Threads - The 1984 film about nuclear war

[Taunton Blue Genie]

It's now available on BBC iPlayer and well worth a watch. It seems very well produced despite its age - and it's very sobering indeed.

[Wales-Bales]

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It's now available on BBC iPlayer and well worth a watch. It seems very well produced despite its age - and it's very sobering indeed.

Ah, great timing. 1984 you say? :sherlock:

[Gofer Blue]

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It's now available on BBC iPlayer and well worth a watch. It seems very well produced despite its age - and it's very sobering indeed.

I well remember it from when it was first aired (40 years ago then...wow). Frighteningly realistic.

[JamesWales]

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Funnily enough I mentioned this to Jon when I saw it on TV last week.

[JamesWales]

Re: Threads - The 1984 film about nuclear war

Funnily enough I mentioned this to Jon when I saw it on TV last week.

Well worth a watch!

[Monster munch]

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There's another American movie similar to Threads called "The Day After" from the early 80's which is well worth a watch. Its on Youtube.
The story goes that Ronald & Nancy Reagan saw this movie and it started the ball rolling in ending the cold war with the Russkies as it was so realistic and horrifying of what would be the outcome if a nuclear exchange were to happen.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Funnily enough I mentioned this to Jon when I saw it on TV last week.

Well worth a watch!

Here, have a Rolex!

[truthpaste]

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Ah, great timing. 1984 you say? :sherlock:

40 years on - the world has escalated to such a state that the amount of potential triggers for this scenario are too numerous for most people to properly moniter.

[stevo]

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40 years on - the world has escalated to such a state that the amount of potential triggers for this scenario are too numerous for most people to properly moniter.

Mostly thanks to religion. .

[truthpaste]

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Mostly thanks to religion. .

Sure, the key vehicle for the unseen 'god' of the majority, with religious people insisting on the death of Christ around 2000 years ago - NB.