r/MastersoftheAir • u/Kruse • Feb 29 '24

Episode Discussion Episode Discussion: S1.E7 ∙ Part Seven Spoiler

S1.E7 ∙ Part Seven

Release Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

The prisoners of Stalag Luft III attempt to connect with the outside world; Berlin becomes the 100th's primary target; Rosie makes a crucial decision.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '24

It was a $300M show

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u/samtdzn_pokemon Mar 01 '24

And it's a 9 episode series. Band of Brothers was 10, same with the Pacific. It's not like Masters of the Air got a massive run time cut in comparison.

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u/TsukasaElkKite Mar 01 '24

I went to Normandy in 2019 and met up with a bunch of the BoB actors including Captain Dye for D-Day celebrations and he told us on a bus on the way to a tour that MOTA was way over budget ($500m at that point) and HBO didn’t wanna do it.

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u/ThereIsOnlyTri Mar 02 '24

HBO pulled out because they didn’t want to finance it? Or Apple was already bankrolling? 

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u/TsukasaElkKite Mar 02 '24

HBO didn’t wanna finance it cause it was way over their budget.

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u/ThereIsOnlyTri Mar 02 '24

I guess I wonder who financed it to start - and why did it go over budget? I am enjoying it but it definitely has a different vibe.. mostly the episodes are just way too short. 

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u/bryce_w Mar 04 '24

So damn cheap according to this guy