Episode 3 was a gut punch. After watching it, my first reactions was just one word: 1. Then I had to watch it AGAIN because I got my boss hooked on this series. I've read the book, Masters of the Air, along with Crosby's book, A wing and a prayer. This show, in my opinion, is better than Band of Brothers. The CGI is great, the acting is great, the cast & crew trying to be historically accurate, top notch. I don't understand all these "rivet counters" going off about the tiniest inaccuracies. Also, the people complaining about so much CGI, what did you want? Did you expect the producers to recreate the 8th Air Force just for your viewing enjoyment? And people saying, "Oh I'm a pilot and a B17 wouldn't be in a flat spin". Good lord people, open up a book.
@RevengeOfTheShow
6 ай бұрын
I agree with everything you just said I have loved this show and have watched each episode twice so far. It’s just great. Thanks for watching by the way.
@SmoothBoreMedia
6 ай бұрын
Great review. Good info.
@RevengeOfTheShow
6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Paratus7
6 ай бұрын
My observations of what I saw wrong or inaccurate. In my opinion. Poor CGI. Why not use real Aircraft like Memphis Belle did? Plane transfers usually went via Iceland not Greenland. Over flying England and going to France? Really? The men are too old. Nobody was over 25. Most were 19. The women act and look like California women from today. Americans didn’t call the British, ‘Brits’, they were simply ‘English’. American accents are too American. In 1940 it was more mid Atlantic. Officers and men did not mix socially. Flight routes to Germany never involved coming back along the same flight path - for obvious reasons. The planes crews transferred to England were rarely flown by the same new crews that flew them over. Experienced crews in theatre took the newer planes. The bases in England that the USAF used were RAF bases and staffed by the English. Guards, liaison officers etc. After shave? Really? The flak in early 1940s was ineffective. This flak looked too controlled for altitude, frequency etc. the technology was not there. A pilot not dropping bombs if they couldn’t see the target and scrubbing the mission is woke nonsense. Especially for rookies on their first mission. A scrubbed mission meant returning the next day. No one wanted to go back. There would have been few, if any, American trucks and jeeps on the airbase in the early days in England. Observations - Episode 2 The interaction with the RAF pilots is poor drama. The RAF had been fighting 4 years before these Americans arrived. Their arrogance is misplaced. Very inexperienced green US pilots would have been far more respectful and eager to learn. The fight outside between officers would never have happened. Poor drama. Why does the RAF pilot keep referring to the lead character as ‘major’? Odd. The argument that the Americans were precision bombers and the RAF indiscriminate bombers is a ‘post war critique’ of events - not the reality of 1943. After 4 years fighting the RAF had huge losses; hence night bombing. The USAAF would learn that. The virtue signalling that the Americans were ‘considerate’ in their bombing is false. There is way too much chatter on the intercom during flight. Unrealistic. The idea that they would drop their flight speed to protect a damaged aircraft is ludicrous. Risking all the aircraft returning safely for one would not happen Why in American made films do the actors look like they are ‘squeaky clean’ all male models with not a hair out of place. The suggestion that a Scot in Fraserburgh ‘doesn’t care for the English much’ is a modern viewpoint. In 1943 Britain at war was very British focused. A poor nod to 2024 separatist dogma. Each episode is around 50 mins - but 12 mins at the start and a similar time at the end is just pointless filler. Observations - Episode 3 All the chatter on the ground by the crew on the intercom waiting for the fog to clear is wrong. It would drain the batteries. Flying in fog would not happen the risk of accidents in getting into formation would be too high. The crew didn’t have that much time to bail out. The plane would have broken up or the G-forces would be too much within seconds, not minutes. The crew would never remove oxygen masks (nor goggles) at altitude.
@glenbolderson9279
6 ай бұрын
You have to remember its a TV show not a documentary they cant get it right 100%. I agree with most of your points but they are a little nit picky. Compare it to other shows about the ETO B-17s.
@JStrummer1
6 ай бұрын
One note: Austin Butler trying to imitate Christian Bales' Batman in demeanor and speech was terrible and annoying.
@RevengeOfTheShow
6 ай бұрын
other wise do you like it? and thanks for watching
@JStrummer1
6 ай бұрын
@@RevengeOfTheShow The CGI didn't look totally real. I'm only on episode 3 so I don't have an overall opinion yet It doesn't have my attention the way Band of Brothers did.
@RevengeOfTheShow
6 ай бұрын
@JStrummer1 there are parts that don’t look great but so far I am likening it. Let me know if you continue to watch the whole season.
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