Carrier on Nat Geo Tues 10pm

[Ahtong]

Caught the premire on National Geographic last night. It is a documentary-reality TV about the lives of some personnel serving on board USS Nimitz during a 6 months deployment. The personnel covered range from the ship's captain to fighter pilots to ground crew to a lowly lobo in charge of scrubbing the toilet.

 

For those who are interested in military topics, don't forget to catch it.

 

Official Website

[Genie47]

Saw it. Pretty good. Directed by Mel Gibson.

 

The deck crew (red shirt) made his gf pregnant. When he broke the news to the girls father, the father damn solid. Didn't get mad. He just asked "Both of you should be smarter than this."

[Ahtong]

My favourite part was when the XO @#$% the entire crew because someone was suspected of tossing a cyalume stick into the sea, causing a "man overboard" panic at night.

 

The kena charged part was also quite interesting. The female sailor kena 45 days confinemet, 45 days extra duties and 50% pay cut for 2 months for having alcohol.

[Leslielai]

Saw it. Pretty good. Directed by Mel Gibson.

 

The deck crew (red shirt) made his gf pregnant. When he broke the news to the girls father, the father damn solid. Didn't get mad. He just asked "Both of you should be smarter than this."

 

Must've been nerve wrecking for him. The GF's dad was a former military man. Lt Commander at that.

 

Bet his balls shrank so bad he wished he shouldn't have gone commando [laugh]

[KapitanE]

Caught the premire on National Geographic last night. It is a documentary-reality TV about the lives of some personnel serving on board USS Nimitz during a 6 months deployment. The personnel covered range from the ship's captain to fighter pilots to ground crew to a lowly lobo in charge of scrubbing the toilet.

 

For those who are interested in military topics, don't forget to catch it.

 

Official Website

 

When is ithe encore telecast??? Is it on HD??

 

I love watching films about ships.....

Edited February 11, 2009 by KapitanE

[Leslielai]

My favourite part was when the XO @#$% the entire crew because someone was suspected of tossing a cyalume stick into the sea, causing a "man overboard" panic at night.

 

The kena charged part was also quite interesting. The female sailor kena 45 days confinemet, 45 days extra duties and 50% pay cut for 2 months for having alcohol.

 

Quite a harsh sentence I must say.

 

 

[Twofouronenite]

Is this new or reboardcast? Tot saw it some time back.

[KapitanE]

Is this season 1???

 

Ist episode is All Hands???

 

Ok.... if this is it..then no need watch lioa.... I know where to get it...

 

 

[Ahtong]

Is it a repeat? I thought it was a new show

[Altivo]

My favourite part was when the XO @#$% the entire crew because someone was suspected of tossing a cyalume stick into the sea, causing a "man overboard" panic at night.

 

The kena charged part was also quite interesting. The female sailor kena 45 days confinemet, 45 days extra duties and 50% pay cut for 2 months for having alcohol.

 

but they are on the carrier mah... so how does the 45 days confinement work?

[Contax]

i didn't watch 'cos I was watching the history channel on 'Battle 360' at 9pm.It's about how the american carrier group fight back against the japanese imperial navy during 2nd world war after they sustain heavy losses during the surprise attack in peral harbour.

[The_Bear]

I find battle 360 and Dogfights biased towards the americans. Th enemies are sorta de-humanized.

 

Also, wats with Nat Geo and Discovery? They seems to show similar programmes at the same time slot. Can anyone explain this phenomenal?

[Ahtong]

but they are on the carrier mah... so how does the 45 days confinement work?

 

She must report in at certain times of the day. IIRC, one of the timing is 0530. If the ship is in port, she cannot go on shore leave.

[Ahtong]

i didn't watch 'cos I was watching the history channel on 'Battle 360' at 9pm.It's about how the american carrier group fight back against the japanese imperial navy during 2nd world war after they sustain heavy losses during the surprise attack in peral harbour.

 

I finished watching that already. Battle 360 is currently on its 2nd or 3rd rerun.

[Altivo]

She must report in at certain times of the day. IIRC, one of the timing is 0530. If the ship is in port, she cannot go on shore leave.

 

i see... like kenna report RP lah... ok ok

[Ahtong]

I find battle 360 and Dogfights biased towards the americans. Th enemies are sorta de-humanized.

 

Also, wats with Nat Geo and Discovery? They seems to show similar programmes at the same time slot. Can anyone explain this phenomenal?

 

I think Dicovery and Nat Geo are fighting for the same set of viewers. Their programs are getting very similiar.

 

Agree with you regarding Dogfights. The British, Germans, Russians and Japanese also did heroic stuff in the air but they don't get much coverage. Until now they don't even have an episode on the Battle of Britain, Battle of Malta, Eric Hartmann or Saburo Sakai

[Twofouronenite]

Is it a repeat? I thought it was a new show

Not sure wat u saw is same as wat I've seen. There 2 shows on carrier, one is showing how it was built the other one on life on the carrier.

[Rjmsfire]

I think Dicovery and Nat Geo are fighting for the same set of viewers. Their programs are getting very similiar.

 

Agree with you regarding Dogfights. The British, Germans, Russians and Japanese also did heroic stuff in the air but they don't get much coverage. Until now they don't even have an episode on the Battle of Britain, Battle of Malta, Eric Hartmann or Saburo Sakai

 

There were a few Dogfights episodes where they covered the heroic skills of Axis pilots. There was this German WW1 pilot in a Triplane who single-handedly took the fight to 5 or 6 British airmen and while he was eventually shot down, he inflicted damage on all his opponents. You've got to remember that the series is produced from USA, so of course they will cover American pilots more. Plus they have easier access to American war archives than those from the former Axis powers.