Masters of the Air Mini Series(Apple TV)

[MasterBaiter]

If it ever sees the light of day I hope it will not be red-tails like CGIs/aerial battles.

[9./JG27golani79]

13 hours ago, Diggun said:

Band Of Brothers is a modern classic, The Pacific was a mess. This one, I'm not holding out high hopes for.

People mistake The Pacific for BoB 2.0 which it is not.

 

However .. The Pacific itself is a great show on its own with a different focus than Band of Brothers.

 

Masters of the Air was announced ages ago .. I'm curious how long it will take and how good it will be.

 

The book was well worth the read.

[=420=Syphen]

Hope this series is given what it deserves. 

[=KG76=flyus747]

MicroProse is making 2 B17 games scheduled for a 2022/2023 release window, the same window as Masters of the Air.

 

It wouldn’t be a bad idea if IL2 took advantage of this opportunity to finally come around to releasing some heavy bombers especially when the title is so void of them since 1946.

[JG1_Vonrd]

On 11/13/2021 at 9:36 PM, T-34 said:

MicroProse is making 2 B17 games scheduled for a 2022/2023 release window

From what I've seen the graphics are extremely dated. Maybe I'm missing something.

[=KG76=flyus747]

2 hours ago, JG1_Vonrd said:

From what I've seen the graphics are extremely dated. Maybe I'm missing something.

here's some of the shots that have been released thus far.

 

admittedly, it's no DCS or MSFS 2020, but the usual warning of "its still in development" may still be valid right now.

 

In one of the shots, you will notice a B17F on the top right

[JG1_Vonrd]

I stand corrected. What I was seeing was the old original game. Where are these to be found?

[Stars*Bars]

On 11/10/2021 at 11:01 AM, Diggun said:

Band Of Brothers is a modern classic, The Pacific was a mess. This one, I'm not holding out high hopes for.

“The Pacific was a mess”? To each their own, however, the Pacific was one of the finest war movies/mini series ever made. It told the amazing story of what the marines endured fighting the Japanese “on tiny specks of islands that you’ve never heard of”(Col. Chesty Puller from Pacific). It was told/shown in a way that didn’t shy away, at all, from the meat grinder toll it took on the health (mental breakdowns, anuresis, suicide, horrid intestinal infections). Some fans of Band of Brothers didn’t enjoy the Pacific for this reason, the ugliness had been upped substantially. Again understandably, these fans wanted what BoB gave which is comradeship in the middle of ‘war is hell’. But the Pacific could never do that because the Marines fighting in the pacific underwent a significantly different war/ experience/ enemy than ETO, very significantly. 
 

Both BoB and Pacific were major triumphs of military cinema. And best news? Masters of the Air is indisputably coming, likely by fall of 2022, on AppleTV+. Budget likely we’ll surpassed 200 million. Filming quality and effects should be superb (4K video, Dolby Atmos sound). And if they make the story, characters, the harsh reality along with thr cinematography as good as the Pacific and BoB, this will be the best military movie that will have been made for some years before and likely for many many years to come.

Cheers…

[DBFlyguy]

More prop B-17 photos posted recently on twitter, these show battle damage for some scenes

 

 

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

What is the link or keyword in Twitter to follow the development of the film?

[DBFlyguy]

1 hour ago, =gRiJ=Roman- said:

What is the link or keyword in Twitter to follow the development of the film?

 

Search for the "MastersBehind" on twitter, I was gonna post the direct link but the whole page kept coming up.

 

New photos posted today of another prop B-17 with "Mike" noseart:

 

 

 

 

[Feathered_IV]

2 hours ago, DBFlyguy said:

Search for the "MastersBehind" on twitter

Are you sure? Sounds a bit porno

[DBFlyguy]

1 hour ago, Feathered_IV said:

Are you sure? Sounds a bit porno

[357th_KW]

The fact that this is on the way seems like pretty good motivation for producing a flyable B-17 for BoX.

[WINGS]

I got tired of waiting, so made my own.

 

https://youtu.be/BBAzYi8DUlU

[DBFlyguy]

There's a new BTS website that is posting some updates, last update was last month...

https://ww2truslow.com/2022/03/14/wwii-mini-series-masters-of-the-air-is-done-filming-the-ultimate-crowdsourced-photo-dump-from-set/

 

 

A photo showing Sally B buzzing two of the prop B-17s...hopefully that means there will be some actually flying aircraft in the show

[DBFlyguy]

Supposedly filming has wrapped

https://coffeeordie.com/tom-hanks-wwii-sequels/

 

[DBFlyguy]

One of the producers of the show, supposedly it finally airs in Spring of 2023:

 

 

[343KKT_Kintaro]

As you know, after the success of "Saving Private Ryan" in 1998, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks started to work on TV miniseries projects set in the Second World War. First "Band of Brothers" in 2001, then "The Pacific" in 2010... and there was also a third miniseries project called "Masters of the Air", a miniseries project that deals with the crews of the famous Eighth Air Force, "the Mighty Eigth".

