace I've made with this is the alternative would probably be various scenes of Legasov talking on a phone. Which I can understand not being an appealing approach for telling the story.Khomyuk isn't real. And so far her position in the story is really the most fantastical. Breaking into the exclusion zone, demanding to be escorted to the officials in charge, and then being present for a meeting between Gorbachev and his ministers all in the span of a day is quite a lot for the script to sell.
In the broader scope of things, she represents the contributions made by much of the Soviet scientific community in adding clarity to the disaster for Legasov and his team. According to the director in the podcast, Legasov was more of a chemist than a mechanic when it came to his understanding of nuclear power; he was well-versed in the theoretical underpinnings of the technology and fully aware of the danger that the accident posed, but he wasn't exactly familiar with the nuts and bolts of the RBMK reactor itself. Legasov had to rely a lot on external scientific sources to chart a course of action, some of which might actually have taken extra-legal measures to deliver that information to him.
Correct, she isn't a real person but instead is meant to be an amalgamation of several scientific minds that assisted in the cleanup.
I also think Boris Shcherbina is a made-up character. I can't find much on him. I was curious if he indeed did die within 5 years.
Boris is real and did indeed die in 1990.I also think Boris Shcherbina is a made-up character. I can't find much on him. I was curious if he indeed did die within 5 years.
You can watch it on NowTV, It's only £8 a month and has a free 7 day trial.Does anyone know when the first episode will be repeated on Sky in the UK? Or where I can watch it on demand? I've taped the second for tonight but missed the opener.
I was watching online through amazon prime and they have little bits right after the credits where the actors and creators talk for a little bit about the events and the actress explains why they invented this singular character to represent the larger numbers of scientists that could not be fit into a TV show. Hopefully they do the same thing on the live TV broadcast because it seems necessary for info like this given how realistic the show is elsewhere.Oh wow, I figured they had taken some creative liberties but didn't think they would do something that drastic. Thanks for the info.
He's totally real, he even has own Wikipedia article (google translated from Russian).I also think Boris Shcherbina is a made-up character. I can't find much on him. I was curious if he indeed did die within 5 years.
HBO has that as well but I never bother to watch them. Time for that to change lolI was watching online through amazon prime and they have little bits right after the credits where the actors and creators talk for a little bit about the events and the actress explains why they invented this singular character to represent the larger numbers of scientists that could not be fit into a TV show. Hopefully they do the same thing on the live TV broadcast because it seems necessary for info like this given how realistic the show is elsewhere.
If you're this riled up, wait until they finally get back to showing how the reactor actually exploded, in detail.Barely halfway through the 2nd episode and I feel like traveling back in time to give the real versions of these gross bureaucrats a good throttling. Fucking slugs watched multiple men turn as red as boiled lobsters before fainting and vomiting in alternating order and still try so desperately to treat this shit with all the seriousness and urgency of accidentally spilling table salt. I knew this fucking show was gonna rile me up but didn't expect my blood to boil this much. More than likely because this show is strikingly poignant in a time where men and women who've devoted their entire lives to making sure they can tell the difference between a minor and severe environmental crisis are met with an overwhelming number of US politicians and citizens scoffing at and ridiculing their decades and decades of research and data.
Moneyball did something similar, his character doesn't exist, instead he's an amalgam of a bunch of people where it was easier narratively to condense them into one person.Khomyuk isn't real. And so far her position in the story is really the most fantastical. Breaking into the exclusion zone, demanding to be escorted to the officials in charge, and then being present for a meeting between Gorbachev and his ministers all in the span of a day is quite a lot for the script to sell.
In the broader scope of things, she represents the contributions made by much of the Soviet scientific community in adding clarity to the disaster for Legasov and his team. According to the director in the podcast, Legasov was more of a chemist than a mechanic when it came to his understanding of nuclear power; he was well-versed in the theoretical underpinnings of the technology and fully aware of the danger that the accident posed, but he wasn't exactly familiar with the nuts and bolts of the RBMK reactor itself. Legasov had to rely a lot on external scientific sources to chart a course of action, some of which might actually have taken extra-legal measures to deliver that information to him.
My spoiler policy has been if it hasn't happened in the show yet but seems almost certain to be in a future episode I try to be considerate and use the spoiler tag so people can make their own decision. I imagine most people have heard of Chernobyl and may have a vague sense of what happened but may not know specifics so very possible this is new and fresh material.If you're this riled up, wait until they finally get back to showing how the reactor actually exploded, in detail.
