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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by camperman on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @05:36PM (#14101996)
One of the reasons Threads worked because it felt like a documentary about ordinary people. That bloody voiceover with its calm measured tones describing the absolute horror that was unfolding...brrr.
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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by arethuza on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:24PM (#14102295)
It was narrated by Paul Vaughan who used to also narrate the Horizon BBC science documentaries (which I loved as a kid) - that added a whole other level of credibility for me when I watched it as a teenager.
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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by camperman on Thursday April 13, 2017 @08:41AM (#14106288)
Aha - yes, I can imagine how it would.
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