'The Terror' - BBC series Mar 2021

[Rik Thistle]

There is a 'new', 10 part series on the BBC....  Inspired by a true story, The Terror centres on Captain Sir John Franklin, and his crew’s lost Royal Navy expedition to the Arctic in 1845 to discover the Northwest Passage.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUZKjdewbZQ         

 

I haven't started watching it yet but it looks interesting.

 

I'm not sure, but is this the first season of a 2018 American AMC production?....  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(TV_series)

 

Richard

     
 

 

Edited March 5, 2021 by Rik Thistle

[chris watton]

It was strange seeing reviews for this series, and giving the impression it is new. I have had this via my Amazon Prime account for almost two years!

 

It is very good, though, if a little strange...

[puckotred]

Well, it's new to the BBC.

 

It's great!!!

And if one doesn't like the story of the Tuunbaq one can always loose oneself in all the detail they chucked into this production. The ships, the clothing etc etc. more here

To fully understand the story of the monster, reading the book is necessary. But even without that part, scurvy, botulism, consumption, freezing and starving is terrifying enough.... 

Edited March 5, 2021 by puckotred

[bruce d]

Thanks for this. Anyone with BBC iplayer access can download all ten episodes now.

I will get my popcorn ready for the weekend.

[Rik Thistle]

 

It is very good, though, if a little strange...

 

To fully understand the story of the monster, reading the book is necessary. But even without that part, scurvy, botulism, consumption, freezing and starving is terrifying enough.... 

 

I will get my popcorn ready for the weekend.

 

Ok, I'm convinced...definitely watching it 😉 I've set my TiVo to record a Season Pass on it.

 

Richard

 

 

[Landlubber Mike]

That looks like the AMC production from a few years back.  It was interesting.  I wouldn't say it was a completely historical piece, but more historical fiction.  Certainly must have been terrifying being stuck in the middle of vast expanses of ice, supernatural creatures or not.

[Cristiano]

This is definetly a very interesting series.

I have read the book and seen the series.

As everyone can know googling on the web, the remains of the crew and lifeboats and various accessories has been found during the decades in various zones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin's_lost_expedition

 

So has been possible to hypotize the various events that led to the total disappearance of the crew.

 

The book'author has used the informations, the recovered objects and remains, the sites, as key points for his novel.

So when someone dies in a specific place in the novel, is exactly where has been found a century later.

If an object is found by explorers decades later, the novel's author gives his explanation as to why it was there.

It was fantastic to find the correspondence between people, objects and places, between the novel and reality.

The authors of the TV series obviously followed the novel.

 

[Chuck Seiler]

2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Certainly must have been terrifying being stuck in the middle of vast expanses of ice, supernatural creatures or not.

Cold as well.🥶

[Rik Thistle]

Mr Pucko,

 

The ships, the clothing etc etc. more here .... https://buildingterror.blogspot.com/2018/05/building-terror.html

 

That link is a very interesting read, thanks (Note: it contains spoilers) .... '

Historical Reference: Erebus and Terror were among the first Royal Navy sailing vessels to be converted to screw propulsion. This was accomplished by installing railway locomotives in their holds. Peter Carney has conducted extensive research on this conversion and has determined that Archimedes and Croydon (shown here), identical locomotive engines, were likely candidates. This is the only known plan of the Croydon type engine.'

 

And the series production team have got CGI and green screen work down to a fine art .... it really is now almost impossible to tell CGI from reality.

 

I've just watched the 1st episode on the BBC iPlayer and it's a bit gloomy and foreboding but, as mentioned, the attention to detail is very realistic. So the scene is now set for whatever episode 2 brings 🙂

 

Richard

Edited March 5, 2021 by Rik Thistle