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Wow, it’s so historically accurate they’re even publishing it on physical media.The dvd/Blu-ray's out on July 8th (UK).
Wow, it’s so historically accurate they’re even publishing it on physical media.The dvd/Blu-ray's out on July 8th (UK).
As in the place in London?Finchey pops up in so many shows it's a joke
Nah that's FinchleyAs in the place in London?
i misread, sorryNah that's Finchley
i misread, sorry
Whenever someone complains about the creation of Khomyuk, I give it a 50/50 chance that they're mostly bothered that she's a woman.Exactly. "This nicely summed up my issues with something I haven't watched". I think the accompanying podcast really helps, the writer is very clear about the bits that aren't quite accurate and why they did that for obvious TV reasons. Having finished the last episode today I can only agree with the majority of comments in here, this is one of the best TV miniseries (maybe TV shows in general) ever made.
I thought she was brillant , one of the best characters in the show.Whenever someone complains about the creation of Khomyuk, I give it a 50/50 chance that they're mostly bothered that she's a woman.
Dont let it be , they explain why they had to do it.Oh man. That could be a deal breaker
you really need to turn it back on , yes there is puke and some pretty horrible melting flesh, but it really only a small part of it.Gave it a go and got 14 minutes in before I got to the part where some dude is going up the stairs and gets puked on with blood. Got disgusted and turned it off.
I thought 5 eps was a perfect length, told everything you needed to know without spinning it out.So good
Shame it was only 5 episodes long.
Yeah, the animal stuff was tastefully done.Dont let it be , they explain why they had to do it.
Wow, it’s so historically accurate they’re even publishing it on physical media.
I found the animal stuff incredibly upsetting. The fact that these dogs were just harmless pets and most of them were actually running towards those liquidators for affectionate reasons was rough. But as the guy said, it was far less cruel to shoot them instantly than to let them suffer.Yeah, the animal stuff was tastefully done.
My god, though, the melting dudes in the hospital. Eesh.
What made the dog stuff manageable from my point of view was that it almost all happened off camera. Plus the guys doing the killing were compassionate. I was expecting the worst but it wasn’t as rough as I feared.I found the animal stuff incredibly upsetting. The fact that these dogs were just harmless pets and most of them were actually running towards those liquidators for affectionate reasons was rough. But as the guy said, it was far less cruel to shoot them instantly than to let them suffer.
And yeah the hospital scenes were horrendous. The make-up was incredible.
I binge watched this over a night shift and for me is the way to watch it, while the horror of the previous ep is still fresh and raw.Finally watched the first episode last night. Man, that was exhausting TV. I think the portrayal of the Soviet leaders was a little cartoonish, but that's my only real gripe. The rest of it was brilliant. Doom, death, destruction, all those things. I felt like I'd been for a run once it finally cut to the credits.
You know when you watched horror movies as a kid, and they scared you so much that you couldn't shake that lingering feeling that your house needed all of the lights on immediately? And that you couldn't wait to wake up and have it be sunny the next morning? That's how I felt all night after watching this. The amount of body horror, the overwhelming sense of utter dread and hopelessness. It weighed heavy on me.
Not sure I could binge this. Will have to watch it one episode at a time, maybe two days apart. Watching those people on the bridge, knowing they'll eventually succumb to radiation poisoning, horrible. The use of scorched red faces to signify who'd been caught by the dangerous chemicals, nightmare fuel. It's such an intense experience really. The whole show starts with a suicide and goes down from there. feck.
It's this that got to me the most. Innocent people not running away from certain death because they had no idea. It's heartbreaking.The Firemen got to me, they went and did their job , with no thought of their own safety , with not a clue they were going to their certain death.
Bloody good rep.Finchey pops up in so many shows it's a joke
Bloody good rep.
Are you Swedish ?Whenever someone complains about the creation of Khomyuk, I give it a 50/50 chance that they're mostly bothered that she's a woman.
I find it absolutely terrifying that, even after the Chernobyl, the government were not going to do anything about all the other stations dotted around the USSR with the exact same fault.I'm not saying that he wasn't guilty, he was, of many things. It's just that I wondered whenever his image in Legasov's testimony was supposed to be true or was it also a comment by the creators of the show on the way that Soviet authorities blamed him for everything.
Fomin went back to work at another nuclear facility after some time in prison and mental hospital. Dyatlov was released earlier because of his health issues and died in 1995, I think.
