SS GB

PIEBALDconsult

Never heard of it.

RossMW

It's about an alternative history story in that the Nazi win in Britain and the SS are in charge.

OriginalGriff

So ... nobody watched "Man in the High Castle" and thought "we can do that"? :sigh:

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RossMW

Haven't heard of that one and had to look it up. Likewise haven't heard of SS GB until they start advertising it, so was curious if anyone had an opinion. I know I know, everyone has one :laugh:

Daniel Pfeffer

IIRC, it is based on a book by Len Deighton. The Nazis' invasion of Britain has succeeded, and Britain is controlled by the SS. The book was OK, I don't know about the miniseries.

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RossMW

May have to watch the first one, just to see. I tend to find these sort of mini series get bogged down with someone's life and just glosses over the premise of the series.

OriginalGriff

"High Castle" was based on a Philip K Dick book of the same name, and that was damn good. So the TV series is probably rubbish ... I don't know, Herself won't watch anything to do with WWII and I don't watch the idiot box on my own. :laugh:

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Lost User

I have been watching it from the beginning and am reasonably impressed. I read the book years ago so cannot quite remember what happens at the end.

RossMW

Well that's one:thumbsup:

Pete OHanlon

Sounds like you don't know that SS GB was also based on a book. Len Deighton wrote it back in 78.

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Pete OHanlon

It's not bad. It sticks to the book reasonably well.

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OriginalGriff

You're right, I didn't!

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megaadam

I am a great fan of Len Deighton's. This reminds me of that I have have often regretted throwing out that book, when cleaning out the house after my dad. I could not keep every book... The IMDB rating 6.5 is quite low. I often find them reliable. But in this case I would definitely give it a chance...

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Forogar

I am about to watch episode 3 and so far it has been a little slow but not bad. The Len Deighton book was excellent and the series so far hasn't deviated much. Unlike the Man in the High Castle, it is set in England and is also more about a detective investigating a murder under massive political pressures.

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Lost User

The High Castle TV series was actually good, actally got better in the second series, the people really come out. Reckon they picked a damn good director & cast.

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dan sh

Solid State Giga Byte? I will pass. Tera might be worth buying.

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den2k88

The series is very good and the actors are great, my girlfriend adored that series (and she's pretty picky).

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Wastedtalent

High Castle was very well done, really good TV series, differs substantially from the book although contains the essence of it.

Rage

Episode Nein is the best one. :rolleyes:

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RossMW

Watching it now. Not sure if it's the regional accents or the mumbling, but not the clearest audio.