"Mayday" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creators:

Andre Barro
Bernard Vaillot

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

3 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Action | Drama | Reality-TV

Plot:

Dramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.

Plot Keywords:

Reenactment

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Stephen Bogaert

...

Narrator / ... (46 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

Air Crash Investigations (Australia) (UK)
Air Emergency (USA)

Runtime:

Canada:60 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Norway:A (TV rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cineflix

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Screenwipe: (#2.3)" (2006)

Great series, accurately presented

I like this series. Being a pilot, I'm aware of when an aviation related program is nonsense or not, and most of the facts presented in this program are fairly accurate. It's a relief that it isn't all nonsense.

The facts seem to be presented in such a way that the average non-pilot can understand what happened.

Seeing this program makes you want to stay home and not travel, although statistically speaking, if one must travel, air travel is the safest way to go, with the exception (in North America) of the train.

One episode you'll want to avoid is 'Blow Out', unless you want a headache. It's an hour of mostly camera shaking, when it is unwarranted.