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roamer65

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4. Watch BBC's "Threads" from 1984.

Reply to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2018, 09:55 PM

Aug 2018

The Day After was actually toned down to be a limited nuclear exchange. Threads was not and shows what life is like far after it. Threads could almost be a lead up to Orwell’s 1984.

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Watching The Day After on AMC. It was scary when it first came out. It's scarier now. [View all] Kajun Gal Aug 2018 OP

... Anon-C Aug 2018 #1

I remember watching that as a tween.... Delarage Aug 2018 #2

+1 dewsgirl Aug 2018 #3

Watch BBC's "Threads" from 1984. roamer65 Aug 2018 #4

'Threads' was scary as hell. samir.g Aug 2018 #9

Just watched the trailer. I pray this never happens! Kajun Gal Aug 2018 #10

Office story the next day after it's first showing benld74 Aug 2018 #5

I live less than ten miles from the base xmas74 Aug 2018 #6

Yes, I was in college when "The Day After" aired Va Lefty Aug 2018 #7

PBS has a 2 hour documentary called Command and Control. Ilsa Aug 2018 #8

Here ya go TexasBushwhacker Aug 2018 #11

I remember the hype leading up to The Day After and vividly recall making sure Grammy23 Aug 2018 #12

Testament? Hela Aug 2018 #13

I just read the long synopsis on IMDB. Ilsa Aug 2018 #15

They made a big deal about it in the tv show, The Americans. Ilsa Aug 2018 #14

I live in a town with a large air force base dsc Aug 2018 #16