PwoperNaughtyButNot 4:18 Sat Nov 12
S A S Rogue Troopers
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Not the Sam Allardyce Story - Rogue Troopers
He who does not dare might draw
But the BBC frame - SAS Rogue Troopers
Anyone watched this? Thoughts?
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Westside
8:17 Wed Nov 16
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Just wait until Masters of the Air comes out.
Released on Apple TV earlier this year,
My sister (no link) is in it.
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Westside
8:15 Wed Nov 16
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I think it was still used at West Point as a training exercise at the time BoB was out?
Yes, it is mentioned as such, in the end credits of that episode.
And the comments about Pegasus Bridge, Normandy cemeteries etc. made by other posters, are bang on.
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Side of Ham
8:03 Wed Nov 16
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Branded, why do you have to try and Elevenarife everything?
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Northern Sold
7:18 Wed Nov 16
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NJ… Yeah Pegasus Bridge is incredible… only when you see it with your own eyes the flying those glider pilots did in the pitch black… quite incredible.
Cemeteries in Normandy were incredibly moving… the one that proper got me was the British one at Bayeux. It was a simple stone with Royal tank Regiment badge on it and on it was written `Here lies a tank crew’
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BRANDED
5:59 Wed Nov 16
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I prefer Belgium for fascinating War trips
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Fo the Communist
4:32 Wed Nov 16
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There's really no excuse for anyone who claims to have any awareness of modern history, respect for the fallen or empathy towards the horror of war not to have made the Normandy trip.
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New Jersey
4:08 Wed Nov 16
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Been to Normandy several times on tours and it always brings out loads of emotions, sadness at the loss of lives, particularly when you visit the American war graves, the bravery of the troops on landing and the sheer ingenuity of building the Mulberry harbours at Arromanches, But what really sticks out for me is how the fuck did they get those gliders down at Pegasus Bridge, absolutely unbelievable!
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yngwies Cat
3:27 Wed Nov 16
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Anyone see that B17 Flying Fortress go down at the weekend after being hit by another plane at an airshow in America at weekend. :-(
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Northern Sold
2:54 Wed Nov 16
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Agreed Trunds... been a bloody long time in production as well...
Sidey... been there on the Normandy tour... nice memorial statue of Capt Dick Winters there marking the point...
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Lee Trundle
1:58 Wed Nov 16
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Just wait until Masters of the Air comes out.
It'll piss all over anything the shitty BBC would ever do.
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Side of Ham
1:57 Wed Nov 16
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Sold, HBO would have done a fantastic job on it, I remember being 'educated' so many times in the Band of Brothers series.....a particularly good moment was the Brecourt Manor Assault, I think it was still used at West Point as a training exercise at the time BoB was out?
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Swiss.
1:38 Wed Nov 16
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*pilot
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Swiss.
1:38 Wed Nov 16
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Shooting unarmed surrenderimng soldiers is not to be proud of. Had they been Germans we'd want them on trial for war crimes. Just saying.
However wars are dirty and we did what we needed to do.Every piot had the potential sink a ship with god knoes how many on board and the food to keep people Malta alive.
The horror....
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BRANDED
12:38 Wed Nov 16
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I'll spoil it for you. The SAS end up having a bum fight with a troop of gay Italians while the Krauts have a wank.
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Fifth Column
12:36 Wed Nov 16
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I'm planning to watch the final episode this weekend if I have the time.
I'm hoping there are another two women of colour spies, preferably lesbians, more gay and trans soldiers and preferably a lecture from an EDI specialist. Mainly because it would liven up this thread.
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Northern Sold
11:35 Wed Nov 16
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In one Sidey... anyone that has read the book that has led to the series will tell you although some stuff covered there is plenty they have left out.... plenty of stuff far more interesting and heroic than a fabricated Algerian WOMAN spy cluttering up the screen and an ongoing saga of was Paddy Mayne maybe a shirtlifter or not... like I said before if HBO had got their hands on this do you think they would have put this cluster fuck together... of course not... these heroes deserved better than this.
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BRANDED
10:05 Wed Nov 16
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The idea behind the SAS is fully explained in the show and, to a certain extent, played out. That is to be less hierarchical and work outside of the top down structures of Army/Airforce planning and control.
However, it gets lost in all the “entertainment” elements of the show.
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Side of Ham
9:44 Wed Nov 16
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I think it’s that Steven Knight feller copying his Peaky Blinders format onto the SAS Soldy….it’s a shame….as it’s not as if the real story is in the need for the caveman antics.
The main characters were highly intelligent men looking to use it to outwit a superior army, doubt there was time for all the laddish shit. I’m sure that bloke who was driving them about the dessert was in total awe of them? Not just another soldier who believed his own hype….no time for that shit surely?
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Northern Sold
2:44 Wed Nov 16
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Sidey... only when pissed... in which case hed go down the docks and fight everyone... sober was ok apparently.
Awesome portrayl of Stirling as well... going round calling everyone a cunt... so everyone that knew him he hated cursing and swearing... more fabricated bollocks by the Beeb
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Northern Sold
2:40 Wed Nov 16
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Sidey... only when pissed... in which case hed go down the docks and fight everyone... sober was ok apparently.
Awesome portrayl of Stirling as well... going round calling everyone a cunt... so everyone that knew him he hated cursing and swearing... more fabricated bollocks by the Beeb
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Wils
12:01 Wed Nov 16
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Normally avoid the beeb as it is only a matter of time before an inverted stereo type pops up or someone turns out to be a shirt lifter or transexual..
But gave this a go thinking it would be hard for them to shoehorn woke characters into it. But it was still shit and gave up half way through the first episode. Dialogue was cringe and the characters smug and annoying.
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