HappyToastJul 4, 2023

"and you've researched the name and it has no bad connotations at all, especially for people in the UK?"

"er, sure, no, none at all Mark"

"Ok, let's launch it!"

Show threadNick Kocharhook 🇺🇦💪🏼Jul 4, 2023
@IamHappyToast @spacehobo Hadn’t run across this one. For those who are wondering, Threads was a 1983 TV movie about the aftermath of a nuclear strike on Sheffield. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190925-was-threads-the-scariest-tv-show-ever-made
Was Threads the scariest TV show ever made?

This week marks the 35th anniversary of the TV premiere of the British nuclear war drama – which was dubbed “the night the country didn’t sleep”. It remains brutal – but essential – viewing, writes Ross Davies.

BBC
Show threadSpace Hobo
@k9 @IamHappyToast Oh yeah, it was grim. Far more terrifying than The Day After, and it continues on to show what life is like a decade or two after the war.
Jul 4, 2023 at 7:42amWeb