Well the show has already fudged the facts a bit, when the captured airmen were attacked/killed in a German town. That event did happen, but Egan wasn't a part of it. I could imagine them showing some of the Tuskegee highlights even if the 100th wasn't technically involved historically speaking
That's what I assume. Its a bit of a standalone episode with one tenuous connection
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a potential meet up at Stalag II
But if that is the case it feels a bit shoe-horned in.
In my opinion, the Tuskegee story could stand on its own mini series
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That's what I assume. Its a bit of a standalone episode with one tenuous connection
Spoiler!
a potential meet up at Stalag II
But if that is the case it feels a bit shoe-horned in.
In my opinion, the Tuskegee story could stand on its own mini series
I wish they had made this a much longer series or split it into different parts. There's so much they can cover between the missions, downed pilots escaping through the resistance network, POW camps, different fighter/bomber squadrons, etc. They're touching on all of them but it feels way too rushed
One episode in. Acting is good, writing is good, the CGI throws me off though. It's not bad, but the planes seem to move weird to me. Almost video game like, maneuver a little too fast. Not enough to take away from the show but it's a little distracting I guess
Excited to keep going, probably get another episode in after the flames game
One episode in. Acting is good, writing is good, the CGI throws me off though. It's not bad, but the planes seem to move weird to me. Almost video game like, maneuver a little too fast. Not enough to take away from the show but it's a little distracting I guess
Bombers or fighters?
I'm not disagreeing, but I gave no reference point to say if they are moving too fast or not.
I have never seen a WW2 B-17 or bf109 fly in real life.
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I'm not disagreeing, but I gave no reference point to say if they are moving too fast or not.
I have never seen a WW2 B-17 or bf109 fly in real life.
I haven't seen much of the fighters yet from episode one, but from what I have seen they seem alright. Mostly just talking about the bombers
It's certainly not all scenes, the one of landing in Greenland and one bomber doing a go around and just started floating up stood out as looking a little off
But it's not a big deal, it's not taking anything away from the show just found it a touch distracting
You're telling me you didn't know about 'The Great Escape?'
Its an incredibly famous part of the war. The tunnel those guys dug is nothing short of incredible.
Sir. You need to watch that film and a couple of documentaries.
Back in the 80's, when i was in Cadets. At our year end Inspection, Our guest speaker was a soldier that was involved in building those tunnels, He was slated to go out but (fortunately?) they were discovered before he had a chance to enter them.
My recollection of the stories are probably a little scewed over time, but i do remember basically hanging on every thing he was telling us and that the majority of us were in absolute awe.
Back in the 80's, when i was in Cadets. At our year end Inspection, Our guest speaker was a soldier that was involved in building those tunnels, He was slated to go out but (fortunately?) they were discovered before he had a chance to enter them.
My recollection of the stories are probably a little scewed over time, but i do remember basically hanging on every thing he was telling us and that the majority of us were in absolute awe.
As well you should be! The real history of the building of that tunnel is INSANE! I cant even imagine. The work, the dedication, the discipline.
Its like...I've told this story before, but I used to have a client (RIP Jacques) who was a French Jew in Auschwitz. I went to a lecture he gave at the Jewish centre and yeah...you're clinging to every word.
Its madness what some of those people went through.
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I haven't seen much of the fighters yet from episode one, but from what I have seen they seem alright. Mostly just talking about the bombers
It's certainly not all scenes, the one of landing in Greenland and one bomber doing a go around and just started floating up stood out as looking a little off
But it's not a big deal, it's not taking anything away from the show just found it a touch distracting
Ok fair, I'm sure it is the same as me watching grenade explosions......
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