Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Masters of the Air

2024-01-27 Thread PGage 
I know actual WW2 Buffs, and I would not call myself one since I have
nowhere near that kind of command over the details of the key battles. But
I have read a hell of a lot of WW2 books, and seen a lot of films. I didn’t
hate the first two episodes, and I know there is a story to be told here,
but I was disappointed, given the pedigree. I read Band of Brothers when it
was first published, and have seen the series all the way thru at least 5
times; it is in my top 10 of any film or television project of any kind.

Given Hanks, Spielberg and Orloff’s involvement here, I had high
expectations, that so far are not met. The visuals are striking, but the
writing and tone are leaden and heavy handed, and the acting stilted. The
source material for BoB is no doubt superior, and the cast for the BoB
miniseries was unusually strong. I give Masters a B- for now. Hopefully it
gets better, but I’m sure I will watch to the end whether it does or not.

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On Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 7:34 AM Kevin M.  wrote:

> I am not a WWII buff. I’m grateful to the greatest generation, but I find
> most movies and TV shows set in that era to be as loud and predictable as a
> Marvel movie. This might be a good series, but for me it had too much
> working against it from the get-go. I’ll just rewatch The Great Escape for
> the 40th time instead.
>
> Kevin M. (RPCV)
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM Adam Bowie  wrote:
>
>> I guess since it was based on an original book, the characters really did
>> have nearly the same name? It's the sort of thing that a TV drama would
>> never do, but might regularly happen in a random workplace.
>>
>> In fact, I found it harder to tell anyone apart when they're all wearing
>> face masks over 10,000 ft while flying identical planes and wearing
>> identical uniforms. At least Austin Butler's voice is deep enough that you
>> can't confuse him with anyone else.
>>
>> I did find the scene in the pub in episode 2 amusing when the Americans
>> and the British are being goaded by the British RAF officers. Except that
>> Butler aside, the two main "Americans" in that scene were the British
>> Callum Turner and the Irish Barry Keoghan. And Keoghan's character later
>> has to briefly "put on" an Irish accent...
>>
>> Fun fact: I cycled past an external set of this production back in June
>> 2021! All I saw at the time was a roped off crashed and burnt out cockpit
>> in a field, alongside the usual tell-tale signs of a film crew at work.
>> Wiki says that production began in February that year. So this has been a
>> long time coming.
>>
>> I really liked this and will be sticking with it. Apple TV+ easily has my
>> highest hit-rate for streaming services right now.
>>
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 6:47 AM Jim Ellwanger 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> When I first saw the title, I thought it was going to be about the early
>>> days of radio broadcasting, but then realized I was confusing it with a
>>> 30-year-old nonfiction book (and Ken Burns documentary) called "Empire of
>>> the Air."
>>>
>>> On Jan 26, 2024, at 9:24 PM, Kevin M.  wrote:
>>>
>>> Let’s tell a WWII drama where all the guys dress alike, then give the
>>> two lead characters the same names. That won’t be pointlessly confusing at
>>> all.
>>>
>>> What is Tom Hanks putting in his coffee?
>>>
>>> Kevin M. (RPCV)
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Masters of the Air

2024-01-27 Thread Kevin M. 
I am not a WWII buff. I’m grateful to the greatest generation, but I find
most movies and TV shows set in that era to be as loud and predictable as a
Marvel movie. This might be a good series, but for me it had too much
working against it from the get-go. I’ll just rewatch The Great Escape for
the 40th time instead.

