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<blockquote data-quote="porscheguy" data-source="post: 1262057" data-attributes="member: 2890">One of the themes of this program was the criticism of soviet suppression of information.&nbsp; This did happen.&nbsp; But they never mentioned that the suppression of information is not limited to the Soviet Union.&nbsp; I somehow doubt that the Washington Post or NYT has ever run an article pointing out that everyone in the northern hemisphere who was alive in 1986 has received a dose of Chernobyl radiation.I don’t have an issue with their “composite character” even though they used a woman.&nbsp; I never picked up an “I am woman, hear me roar” vibe.&nbsp; By condensing a few dozen scientists into one person, it makes the story flow easier.&nbsp; If they had a dozen people doing it, you wouldn’t pick up on the technical aspects as much.&nbsp; And I will say, they did provide sufficient technical detail to comprehend how a nuclear power plant operates.I also didn’t realize how massive the impact of this was.&nbsp; This event was at minimum, the Soviet equivalent of 9/11, and in many ways, even more.&nbsp; Gorbachev said that Chernobyl was the primary cause of the Soviet break up as the clean up and containment efforts bankrupted them.Yes, there were some subversive elements, but they’re easy enough to spot.&nbsp; Overall, I have few complaints.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="porscheguy, post: 1262057, member: 2890"] One of the themes of this program was the criticism of soviet suppression of information. This did happen. But they never mentioned that the suppression of information is not limited to the Soviet Union. I somehow doubt that the Washington Post or NYT has ever run an article pointing out that everyone in the northern hemisphere who was alive in 1986 has received a dose of Chernobyl radiation. I don’t have an issue with their “composite character” even though they used a woman. I never picked up an “I am woman, hear me roar” vibe. By condensing a few dozen scientists into one person, it makes the story flow easier. If they had a dozen people doing it, you wouldn’t pick up on the technical aspects as much. And I will say, they did provide sufficient technical detail to comprehend how a nuclear power plant operates. I also didn’t realize how massive the impact of this was. This event was at minimum, the Soviet equivalent of 9/11, and in many ways, even more. Gorbachev said that Chernobyl was the primary cause of the Soviet break up as the clean up and containment efforts bankrupted them. Yes, there were some subversive elements, but they’re easy enough to spot. Overall, I have few complaints. [/QUOTE]

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