If you read the results of other investigations (1991 and 1993), conducted by Russian and international organisations, they pretty much put all of the blame for the accident on the system. Instructions were off, and the reactor's construction meant that there would be a similar disaster sooner rather than later — and there were a few mini-Chernobyls in previous years where the same constructive flaws were exposed, but the explosions didn't happen, so everything was classified and nothing was done about it.
And Dyatlov, however reckless and power-hungry he was, knew that he's had a fail-safe for this — the AZ-5 button that stops the reaction completely and instantly. He's had no reason to believe that it won't work — or that it would stimulate the reaction instead of killing it.
They did.I find it absolutely terrifying that, even after the Chernobyl, the government were not going to do anything about all the other stations dotted around the USSR with the exact same fault.
Also with the redaction on the design; why weren't the government doing something to fix these issues, even silently, whilst toeing the official line that these stations were faultless wonders?
The fail-safe issue you mention is, of course, valid, but at the same time when watching, one cannot help but think this guy is dicing with nuclear energy, ffs. To even push to the point where the button has to be pushed, is then insane.
You said you did a lot of research after watching the show - what did you know of it, or what were you allowed to inform yourself of, prior? Was it a case of feeling in the blanks, or was whole swathes of it news to you?
Well, I knew some of it, of course — it's a significant event, but I never went in depth in my research. So nothing groundbreaking, but I've managed to understand so many things better as well as learning about some new parts (I knew about the divers, for example, but I don't think that I knew about the roof cleaners and about that German robot especially). Chernobyl is a big part of our history and every year on an anniversary there are some insightful articles about the matter.You said you did a lot of research after watching the show - what did you know of it, or what were you allowed to inform yourself of, prior? Was it a case of feeling in the blanks, or was whole swathes of it news to you?
Probably. I think she's maybe a bit too brilliant and flawless, compared to the likes of Boris and obviously Valery whose flaws and conflictions make the series, but what was the alternative other than creating a composite character out of the 15 or so scientists who worked with Valery? It was the only way to keep the drama taut, and I'd guess making the character less complex, more of a voice of morality and reason, helped to do justice to the voices of the real scientists than trying to tie all their faults and missteps into one character.Whenever someone complains about the creation of Khomyuk, I give it a 50/50 chance that they're mostly bothered that she's a woman.
Jaysus what happened her in the last few years? Looks around 50!Probably. I think she's maybe a bit too brilliant and flawless, compared to the likes of Boris and obviously Valery whose flaws and conflictions make the series, but what was the alternative other than creating a composite character out of the 15 or so scientists who worked with Valery? It was the only way to keep the drama taut, and I'd guess making the character less complex, more of a voice of morality and reason, helped to do justice to the voices of the real scientists than trying to tie all their faults and missteps into one character.
People who are genuinely annoyed that it's a woman keeping Valery on track aren't worth bothering with; Emily Blunt was great, dramatically it worked superbly and the shout-out to the real inspiration for the character at the end was lovely.
Did wonder what your take on this would be from the outside in, so to speak. It's [very] good and important that it isn't swept under the rug and that it is brought up and remembered every year. Seems like it's not being refuted by most that were there, except the final episode, which does add more poignancy to what is already a very chilling miniseries.Well, I knew some of it, of course — it's a significant event, but I never went in depth in my research. So nothing groundbreaking, but I've managed to understand so many things better as well as learning about some new parts (I knew about the divers, for example, but I don't think that I knew about the roof cleaners and about that German robot especially). Chernobyl is a big part of our history and every year on an anniversary there are some insightful articles about the matter.
Watson! Emily Watson, not Blunt. I always seem to mix those two up. But yeah, the actress whose name I always feck up was really good in thisJaysus what happened her in the last few years? Looks around 50!
I don't think that many will. But there's a huge difference between the young, mostly urban generation that use internet as their main source of information and the older generation that only has radio/TV, it's hard for me to speak for them. This is why the current regime still stands. Still, they aren't shooting a documentary (although, of course, they're going to put the "based on actual events" everywhere), and this is such an outlandish notion that I doubt many will take it seriously.@harms I read that the upcoming Russian production about this is going to pin blame on an undercover US spy.
Will many Russians really swallow this?
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Didn't he do the Bowie Black Star videos though? I think he had a pretty good recent resume before Chernobyl.he's written and directed some serious piles of shite in the past. His record pre-Chernobyl is shocking.