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Carrier

Name: Carrier
Genre: Documentary

TV·2008–2008·1 season, 10 episodes·PBS·Documentary·1h·Created by Mitchell Block, Maro Chermayeff

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A 10-part series filmed aboard the USS Nimitz, is a character-driven immersion in the high- stakes world of a nuclear aircraft carrier. The episodes follow a core group of characters as they navigate their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love, the rites of passage and the war on terror.

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01All HandsS01E01 · 9.0On a bright May morning, 5,000 sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of Coronado, California, and sets a course for Hawaii and beyond. Among the men and women who live and work on board are an airman who describes the ship as a small town; a pilot who considers the ship a powerful instrument of diplomacy; a sailor who questions “why we’re fighting to defend someone else’s freedom when we barely have our own”; a cook who dishes out 15,000 meals a day; and an airman who has just learned that his girlfriend is pregnant.

Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2008Aired 9.0Season avg

S01E01All HandsApril 27, 2008 9.0On a bright May morning, 5,000 sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of Coronado, Cal
S01E02Controlled ChaosApril 27, 2008—The men and women of the USS Nimitz live beneath the runway of a major airport. They sleep on the roof of a nuclear power plant. It’s a peri
S01E03Super SecretsApril 28, 2008—The ship’s location and itinerary are classified. Details of how the nuclear reactor works are top secret. Many aspects of life on a nuclear
S01E04Squared AwayApril 28, 2008—Mentoring and camaraderie are what hold the ship together. But life on deployment is stressful for everyone aboard, and there can be conside
S01E05Show of ForceApril 29, 2008—The mission really kicks off when the Nimitz arrives in the Gulf. The conditions are extreme: flight deck personnel endure temperatures hove
S01E06Groundhog DayApril 29, 2008—After two months in the Gulf, one day starts to become indistinguishable from the next. The airwing still hasn’t dropped a single bomb, whic
S01E07Rites of PassageApril 30, 2008—The last day in the Gulf is the last chance to drop bombs before the Nimitz heads home. The jets take off, laden with ordnance, and return h
S01E08True BelieversApril 30, 2008—This episode explores the many expressions of faith onboard the USS Nimitz: faith in self, faith in one’s shipmates, faith in the mission of
S01E09Get Home-itisMay 1, 2008—A six-month absence places a heavy burden on relationships. The Navy holds seminars to counsel sailors on what to expect when they return ho
S01E10Full CircleMay 1, 2008—As the Nimitz makes its final transit from Hawaii to California, the sailors and Marines on board prepare to return to their homes and famil