George Clooney's 6 episode production of Catch 22 on Hulu

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7. I just finished the series. I thought it was well done though clearly more dark than the movie

I read the book so long ago I can't comment a lot, but this series clearly cut down the massive amount of characters (to about 15 main named characters) and the sometimes confusing time jumps--Clooney made this almost totally linear. When characters "drop" off their ultimate fates are frequently assumed and that feels a little frustrating for the viewer..e.g, Hugh Laurie's character in episode 3 and crews of at least one plane that vanishes.

The dark reality of war for these bombardiers and the gore resulting was not gratuitous but necessary, I think. Still, expect to see some realism.

The idiocy of the chain of command and the callous abuse of the forces in the name of self-promotion and self-glory comes through. Milo's mercenary "capitalism" is dealt with as "relief" from the starker tragedies occurring all around. They sort of give him a pass for what is rather horrendous war-profiteering though.

I won't point to any detailed scenes in the series until others watch it so not to engage in "spoilers", but I think the series was well made, given how difficult the book was to adapt.