Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997–2000)
1/10
Terrible, fake & confusing - I flew in the Navy for 5 years
20 June 2019
I question anybody's intelligence that thinks this show is good. It's terrible. Within 10 mins of the opening episode - they did a fatal & mandatory Hollywood blunder when it comes to military shows/movies. The one officer is in his convertible while the other officer is trying to cross the road & they have a confrontation. When James Brolin's character starts to walk away the other guy in the car salutes him. First off, you NEVER, EVER salute while sitting. Any officer in ANY branch of the military would know this. So right off the bat they ruined the authenticity aspect of the show because that proved the people making this don't know their butt from their elbow. Also, you don't ever salute while NOT wearing your cover (hat) - which they do in this show. I like the shots of the F-18's when they have no ordnance whatsoever on the wings (and sometimes no bomb racks on the wings) but yet another shot will show some type of weapon on the wing. They are also very PC - making sure a black guy and a woman are included in their little special "team". Plus, Brolin's haircut would never fly in the Marines with hair sticking over the back of his collar - that's another instant sign that this show is fake. And why have the pilots be Marines? 90% of the pilots that go through Pensacola (the cradle of U.S. Naval Aviation) are Navy personnel. People associate NAS Pensacola with the Navy - not the Marines. Only about 10% of the pilots that pass through here are Marines. It'd be like calling a show "Parris Island S.C." and having all the main characters Navy people. It would make no sense & be confusing.

Anyway, good riddance to this show being off the air as it was terrible in so many ways.
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