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 Sundays at 9PM EST on TNT Based on the novel by William Brinkley, The Last Ship is about the crew of the naval destroyer USS Nathan James, who had been away at sea for months on a weapons testing mission while a deadly virus killed off 80% of the planet. Before they left for their mission, the ship took on two scientists who had been searching for the cure for this virus. Now, mankind's best chance is now in the hands of the men and women aboard the USS Nathan James. Yes, this show is in fact exec. produced by Michael Bay. Get ready for at least some explosions and general military porn!  The cast includes:  Eric Dane - CO CDR Tom Chandler  Adam Baldwin - XO Mike Slattery  Rhona Mitra - Dr. Rachel Scott Episodes  1. Phase Six 2. Welcome to Gitmo 3. Dead Reckoning 4. We'll Get There 5. El Toro 6. Lockdown 7. SOS 8. Two Sailors Walk Into a Bar... 9. Trials 10. No Place Like Home
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Really liked the premiere, but the trailers for the rest of the season are weird. Also the time skipping was awful.
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Jun 26, 2014 20:09
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Action in the pilot was awesome. Let's hope they didn't blow the entire budget there.
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Jun 26, 2014 20:12
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The actor playing the captain was so terrible. He's Bill Adama's retarded cousin.
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Jun 26, 2014 20:14
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Deadpool posted:Action in the pilot was awesome. Let's hope they didn't blow the entire budget there. I was impressed by the pacing of the pilot. Kind of gave me a bit of a 24 vibe.
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Jun 26, 2014 21:38
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Mu Zeta posted:The actor playing the captain was so terrible. He's Bill Adama's retarded cousin. Yeah, he was the worst part of the episode I thought. Well, maybe him and the horrible evil bad guy plant. Why does ever show need one of those now? I laughed when the crew was assembled for the bad news/super inspiring speech from the captain and then the show skipped right over it. I bet they filmed it and the actor couldn't deliver so it was cut. I didn't know Michael Bay was involved until this thread. I also didn't know that mother loving Jayne Cobb was the XO either. Those things kinda balance out at least.
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Jun 27, 2014 11:55
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Watched the pilot and really enjoyed it. I love post-apocalyptic stories in general, and I thought the pilot delivered. Having Adam Baldwin on the show is a huge bonus. Of all the new shows I've watched in the last couple of days, this was definitely my favorite.
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Jun 27, 2014 12:10
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counterfeitsaint posted:Yeah, he was the worst part of the episode I thought. Well, maybe him and the horrible evil bad guy plant. Why does ever show need one of those now? I laughed when the crew was assembled for the bad news/super inspiring speech from the captain and then the show skipped right over it. I bet they filmed it and the actor couldn't deliver so it was cut. edit: was it just me or did anyone else notice Adam Baldwin is balding
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Jun 27, 2014 16:22
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I was about to complain about the lack of character bios in the OP, then I realized that would be silly since they're obviously cut from so much cardboard stock and drawn from central casting. That said, for some reason I really enjoyed the pilot and look forward to the rest of the show. It's so seamlessly and unapologetically what it is that you can't fault it. I reckon it'll be fun.
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Jun 27, 2014 17:58
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For a few seconds, I was really afraid the bodies on the Costa Concordia were going to turn into Zombies or something really stupid like on Helix.
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Jun 27, 2014 18:12
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Keyser S0ze posted:For a few seconds, I was really afraid the bodies on the Costa Concordia were going to turn into Zombies or something really stupid like on Helix. It seems this is more of a cold war throwback series. I'm 99.99% sure that the Russians developed the weaponized virus and nuked Paris.
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Jun 27, 2014 18:15
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Keyser S0ze posted:For a few seconds, I was really afraid the bodies on the Costa Concordia were going to turn into Zombies or something really stupid like on Helix.
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Jun 27, 2014 18:19
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Cardboard Box A posted:That wouldn't be a tenth as stupid as what happened on Helix now now, let's not forget helix got renewed
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Jun 27, 2014 18:39
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Keyser S0ze posted:For a few seconds, I was really afraid the bodies on the Costa Concordia were going to turn into Zombies or something really stupid like on Helix. Haha, the Costa Concordia was the very first thing I thought of, too.
