Turbulent Skies

Someone was too stupid or lazy to use the music and dance of the period they are supposed to be in. Probably a combination of the two.

The actor portraying Hermann Goering looks nothing like him, is rather slim.

This series follows Albert Plesman and Anthony Fokker starting at the pionieer days of aviation up until the start of WWII. It has a fairly decent storyline, decent cast (although I don't care for Daan Schuurmans who comes off as a bit annoying to me). I think it's a very interesting way to depict aviation history in a drama series like this even though it's not alway historically acurate and I kind of wish that it was more acurate. I don't get why they strayed from certain historical facts like the events involving Jan Plesman. The old 'real life' footage that is included in between some scenes is a nice touch though. The soundtrack sounds nice but doesn't really seem to fit the setting. It's probably not going to happen but I would like to see a second season starting at the beginning of WWII. The events during WWII and how the KLM immediately started to rebuild its network after the war up until Plesman's death should be more than enough content.

As a Dutchman and a movie fanatic I had some serious doubts about this project. Most of the times these productions are (very) low budget. This, however, seems to be an exeption! Well written, well acted and a very good storyline. Even the special effects (not a lot of CGI, but where done it is done properly) are worth to watch☺

I would say: if you want to watch a pretty accurate story about the beginning of aviation (remember that KLM was the first commercial airliner in the world) this might be something for you.

The product value of this show is remarkable for a Dutch show. The use of practical CGI, the set dressing, coloring, et cetera is really leveled up. I was tired of seeing the same old cheesy Dutch TV shows and I was reluctant to watch this. My bias was unfounded. I haven't seen enough to find out if the story keeps me engaged but this show should be applauded no matter what - this is showing a way forward for the somewhat sad state of the Dutch film industry. This proves it can be done.

Every aviation enthousiast should watch this biography of Fokker and Plesman. Dutch culture shines through and looks historically accurate. Only the acting sometimes could have been done better but not many faults made.