"The Last Ship" on TNT

[BigTex]

Got hooked on this one right out of the box. It's TV drama, so it's a little hokey at times, but I think the depiction of shipboard operations is pretty accurate. This is being made with the full cooperation of the Navy, which is letting them use a couple of destroyers to shoot on. My biggest criticism is that it's a little too politically correct (example: a crewmember mentions that she misses her girlfriend - a totally gratuitous line that had nothing to do with the story) but what do you expect from Hollywood?

I give it higher marks than "The Last Resort" which was saved only by the presence of Andre Braugher.

[FlashM]

We're enjoying it. As a female Sci-Fi fan, we're fans of both Capt. McSteamy and first officer the Man Called Jayne. (Grey's Anatomy & Firefly/Serenity). We're saving it on the PVR for Moose, who's attached to the Navy, for when he gets back from abroad and visits.

Don't you think sailors could have rigged a still to make seawater potable?

Don't they have sophisticated filters on board ship for drinking water emergencies?

Shouldn't they be able to make contact with one of those long term-mission nuclear subs by now?

[tx3653]

I watched the first 2 episodes and have 2 on DVR to watch. Thought the first episode was pretty good but the second one almost had me removing it from the DVR schedule. Will see how the others have gone.

[BigTex]

I haven't read the novel the show is based on, so I don't know (yet) how they explain what the subs are doing.

My knowledge of naval engineering plants is a little dated, but I don't think they've come up with a better way to desalinate sea water. So if they have a major generator failure and can't run the desalination equipment, they can't make fresh water.

[bodine]

Adam Baldwin was a hoot in "Firefly."