The FP article made me post this. Watch Chernobyl on HBO, it is brilliant

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 05/31/2019 at 10:37 • Filed to: Chernobyl, chernobyl HBO, HBO, tv show, tv shows

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I highly recommend it. I would consider it a true horror genre without any monsters or ghosts, but real-world dread and an unseen terror. The direction, acting, production and visual design  is excellent.

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HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 10:40

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you chose to post this, though you were encouraged by the fp but they still didn’t * make* you do anything it was your choice

....unless it did force you to then that’s just terrifying

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute 05/31/2019 at 10:41

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Chuckles > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 10:43

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Episode 4 was brutal. I had to watch something happy afterwards to cheer me up before I could go to sleep.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chuckles 05/31/2019 at 10:45

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Good thing it’s one episode per week because I can’t imagine binging this

Chuckles > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute 05/31/2019 at 10:58

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E90M3 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 10:58

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If you’re ever having a bad day, just remember it’s not “crash a helicopter at Chernobyl bad.”

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Chuckles 05/31/2019 at 10:59

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No u

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > E90M3 05/31/2019 at 11:03

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If the crash didn’t kill him, the radiation will; And if even that doesn’t kill him, the State will.

E90M3 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 11:05

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In Soviet Russia, helicopter crash you. 

E90M3 > Chuckles 05/31/2019 at 11:09

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I don’t know what you’re talking about. 

Chuckles > E90M3 05/31/2019 at 11:10

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At least that soldier was compassionate. Otherwise that episode would have been unwatchable. 

E90M3 > Chuckles 05/31/2019 at 11:12

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Completely agree. I’m not really even that much of a dog person and that was tough to watch.

InFierority Complex > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 11:17

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S o you’re saying I should rethink my plan to get the free one-week trial and watch it all then?

Eberle-Hills-Cop > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 11:21

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I’ve been watching it with my girlfriend who is a radiation safety officer at a nuclear power plant. Sometimes I could do without the gory science details she gives me during some scenes.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > InFierority Complex 05/31/2019 at 11:21

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Desperate times require desperate measures. Doctor’s recommendation: O ne episode a day.

DipodomysDeserti > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 11:39

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There’s a nuclear power plant about fifty miles from me that was built under sketchy circumstances and has a poor safety record. Over the last two years, I’ve had a reoccurring dream where I’m hiking in the desert about five miles or so from the plant, just staring at it as I hike. Nothing happens, but I’m filled with a very ominous feeling throughout the dream.

This show is fantastic, and definitely watches like a really well made horror film for me.

My bird IS the word > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 11:42

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My dad mentioned this, but he couldn't remember what network it was on. Thanks!

BeaterGT > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 11:45

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My last manager was a Chernobyl survivor, said he was in the military that was deployed there. Was on quite a bit of meds and often missed work but still kept a positive outlook on life.

WRXforScience > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 12:09

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They’ve done a great job with both the science and history. T here were a couple of hiccups, but the only one that really upset me was the description of what would happen if the meltdown reached the cooling water. In the show they said it would create a huge explosion, which isn’t quite right.

There would be a steam explosion but that explosion would really just spread more radiation, the explosion part wouldn’t be more than another moderate explosion (the other reactors would be safe and the damage would have been to the already destroyed building). The release of more radioactive material would have been terrible, but in the show they said the explosion would be like a nuke (it wouldn’t).

Also, what’s really surprising now just more than 30 years later how few people actually died (early, even conservative estimates were ten times what the actual casualties turned out to be). I’m really liking the show.

adamftw > Chuckles 05/31/2019 at 12:20

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Yea. That was rough. Had to hug my doggo after that one.

foghat1981 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 12:39

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It really is well done.  Last episode this week!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > foghat1981 05/31/2019 at 12:41

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I don’t want it to end! :(

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 05/31/2019 at 15:21

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It’s a great series.  Very well done and conveys the tragedy of the whole situation.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/01/2019 at 10:50

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hopefully this will be available on Amazon soon....

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/03/2019 at 10:00

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The score and sound editing is so on point. every episode the sound alone has filled me with dread, even though i know what happened

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/03/2019 at 10:01

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i believe his face melted in the pilot’s seat like an indiana jones nazi

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 06/03/2019 at 10:03

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That’s the great thing about this show. I have watched a few documentaries and I know what happened but this just immerses you and leaves you feeling very uneasy inside once you’re done.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Chuckles 06/03/2019 at 10:03

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My wife and I would watch Good Omens after Chernobyl but before bed for the exact reason lol. worked pretty well

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Chuckles 06/03/2019 at 10:04

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absolutely

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 06/03/2019 at 11:52

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i for one look forward to it raking in emmys next year.