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[#167562] Written by: Tonsar [25/09/11, 21:33]
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1826805/

Period drama about the pilots and flight attendants who once made Pan Am the most glamorous way to fly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_%28TV_series%29

Pan Am is a television series centered around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways during
the 1960s. The period drama, from writer Jack Orman (ER) and director Thomas Schlamme (The West
Wing), will focus on the pilots and flight attendants working for the world-famous airline in 1963.

The series, produced by Sony Pictures Television, was picked up by ABC in May 2011 for the 2011–2012
television season. Sony licensed the rights to the Pan Am name and logo from Pan Am Systems, a New
Hampshire-based railroad company that acquired the Pan Am brand in 1998.

The series premiered on September 25, 2011.
[#167563] Written by: Dracusis [25/09/11, 21:57]
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Trailer on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A81AdhD4G7w
[#167582] Written by: sunnymarky [26/09/11, 01:38]
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Idea looks like it came from the movie"Catch me if you can"
[#167583] Written by: bratandy [26/09/11, 01:51]
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might be worth a look cause Christina Ricci's in it, but not sure what the target audience for this?
[#167585] Written by: Uberlime [26/09/11, 01:56]
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Aviation' history is interesting, how it went from an old icarian dream to a "public" transportation
mean aswell as a deadly weapon...

Airmail in itself is a fascinating thing, from winged feet Hermes (not unlike those old
mayas/aztec/incas marathonians, roadrunning messengers) to pigeon posting to "airballoonmail" (we
used to do that in skool but with helium not "montgolfieres" :]) , not 2 forget the "almost Pegasus"
of Secession war' caballeros immortalizedby K.Costner, themselves preceded by persian Cyrus 2
mounted postmans relaysystem... & ofc letters to UsPS-Santa

In America there is also in the 30's an interesting "government vs lobby" type of struggle regarding
airmail ... the term "flag-carrier" resumes it alright...

Bit digressing, but now that we hav emails & Forums Posts, it's fun to rmbr how it all started (btw
funfakt : usa airmail started in 1918 just @ the same time as the french aeropostale )

So yea i would hav liked better- a show about airmail heroes &or old limit pushers like those 1st
time ocean crossers or this lady who was doing aerial acrobaties in quite the literal meaning of the
term... a sort of parallax between the human physical & mental' fantastic power and its corruption,
from DaVinci drawings to Girkhoff's drones (Nikita's geek ) ... i alw asked too much, my bad.

I dunno how this series will play, but apparently it's more a cocktail of 60's nostalgia (madmen
style) & luv affair / spy intrigue... i guess they need series for the growing demographics (if i
was 20/30yo in 1965, i'd b what.. 67/77yo now... mm i'll go stare at an age pyramid )

Or, to resume my apprehensions, if u start a series about a company, start it at the beginning ,
not halfway ...ya maylast more seasons & that's all the bad i wish 2 this show !
[#167616] Written by: Mobywatcher [26/09/11, 08:09]
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Haven't watched it yet, but it smells like earlier era Swingtown.
[#167633] Written by: keimcd [26/09/11, 12:57]
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I actually quite liked it. An interesting plot twist within the first few minutes, too. Will continue to watch to
see how it progresses.
[#167634] Written by: michael_madsens [26/09/11, 13:56]
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This was very enjoyable, what a casual security checks were in those days (assuming this portrayal is
close to the reality of those times)

Definitely going for Ep2
[#167638] Written by: OneTrickPony [26/09/11, 14:29]
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I remember flying Pan-Am in those days, and "casual" describes very well the "security checks".

I don't remember the "glamorous" flights, though :-/
[#167666] Written by: jc2010 [26/09/11, 22:16]
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Well, maybe compared to today's sometimes awful economy flying experiences it was a glamorous time.
I would have killed to be a 1960 era pilot, you get a feeling they were treated and paid very well
back then. Plus the ton of women they would have access to!
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