The Looming Tower

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  1. Yanks711

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    Anyone else been watching this on Hulu? This shit pisses me off so damn much, my blood boils after almost every episode.
     
  2. Shawn Hunter

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    Haven't watched it so why?
     
  3. FTK

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    Yeah I've been watching, haven't seen this weeks yet. It's good not great imo. Apparently the book was incredible and there was so much incredible story to work with but they chose to waste time with stupid tv tropes. I've enjoyed watching it though
     
  4. FTK

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    I'm guessing the infighting/unwillingness to cooperate between different US government agencies, which is partially responsible for 9/11 happening.
     
  5. bic

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    I'm probably 3-4 episodes behind now but I agree with FTK, it's good not great. I didn't watch every single thing related to 9/11 after it happened like a lot of people did so this show may not have a lot of new information if you did but it's interesting seeing the different events that led up to 9/11. And quite maddening to see the petty rivalry between the CIA and FBI.
     
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  6. Yanks711

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    Petty bs between agencies, then an unwillingness to admit any sort of fault after the fact
     
  7. Yanks711

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    shit that finale was a tough watch
     
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  8. yaywaffles

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    i read the book six or seven years ago. i went in not understanding how something on the scale of 9/11 could happen here. i finished amazed that it hadn't happened sooner. it's really good, and absolutely worth checking out
     
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  9. D. Silver

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    The book is much better but I enjoyed the show also.
     
  10. D. Silver

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    Oh and if you haven't read the book, do it. It's phenomenal.
     
  11. Virgil Caine

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    Is it a long read? Thought about picking it up after I finished the series.
     
  12. D. Silver

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    I personally didn't think so.

    I goes far beyond the TV series. From UBL's jihad against the Soviet Union in the 80's to the Taliban to the Hamburg cell. It covers it all.
     
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