I'm no gun expert. Never shot one in my life and I always wondered in shows where for example people are in gun fights and they flip over a desk to shield them from automatic weapon fire if the wood would be enough to stop the bullets from passing through.
I'm not either, I asked my son who is at depot with the RCMP. He laughed and said no, so unrealistic. But he loves the show, probably more than me.
The Following User Says Thank You to chummer For This Useful Post:
I'm no gun expert. Never shot one in my life and I always wondered in shows where for example people are in gun fights and they flip over a desk to shield them from automatic weapon fire if the wood would be enough to stop the bullets from passing through.
Quote:
Originally Posted by chummer
I'm not either, I asked my son who is at depot with the RCMP. He laughed and said no, so unrealistic. But he loves the show, probably more than me.
Haha nope!
Anything you see stopping a long gun round in that show really won't. Trust me on this.
In fairness many many shows/movies are the same.
Don't even start me on grenades or M72's.
As I said serious suspension of disbelief is needed.
__________________
Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
Just ignore me...I'm in a mood today.
The Following User Says Thank You to undercoverbrother For This Useful Post:
Anything you see stopping a long gun round in that show really won't.
Except the one thing that never stops bullets in those shows and movies: Water.
Watched Saving Private Ryan again and just went off on a tangent, same one I do every time I watch and ruin the landing scene for myself, about the guys getting shot in the water. This surreal scene that perfectly depicts the cacophony of horror that those landings were, showing a gruesome reality that just hadn't been depicted on a screen before and how the hell do they miss that one?!
Except the one thing that never stops bullets in those shows and movies: Water.
Watched Saving Private Ryan again and just went off on a tangent, same one I do every time I watch and ruin the landing scene for myself, about the guys getting shot in the water. This surreal scene that perfectly depicts the cacophony of horror that those landings were, showing a gruesome reality that just hadn't been depicted on a screen before and how the hell do they miss that one?!
And using a good old SLR (FN). Shame they didn't use a ballistics gel dummy to show the power of that round.
__________________
Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Ugh! Uggggghhhhhh. It makes me so irrationally irate, and I don't understand why!
It was so ####ing easy to check and find out, Steven. Why the #### didn't you check?!
Edit- All the ####ing insane, unbelievable things about that landing. Front opening boats that created a choke point to get shot, "No one would be dumb and use that tactic in real life."
Literally just having people run up a beach towards machine guns with little to no supporting fire or air support. The sheer heroism by single men in the face of certain death. The wanton violence and disregard for the existence and life of your enemy. All this #### that you'd think was right out of a movie, already there for the picking and using and you still feel the need to have imaginary water bullets?! FFffuuuuuuu-
I'm no gun expert. Never shot one in my life and I always wondered in shows where for example people are in gun fights and they flip over a desk to shield them from automatic weapon fire if the wood would be enough to stop the bullets from passing through.
I too am no gun expert, but I remember watching a Top Gear special when they were in Iraq and their security expert fired a hand-gun at the passenger door of a car.
The bullet went through that door....across the car....clean through the driver's side door and into a nearby hill.
So I'll go out on a limb and guess that the average desk or table would be insufficient.
__________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a Fire Exit. - Mitch Hedberg
Except the one thing that never stops bullets in those shows and movies: Water.
Watched Saving Private Ryan again and just went off on a tangent, same one I do every time I watch and ruin the landing scene for myself, about the guys getting shot in the water. This surreal scene that perfectly depicts the cacophony of horror that those landings were, showing a gruesome reality that just hadn't been depicted on a screen before and how the hell do they miss that one?!
Watch it again. It was about 2 feet of water. 2 feet ain't enough protection from bullets.
__________________
If you don't pass this sig to ten of your friends, you will become an Oilers fan.
Man, some of you should just chill a bit and enjoy it for what it is - a TV show. Things don't always have to be by the scientific book. Just watch it and have fun.
The Following User Says Thank You to Muta For This Useful Post:
Man, some of you should just chill a bit and enjoy it for what it is - a TV show. Things don't always have to be by the scientific book. Just watch it and have fun.
I've been re-reading the Wheel of Time books in preparation for the show coming out this week and it's interesting to see how the trailer presented information versus the books. They're definitely going for a different narrative tone for TV and I think it'll be a good thing. The books have lots of characters trying to show no emotion at any time, but the trailer shows the opposite. The trailer has the characters openly talking to each other about things like the Dragon which is quite a departure from the way characters think or say anything regarding the Dragon. We'll see if the trailer has throwaway lines or if they're taken directly from the show though.
I'm partway into Book 3 and I had forgotten how much better the pacing was at the start of the series. Book 3 is unfortunately the start of Nynaeve tugging her braid in anger every 5 seconds, so maybe I should stop while I'm ahead.
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Mazrim For This Useful Post:
Lol I've entertained doing the same thing. I've thought "maybe the books are better after knowing how it ends and things have more context", but then I try to imagine what LotR would have been like if they'd taken 10,000 pages to get from Rivendell to Mordor and come to my senses.
Movies get remakes, why can't books? There's so much good stuff in WoT, just rewrite the darn thing.
__________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
I watched the first three WoT episodes. I enjoyed them but they are almost too 'by the book'. Hard to say for certain as it's been a long time since reading the books but it seemed some/most of the dialogue was word for word. Definately pulled some strings from my long forgotten memory.
How long is the season and does anyone know what they plan to cover book wise in this first season?
__________________ Your CalgaryPuck FFL Div A 2008, 2009 & 2010 Champion.
I watched the first three WoT episodes. I enjoyed them but they are almost too 'by the book'. Hard to say for certain as it's been a long time since reading the books but it seemed some/most of the dialogue was word for word. Definately pulled some strings from my long forgotten memory.
How long is the season and does anyone know what they plan to cover book wise in this first season?
I think there will be a Wheel and it presumably tells time.
This whole show is going to wind up ending in a Swiss watch shop.
__________________ The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a Fire Exit. - Mitch Hedberg
I watched the first three episodes as it was always a series I planned on getting around to reading.
I thought it was pretty ok. Except for the character Rand. Petty I know but that casting could be the reason I check out. I don't like his voice, I don't like his face and I don't really like the character either.
Is there a dedicated Yellowstone thread? Search is failing me.
This season has been pretty good I thought, more Dallas than Sons of Anarchy which I really like. The Alberta shout out was neat to.
__________________ "In brightest day, in blackest night / No evil shall escape my sight / Let those who worship evil's might / Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
The Following User Says Thank You to GreenLantern For This Useful Post:
