Great miniseries - 3

‍CHERNOBYL

‍Loreen Niewenhuis chose the 2019 historical drama. Chernobyl is not exactly a fun show, but its significance can hardly be overstated. It revolves around the nuclear plant disaster in April 1986 in Ukraine and the cleanup efforts that followed. The 5-part show tells the stories of people involved in the disaster and the responders.

‍‍The series depicts some of the lesser-known stories of the disaster, including the efforts of firefighters who were the first responders at the scene, volunteers, and teams of miners who dug a critical tunnel beneath Reactor 4.

‍Chernobyl received widespread critical acclaim for its performances, historical accuracy, atmosphere, tone, screenplay, cinematography, and musical score, including the Golden Globe’s Best Miniseries and 19 Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

‍‍I haven’t seen it myself, mainly because I didn’t want to relive the horror I felt at the time it happened. However, my friend Henry Hamman published a book-length account of the catastrophe (Chernobyl), which I read.

Full disclosure: In 1979, fearing another Three Mile Island meltdown, I got myself arrested in a solo protest for climbing the fence at the Marble Hill nuclear plant then under construction near Madison, Indiana.

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Okay, next time we’ll look at a show that was more fun to watch. But I’m delighted to entertain discussion about any and all great TV shows. So, I hope you will continue to tell me what you think they are--and WHY.

‍My observations here include undocumented research.‍ ‍