I think Chernobyl is one of the best and most important series I've ever seen.
It perfectly depicts how an authoritarian government that rules through lies, and promotes based on loyalty to the party instead of competence, will eventually crash into reality with disastrous results. Nothing could be more relevant to our current moment in history.
I read somewhere that Craig Mazin said, "Hurr, durr, it's actually about Trump!" but I never found the actual quote where he said that. It would take a TDS-addled mind to perceive anything about Trump in the show.
The production values are excellent. The haunting atmosphere of paranoia and despair is palpable (the excellent soundtrack helps). The performances are great, particularly Harris and Skarsgard. It also does an excellent job of explaining how Chernobyl blew up.
I second the recommendation. Chernobyl was a fantastic miniseries. It played a little loose with some of the historical accuracy, but it was generally a faithful and compelling account of the Chernobyl disaster. Its overarching theme of the cost of lies is very relevant today.
eh... no thanks. Anyone seen Chernobyl? Was that worth a watch?
I think Chernobyl is one of the best and most important series I've ever seen.
It perfectly depicts how an authoritarian government that rules through lies, and promotes based on loyalty to the party instead of competence, will eventually crash into reality with disastrous results. Nothing could be more relevant to our current moment in history.
I read somewhere that Craig Mazin said, "Hurr, durr, it's actually about Trump!" but I never found the actual quote where he said that. It would take a TDS-addled mind to perceive anything about Trump in the show.
The production values are excellent. The haunting atmosphere of paranoia and despair is palpable (the excellent soundtrack helps). The performances are great, particularly Harris and Skarsgard. It also does an excellent job of explaining how Chernobyl blew up.
I highly recommend it.
I second the recommendation. Chernobyl was a fantastic miniseries. It played a little loose with some of the historical accuracy, but it was generally a faithful and compelling account of the Chernobyl disaster. Its overarching theme of the cost of lies is very relevant today.