Stevo985 Posted June 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) The Virtues ended brilliantly. The show is a bit of a slow burner, even though it's only 4 episodes and has some brilliant performances. But the payoff is superb. Last episode was brilliant. I have one very big question about it... Edited June 11, 2019 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Yep. Possibly the highlight of the show. Brilliant scene. Theres a fab wee documentary called "Chernobyl 3828" on youtube that you should check out which shows this operation in real life. only 30 minutes long but fascinating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) one thing Chernobyl didn't touch on at the end was a few of the people (can definitely remember the chief miner) saying will we be rewarded, will we be looked after, im kind of guessing the answer was "no" (it was a solemn face and "I don't know" which i thought they did well) but like the guys on the roof I think got 800 rubles, what is that is new money? what did the soviets do for those who got sick after? for those who dug the tunnel, cleared the roof etc how much compo did they actually pay out? edit - 800 rubles in todays money is a tenner Edited June 11, 2019 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: one thing Chernobyl didn't touch on at the end was a few of the people (can definitely remember the chief miner) saying will we be rewarded, will we be looked after, im kind of guessing the answer was "no" (it was a solemn face and "I don't know" which i thought they did well) but like the guys on the roof I think got 800 rubles, what is that is new money? what did the soviets do for those who got sick after? for those who dug the tunnel, cleared the roof etc how much compo did they actually pay out? edit - 800 rubles in todays money is a tenner Yeah according to the podcast everyone got financially rewarded, but it was pittance compared to the risks they were taking. To me that reflected kind of a fine line between people doing it because they were doing it for their country, and doing it because they thought they'd get shot if they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah according to the podcast everyone got financially rewarded, but it was pittance compared to the risks they were taking. To me that reflected kind of a fine line between people doing it because they were doing it for their country, and doing it because they thought they'd get shot if they didn't. the motives bit of it was really interesting, a mixture of emotional blackmail (millions will die if you don't) this is the soviet union and we need you to save us from disaster / embarrassment, financial reward, duty / job allocation resulting in there being no choice thanks to the threat of punishment that's why I think I liked the miners so much, grafters, working men, obeying orders to do work that will probably kill them in a duty to the motherland and yet at the same time complex characters and are we past spoilers yet?? not sure who is still watching it Edited June 11, 2019 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, villa4europe said: the motives bit of it was really interesting, a mixture of emotional blackmail (millions will die if you don't) this is the soviet union and we need you to save us from disaster / embarrassment, financial reward, duty / job allocation resulting in there being no choice thanks to the threat of punishment that's why I think I liked the miners so much, grafters, working men, obeying orders to do work that will probably kill them in a duty to the motherland and yet at the same time complex characters and are we past spoilers yet?? not sure who is still watching it I think the spoilers with Chernobyl has always been a funny one because most people know a lot about what happened. Bit like spoilering that the titanic sinks at the end of that movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choffer Posted June 11, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Bit like spoilering that the titanic sinks at the end of that movie. Guess I'll watch something else tonight then, now that one's ruined. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 57 minutes ago, villa4europe said: that's why I think I liked the miners so much, grafters, working men, obeying orders to do work that will probably kill them in a duty to the motherland and yet at the same time complex characters Obeying orders doing horrible work but very much left to their own devices with nobody at all daring to bother them as long as they were meeting quotas etc There is something to be said for that slight element of freedom given the other job choices available at the time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted June 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2019 Ep 7 of What We Do In The Shadows... Gawd knows how they managed to get that calibre of guest stars into one episode but I can only assume that Taika Waititi has a serious amount of pull these days. As for the show, it's been consistently brilliant and laugh out loud funny throughout. Superb. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 23 hours ago, Brumerican said: I can't afford Sky or HBO so I'm watching Sellafield on Dave. It's probably even better than Chernobyl.and Les Dennis is brilliant as the dodgy politician who tries to sweep it all under the rug. If you have a high speed internet connection you don't have to give Sky or HBO a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Thought Chernobyl was excellent, just finished Good Omens and found it watchable but not great. Just finishing Bosch at the moment which I really enjoy and then I must get up to date with Gotham. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Started when they see us, after watching the documentary and stuff like 13th I kind of knew what to expect but still it's horrible to watch and for me completely believable, great performances from the kids and the cops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 8 hours ago, KHV said: If you have a high speed internet connection you don't have to give Sky or HBO a thing I can afford both, and have both. There is no Sellafield starring Les Dennis. Hi I'm Carl. Pleased to meet you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Years and Years has turned out to be cracking. Was ready to fold after the first episode, I was thinking oh this is going to be a tedious apocalypse drama but it's turned out to be pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 12, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2019 Music thread, film thread or TV thread? Just watching it now on Netflix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 19 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: Obeying orders doing horrible work but very much left to their own devices with nobody at all daring to bother them as long as they were meeting quotas etc There is something to be said for that slight element of freedom given the other job choices available at the time The head miner has put on a few pounds since the days when he was getting his head smashed in with an iron on Eastenders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Seat68 said: Years and Years has turned out to be cracking. Was ready to fold after the first episode, I was thinking oh this is going to be a tedious apocalypse drama but it's turned out to be pretty good. Yeah it's really good. It's like a prequel to V for Vendetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 11/06/2019 at 13:38, villa4europe said: the motives bit of it was really interesting, a mixture of emotional blackmail (millions will die if you don't) this is the soviet union and we need you to save us from disaster / embarrassment, financial reward, duty / job allocation resulting in there being no choice thanks to the threat of punishment that's why I think I liked the miners so much, grafters, working men, obeying orders to do work that will probably kill them in a duty to the motherland and yet at the same time complex characters and are we past spoilers yet?? not sure who is still watching it the tragedy of it all being all the work the miners did was for nowt as the liquid cooled quicker than they had thought and there was thus no need for the heat exchanger that they were digging the tunnel for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 4 hours ago, rjw63 said: The head miner has put on a few pounds since the days when he was getting his head smashed in with an iron on Eastenders. Good old Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted June 12, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, TheMelvillan said: the tragedy of it all being all the work the miners did was for nowt as the liquid cooled quicker than they had thought and there was thus no need for the heat exchanger that they were digging the tunnel for And half of them were dead within a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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