Spielberg Hanks Reunite For HBO Mini-Series "Masters of the Air"

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Marcel said:
Where can you watch this? Don't tell me I need another subscription.
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You Need Apple TV, unless you can get it free somehow, by tapping into a neighbor or friend. I got it just for this series, but I may keep it after it's over.
 
DrumBob said:
You Need Apple TV, unless you can get it free somehow, by tapping into a neighbor or friend. I got it just for this series, but I may keep it after it's over.
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That's becoming increasingly popular, buy a one month sub, watch the entirety of a program and then cancel. Once Masters of the Air is fully finished I will get Apple TV for a month to watch it all (plus Hank's Greyhound) and then cancel. I canceled Netflix permanently about six months ago, and I don't miss it at all. I also canceled Prime, so now we have regular cable (mandatory in order to get best internet deal), Disney Plus and BritBox. The latter is the best.
 
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Just finished Episode 6.

Interesting that they chose not to show or say anything about the second Schweinfurt raid, Black Thursday, even though the 100th BG were involved, but none of the main characters.
 
This episode followed the stories of the three characters, and that was the main point; Egan's adventures, Crosby's temptation, and Rosenthal's discomfort at being sent on leave when there was so much yet to do.

I found Crosby's British gal pal very interesting. She was an extremely intelligent, yet mysterious woman. She never told him what she did, so it leads me to believe she was working with intelligence or some secret project, like the D-Day invasion plans.
 
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One thing thing I find so interesting and annoying is the rude and dismissive manner in which the British military treated the Americans. It is very disturbing. You'll also notice that the British women did not treat them the same way, in fact, they were very much attracted to the American flyboys, who were generally more appealing than their own men.
 
I have a question on the service dress the air men are wearing. You see that they have different colors of tie. If i remeber well, Major Egan has a black brown tie and Major Cleven a light brown tie. Why is there a difference in it? Thanks for your help.
 
Barrett said:
The most-cited criticism is the egregious insertion of the Red Tails into the 8th AF, about 1,200 miles from their base in Italy. Just absurd. Some comments use "pandering" to describe it. (There was a 332nd display at The Mighty 8th Museum in Savannah, don't know if it's still there.)
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I have no doubt there will be no other fighter groups represented or even mentioned, plus I'll wager we'll get the same tired tropes of "Never losing a bomber, they requested us" bullshit.

And frankly, I don't trust Spielberg or hanks to "get it right", I expect them to get maybe 3-4% right, which is what hanks said of Band.
 
wuzak said:
Just finished Episode 6.

Interesting that they chose not to show or say anything about the second Schweinfurt raid, Black Thursday, even though the 100th BG were involved, but none of the main characters.
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Well its based on the memoirs of those main characters.
 
Peter Gunn said:
I have no doubt there will be no other fighter groups represented or even mentioned, plus I'll wager we'll get the same tired tropes of "Never losing a bomber, they requested us" bullshit.

And frankly, I don't trust Spielberg or hanks to "get it right", I expect them to get maybe 3-4% right, which is what hanks said of Band.
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So far there has only been glimpses of fighter escorts, and mainly to mention that they had to return to base because of their fuel situation.
 
Peter Gunn said:
I have no doubt there will be no other fighter groups represented or even mentioned, plus I'll wager we'll get the same tired tropes of "Never losing a bomber, they requested us" bullshit.

And frankly, I don't trust Spielberg or hanks to "get it right", I expect them to get maybe 3-4% right, which is what hanks said of Band.
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I hope before the series ends, Cols Blakeslee or Zemke are on screen.
 
Peter Gunn said:
I have no doubt there will be no other fighter groups represented or even mentioned, plus I'll wager we'll get the same tired tropes of "Never losing a bomber, they requested us" bullshit.

And frankly, I don't trust Spielberg or hanks to "get it right", I expect them to get maybe 3-4% right, which is what hanks said of Band.
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Hollywood always adds their own spin on all these stories. It's be be expected, and it's always been that way. It's made for entertainment and for mass consumption, so there will be fictional elements, or things that are not exactly like the historical facts. If the producers can capture the basic essence of the story, with most facts correct, we should be thankful. I think the series really captures what it was like.
 
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