Part One
- Episode aired Jan 26, 2024
- TV-MA
- 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
3.4K
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Led by Majors Cleven and Egan, the 100th Bomb Group arrives in England and joins the 8th Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany.Led by Majors Cleven and Egan, the 100th Bomb Group arrives in England and joins the 8th Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany.Led by Majors Cleven and Egan, the 100th Bomb Group arrives in England and joins the 8th Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the first episode the oft repeated claim is made that the Nordon bomb sight could drop a bomb in a pickle barrel and the belief that the could hit specific targets accurately was one of the factors that led to the US adopting a daylight bombing strategy. Sadly, in reality, the USAAF gained a reputation for unbelievable inaccuracy with its bombing. On 1st April 1944, 50 Liberators which had been dispatched to bomb Ludwigshafen, accidentally bombed Schaffhausen, in Switzerland, 146 miles away from the target causing 310 Swiss casualties. On 22 February 1945, thirteen USAAF air attacks took place on Switzerland with Stein am Rhein receiving the most damage. Other places included Taegerwilen, Rafz, and Vals. Overall, 21 people were killed in these attacks. Overall, Switzerland was attacked over 70 times during the war.
- GoofsAfter aborting a landing (a "go around") just above the runway due to wind shear, a B-17 climbs away at a ludicrously steep angle at low speed. In reality, that aircraft would have just stalled into the ground and killed everyone.
- Quotes
Maj. Gale 'Buck' Cleven: So, you want to tell me about this unicorn story?
Maj. John 'Bucky' Egan: The unicorn is my favorite extinct animal.
- ConnectionsReferences Test Pilot (1938)
Featured review
Episode 101, a rough start
As a huge fan of the phenomenal TV miniseries Band of Brothers I was really excited to hear that Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg were teaming up once more to produce Masters of the Air unfortunately this first episode leaves a bit to be desired.
This first episode struggles with cliche dialogue and characters that don't capture my attention or care. The actors' performances are solid enough, but none of them feel natural in their parts. I love Austin Butler his performance in Elvis was phenomenal, but I swear I feel he's just being Elvis again here. His accent is practically the same, and he hasn't convinced me that he's in a different part.
The story is fine enough, but when it comes to these types of dramas, I'm looking more for the history to be put on display. Unfortunately, I never felt the gravity of the historical time period. Sure, everything looks like it's 1943, but I don't feel it, and a lot of that I think is due to the way this show looks. In Band of Brothers, I immediately felt like I was in this time period with these characters, and these characters are just not as well established as they could've been.
Speaking of how this show looks... too much cgi. Now the cgi here is solid, and I've definitely seen worse, but I feel there are moments with cgi that don't call for it. A major reason why Band of Brothers was so great was the show looked and felt real thanks to amazing practical effects. The better technology in filmmaking gets it seems the worse things look because everyone just wants to rely on cgi.
Irregardless, this is just the first episode, so I'll continue watching in the hopes things will get better. I mean, it can't be as bad as The Pacific.
IMDb: 6/10 Letterboxd: 3/5
Watched on Apple TV+ in 4k Dolby Vision.
This first episode struggles with cliche dialogue and characters that don't capture my attention or care. The actors' performances are solid enough, but none of them feel natural in their parts. I love Austin Butler his performance in Elvis was phenomenal, but I swear I feel he's just being Elvis again here. His accent is practically the same, and he hasn't convinced me that he's in a different part.
The story is fine enough, but when it comes to these types of dramas, I'm looking more for the history to be put on display. Unfortunately, I never felt the gravity of the historical time period. Sure, everything looks like it's 1943, but I don't feel it, and a lot of that I think is due to the way this show looks. In Band of Brothers, I immediately felt like I was in this time period with these characters, and these characters are just not as well established as they could've been.
Speaking of how this show looks... too much cgi. Now the cgi here is solid, and I've definitely seen worse, but I feel there are moments with cgi that don't call for it. A major reason why Band of Brothers was so great was the show looked and felt real thanks to amazing practical effects. The better technology in filmmaking gets it seems the worse things look because everyone just wants to rely on cgi.
Irregardless, this is just the first episode, so I'll continue watching in the hopes things will get better. I mean, it can't be as bad as The Pacific.
IMDb: 6/10 Letterboxd: 3/5
Watched on Apple TV+ in 4k Dolby Vision.
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- nscoby93
- Feb 5, 2024
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