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Subject: Hornblower
I randomly discovered and have been hugely enjoying a TV series called Hornblower, based on the novels by C. S. Forester. Wikipedia says they're made-for-TV movies, but ABC is running all eight as if they were weekly episodes. It's a naval drama set in the late 1700s, following the fictional protagonist Horatio Hornblower as he rises through the ranks.
I love military drama as a rule, I find the framework of command and duty works very well to constrain a story to only the most interesting elements of conflict and character. Hornblower hits all the right notes (heh) for me, with all the infighting, intrigue and international antagonism you could ever want.
So far no one has shouted out billions of blistering blue barnacles or avast ye scurvy swabs! but I guess as long as I'm watching military instead of pirate drama I'll have to abide that particular disappointment.
The series was ended in 2007 due to the high production costs. I guess re-creating all those enormous wooden ships isn't cheap. Next Sunday's episode, Retribution is the second half of last night's episode where Hornblower's accused of mutiny by an addled captain.
I love military drama as a rule, I find the framework of command and duty works very well to constrain a story to only the most interesting elements of conflict and character. Hornblower hits all the right notes (heh) for me, with all the infighting, intrigue and international antagonism you could ever want.
So far no one has shouted out billions of blistering blue barnacles or avast ye scurvy swabs! but I guess as long as I'm watching military instead of pirate drama I'll have to abide that particular disappointment.
The series was ended in 2007 due to the high production costs. I guess re-creating all those enormous wooden ships isn't cheap. Next Sunday's episode, Retribution is the second half of last night's episode where Hornblower's accused of mutiny by an addled captain.
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