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Adam B said:
HereBeMonsters said:
If they do more of shooting stuff down with guns, I'm all for it.
The rest of it, meh.
Those baddies cannot shoot straight it appearsThe rest of it, meh.
Utter s
te.As a series it at least was well enough put together that I kept watching (or at least skipped through) all the episodes.
A lot of it felt like a recruiting film for the US Navy, which I guess it was in exchange for the equipment. At least it saved on CGI.
The problem is that the original book was a blatant rip-off of On the Beach, so they went with the whole plague thing. This was interesting enough but the story couldn't exactly stretch very far.
In some ways I like the way it ended up going at in the finale - at least they were off the ship! - but it makes it just another post-apocalyptic story and there's enough of those around. On the plus side it will still be better than Z Nation.
A lot of it felt like a recruiting film for the US Navy, which I guess it was in exchange for the equipment. At least it saved on CGI.
The problem is that the original book was a blatant rip-off of On the Beach, so they went with the whole plague thing. This was interesting enough but the story couldn't exactly stretch very far.
In some ways I like the way it ended up going at in the finale - at least they were off the ship! - but it makes it just another post-apocalyptic story and there's enough of those around. On the plus side it will still be better than Z Nation.
Adam B said:
Jonesy - use the damn spoiler feature please !!!
Most of us have only watched the first episode
If you're not fully up to date, why would you possibly go and click on threads that are almost certainly going to contain spoilers?Most of us have only watched the first episode
A huge amount of people are watching these programs as soon as they go live in USA. If you're lagging, avoid the online chatter until you've seen it...
KFC said:
If you're not fully up to date, why would you possibly go and click on threads that are almost certainly going to contain spoilers?
A huge amount of people are watching these programs as soon as they go live in USA. If you're lagging, avoid the online chatter until you've seen it...
And I would wager more people in the UK (where this site is mainly aimed at) would be watching it on UK tv.A huge amount of people are watching these programs as soon as they go live in USA. If you're lagging, avoid the online chatter until you've seen it...
KFC said:
If you're not fully up to date, why would you possibly go and click on threads that are almost certainly going to contain spoilers?
A huge amount of people are watching these programs as soon as they go live in USA. If you're lagging, avoid the online chatter until you've seen it...
Stop being an arseA huge amount of people are watching these programs as soon as they go live in USA. If you're lagging, avoid the online chatter until you've seen it...
A huge amount of PHers are based in UK and watch it on UK TV
And like most of the threads in this section people debate new programmes and new episodes as they are broadcast ON UK TV
And that is why the spoiler feature is there
Edited by Adam B on Monday 22 September 15:09
Jonesy23 said:
As a series it at least was well enough put together that I kept watching (or at least skipped through) all the episodes.
A lot of it felt like a recruiting film for the US Navy, which I guess it was in exchange for the equipment. At least it saved on CGI.
The problem is that the original book was a blatant rip-off of On the Beach, so they went with the whole plague thing. This was interesting enough but the story couldn't exactly stretch very far.
In some ways I like the way it ended up going at in the finale - at least they were off the ship! - but it makes it just another post-apocalyptic story and there's enough of those around. On the plus side it will still be better than Z Nation.
There is a decent remke of On the Beach with Armand Assante based in Australia with a US sub after the nukes were fired in a war.A lot of it felt like a recruiting film for the US Navy, which I guess it was in exchange for the equipment. At least it saved on CGI.
The problem is that the original book was a blatant rip-off of On the Beach, so they went with the whole plague thing. This was interesting enough but the story couldn't exactly stretch very far.
In some ways I like the way it ended up going at in the finale - at least they were off the ship! - but it makes it just another post-apocalyptic story and there's enough of those around. On the plus side it will still be better than Z Nation.
Basically world is hooped it just hasn't reached Oz yet.
Watched it with my old man about 6 years ago...bleak as f
k and one scene with cyanide and a family....oof, that was difficult, not gory in any way just the thought of it.The original with Carey Grant is very good too.
Adam B said:
98elise said:
In a past career I used to maintain and fire those automated gatling gun turrets (Vulcan Phalanx) 
(far more interesting than the programme)are these radar guided? I thought they were marketed as being able to shoot down incoming missiles - is that realisitc or BS?
t. They are pretty good against most air targets upto a certain speed. They have their own on board radar etc. They are fully automated, so track, threat assess (multiple targets) and kill without any inputs from the ship or crew (other than turning them "on"). They are your last line of defence though.
The are a fantastic bit of kit, and it's an amazing experience to be stood next to one when it fires. 4500 rounds per minute is very noisy.
Edited by 98elise on Wednesday 22 October 19:41
Here's some Phalanx CIWS in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L0ZAGOuaqg
I can't help look at Rhona Mitra (Dr. Rachel Scott) and think of her dressed up as Lara Croft all those years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L0ZAGOuaqg
I can't help look at Rhona Mitra (Dr. Rachel Scott) and think of her dressed up as Lara Croft all those years ago.
richtea78 said:
Did anyone stick with this to the end? I did, it's one of the funniest shows I've seen, my particular high light was when they turned the ship into a sail boat with the 3 parachutes.
It's like a big fk you to everything you learned in school
The ship would start to move, much like it did though? not very fast I'll admit but it would move?It's like a big f
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