JadedProf

I just read a review of this show on this site calling the show "absolutely awful." Wrong! This show is, and always has been innovative and creative. Carey and his cast have done things never seen before and have pushed the envelope of mundane sitcoms. We should all be thanking the creators & producers of this show for giving us an alternative to the run-of-the-mill sitcom bilge that has been pumped out over the past few years. One day, this program will be regarded as one of the most influential television program of our time. Thanks Drew, for mixing things up a bit & providing us with pure entertainment.

The film, while technologically, and perhaps tactically accurate (there was NEVER an accurate engagement in the I.O. that was accurately depicted in the film [I haven't checked yet]), leaves the real Navy veteran wanting, Cruise's portrayal of Maverick is sappy, and optimistic, and should not influence any prospective Navy recruits. As a 'real' veteran of the Navy, I can confirm that the heroics portrayed in this film are not accurate. Life in the Navy is hard, and seldom glorious. Optimism & "luck" dominate the themes of this film. Future Navy recruits, DO NOT consider this an accurate reference to your future profession. Instead, I suggest that you contact individual Naval personnel, in the service at present, to confirm or deny your individual ideas as to the real nature of military service. Any doubts at all? Please finish your studies now and then, if still convinced, consider a career in the military. Just a word of suggestion.