Christa Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 ARGH! Much to my surprise, Masters of the Air by Donald L. Miller has just been delivered. It is a hefty book. I will not watch the series until I have read it. I will not follow this thread any further until I've watched the series. Enjoy gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/13/2024 at 9:18 AM, quang said: I admit I almost quietly lost interest until I saw this: Yet I’d never get used to seeing Elvis at the controls of a B-17 Elvis is everywhere. thierry laurent, D.B. Andrus and quang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 "Masters of the Elvis"....coming soon! John1 and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Just saw the first hour. I have to say I thought it was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Just finished watching Episode 1. Very promising start. Good storyline, good photography, good music, good acting. Even Elvis is pretty convincing although ‘don’t dance, don’t sing, don’t drink, don’t even like sport…’. Is that our Elvis after all? Flight scenes are impeccably executed. Any cgi in there is practically invisible. I appreciate how the back stories of the main characters are covered in the first 5 minutes of the film. My verdict? I’m giving it a second viewing to catch the production details: planes, civilians, clothing, etc. thierry laurent, Christa, JeepsGunsTanks and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 Just learned that episode 2 is also available for viewing. See ya later folks! Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I'm jealous Quang. I've got 9 more hours at work before I can watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 8 minutes ago, Shoggz said: I'm jealous Quang. I've got 9 more hours at work before I can watch! Patience is a virtue, Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 You sound like my dad! Though I'm guessing you probably wouldn't say it with a Yorkshire accent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, Shoggz said: You sound like my dad! Though I'm guessing you probably wouldn't say it with a Yorkshire accent... Indeed I have the Delta accent. Mekong delta, that is. Shoggz and CRAZY IVAN5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 51 minutes ago, quang said: Indeed I have the Delta accent. Mekong delta, that is. Funny you mention that. My daughter and her husband just went to Vietnam (their second time there) for vacation. He speaks a decent bit of Vietnamese but was surprised to find that the accent up north was so different he couldn't understand anything that was being said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 1 minute ago, John1 said: Funny you mention that. My daughter and her husband just went to Vietnam (their second time there) for vacation. He speaks a decent bit of Vietnamese but was surprised to find that the accent up north was so different he couldn't understand anything that was being said. Rest assured John. He’s not the only one. John1 and Shoggz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 My wife was born in Saigon. Vietnamese is her native language. Even SHE cannot understand the dialect used in the North! John1 and quang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Episode One was great! Here's some helpful advice to enjoy it better. Don't compare it to Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Christa and quang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 3 hours ago, George said: Episode One was great! Here's some helpful advice to enjoy it better. Don't compare it to Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Don’t even compare Band of Brothers and the Pacific. The two series were clearly done differently from the creators’ point of view. Why should MOTA be different? I feel that the emphasis here will be as much on the impact upon the civilian population (British and German) than the military action. I appreciate the scene of women tending cattle indicating that all British manhood was enrolled to the front. Such a short scene but so indicative of things to come. Christa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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