Anyone started this? I watched the first two episodes last night. It's entertaining at the very least.. I enjoy it so far.

Hijack (TV Series 2023 ) - IMDb

Apple+ is really becoming a strong streaming platform. They keep putting out great shows. We enjoyed the first few episodes of this and are looking forward to the rest

FightinTexasAg15 said:

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Apple+ is really becoming a strong streaming platform. They keep putting out great shows. We enjoyed the first few episodes of this and are looking forward to the rest

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I really haven't seen anything on AppleTV+ I didn't enjoy.

I can't wait for the new season of Tehran. Really well done series

plowboy1065 said:

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I can't wait for the new season of Tehran. Really well done series

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Didn't know that. Great show.

3 episodes in and really enjoying it so far.

I'm still trying to figure out the motive for both the hijackers and the protagonist.

My wife figured out that there are 7 episodes and it's a 7 hour flight from Dubai to London so... it's kind of like "24" in that events take place in real time.

Also, it was doing my head in so I finally had to IMDB the Brit ATC gal and figured out that I recognized her from Torchwood.

Also recognized one of the ladies from the series Shetland.

I'm watching it and enjoying it. I was admittedly a little concerned how they would stretch it 7 episodes. Quality is great and love the airplane shots. Quite annoyed that the captain sacrificed the cockpit so easily.

plowboy1065 said:

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I can't wait for the new season of Tehran. Really well done series

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Really? I am living here in Israel for several months and never liked that show for several reasons.

1. there are literally 10 women walking along the beach outside my window right now who are more attractive than that actress in the series.

2. the reality just like in Homeland is so much worse than the movies where the heroes win. so it's annoying to be like "yeah we just won!!" and in reality Iran is about two weeks from building a nuclear bomb.

3. it seemed every episode was the Iranians about to get her, and then some miraculous escape. I also can't stand when the female is the hero and she is 97 pounds and beating a 250 pound man in a fight.

when season two started I bailed after they introduced the british doctor aid worker character glenn close.

did it get better?!

Okay, Barnes

Yea, I'm really liking it. Idris Elba is a great actor

I started this as well, it's getting good

The thing I'm maybe most impressed with in this show is they actually tried to make the airplane footage accurate. At least more than most movies and shows. The exterior and interior cockpit at least, matching an Airbus A330.

The show is decent, jury is still out for me. I'm only through episode 2. Hijackers seem a tiny bit cheesy so far.

Hijackers appear to maybe be held hostage themselves by someone else and are being forced to hijack this plane? When the lead guy made the phone call from the cockpit, he didn't seem happy about it and said "your move", implying they are dealing with someone who has leverage over them.

Gig-Em2003 said:

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Hijackers appear to maybe be held hostage themselves by someone else and are being forced to hijack this plane? When the lead guy made the phone call from the cockpit, he didn't seem happy about it and said "your move", implying they are dealing with someone who has leverage over them.

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Yeah, that was a very interesting phone call.

The biggest question mark for me so far is, 9/11 was almost 22 years ago. Why didn't they bring their own pilot or at least someone who understands aircraft operating procedures, ATC communication, etc.

Maybe you're right about it being hastily assembled.

ClickClack said:

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Hijackers seem a tiny bit cheesy so far.

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I was out of town this weekend so I'll pick back up tonight. But I had this thought as well. The entertainment value is solid though. Definitely keeps me engaged.

This thing is only 7 Episodes and we're just now learning about the Hijackers at the end of Ep 4.

After watching Ep 4, I do have a short list of characters I want to see meet their maker, starting with the annoying mother in the back section of Economy.

HollywoodBQ said:

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This thing is only 7 Episodes and we're just now learning about the Hijackers at the end of Ep 4.

After watching Ep 4, I do have a short list of characters I want to see meet their maker, starting with the annoying mother in the back section of Economy.

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I think she's been on every flight I've ever taken

plowboy1065 said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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This thing is only 7 Episodes and we're just now learning about the Hijackers at the end of Ep 4.

After watching Ep 4, I do have a short list of characters I want to see meet their maker, starting with the annoying mother in the back section of Economy.

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I think she's been on every flight I've ever taken

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Note: She's not in Business Class

One night back in 2019, I took a flight I booked at the last minute to get to Madrid and I wound up flying from Brisbane, Australia to Dubai in the last row of Economy on an Emirates A380.

Let's just say it smells differently back there.

HollywoodBQ said:

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plowboy1065 said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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This thing is only 7 Episodes and we're just now learning about the Hijackers at the end of Ep 4.

After watching Ep 4, I do have a short list of characters I want to see meet their maker, starting with the annoying mother in the back section of Economy.

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I think she's been on every flight I've ever taken

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Note: She's not in Business Class

One night back in 2019, I took a flight I booked at the last minute to get to Madrid and I wound up flying from Brisbane, Australia to Dubai in the last row of Economy on an Emirates A380.

Let's just say it smells differently back there.

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Rudder peasants

Someone explain to me why the pilot and Elba both fail to use the work hijack when communicating? Who the hell would describe gun toting people taking over a plane as an incident so people receiving the message dont know whats really going on?

Stupid

Also the hijacker cast are all snarling constantly like they are super hard or something, the acting is a bit over the top.

