THE MEDIA AND US Usually a resigned shrug followed by a blind eye, if those two metaphors are not mutually exclusive, is one’s reaction to the stream of so-called liberal nonsense mixed with blatant inaccuracies that spouts forth from newspapers, radio and television, but occasionally professional outrage is stoked into writing to the
Even John Ford hired military consultants (and usually put them on screen in various ways), but even if they're on salary, the Director and Producer don't have to listen to them. When they were filming the Battle of Fredericksburg scenes in Gods and Generals, my friends among the reenactors told of their repeated efforts to place the the Green Harp flag of the 28th Massachusetts Volunteers in its historical place at the center of the brigade (in front of the 28th which had just joined the Irish Brigade before Fredericksburg and was the largest regiment in the brigade), but the Director kept moving it down to the end of the brigade line because in this sequence his named star was portraying Mulholland, Colonel of the 119th Pennsylvania (which wasn't even an Irish regiment!). They went through this charade several times as the sequence was filmed.
Well said…….and it’s the same in the U.S. I cringe every time I see the phrase, “based on true events” at the beginning of any movie to television program. That being said….the producer of the Gurkha program was correct…..98% of those watching ANY historical program have no knowledge of what they are seeing to spot even glaring errors…..and have no real desire to conduct even the most elementary search…..
…….nor do they research anything in politics either…..hence….the governments we have in both of our countries…..low-information voters.
Once again….excellent essay….keep up the good work!
Even John Ford hired military consultants (and usually put them on screen in various ways), but even if they're on salary, the Director and Producer don't have to listen to them. When they were filming the Battle of Fredericksburg scenes in Gods and Generals, my friends among the reenactors told of their repeated efforts to place the the Green Harp flag of the 28th Massachusetts Volunteers in its historical place at the center of the brigade (in front of the 28th which had just joined the Irish Brigade before Fredericksburg and was the largest regiment in the brigade), but the Director kept moving it down to the end of the brigade line because in this sequence his named star was portraying Mulholland, Colonel of the 119th Pennsylvania (which wasn't even an Irish regiment!). They went through this charade several times as the sequence was filmed.
For centuries the English could do no wrong, now you can do no right even it seems in self defense? Of your own children?
Who would have thought the staid English so.... Volatile?
Really, would a Fenian bloodline’s permission help? Let’s try...
DEFEND YOUR CHILDREN
DEFEND YOUR SOIL
DEFEND YOURSELVES
🙏 Amen.
My grandfather hated English, yes he was one of the Fenians, but really this is too much.
PS - I’m Irish American, and this is the Ivy League doing you in.
It’s the result of not taking the shortest way with the Dissenters, here they are... the very Puritans 400 years later doing you in.
But only if you keep letting them...
Fight. This spectacle is too terrible to behold. Fight.
Slancha
Yes...what totally implausible drivel that Nuclear submarine programme was with the police officer running around...!
Well said…….and it’s the same in the U.S. I cringe every time I see the phrase, “based on true events” at the beginning of any movie to television program. That being said….the producer of the Gurkha program was correct…..98% of those watching ANY historical program have no knowledge of what they are seeing to spot even glaring errors…..and have no real desire to conduct even the most elementary search…..
…….nor do they research anything in politics either…..hence….the governments we have in both of our countries…..low-information voters.
Once again….excellent essay….keep up the good work!
Spot on, as ever