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Jun 27, 2014 18:58
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I haven't seen the pilot yet, did they explain how this ship is on extended haul? Destroyers use a bunch of conventional few, and the only nuke cruisers are Russian as far as I know.
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Jun 27, 2014 20:10
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Party Plane Jones posted:I haven't seen the pilot yet, did they explain how this ship is on extended haul? Destroyers use a bunch of conventional few, and the only nuke cruisers are Russian as far as I know. Supposedly they sailed all the way from Norfolk to the Arctic, hung out there for four months, then sailed to the coast of France without refueling, but were running on fumes at that point. They then obtained fuel and food by looting The next episode involves them resupplying at Guantanamo. So they're thinking about supply issues, but I have no idea how realistic they are being. Anyone know what the range and endurance is of an actual destroyer is? Because I'm pretty sure they can't stay on-station for four months without resupply. Maybe they were getting food drops from aircraft on the ice? Who knows. Another unanswered question: The Russians in the pilot showed up in gunships. Where the heck did they come from? They don't have that long a range, that means there were at least a couple of Russian surface ships in the area, if not an actual base. Something bigger than just one destroyer, that was a lot of helicopters.
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Jun 27, 2014 20:59
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eriktown posted:Supposedly they sailed all the way from Norfolk to the Arctic, hung out there for four months, then sailed to the coast of France without refueling, but were running on fumes at that point. They then obtained fuel and food by looting Those didn't look like Russian helos either. I mean they were CGI anyway, why not the right ones? Also how did they know that was a nuke missile in flight? I don't think warheads squawk their type.
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Jun 27, 2014 21:20
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PowerBuilder3 posted:Those didn't look like Russian helos either. I mean they were CGI anyway, why not the right ones? I'd have to look again. I'm a bit of an aviation nerd but I'm not as familliar with Russian stuff. I would have expected to see Hinds and poo poo, though. quote:Also how did they know that was a nuke missile in flight? I don't think warheads squawk their type. Militaries spend a great deal of effort and money learning to identify different missile types very specifically by their radar signature and how fast they're traveling, among other things. Presumably the radar operator in CIC is trained to identify such things.
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Jun 27, 2014 21:26
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eriktown posted:Supposedly they sailed all the way from Norfolk to the Arctic, hung out there for four months, then sailed to the coast of France without refueling, but were running on fumes at that point. They then obtained fuel and food by looting Are we opening up the 'how realistic is this' can of worms? I was actually surprised that they were able to get a lot right. The inside of the ship looks good, like they actually toured some ships then tried to replicate what they saw. I've been stabbed and bashed against a bunch of things sticking out of the bulkheads like random screws and such. I wasn't on a destroyer but I was on a LHD and we got resupplied a lot. I can't imagine that they went four months without needing one. If I recall correctly though sub's actually take on a couple months worth of food. Identifying the missile is probably possible but I really really don't think they would have. The scope dopes (operations specialists) in the CIC used to call us all the time in the tactical air control center to identify regular passenger planes and one time spent 10-15 minutes trying to bully a drone on mission into radioing them back before we told them what it was. TV and movies always have officers manning things when usually officers are screwing off and its some lowly enlisted shmuck having to stare bored at the scope.
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Jun 27, 2014 23:38
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Yeah, I definitely don't want to go too deep into "how real is this", because obviously storytelling will trump realism whenever necessary, and I'm fine with that. But I'm honestly curious about the capabilities of actual destroyers, just because they're neat. That said... ...I'm also a little surprised the author of the source material didn't go with a nuclear sub, for exactly this reason. A sub makes a lot more sense as a candidate for surviving an epidemic, since they are hermetic by design, they are intended to operate at sea for 90 days routinely without resupply, and they are well known to do arctic operations, including science missions. I mean, I guess with a sub you don't get a helicopter, but who cares? IIRC some modern subs can field reconnaissance drones, some interesting stuff could be done with that. OTOH, bullets are easier to come by than missiles and torpedoes, so there's that.
