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Masters of the Air (2024)
Good, But not BoB good..
I had high hopes for this, and don't get me wrong, it's watchable, but nowhere near as historicaly accurate as BoB. It seems that the producers wanted a more american centric audience and geared the screenwriting and scripts to this effect. It could have been great, following the tried and tested BoB structure from training to bombing runs.. Some characters are a bit farcical and others very likeable, but none of the grit and depth I was expecting. However, we are still only two episodes in, and it could still get better. I would suggest if you watch this, dont go into it expecting accuracy or realism, but a more hollywood style of series.. It's like the whole "Pearl Harbour" debacle.. not a bad watch, but could have been so much more.
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)
It's Ricky, but not at his best.
Ricky Gervais is one of the few great comics of our generation.. Supernature set the bar for standup specials, standing almost alone at the top.. (he had Chappelle for company with "The Closer")
Armageddon is good, well worth a watch, but not "Supernature" or "The Closer" good. I found too many of the jokes a bit predictable, something that Ricky is usually great at avoiding, many eye rolling moments and a lot fewer spitting "laugh out loud" punchlines. I look forward to the next Gervais special, or anything that he produces really, while this is not his best work, a stand up comic of this level still delivers when not running on all cylinders.
Without Remorse (2021)
I tried.. but what a waste.
If only the book was adapted as written, this (and the inevitable spin off Rainbow films) would have been great.. as it is.. nope..
Take a great story, add a woke and PC spin on everything and this is the garbage that will result. I could not manage more than half an hour.
Jack Ryan (2018)
Jack Ryan, the future is here.
Krasinski bring the Ryan character to life.. As a long time Clancy fan, I always thought of Ryan as a mix between what Harrison Ford portrayed and Tom Hiddleston's character in the night manager... The plot still needs to find its place and the pace of the show is a bit "all over the place" but hopefully in the second series this will be addressed.. has all the components to be a hit show.. just needs to be more focused and a little less politically correct. High hopes for this one! :-)