A trailer that: - introduces the core concept - introduces the core characters - perfectly shows the tone of the series ... And doesn't spoil anything. Who is the mastermind behind this?
Whoever created this trailer should be promoted or paid a large sum of money. One of the few interesting trailers I've seen in a while. I'll check this out!
This is the first book-to-film trailer I've seen that does not only the overall tone of the book well, but introduces the main conflict, characters, setting, etc. in a manner that keeps the readers happy while drawing in the new audience. 10/10.
some one finally realized the novel cant be summed up in a film
Just watched the whole season in one sitting. What a masterpiece! Really enjoyed it!
Whoever they casted for Milo Minderbender is perfect
as a fan of the book, this actually looks good
In the military there is a legend (this really is a US military legend of a real guy) of a soldier by the rank of Private who used to be in the military, who went crazy and started dribbling an invisible basketball, after he kept doing this his unit sent him to the base mental institution where they were told that he just cracked. He stayed in the mental institution for an entire year walking the halls day and night playing invisible basketball, and then one day he was told he was being discharged for being crazy, to where he just kept looking into space past people thinking he was playing basketball, after his discharge papers were processed an NCO escorted him off base to where the poor mental patient kept playing basketball, he than took the invisible ball in his hands and gestured like he was throwing it to the NCO and said "Catch", the sergeant, bewildered and slightly nervous knowing that he was dealing with an insane man acted like he caught the ball, the just discharged Private than stared at the sergeant expressionlessly in silence for a few long seconds than said "good game" turned around and walked away, an obviously sane but free man. Moral of the story....we veterans know a thing or two about playing Catch, 22 or otherwise.
Hands down best series I’ve ever watched
I'm raising the number of episodes per season from 12 ro 24 !
"You're wasting your time," Doc Daneeka was forced to tell him. "Can't you ground someone's who's crazy?" "Oh sure, I have to. There's a rule saying I have to ground anyone who's crazy." "Then why don't you ground me. Ask Clevinger." "Clevinger? Where is Clevinger? You find Clevinger and I'll ask him." "Then ask any of the others. They'll tell you how crazy I am." "They're crazy." "Then why don't you ground them?" "Why don't they ask me to ground them?" "Because they're crazy, that's why." "Of course they're crazy," Doc Daneeka replied. "I just told you they're crazy didn't I? And you can't let crazy people decide whether you're crazy or not can you?" Yossarian looked at him soberly and tried another approach. "Is Orr crazy?" "He sure is," Doc Daneeka said. "Can you ground him?" "I sure can but first he has to ask me to. That's part of the rule." "Then why doesn't he ask you to?" "Because he's crazy," Doc Daneeka said. "He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all the close calls he's had. Sure I can ground Orr. But first he has to ask me to." "That's all he has to do to be grounded?" "That's all. Let him ask me." "And then you can ground him?" Yossarian asked. "No, then I can't ground him." "You mean there's a catch?" "Sure there is a catch," Doc Daneeka replied. "Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy." There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, that specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of the clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle. "That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
Doc Daneeka looks exactly how I imagined him to look in the book.
As someone who is a huge WW2 buff and even a USAAF reenactor this show is so good. The acting, music and story is great. Most of all the aesthetic and atmosphere of the period is so well recreated for the show. Whoever was in charge of research and set design did a great job. The costumes are well researched all around. Amazing job, its good to see work put into shows like these, even if it isn't supposed to be accurate they still went the extra mile.
OMG, Hugh Laurie's character walking into a room full of Nazis. He's number is up, lol.
Seriously great series. Great mix of comedy & drama. 100% recommend it to anyone
The book is absolutely hilarious! And it seems like the series is gonna stick to it. Great!
What a great series I laughed and cried and love it well done cast and direction!
Catch 22 is the best book ever written. That's a bold statement, but it's also a true statement. The weaving of the characters and their stories is a work of genius, and, of course, the book coined the phrase, not the other way around. I read somewhere a while ago that it was originally going to be called catch 18, but it didn't sound catchy enough. Heller's Yossarian is my hero, and I only wish he were a real person. I saw the film some time ago, and was really disappointed with it. I hope the series turns that around.
I saw this trailer and went to binge watch the serie directly, such an amazing master-piece, it full of satire and dark comedy, with a lot of sadness. it is simply briliiant.
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