Masters of the Air

[Silverghost]

Anybody watching Masters of the Air on Apple TV? Watched the first episode, thought it was decent. The cinematography(?) is pretty good. Lots of CGI I'm sure, especially for the aircraft.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Yep - new episode is supposed to be out today; will watch it later this evening.

 

[NutmegCT]

Will see the first episode later today. Hope it's not just Hollywoodized realism for entertainment purposes. As archivist for the 58th Bomb Wing, I've developed a sensitivity to some modern WW2 productions. What those young men went through during the war in the air was almost unbelievable. Breathing oxygen from a mask, while trying to stand up and handle .30 and .50 cal machine guns, in an unheated, unpressurized -40F interior, while the a/c bounces through flak-filled air often being attacked by German Luftwaffe in total darkness - horror.

TM

 

[mikephillips]

I know what you mean, the remake years ago of Memphis Belle was an insult to those guys in the crew and airmen overall. Saw it the one time, not again.

 

[ckeithjordan]

I‘ve watched 3 episodes now and my opinion is that it’s very good. From my understanding, there are no actual flying aircraft in the series, two mock-ups were built with engines for ground scenes, the rest is CGI. The speed of encounter with German aircraft echoes Tom’s comments about the inherent difficulties and horrors. Episode 3 brings home the idea that everyone is vulnerable up there.

 

[maynard]

I don't have apple tv. Is there any other legal way to watch it?.

 

[NutmegCT]

You can try Apple TV for seven days for free, and watch Masters of the Air in that seven days. No guarantee that you can see all the episodes in that seven days tho'.

 

[ckeithjordan]

You should be able see them all in the “free week” once they’ve all been released, which is 6 more weeks (3 already release, 6 more at one a week).

 

[Popeye]

Will see the first episode later today. Hope it's not just Hollywoodized realism for entertainment purposes. As archivist for the 58th Bomb Wing, I've developed a sensitivity to some modern WW2 productions. What those young men went through during the war in the air was almost unbelievable. Breathing oxygen from a mask, while trying to stand up and handle .30 and .50 cal machine guns, in an unheated, unpressurized -40F interior, while the a/c bounces through flak-filled air often being attacked by German Luftwaffe in total darkness - horror.

TM

In gave this post a” thumbs-up”, but that does not suffice. Thank you for the reminder - of how great our lives are, thanks to the incredible suffering of those who fought, and continue to fight, to defend it.

 

[YakkoWarner]

Would be nice if at some point they release this on physical media for those of us who are interested but unable to obtain broadband internet.

 

[NutmegCT]

Would be nice if at some point they release this on physical media for those of us who are interested but unable to obtain broadband internet.

Agree with you 101%! And I was really ticked off when Netflix ended the DVD rental system with thousands of titles, but continued only the streaming service with a much smaller catalogue.

yeesh

 

[mikephillips]

So bean counter I'm sure said it wasn't worth the cost of fewer and fewer dvd sales to continue making them. Most places round here that sold dvds have stopped or have very few available alongside other stuff

 

[YakkoWarner]

So bean counter I'm sure said it wasn't worth the cost of fewer and fewer dvd sales to continue making them. Most places round here that sold dvds have stopped or have very few available alongside other stuff

I'm sure there truth in that statement, but the bean counters probably live in an area that is allowed broadband internet. Although an extra $5 bucks or so for a physical disk would not be outrageous to offset the extra cost, or I'd be just as happy if they would sell me a USB stick with the content (which in reality probably would cost more than a DVD to make). I don't really care what the actual media is.

 

[Silverghost]

Will see the first episode later today. Hope it's not just Hollywoodized realism for entertainment purposes. As archivist for the 58th Bomb Wing, I've developed a sensitivity to some modern WW2 productions. What those young men went through during the war in the air was almost unbelievable. Breathing oxygen from a mask, while trying to stand up and handle .30 and .50 cal machine guns, in an unheated, unpressurized -40F interior, while the a/c bounces through flak-filled air often being attacked by German Luftwaffe in total darkness - horror.

TM

They do capture all of those things pretty well so far. We are only watching one episode at a time because it is pretty intense. The cold, the need for oxygen, the flak, watching the other planes go down and the helplessness of it all is captured what seems to be fairly accurately.

 

[Basil]

I know what you mean, the remake years ago of Memphis Belle was an insult to those guys in the crew and airmen overall. Saw it the one time, not again.

Are you talking about the 1990 version with Mathew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr? Or was there another "remake?" I liked the 1990 version.

 

[PAUL161]

It's a shame for us. we have Netflix, and HBO, but not Apple, so for now we can't receive it.

 

[mikephillips]

Are you talking about the 1990 version with Mathew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr? Or was there another "remake?" I liked the 1990 version.

Yep that one. Thing is I expected it to be more correct realism. For example oxygen masks off at one point for the waist gunners I believe it was at altitude. I guess I was expecting something more like a documentary.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Story behind the story: Just watched the documentary, The Bloody Hundredth, on Apple TV. I've watched all episodes so far of Masters, based on these stories - fascinating.