World on Fire

[Hafen von Schlockenberg]

Very tardy in mentioning this, but a WWII series starts in America tonight at 9PM EDT on PBS:

I assume everyone else has already seen it.

I also assume Sean Bean dies.

Edit: I see I was misinformed. Oops.

Talk about tardy.

[kyoteblue]

I’ve been watching it in the US on PBS and have enjoyed it.

[MartinR]

There are some good bits, but overall it is pretty dreadful with appalling plot holes and geographic impossibilities. I liked the Panzer III in early War markings.

"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" - Helmuth von Moltke

[kyoteblue]

I know it’s kind of a soap opera with Pz 3 and Stukas. I do like Sean  Bean as a shellshocked Great War survivor.

[Darkest Star Games]

Hadn’t heard of this, but my wife has a serious soft spot for WW2 mellow-drama and this is right up her alley.

"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."

[Hafen von Schlockenberg]

I missed it completely, until my brother informed me about it yesterday.

I also missed his comment that it was episode 6. No wonder I had no idea what was going on. . .

[kyoteblue]

I don’t have cable/sat so I watch a lot of PBS and knew about this show in advance.

[Nathaniel Weber]

I have enjoyed it. It is definitely a melodrama, and has the heavy doses of attractive British people refusing to be happy common to period dramas. But it’s cool seeing some of the 39/40 history on TV, I like the noir aspects around Helen Hunt’s character, and it’s surprisingly brutal for something on PBS.

 

[Thuseld]

I think I watched part of a middle episode while flicking through channels a while back and thought I should watch it. But then never did.

My wife might be interested in watching it with me as it follows civilians also.

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