I like that people who know more write in this thread about what really happened about this and that, but I actually prefer that they keep this level of dramatisation because I watch the series as an entertainment piece. And my friends wouldn't be interested either to watch real documentaries about Chernobyl disaster, so this dramatic retelling is a good compromise. To have this thread and the series, it's a win win.
This show is so good, it did the unthinkable. It has stopped my plan of cancelling HBO immediately after the GoT finale.
But isn't that exactly what they wanted?This show is so good, it did the unthinkable. It has stopped my plan of cancelling HBO immediately after the GoT finale.
I bring this up because one of the divers has expressed his dismay at the level of dramatization around this so-called "suicide mission".
So much misinformation out there, I know I read something a couple of days ago saying all three died within weeks. But you're right, finding better sources, two of them were still living as of 2015.There are still people who think they dropped dead shortly after doing their jobs, but two of them are still alive today!!
You could ditch Sky and have Now TV that has all the HBO shows?But isn't that exactly what they wanted?
To be serious, I'm keeping my Sky subscription a little longer as well because of Chernobyl. But sometimes it feels bad to give them exactly what they want lol.
But why? Serious question. I don't know anything about Now TV. I'm just having the Sky Subscription for GoT and keep it a little longer for Chernobyl. And when Chernobyl is done I'll quit Sky. What's this Now TV making better than Sky?You could ditch Sky and have Now TV that has all the HBO shows?
But why? Serious question. I don't know anything about Now TV. I'm just having the Sky Subscription for GoT and keep it a little longer for Chernobyl. And when Chernobyl is done I'll quit Sky. What's this Now TV making better than Sky?
So much misinformation out there, I know I read something a couple of days ago saying all three died within weeks. But you're right, finding better sources, two of them were still living as of 2015.
I see where the problem lies. Actually I don't have a Sky subscription. I have a sky ticket which costs 9.99€ for one month and I can cancel it at any time. I used the word subscription falsely. Sorry for the misunderstanding.Sky own Now. Now is non subscription, you pay for a month at a time, it's pretty cheap for a one month entertainment pass, £5 or something
How though, wouldn't the radiation have been off the charts in that water to the point they'd have got ARS?There are still people who think they dropped dead shortly after doing their jobs, but two of them are still alive today!!
Yeah it's crazy. I just chalk it up to "radiation affects different people differently sometimes". Same reason why so many firefighters, Akimov, and Sitnikov died, but the guy holding the reactor door open (shown in ep1) and these 3 managed to live.How though, wouldn't the radiation have been off the charts in that water to the point they'd have got ARS?
I am glad this thread is picking up traction. Its probably the best thing on TV right now.
Honestly couldnt give 2 shits about perfect historical accuracy.
Honestly couldnt give 2 shits about perfect historical accuracy.
finished the second episode. I had no idea the stuff about a thermonuclear explosion was a thing. The last scene was also very chilling.
Every single World leader along with every single person involved in the creation, construction, maitenance, and deployment of Nuclear facilities, and/or weapons should watch this series.
Holy FUCK. I knew about the effects of radiation poisoning, and I considered myself pretty well versed in how it affects human beings and how it disperses through the atmosphere, but this fucking show has really illuminated me to the actual fucking horror that it truly is.
Strike my previous remarks. Every single person alive should watch at least the first fucking episode, as if only to obtain some real understanding of the true destructive power of Nuclear radiation.
Well, we've had posters saying the people depicted are heroes who saved the world who should receive the highest honour, except they didn't know some of them were invented purely for the series. Others saying it should be mandatory watching for anyone involved in the nuclear industry. Given some of the histrionic reactions to the episodes some are clearly taking this for a verbatim reproduction of what actually happened,
Was the threat of the water causing a 4 Megaton explosion real? Like were we really that close to pretty much the end of Europe?
It would be a mother of all dirty bombsConsensus seems to be that an explosion in the megatons would be absurd (where would that amount of energy even come from?) but considering how bad the initial rupture was, a second and potentially larger steam explosion would have been no picnic even if it didn't kill the continent.
This show is so good, it did the unthinkable. It has stopped my plan of cancelling HBO immediately after the GoT finale.
Just started watching it with my wife, and I'm honestly disappointed by the "all British accents"....mainly because of the reasoning behind it by the creators ("We think that a Ukranian accent would sound silly and it would distract the audience"), honestly to me the British accents are more distracting than anything and as an Eastern European it's a little bit insulting to hear that....good show though.