 

"Masters of the Air" had been delayed several times but it seems that the shooting had already started and that the miniseries will be broadcast by mid Spring of 2023. The YouTube channel "Hidden History" recently published a video announcing this:

 

 

 

 

[343KKT_Kintaro]

 

Edited November 20, 2022 by 343KKT_Kintaro

[343KKT_Kintaro]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DBS]

I'm exciting for this. Showing the Mrs Band of Brothers atm she loves it!

[DBFlyguy]

Apple TV sizzle reel just released with a couple small clips of "Masters of the Air"

 

 

[simfan2015]

FYI

A new 9 episode series is coming to Apple TV in 2023 "Masters of the Air"

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

In process of waiting, I'm listening an audiobook (available in yt).

[LukeFF]

Now scheduled for release on January 26 of next year: 

 

[tattywelshie]

On 10/5/2023 at 6:44 PM, LukeFF said:

Now scheduled for release on January 26 of next year: 

 

Can't wait for this! I wonder what they've done in terms of Luftwaffe involvement, ie, I'm guessing 190s/109s are going to be CGI'd? Not heard anything with regards them using Buchon's etc. 190's are bound to be CGI'd in, but yeah, wonder about the 109s.

[Art-J]

^ If any, I'd actually expect to see some non-CG 190s to be in, 'cause the Flugwerk ones are more available currently and probably much cheaper to operate than any 605-powered 109s. Unless Buchons were involved. But indeed, not much is known about other aircraft types used in this production.

[Archie]

Maybe the LW will just be fast moving blurred shapes, as that's what most bomber crews would see!

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

I'm starting reading the book .

[von_Tom]

 

I'm ambivalent about this.

 

Band of Brothers was excellent.  The Pacific got tedious after the 5th episode.  Don't know why becaus ethe production values were great.  Maybe it was the characters or actors or maybe it was because it was set in the far East.

 

I have a feeling that once you look past the "Ooooh shiny aeroplanes" bit that Masters will go down the same route as The Pacific.  I just hope they get the CGI right bcause if that goes wrong it doesn't matter how good the acting is.

 

von Tom

 

 

[kestrel79]

On 10/13/2023 at 4:53 PM, 1PL-Husar-1Esk said:

I'm starting reading the book .

 

I'm only on the first chapter but wow. Pretty crazy how heavy the 8th AF losses were. More than the entire Marine Corps? That blew my mind.

[Lusekofte]

I read that more than 25000 was killed during training.

[LukeFF]

New trailer is up: ??

 

 

[Sokol1]

On 11/10/2021 at 9:03 PM, Winterz said:

If it ever sees the light of day I hope it will not be red-tails like CGIs/aerial battles.

 

1:06 - Now you can lose hope. ?

[NachtJaeger110]

I was also hoping for more practical effects and real flying planes, or at least something more along the lines of the CGI in Greyhound... CGI artists seem to have just one established language when it comes to aerial battles and that always looks like red tails... Devotion was also okay.

But no one seems to care how tracers really look like...
At least it seems the german fighters attack in pairs of two, indicating they at least know what a finger four is ?

[tattywelshie]

On 11/9/2023 at 10:53 AM, LukeFF said:

New trailer is up: ??

 

 

"Lets rack em up and knock em down..." oh please, give me strength, and prancing about on top of the wing! I know its a trailer, but it's pretty disappointing, ---- looking CGI, awful, cheesy lines. I'll reserve judgement until the actual series comes out, but its definitely got more than a hint of 'Red Tails' about it.

[Trooper117]

6 hours ago, tattywelshie said:

---- looking CGI, awful, cheesy lines. I'll reserve judgement until the actual series comes out, but its definitely got more than a hint of 'Red Tails' about it.

 

Yes, my thoughts exactly...

[Lusekofte]

I will give them the benefit of doubt. Taking the excellent series Pacific and band of brother into account, there should be some substance in this too.  
A trailer is for Hollywood, not normal thinking human-beans.
And what did you expect for the flying scenes ? A squadron of real flying fortresses?

During Memphis bell a French B 17 crashed. Besides big multiengined vintage aircraft’s are not insurance best friends. 

 

[Trooper117]

11 minutes ago, Lusekofte said:

And what did you expect for the flying scenes ? A squadron of real flying fortresses?

 

Obviously not mate, c'mon...