GuardianFrog
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This was maybe the most worthwhile TV series I have watched in my lifetime.
OT: Chernobyl documentary
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PurpleBlood87
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It was good but I liked Band of Brothers and the miniseries Centennial was pretty good for its time.
Creeperfrog
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3.8. not terrible, not great. Kidding aside, great great hbo show
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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You're underselling it. It was phenomenal. Maybe the best thing HBO has ever produced. The acting was some of the best I've ever seen.
PurpleBlood87
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Band of Brothers was pretty good.
Four of my favorite sports movies were HBO produced - Long Gone, Dead Solid Perfect, Soul of the Game and 61".
Long Gone and Dead Solid Perfect are my favorite baseball/golf movies. William Peterson and Randy Quaid are outstanding in those roles. Still feel that DSP is the best movie adaption of a Dan Jenkins' novel.
PurpleBlood87
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Larry Riley was great as Spec and Jose Brown.
Jack Warden was good as Bad Hair Wembley.
Have you seen Soul of the Game?
PurpleBlood87
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Paint It Purple
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Fascinating that you had the chance to visit there. Must have been eerie. How much uSV / HR were you exposed to?
BrewingFrog
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He probably got more exposure flying over there.
Paint It Purple
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Might depend on whether he used a Russian Geiger counter or not.
Austintxfrog94
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Highest reading I saw while we were there. The devices would let us know if we got near anything too crazy. One of our guys started eating an apple while walking around and the tour guide got on him. Apparently they don't want you ingesting anything out in the open air while you're in the exclusion zone. The tours have become regulated measuring your radiation levels, and you're tested before they let you leave (which was a little nerve racking). Our guide was pretty cool because she would let us sneak inside buildings and take pictures. Life just froze in time from 1986 inside those apartments, schools and government buildings. Another thing folks don't hear about as much related to Chernobyl/Pripyat was touring the Duga Radio Tower. As we drove up on it, it looked like CGI and not real, your brain has a hard time registering the size and scope of it. You don't normally think of going to a catastrophic disaster site as a worthwhile trip but I had an amazing time. My hope is it will still be able to be experienced by others soon.
BrewingFrog
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Of course, if you want to buy Texan: http://www.nukalert.com/
BrewingFrog
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A little OT, but since we're dealing with Ukraine...
I want some of those stamps! (The online store is crashed.) Ukraine Stamp "Fu%k you!"
I want some of those stamps! (The online store is crashed.) Ukraine Stamp "Fu%k you!"
