jono Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Wow ! Just wow. Brilliantly acted, script is excellent, the feel, atmosphere and depictions of harsh reality are very special. Didnt want my cheese, IPad or any distractions.. help captive by an excellent drama. Decidedly scary too ! I’d highly recommend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Watched the first couple of episodes myself - I don't really know to much about what happened at Chernobyl (apart from the obvious) and I haven't read anything about the show so don't know to what extent its been dramatised, but if that bit at the end of episode 2 is true (the bit where they are after 3 'volunteers') a large part of Europe was lucky not to get totally destroyed killing 100s of millions of people. Riveting watch so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, maxjam said: Watched the first couple of episodes myself - I don't really know to much about what happened at Chernobyl (apart from the obvious) and I haven't read anything about the show so don't know to what extent its been dramatised, but if that bit at the end of episode 2 is true (the bit where they are after 3 'volunteers') a large part of Europe was lucky not to get totally destroyed killing 100s of millions of people. Riveting watch so far. Not immediately but a large number of people will die sooner than otherwise .Some parts of the UK couldn't sell livestock because of contamination . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I love the fascinating characters and politics. Scientists, politicians, brave brave people, ostriches, committees, fools and geniuses. The mix makes for powerful drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, King Kevin said: Not immediately but a large number of people will die sooner than otherwise .Some parts of the UK couldn't sell livestock because of contamination . SPOILERS Yeah they have already alluded to the fact its pumping out a toxic cloud, the bit I'm talking about is when they ask for 3 volunteers to basically (very quickly and very painfully) kill themselves by going into radioactive water to manually drain the tanks preventing a massive explosion 40x more powerful than Hiroshima - if thats true we came really close to it being far, far worse than it was. 9 minutes ago, jono said: I love the fascinating characters and politics. Scientists, politicians, brave brave people, ostriches, committees, fools and geniuses. The mix makes for powerful drama. Yeah, its powerful stuff. The Russian politician played by Stellan Skarsgard went from calm and authoritative to a broken man in a single scene when he was told out of the blue he probably only had a week left to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I read somewhere that it exposed the paranoia around admitting errors in a certain political climate which provided the final push for Glasnost that lead to the fall of communism politics aside, some very brave people gave their lives to try and put it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltRam Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Very, very good series so far. Bleak and, I believe, accurate scientifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 17/05/2019 at 18:16, jono said: Wow ! Just wow. Brilliantly acted, script is excellent, the feel, atmosphere and depictions of harsh reality are very special. Didnt want my cheese, IPad or any distractions.. help captive by an excellent drama. Decidedly scary too ! I’d highly recommend it I'm sold bit where can I watch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 is the whole lot available? or is it still airing episodes weekly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, Parsnip said: I'm sold bit where can I watch it? Sky Atlantic I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said: is the whole lot available? or is it still airing episodes weekly? Yeah its on Sky catchup or whatever its called. Its only 2 episodes in so you've not missed to much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, maxjam said: Yeah its on Sky catchup or whatever its called. Its only 2 episodes in so you've not missed to much. I’ll wait til it’s all available and binge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Chernobyl is the first world wide catastrophe that I remember happening. Some kids at school didn’t believe me when I told them it was real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Nasty that radioactive stuff don't want to get it on your private bits Chernobyl fall off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 23 hours ago, Mostyn6 said: I’ll wait til it’s all available and binge I feel the same way about Kelly Brook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, Anag Ram said: I feel the same way about Kelly Brook. He said binge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Who's to say we aren't being poisoned by the after effects, even now? Major disaster. Good series so far tho.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltRam Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 9 hours ago, mozza said: Who's to say we aren't being poisoned by the after effects, even now? Major disaster. Good series so far tho.. Men in socks and sandals. Very ducking clever men in socks and sandals https://srp-uk.org/search?searchTerm=chernobyl We're golden in the UK. Lucky. But golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 This series is brilliant. Genuinely fantastic drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Only just realised what a absolutely catastrophic event this was, but even more what a apocalyptic disaster it could of been. Great show, so sad and powerful, wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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