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Jun 28, 2014 00:34
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There was already a nuclear sub drama last year and it was terrible so they probably avoided it on purpose.
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Jun 28, 2014 00:40
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Mu Zeta posted:There was already a nuclear sub drama last year and it was terrible so they probably avoided it on purpose. Also Last Resort was good if not great when it had to be. I'm still confused how a Shawn Ryan military-themed show ended up on ABC of all things.
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Jun 28, 2014 01:08
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eriktown posted:Yeah, I definitely don't want to go too deep into "how real is this", because obviously storytelling will trump realism whenever necessary, and I'm fine with that. But I'm honestly curious about the capabilities of actual destroyers, just because they're neat. The scientist lady was on Conan a few nights ago (that's how I learned this existed), and she said the Navy helped a ton with filming. I don't see them handing over a nuclear sub the same as eagerly.
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Jun 28, 2014 03:09
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Oh noooo, they might have to build sets. I know, I know, why buy the cow when you can have the US Navy give you the milk for free.
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Jun 28, 2014 03:14
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Mu Zeta posted:There was already a nuclear sub drama last year and it was terrible so they probably avoided it on purpose. Is this worse/better than that one? I remember it had promise but was run aground by bad focus and subpar acting.
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Jun 28, 2014 05:07
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Right... Why were Russians flying 2 MH-53 Super Stallions. Other than the James Bond style snow mobile scene, it was alright. The time skips between the north pole and France then to America was annoying.
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Jun 28, 2014 06:12
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The ship in the novel this is based on (and has already diverged wildly from) actually was a fictional class of nuclear-powered destroyer.
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Jun 28, 2014 08:08
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I actually started reading it ages ago, but ended up reading something else that was better and never picked it up again.
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Jun 28, 2014 08:16
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That was a very up and down episode so I'll give it two more eps before deciding.
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Jun 28, 2014 09:29
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Rocksicles posted:Right... They were a shadowy PMC who are behind everything, hired by the 0,00001%.
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Jun 28, 2014 10:00
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CeeJee posted:They were a shadowy PMC who are behind everything, hired by the 0,00001%. what color were they eyes
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Jun 28, 2014 10:01
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This was actually filmed on the ship I am stationed on. USS Dewey (DDG 105). Was pretty fun having them onboard this past year. Met the entire cast and crew and was feeling pretty excited for this. That said, I didn't much care for how it turned out.
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Jun 28, 2014 14:06
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Can you ask them why they used US transport helos for Russian gunships?
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Jun 28, 2014 14:36
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Rocksicles posted:Right... Rocksicles posted:Can you ask them why they used US transport helos for Russian gunships? If you are going to make such a big deal about this at least get the helo right. Yeah its a 53, but its not the super stallion because they don't have the gull wing on the tail. It looks like the Jolly Green/Pave Low which has a straight one.
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Jun 28, 2014 15:02
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Blackchamber posted:If you are going to make such a big deal about this at least get the helo right. Yeah its a 53, but its not the super stallion because they don't have the gull wing on the tail. It looks like the Jolly Green/Pave Low which has a straight one. Granted, i knew that, it also has a vertical tail. But the older ones didn't have a support spar for the horizontal stab. But it lacks the TFR/FLIR pod of a Pave Low And best of all it has the Super Stallion 3rd engine and exhaust in the port side. It bothers me because they get such special consideration from the military then they dress up US helo as a Russian one. It's lazy I only sperg out at aviation poo poo. Let me have this
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Jun 28, 2014 16:12
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I loved this. I watched it twice as it's pretty much exactly my jam. Now I'm trying to figure out if I should keep reading this thread or if goon sperging will make me hate it.
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Jun 28, 2014 16:29
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I'm done  Still watching it though
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Jun 28, 2014 16:37
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Reading in the OP that Rhona Mitra plays a military chick called Rachel triggers my Strike Back nerve. Definitely gonna give this a chance just to see if she'll go as crazy here as as Dalton 
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Jun 28, 2014 16:58
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She's actually a CDC doctor.
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Jun 28, 2014 17:22
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It was okay. The fact that the world was crumbling seemed a bit downplayed though.
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