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Just finished the first episode of the series and surprised to see there's not already a thread covering it.

Pretty good introduction so far. The general theme is that the German seaman stationed in La Rochelle on the Atlantic Coast of France are full of doubt and reluctant sailors doing their duty out of pride and in the face of strict military discipline. Good side story seems to be emerging with the French Resistance. It feels like it's set in 1943 before the Normandy landing, but Germany is clearly losing the war in the Atlantic (one mention of the Enigma machine being unbreakable). Also, there have already been a few pair of tits.

Being a European production, about 3/4 quarters of the dialogue has been in German with the remainder in French (about 20 English words spoken so far). I'm enjoying it.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Been working my way through it, not really addicted to it but find myself enjoying it.

The movie was something of a sensation back in 82.  There hadn't been much in the way of sympathy for German U-boats or the Nazis. The movie was pretty good.

An interesting story was about the movie's premier in California. The movie opens with gloom and a statistic comes onto the screen. 

100,000 Germans went to sea in the U-boat service. Ten thousand returned.

The audience was silent for a moment then someone started clapping. The entire audience applauded.

I've always sort of loved that. Fuck Nazis.

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  • 2 years later...

Just started this one up, 5 episodes in, and I'm loving it. It's hitting all my history nerd buttons along with a great story and a little hot lesbian action. 

The camera work inside the sub is very well done. You get a very good idea of its layout and how God damned cramped it is.

 

On 3/22/2022 at 10:28 AM, MissingInAction said:

It's hitting all my history nerd buttons along with a great story and a little hot lesbian action. 

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On 3/22/2022 at 10:28 AM, MissingInAction said:

.......and a little hot lesbian action. 

.......You get a very good idea of its layout and how God damned cramped it is.

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21 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

The nazis had lesbian crewed uboats?  I must have missed that history channel documentary.

Sorry to disappoint but the hit lesbian action takes place on land as part of a side story

On 3/22/2022 at 9:21 AM, 66BUFF said:

 

If there's German-anything in it, Jürgen Prochnow is in it.

On 3/23/2022 at 7:37 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

The nazis had lesbian crewed uboats?  I must have missed that history channel documentary.

Das Andere Boot!  Sieg Heil!
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  • 6 months later...

just saw GOT and ST dude on this.. i like him

and i like the girl from hot tub time machine - but imdb says she only in a couple episodes :( im guessin she died?

I haven't seen this show (saw the movie years ago) but did tour the U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago over the weekend. Highly recommended. 

They said those U-boats did not have any shower or bathing facilities, normally averaged 95-degree temps and could be at sea three months at a time. No showers for 3 months. And supposedly each crew member was issued two pairs of underwear. Seriously? 

No Bathing Facilities on U-Boats Led to Constant Outbreaks of Skin Diseases & Revolting Smell Inside the Boats - Paperblog

 

Also, at least early in the war, the uniform of the German submariner was leather.

I would think they would be cold in the North Atlantic for those not in the engine room.

1 hour ago, Nivek said:

I would think they would be cold in the North Atlantic for those not in the engine room.

The diesels only ran at night while they were on the surface charging their batteries for staying undersea during the day. I loved submarine fiction back in my school days. Still do if it's good.

This series was very good. Beware, there is only one season!

  • 3 years later...

It had been years since I saw the movie and decided to look it up to see where I could stream it.

The answer, of course, was nowhere, but the series cropped back up.

I started it again, and had seen the first couple of eps, because I vaguely remembered.  Now about to finish season 1 and it has been pretty good.  Lizzy Caplan is always good, whatever the role and so is that Vicky Krieps chick.

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