anyone watching Chernobyl on HBO?

[IcyPeas]

I've watched the first episode and it's quite good. The opening quote is this:

“What is the cost of lies,” Legasov asks the audience before his suicide in Chernobyl’s opening moments. “It’s not that we’ll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that, if we hear enough lies, we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and to content ourselves instead with stories.”

There is also a podcast that goes into some detail about the making of the series:

The official podcast of the miniseries Chernobyl, from HBO and Sky. Join host Peter Sagal (NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!”) and series creator, writer and executive producer Craig Mazin after each episode as they discuss the true stories that shaped the scenes, themes and characters.

[Marie Marie]

1. Yes, I am. The way they sent so many men into the danger zone was heartbreaking.

[VOX]

2. Top-notch production, superb performances. Sad, grim, and cautionary.

Tough to watch, but the tragedy and human drama pull you in.

[emmaverybo]

3. Watched the first episode. Bleak and terrifying. The literal fall-out from this catastrophe affected

people in nearby countries. I knew a young woman, a naval officer, working in electronics in Norway iirc. She died of three rare forms of cancer, as did some others in her outfit. These cases had to be more than a coincidence.
Not sure I can make it through more episodes.
It is suspenseful, gripping.

[hlthe2b]

4. I started the recording of episode 1 and am having trouble watching it... 15 minutes in, I'm

sort of overwhelmed--knowing what happened and what IS happening. I'm going to try to stick with it, though and appreciate the link to the podcasts. Hearing about it may be easier for me.

[hlthe2b]

5. Those who are watching REALLY need to listen to the podcasts that follow each episode

Especially the one following episode 3.

The Chernobyl Podcast (available where you get your podcasts, of course)

[IcyPeas]

9. the podcasts are also available on youtube. /nt

[Paladin]

6. I'm enjoying it, despite the obvious nightmare circumstances.

Very well done. My favorite character so far: that badass coal miner, and his comment to the officials about the flimsy facemasks: "If these actually worked, you'd be wearing them."

[Corgigal]

7. Yes,

It's powerful. The line from the KGB agent about why do you think if you ask the right question, you will get the truth?

We're there.

[benld74]

8. Yup. Quite scary indeed.