Kevin M. (RPCV)


On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM Adam Bowie  wrote:

> I guess since it was based on an original book, the characters really did
> have nearly the same name? It's the sort of thing that a TV drama would
> never do, but might regularly happen in a random workplace.
>
> In fact, I found it harder to tell anyone apart when they're all wearing
> face masks over 10,000 ft while flying identical planes and wearing
> identical uniforms. At least Austin Butler's voice is deep enough that you
> can't confuse him with anyone else.
>
> I did find the scene in the pub in episode 2 amusing when the Americans
> and the British are being goaded by the British RAF officers. Except that
> Butler aside, the two main "Americans" in that scene were the British
> Callum Turner and the Irish Barry Keoghan. And Keoghan's character later
> has to briefly "put on" an Irish accent...
>
> Fun fact: I cycled past an external set of this production back in June
> 2021! All I saw at the time was a roped off crashed and burnt out cockpit
> in a field, alongside the usual tell-tale signs of a film crew at work.
> Wiki says that production began in February that year. So this has been a
> long time coming.
>
> I really liked this and will be sticking with it. Apple TV+ easily has my
> highest hit-rate for streaming services right now.
>
>
> Adam
>
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 6:47 AM Jim Ellwanger 
> wrote:
>
>> When I first saw the title, I thought it was going to be about the early
>> days of radio broadcasting, but then realized I was confusing it with a
>> 30-year-old nonfiction book (and Ken Burns documentary) called "Empire of
>> the Air."
>>
>> On Jan 26, 2024, at 9:24 PM, Kevin M.  wrote:
>>
>> Let’s tell a WWII drama where all the guys dress alike, then give the two
>> lead characters the same names. That won’t be pointlessly confusing at all.
>>
>> What is Tom Hanks putting in his coffee?
>>
>> Kevin M. (RPCV)
>>
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Masters of the Air

2024-01-27 Thread Adam Bowie 
I guess since it was based on an original book, the characters really did
have nearly the same name? It's the sort of thing that a TV drama would
never do, but might regularly happen in a random workplace.

In fact, I found it harder to tell anyone apart when they're all wearing
face masks over 10,000 ft while flying identical planes and wearing
identical uniforms. At least Austin Butler's voice is deep enough that you
can't confuse him with anyone else.

I did find the scene in the pub in episode 2 amusing when the Americans and
the British are being goaded by the British RAF officers. Except that
Butler aside, the two main "Americans" in that scene were the British
Callum Turner and the Irish Barry Keoghan. And Keoghan's character later
has to briefly "put on" an Irish accent...

Fun fact: I cycled past an external set of this production back in June
2021! All I saw at the time was a roped off crashed and burnt out cockpit
in a field, alongside the usual tell-tale signs of a film crew at work.
Wiki says that production began in February that year. So this has been a
long time coming.

I really liked this and will be sticking with it. Apple TV+ easily has my
highest hit-rate for streaming services right now.


Adam

On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 6:47 AM Jim Ellwanger  wrote:

> When I first saw the title, I thought it was going to be about the early
> days of radio broadcasting, but then realized I was confusing it with a
> 30-year-old nonfiction book (and Ken Burns documentary) called "Empire of
> the Air."
>
> On Jan 26, 2024, at 9:24 PM, Kevin M.  wrote:
>
> Let’s tell a WWII drama where all the guys dress alike, then give the two
> lead characters the same names. That won’t be pointlessly confusing at all.
>
> What is Tom Hanks putting in his coffee?
>
> Kevin M. (RPCV)
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Masters of the Air

2024-01-26 Thread Jim Ellwanger 
When I first saw the title, I thought it was going to be about the early days 
of radio broadcasting, but then realized I was confusing it with a 30-year-old 
nonfiction book (and Ken Burns documentary) called "Empire of the Air."

> On Jan 26, 2024, at 9:24 PM, Kevin M.  wrote:
> 
> Let’s tell a WWII drama where all the guys dress alike, then give the two 
> lead characters the same names. That won’t be pointlessly confusing at all. 
> 
> What is Tom Hanks putting in his coffee? 
> 
> Kevin M. (RPCV)
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[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Masters of the Air

2024-01-26 Thread Kevin M. 
Let’s tell a WWII drama where all the guys dress alike, then give the two
lead characters the same names. That won’t be pointlessly confusing at all.

What is Tom Hanks putting in his coffee?

Kevin M. (RPCV)

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