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Chernobyl - HBO/Sky *Spoilers*

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    #692
    siblers
    Registered Users Posts: 12,536 ✭✭✭✭siblers


    I'm surprised there wasn't a reference made to the fact that reactors 1 to 3 were still being operated while all this was going on.

    The podcast is essential if you have limited knowledge of this event like me


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    #693
    CrankyHaus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭CrankyHaus


    siblers wrote: »
    I'm surprised there wasn't a reference made to the fact that reactors 1 to 3 were still being operated while all this was going on.

    It's stated by Legasov during the trial but yes it's kind of understated.


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    #694
    akurat
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭akurat


    Great TV series! Proud that most of it was filmed in my home country Lithuania. It was very cool too see those filming areas where I actually lived couple years ago... :)


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    #695
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Asus X540L wrote: »
    Were the three "bad guys" not a bit comic book evil?
    The dude with the tashe, Afro Stephen Rea, and speccy four eyes?
    Those three were made scapegoats for the whole communist system tbh
    Lots of comic books characters in the former Soviet Union long after Chernobyl. Being scapegoated was a pretty good outcome, many didn't even get that luxury in the bad old days. It was never the system, whoever else could be blamed and punished would be.


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    #696
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    siblers wrote: »
    I'm surprised there wasn't a reference made to the fact that reactors 1 to 3 were still being operated while all this was going on.

    The podcast is essential if you have limited knowledge of this event like me
    I think it's implied in that they are never really mentioned. Podcast is excellent even if you do have some knowledge of it. Fascinating to see their process at work.


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    #697
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,382 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    cant wait for the "true" version of events from russian TV !

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48559289

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #698
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 82,579 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Covered on This Morning today...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x2PcB-XaVA


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    #699
    haskellgeek
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    ednwireland wrote: »
    cant wait for the "true" version of events from russian TV !

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48559289


    I wonder if it will be in Russian or English


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    #700
    GrumPy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,557 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    is_that_so wrote: »
    I think it's implied in that they are never really mentioned. Podcast is excellent even if you do have some knowledge of it. Fascinating to see their process at work.

    They mention it in the trial scene (Legasov is pretty animated about it) and it's also covered in the podcast.


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    #701
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,590 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    GrumPy wrote: »
    They mention it in the trial scene (Legasov is pretty animated about it) and it's also covered in the podcast.

    wasnt it also mentioned at the meeting with gorbachev where the threat of the meltdown was first muted ??


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    #702
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users Posts: 11,563 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    The full soundtrack is up on Spotify now, it's fantastic stuff.


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    #703
    adam88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭adam88


    I’m new to podcasts,,,,, what do I search or where do I go. I’m an Apple man btw


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    #704
    [Deleted User]
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    adam88 wrote: »
    I’m new to podcasts,,,,, what do I search or where do I go. I’m an Apple man btw

    I'm android but I keep hearing on some podcasts to download them through itunes.

    So itunes.


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    #705
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,590 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Castbox


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    #706
    leggo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭leggo


    Or just the Podcasts app works too.


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    #707
    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,249 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    You can find them on Spotify as well if you have it.


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    #708
    adam88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭adam88


    Nigel Fairservice wrote: »
    You can find them on Spotify as well if you have it.

    What do I search for tho


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    #709
    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,249 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    adam88 wrote: »
    What do I search for tho

    Search for The Chernobyl Podcast. The picture accompanying the podcast is of a guy in a hazmat suit set against a green background.


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    #710
    castletownman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,330 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    One episode to go and safe to say it's one of the most outstanding pieces of television I have ever watched.

    Episode four with the 7000+ (this figure correct) volunteers spending 90 seconds on the roof clearing as much debris as they could, and the camera-work of one of the lads up there, was amazing television. Him getting his foot caught under some graphite and stumbling in his panic to get out in time was giving me palpitations. Keoghan coming across the litter of puppies was heartbreaking.

    In a perverse way, I was expecting the pregnant woman to give birth to a deformed baby (as opposed to it dying four hours after delivery) as it would serve as the first example of that problem that is still so prevalent today.


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    #711
    gauralordon
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭gauralordon


    castletownman wrote: »
    In a perverse way, I was expecting the pregnant woman to give birth to a deformed baby (as opposed to it dying four hours after delivery) as it would serve as the first example of that problem that is still so prevalent today.

    The actual story of Ludmila is different to how it's portrayed in the show, you should check out The Chernobyl Podcast on Spotify or any streaming platform to learn the full story.

    Sounding like a broken record recommending this podcast to anyone who's watched the show but it enhances the experience of watching the show so well, it's hard not to recommend!:)


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    #712
    Relikk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭Relikk


    adam88 wrote: »
    I’m new to podcasts,,,,, what do I search or where do I go. I’m an Apple man btw

    They're on YouTube as well.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeHPCYtWYQ


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    #713
    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    That Podcast must be among the most played Podcast Miniseries going at this point. I've helped a few people install podcast apps just to listen to it.


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    #714
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users Posts: 11,563 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    Just so everyone knows...there is a podcast to go along with the series, not sure if that has been mentioned :)


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    #715
    The Jman
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭The Jman


    What am I missing with this show? It's boring and depressing, I don't understand what the hype is about!!


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    #716
    tuxy
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    The Jman wrote: »
    What am I missing with this show? It's boring and depressing, I don't understand what the hype is about!!

    It's a historical drama based on a real life event, if you have no internet in that even it could be what you're missing.


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    #717
    astrofool
    Registered Users Posts: 16,666 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    The Jman wrote: »
    What am I missing with this show? It's boring and depressing, I don't understand what the hype is about!!

    I see we've hit the "It's so popular, it must be overhyped" stage :)


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    #718
    Relikk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭Relikk


    The Jman wrote: »
    What am I missing with this show? It's boring and depressing, I don't understand what the hype is about!!

    I found it to be the complete opposite. Fascinating and gripping, the tension was palpable, extremely well made and it has the perfect soundtrack to compliment it.

    Some people might not like it and that's fine. Nothing to worry about.


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    #719
    valoren
    Registered Users Posts: 5,478 ✭✭✭valoren


    The Jman wrote: »
    What am I missing with this show? It's boring and depressing, I don't understand what the hype is about!!

    What do you expect considering the subject matter?

    "3.6 roentgens. Not great, not terrible"

    *canned laughter*

    "....it's 15,000..."

    *Seinfeld music*


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    #720
    boccy23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭boccy23


    Gintonious wrote: »
    The full soundtrack is up on Spotify now, it's fantastic stuff.

    Thanks for that. Really enjoyed it on the way home today.


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    #721
    [Deleted User]
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    The Jman wrote: »
    What am I missing with this show? It's boring and depressing, I don't understand what the hype is about!!

    Ah you can't win them all. Unlucky that this didn't resonate with you.


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