George Clooney's 6 episode production of Catch 22 on Hulu

[hlthe2b]

Just released today. I've been looking forward to it. Has Hugh Laurie, Kyle Chandler, Clooney and others starring.

Initial reviews look really good: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/16/catch-22-review-george-clooneys-dizzying-daring-triumph

I just may have to subscribe for a 7-day trial to Hulu to watch it!

[lpbk2713]

1. I'll be there.

Thanks.

[geardaddy]

2. It's in my cue!

I'm watching it tonight!

[hlthe2b]

3. I hope all who do, come back to comment!

[MarianJack]

4. Catch 22 is one of my favorite books.

My father and other WW2 vets in my family all said that it was as c!ose to real service !I've that they ever read.

I also liked the 1970 movie with Alan Armin.

I may have to briefly get Hulu to see it

RESIST!

[hlthe2b]

5. Just watched two episodes. I like it. Anyone else?

[rusty quoin]

6. I just watched episode 6.

I watched the movie which was a satire, long ago.

This series was serious. It wasn’t funny, except in small bits.

I didn’t read the book, so I do not know whether the movie or the series was more faithful to the book.

A long time ago I watched the movie, and it’s absurd take, and I thought it funny.

The series wasn’t that so much. It was absurd in the way generals are so willing to pump out lives, but it wasn’t funny. It was damning.

[hlthe2b]

7. I just finished the series. I thought it was well done though clearly more dark than the movie

I read the book so long ago I can't comment a lot, but this series clearly cut down the massive amount of characters (to about 15 main named characters) and the sometimes confusing time jumps--Clooney made this almost totally linear. When characters "drop" off their ultimate fates are frequently assumed and that feels a little frustrating for the viewer..e.g, Hugh Laurie's character in episode 3 and crews of at least one plane that vanishes.

The dark reality of war for these bombardiers and the gore resulting was not gratuitous but necessary, I think. Still, expect to see some realism.

The idiocy of the chain of command and the callous abuse of the forces in the name of self-promotion and self-glory comes through. Milo's mercenary "capitalism" is dealt with as "relief" from the starker tragedies occurring all around. They sort of give him a pass for what is rather horrendous war-profiteering though.

I won't point to any detailed scenes in the series until others watch it so not to engage in "spoilers", but I think the series was well made, given how difficult the book was to adapt.

[geardaddy]

8. Watched the whole series this weekend.

I thought it was well done. A bit different from the movie, but I liked that it was in series form to make it easier to digest. One thing I missed that was in both the book and the movie was that they never talked about Orr putting crabapples in his cheeks. I know it's minor, but I thought it was an interesting character development tool to make Orr look a little nuts. The Orr in the series wasn't portrayed as much as being a nutty thrill seeker, which I thought would be nice.

[still_one]

9. It's powerful. and when Joesph Heller wrote the book, he was relating it to his personal experiences