Chernobyl

9.5/10 Like so many human-caused disasters, this all came down to greed and personal ambition. 31 official deaths. Did you notice there was no death count on the [SPOILER]3628 soldiers sent onto those roofs to clear the graphite?? Did that searchlight-like beam going up in the air really happen? I never saw that image in anything published at the time. I watched the first part last night, I watched the last 4 this morning. It is 11:20 and I need a drink.

Let's hear it for Communism!

Bigoted Bob says - Hot Digity Dog Digity You'll Never Get Burned By Bernie.

Quoting professor Valery Legasov at the end of the series:

"To be a scientist is to be naive. We are so focused on our search for the truth,
we fail to consider how few actually want us to find it.
But it is always there, whether we see it or not, whether we choose to or not.
The truth doesn't care about our needs or wants.
It doesn't care about our governments, our ideologies, our religions.
It will lie in wait for all time. And this, at last, is the gift of Chernobyl.
Where I once would fear the cost of truth, now I only ask:
What is the cost of lies?"

I found it ironic that almost immediately after quoting the professor that the producers state that the character of the strong willed woman "Ulana Khomyuk" - played by Emily Watson - who told professor Valery Legasov what he was going to do and say was created to represent the dozens of scientists and to honor their dedication and service to truth and humanity.
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Bigoted Bob says:
A double entendre with an insult and revelation of intelligence!

Audience demographics, socialists "feminism" and feminine grit in tough environments.
Women's rights - should of had some women miners, and soldiers taking sh*ts over the rail!

There's No B.S. In Bernie Sanders.

Bigoted Bob says:
Honestly, I say a little sign in a store today that read "this girl can", I asked the clerk if they had another version of the sign with the subject in possessive form.

Make Every Weekend A Weekend At Bernie's.

And somewhere along the line I became an expert for posting sh*t like this.

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The ineptitude and bureaucratic swamp that was the Communist Soviet Union is well displayed in this series. Now look at the Chinese Communist Party's reaction to the coronavirus outbreak and their attempts to suppress information. Isn't Communism great, kids?

I am glad they show the heroism and humanity of individuals who saved millions, however. Their sacrifice should never be forgotten.

I loved this show.
Riveting and shocking at the same time.
Not a great advert for nuclear energy nor communism.

And the fear permeating throughout the old USSR.

Heart wrenching, informative, sensitive and compelling. The cast is superb, the acting impeccable and the fact that this is based upon a historical event makes it all the more poignant. To know that this is an account of what happened and what could have happened is terrifying. This is one of the most staggering events in human history, and one I knew so very little about.

Stunning. How close the world came to a nuclear holocaust and we didn't know it. Makes me shudder.

I must say I learned a lot from this show. Whenever I watch a show about true events I always look them up and read about them before, during and after watching. I never knew how truly horrifying this event was. I never knew how much the Soviets covered this up. 31 official deaths, HA!! How laughable, but terrible is that? Did you know that a 1988 decree prevented Soviet doctors from citing radiation as a cause of death or illness? They just continually covered up and lied, lied, lied. We will never know the true number of deaths, illnesses, deformities, etc. I hope we could expect better from governments today, I guess that would depend which government, but I'm not so sure sometimes.

Anyhow I really learned a lot and think this show is something everyone should watch. Brilliant acting and as far as I can tell they really kept very close to the truth. I can't recommend this enough.

Absolutely and positively RIVETING. I was on the edge the whole time. One of those rarities that turns your lumbar spine to Jell-O. 5***** Stars. This will sweep the Emmys.

i must say, i've never seen so much smoking in a film... ever...

I want to say just WOW and yet I want to say so much more. The courage it must have taken to put this series together is outstanding. The final episode is so incredibly difficult to watch. So well written and told, so tense and horrifying. I watched until the very end to honor those who made this so we could all experience it. Take the time to watch this, it is important.

Behold socialism in action. Watch Chernobyl.

One of the best written, Amazingly acted shows ever put on tv. It's both amazing and horrifying at the same time. The fact that this stuff actually happened makes it a bit harder to watch.

It's so well put together. Just absolutely horrifying. I give it a 9.8 out of 10

What a wonderful, riveting show. 9 / 10. So very well written, film and acted. I remember a few years back watching and engineering type show on the design, construction and placement of the latest "seal" on the reactor core.
Back when this happened I was executive chef of Hawaiian resorts. One evening a big wig asks " to see the chef " about my wonderful pork ribs he had for dinner. After a little hand shaking and back slapping he told me just secured two train cars of pork ribs from somewhere eastern Europeanish, I forget exactly where now. Without thinking my retort was, " Oh,those Chernobyl ones." He turned white as a ghost; his whole table went silent. Embarrassed by my social faux pas, I merely turned around and retreated to the kitchen.

The coverup of CHernobyl like so many incidents of it's type are dangerous because it allows a false sense that this event is consigned to history, done and dusted.. The fact that the Russian government, to this day, calculate the death toll at 31 is deeply worrying.
The 'Sarcophagus' that covers the still lethal radioactive fuel from the core is estimated to last 100 years. The massive mound of nuclear sludge that it covers is 100 000 years. One of the nany amazing things about it was, in spite of a state that wanted this kept secret from the western world at least, the innumerable souls that worked on the clean-up, e.g. the miners, knew they were, for the most part, writing their death warrants, they did it anyway. they sacrificed for that very system that allowed for this kind of cover-up, that oppressed the Russian people. The fact that the miners task of burrowing underneath the reactor core was ultimately moot is particularly terrible.
This was masterfully made( the soundtrack alone is fantastic). Crafted with passion by all concerned it should be viewed by anyone who cares about the state of there world. Like climate threats it should not be ignored. people should be educated about such things. People like Donald Trump..
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Maybe one of the best mini-series I've seen in ages. Little too much reality for today's 'safe space' generation! LoL

This is outstanding, compelling viewing and also as others have said, utterly terrifying. I remember being 12 and sh*t scared when this happened, even though we lived in London.
Those poor people.
9.5/10

This is very very good.
And absolutely terrifying.
I was 7 months pregnant when this happened, I remember hearing reports of traces of radioactivity in the UK, and I did not leave the house if it was raining. Some people thought I was being paranoid.. I didn't care. Nuclear energy has always worried me more than nuclear bombs. Someone somewhere has to make the decision to push the button for a bomb to go off, and the deterrent idea has worked - so far, but accidents occur through human error, ignorance and/or negligence and nature (eg Fukushima) is unpredictable.
I'd like to think that lessons were learnt, but whether they were or not, all the time we have nuclear plants we have the risk.
And even if we got rid of them all we still have waste that's dangerous forever.

Stuff of nightmares.

jeez, this and GoT on the same day..
i'm a wreck. the three guys going back into the building,, that was terrifying...

Why is this a UK production? It's exceptionally well done but why not a Russian production?

The Timeline of Events for History Buffs:

www.chernobylgallery.com/chernoby...

I've never been more terrified. I was going to sleep, I was going to look up how many Radio......
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20 minutes into the first episode and it is like watching a nightmare unfold.

See this. Don't wait and/or read further. See this.