Narcos

[Bengalzona]

(09-08-2016, 12:56 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Yup watched season 2 few days ago. Loved it. Already been renewed for seasons 3 & 4 too.

And if you to page 4 in here, you will see I made a thread a year ago on the first season lol. http://thebengalsboard.com/Thread-Narcos

Couple things though from doing a bit of interweb research. There is quite a bit of fictionalized stuff and characters, but it takes place within the non-fictional setting so to speak. I wont say who or what was to ruin it, but it isnt a 100% true to history account. I would say maybe a 70-80% truth overall, but with a 100% intent to show how both sides acted down there.

Yeah, they took the base story and real events and built a fictionalized story around it. There is a lot of that anymore. But in this show, they have done it in a good way that doesn't compromise facts. I can't stand it when they rewrite facts or history to appeal to the sensibility of a modern audience. 

(09-08-2016, 01:23 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: Interesting.  Since I knew only fairly generally about Pablo Escobar, I've assumed it was mostly true.  I'd guess 20-30% "dramatization" or "artistic license" is pretty sound, though, as far as "based on a true story" type things go.

I'm wondering where they go after Pablo Escobar.  There's no shortage of material in the drug wars.  Maybe the next one will be El Chapo.  But that wouldn't be that different of a story, so maybe Noriega as there's a lot of rich material there (which would juxtapose nicely with the first two seasons).

I've seen a couple of documentaries and read a few articles on Escobar. One of the things I really like about the show is how they portray him. You can see why the people would like him and fear him at the same time (shades of Hitler, Mussolini, etc.). Despots who rise to power always have that combination. But media and entertainment are rarely able to communicate to an audience effectively, leaving the audience to wonder just who the person ever got to where they were. 

You haven't seen Season 2 yet, so I don't want to give too much away. But they make it pretty clear that in the story line they will show the efforts to go after the Cali Cartel next.