Just started watching it with my wife, and I'm honestly disappointed by the "all British accents"....mainly because of the reasoning behind it by the creators ("We think that a Ukranian accent would sound silly and it would distract the audience"), honestly to me the British accents are more distracting than anything and as an Eastern European it's a little bit insulting to hear that....good show though.
Except that isn't the reason for the actors using their own accents. It's so the actors play the part instead of playing the accent.Just started watching it with my wife, and I'm honestly disappointed by the "all British accents"....mainly because of the reasoning behind it by the creators ("We think that a Ukranian accent would sound silly and it would distract the audience"), honestly to me the British accents are more distracting than anything and as an Eastern European it's a little bit insulting to hear that....good show though.
Ok, I understand that, but why not cast Ukrainian actors to either do the show with genuine Ukrainian English accents or do the show in Ukrainian? It's not like there are no Ukrainian actors....I don't know, to me it's distracting and it kinda pulls me out of the show.i think you didn't really capture what he was said. he said that having actors do accents would cause a distraction - not that ukranian accents themselves would. accents have a very fine line between acting and parody and he didn't want to risk it. so he didn't bother.
entirely up to you if you agree but wanted to clarify the reasoning.
Except that isn't the reason for the actors using their own accents. It's so the actors play the part instead of playing the accent.
He tried accents basically by the time he got the actors he wanted, so rehiring was probably not an option by that point.Ok, I understand that, but why not cast Ukrainian actors to either do the show with genuine Ukrainian English accents or do the show in Ukrainian? It's not like there are no Ukrainian actors....I don't know, to me it's distracting and it kinda pulls me out of the show.
Yeah, why did they do Black Panther in a different accent than the one the actors had in real life? It's not really a strong counter argument, I'm pretty sure the actors could've pulled it off without sounding "silly" just like they pulled it off with Black Panther.
But, whatever the case is, it is a subjective opinion from my side and it's not gonna change anything, it's just a little bit disappointing.
As an Eastern European myself, I think they are doing everyone a service by not forcing actors to put on some silly-sounding fake Russian accent. This is a far more respectful way to go about it, in my opinion, if they already decided to have the show in English language, rather than hiring actual Ukrainian actors to speak in their native tongue and have the show subbed. Which I can't really blame them for not wanting to do in an expensive show like this, with how much the US audience is alergic to subtitles.Just started watching it with my wife, and I'm honestly disappointed by the "all British accents"....mainly because of the reasoning behind it by the creators ("We think that a Ukranian accent would sound silly and it would distract the audience"), honestly to me the British accents are more distracting than anything and as an Eastern European it's a little bit insulting to hear that....good show though.
What they did in BP was also criticized. Just recently someone on this forum wrote a pretty good post about.Yeah, why did they do Black Panther in a different accent than the one the actors had in real life? It's not really a strong counter argument, I'm pretty sure the actors could've pulled it off without sounding "silly" just like they pulled it off with Black Panther.
As an Eastern European myself, I think they are doing everyone a service by not forcing actors to put on some silly-sounding fake Russian accent. This is a far more respectful way to go about it, in my opinion, if they already decided to have the show in English language, rather than hiring actual Ukrainian actors to speak in their native tongue and have the show subbed. Which I can't really blame them for not wanting to do in an expensive show like this, with how much the US audience is alergic to subtitles.
What they did in BP was also criticized. Just recently someone on this forum wrote a pretty good post about.
The issue with the lack of realism is that because everything is so well done (i.e., has the veneer of "realism"), people are going to assume it is realistic or completely true to events. So far it looks like it's going to feed into the historical hysteria over the risks of nuclear power.
You can't blame them, it is excellently executed and produced. Hard to watch it without feelings.
It hit the crane cables.What a great episode.
Also, what the hell happened witht that helicopter? I thought flying over the core would simply kill the people inside, not destroy the machine itself.
And despite all that, this is still quite true to the events. A character making a mistake predicting how long it would take people to die is perfectly fine. Doctors can misdiagnose patient life expectancy and that is with a detailed understanding of their physiology.
You can't blame them, it is excellently executed and produced. Hard to watch it without feelings.
Yes, the show combines hundreds of people into one character. But that character still represents what happened.
This show is hardly a Michael Bay production.
What a great episode.
Also, what the hell happened witht that helicopter? I thought flying over the core would simply kill the people inside, not destroy the machine itself.