Stop fretting. This technology is plenty safe. *proceeds to deliberately ignore no less than a half-dozen explicit safety guidelines and warnings on a nuclear reactor that is already poorly documented*
Same. We need more focused tight shows. These bloated multi-million dollar, multi-season epics aren't necessary for entertainment to still be compelling.
Ugh all that false bravado of Soviet propaganda seems to seep everywhere making many people overconfident to the point of negligence.If you're this riled up, wait until they finally get back to showing how the reactor actually exploded, in detail.
Stop fretting. This technology is plenty safe. *proceeds to deliberately ignore no less than a half-dozen explicit safety guidelines and warnings on a nuclear reactor that is already poorly documented*
This show does an incredible job of making it terrifying. When all those people were just watching the plant burn on the bridge while the fallout was snowing down on them. *chills*
Maybe.
They had to photograph the "Elephant's Foot" from around a corner with a mirror because the radiation would ruin cameras that got too close
Khomyuk isn't real. And so far her position in the story is really the most fantastical. Breaking into the exclusion zone, demanding to be escorted to the officials in charge, and then being present for a meeting between Gorbachev and his ministers all in the span of a day is quite a lot for the script to sell.
In the broader scope of things, she represents the contributions made by much of the Soviet scientific community in adding clarity to the disaster for Legasov and his team. According to the director in the podcast, Legasov was more of a chemist than a mechanic when it came to his understanding of nuclear power; he was well-versed in the theoretical underpinnings of the technology and fully aware of the danger that the accident posed, but he wasn't exactly familiar with the nuts and bolts of the RBMK reactor itself. Legasov had to rely a lot on external scientific sources to chart a course of action, some of which might actually have taken extra-legal measures to deliver that information to him.
just watched the first episode. perhaps the most frightening dramatization I've ever seen
That's called chromatic aberration:I like how all the title cards are very slightly out of focus and have a bit of distortion towards the edges, rather like an old slide projector.
Did they exaggarate the seriousness of the molten core hitting the water beneath? Of course the potential steam explosion would be bad, but would it really be 4 megatons? That's like a massive nuke going off. Did they mean 4 kilotons rather?
Khomyuk isn't real. And so far her position in the story is really the most fantastical. Breaking into the exclusion zone, demanding to be escorted to the officials in charge, and then being present for a meeting between Gorbachev and his ministers all in the span of a day is quite a lot for the script to sell.
In the broader scope of things, she represents the contributions made by much of the Soviet scientific community in adding clarity to the disaster for Legasov and his team. According to the director in the podcast, Legasov was more of a chemist than a mechanic when it came to his understanding of nuclear power; he was well-versed in the theoretical underpinnings of the technology and fully aware of the danger that the accident posed, but he wasn't exactly familiar with the nuts and bolts of the RBMK reactor itself. Legasov had to rely a lot on external scientific sources to chart a course of action, some of which might actually have taken extra-legal measures to deliver that information to him.
The female physicist is a composite character representing the hundreds of scientists in the USSR who rallied to help manage the Chernobyl disaster.Its surreal every time someone learning about the radiation asks if it is the Americans. Today it seems ludicrous for the United States to stealth nuke someone that it hasn't declared war against, and even then we would hesitate to use it until it is a last resort, but it was the cold war.
Those 2 physicists and those 3 guys, if based on actual events are some of the biggest heroes in human history.
Yeah megaton seems to be orders of magnitude off, as that is a lot more powerful explosion than Hiroshima bomb. It would still have destroyed all the reactors, though, rendering massive parts of Belorus and Ukraine uninhabitable.Did they exaggarate the seriousness of the molten core hitting the water beneath? Of course the potential steam explosion would be bad, but would it really be 4 megatons? That's like a massive nuke going off. Did they mean 4 kilotons rather?
How bad would it have been if the reactors blew up? I know that they said that the Ukraine and Belarus would be uninhabitable for a century but what else would've happened? Would the Soviet Union ended shortly thereafter instead of in '91? Would there have been a refugee crisis in Europe that is ten times worse than what is going on today? How would America be affected?
2nd episode was great as well, it's crazy how Chernobyl is still dangerous today and will be for a long time. With the new sarcophagus in place, at least the possible danger in the next time is under control. It's crazy how huge that thing is and what had to be done to move it in place, as they could not build it directly over the old one (radiation still too high)
The show made me remember my childhood in Germany, when we were told to not play outside, the local playgrounds were closed (sand was removed/replaced) and mushrooms were not to be eaten/collected in the woods.