World on Fire

Forget about Netflix, Starz, HBO and whatever other producing companies out there. The BBC is where the good content is at. The production value on this is through the roof. The casting and acting were great (they even went as far as getting actors with a whole bunch of different nationalities so they'd be true to the character the were portraying). The writing was extremely compelling. I was hooked from episode one. The war aspect is starkly portrayed in all its horror, but the most compelling part, imo, was the human element, primarily presented thorough Harry who starts out being sort of naive, only to have a very rude awakening. But the fact the he doesn't lose his honorable, charitable, idealistic qualities even in the face of horror and heartbreak, was one of my favorite parts. The special effects and sets were also amazing and so very realistic. A definite 10/10. More people need to be watching this for sure!

Season 1 - Not bad, quite interesting and certainly keeps you wanting more... until episode 7 when it all goes pear-shaped. 6/10 Harry (a translator, not a spy) gets a special mission to go deep into enemy lines in Poland - he's told he'll probably die before hitting the ground, find some people and bring them back to England. Why? Apparently for no reason what so ever cause once he gets back t Blighty the government don't want to talk to him or "the people" he was to bring back. We have zero idea how he manages to cross all of Nazi occupied Europe to return to England with said people. C'mon writer(s)... that's the best you could do? The entire scenario is predicable and unnecessary. Season 2 - oh dear.. they're letting the actors make shit up as they go along. Nothing is consistent. Looks like they blew the entire CGI budget on season one at Dunkirk and now they're left $5, a tootsie roll and some lint to pay for the CGI on Egypt and London! Not sure I'll watch past episode 2 to be honest... 0/10