Good questions.

All I can figure is, it's something to do with being British.

Besides the ATC communication, my only other complaint so far is the politicking about whether or not to "Notify Number 10 (Downing Street)".

bonfarr said:

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Someone explain to me why the pilot and Elba both fail to use the work hijack when communicating? Who the hell would describe gun toting people taking over a plane as an incident so people receiving the message dont know whats really going on?

Stupid

Also the hijacker cast are all snarling constantly like they are super hard or something, the acting is a bit over the top.

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I'm also calling it now, the bearded guy who barely makes it onto the plane (because of Elba) in episode 1 is the "mastermind" who they're all working for indirectly. If that is indeed the case it's a bit silly that he almost missed the flight unless that was his plan but Elba wrecked it by convincing them to let him aboard.

I mean, why would you want to be on a flight that could potentially get shot down (and was one second away from such a fate).

It's entertaining but I was hoping for a bit more after the first episode.

That's where I'm at. Definitely entertaining and it's keeping me on the hook but my complaints are very similar to the rest of you.

Do you know a release date yet? Couldn't find anything on google

ClickClack said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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plowboy1065 said:

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HollywoodBQ said:

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This thing is only 7 Episodes and we're just now learning about the Hijackers at the end of Ep 4.

After watching Ep 4, I do have a short list of characters I want to see meet their maker, starting with the annoying mother in the back section of Economy.

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I think she's been on every flight I've ever taken

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Note: She's not in Business Class

One night back in 2019, I took a flight I booked at the last minute to get to Madrid and I wound up flying from Brisbane, Australia to Dubai in the last row of Economy on an Emirates A380.

Let's just say it smells differently back there.

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Rudder peasants

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On trains we call them Tailies. [/Snowpiercer]

5/7 of the way through and less than 3 hours until a presumed landing in London.

This show kind of reminds me of LOST where it started out strong and then I held on for 6 seasons hoping it would go somewhere. It had some adventures but basically wound up right back where it started.

In this one, we've had a bunch of side stories but we haven't really gone anywhere and at this point, there's only a minor amount of suspense.

I haven't figured out who Elba is yet. At first I thought he would turn out to be the Air Marshall. For a popular flight from a Muslim country to the UK I can see the likelihood of a Marshall being on board high and Elba's character seems to know a great deal about commercial airliners and their procedures. After last weeks episode I am just not sure though since he doesn't seem keen to get overly physical with the hijackers and a Marshall would be armed. I kept expecting him to pull a Liam Neeson and start beating the piss out of the hijacker's one by one but didn't happen.

So who is he and what is his back story?

bonfarr said:

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I haven't figured out who Elba is yet. At first I thought he would turn out to be the Air Marshall. For a popular flight from a Muslim country to the UK I can see the likelihood of a Marshall being on board high and Elba's character seems to know a great deal about commercial airliners and their procedures. After last weeks episode I am just not sure though since he doesn't seem keen to get overly physical with the hijackers and a Marshall would be armed. I kept expecting him to pull a Liam Neeson and start beating the piss out of the hijacker's one by one but didn't happen.

So who is he and what is his back story?

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He is a closer for big business deals. They already explained that.

HollywoodBQ said:

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5/7 of the way through and less than 3 hours until a presumed landing in London.

This show kind of reminds me of LOST where it started out strong and then I held on for 6 seasons hoping it would go somewhere. It had some adventures but basically wound up right back where it started.

In this one, we've had a bunch of side stories but we haven't really gone anywhere and at this point, there's only a minor amount of suspense.

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Agreed, I can't see how they'll land this plane, for lack of a better metaphor, in the next 2 hours with a satisfying conclusion.

I still maintain the bearded guy who got on the plane late is the mastermind (or one of them as they stated there are several last night). Why he barely made it on the plane and only on it with Elba's help better be explained.

Also, the writer's couldn't come up with a better name than Sam Nelson for Elba...he sounds like a white dude on the PGA tour.

I think the guy with the tattoos on his neck across the aisle from the doctor's family is going to come into play at some point. They keep making a point to show him. It's subtle but they make sure we see him.

TRD-Ferguson said:

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I think the guy with the tattoos on his neck across the aisle from the doctor's family is going to come into play at some point. They keep making a point to show him. It's subtle but they make sure we see him.

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I think he will come into play as helping the other passengers fight off the hijackers as I believe they made a reference to him as having special forces training or something during one of the first couple of episodes but don't care enough to hunt it down.

I agree he definitely will play a larger role. They also make sure to show the bearded guy every once in a while so my mastermind theory is still in play.

TRD-Ferguson said:

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I think the guy with the tattoos on his neck across the aisle from the doctor's family is going to come into play at some point. They keep making a point to show him. It's subtle but they make sure we see him.

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He gonna die. White guy with a criminal history is no danger to kill off for apple.

TRD-Ferguson said:

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I think the guy with the tattoos on his neck across the aisle from the doctor's family is going to come into play at some point. They keep making a point to show him. It's subtle but they make sure we see him.

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Wasn't he the one that brought the bag with the guns through security in episode 1?

Not reading thread to avoid spoilers. What's the consensus on this one? Really good, worth the time, or meh, kinda wish you never started it?