{"id":33424,"date":"2023-05-31T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1836998"},"modified":"2023-06-01T01:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:56:09","slug":"what-does-fubar-mean-title-of-netflix-series-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-does-fubar-mean-title-of-netflix-series-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What does \u201cFUBAR\u201d mean? Title of Netflix series explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Arnold Schwarzenegger series has prompted viewers to ask \u2013 what does FUBAR stand for? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 31 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>**WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE ENDING OF FUBAR.**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on his first ever TV role in new Netflix series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/fubar-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">FUBAR<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The action movie legend leads the cast as <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/fubar-cast-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">a CIA operative<\/a> on the brink of retirement who i<\/span>s called for one more undercover mission and must save another operative.<\/p>\n<p>The action-packed thriller has been a huge hit with viewers and has soared to the top of Netflix\u2019s public ranking system, but some fans have been left wondering what<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u00a0the series title <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/fubar-netflix-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">FUBAR<\/a> means.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read on for everything you need to know about the meaning behind the title.<\/p> <h2><strong>Netflix\u2019s \u201cFUBAR\u201d: What does the Netflix title mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/FUBARNetflixMonica2-7478496.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Jay\" baruchel=\"\" and=\"\" monica=\"\" barbaro=\"\" in=\"\" fubar=\"\" title=\"&quot;FUBAR_Netflix_Monica_2&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> FUBAR: Jay Baruchel as Carter Perlmutter, Monica Barbaro as Emma Brunner.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Christos Kalohoridis\/Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Interestingly, throughout all eight episodes of the series, the show\u2019s title is never addressed \u2013 and it\u2019s only in the last line of the entire series that it\u2019s even used.<\/p>\n<p>In the finale, entitled That\u2019s It And That\u2019s All, Luke drives <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/fubar-cast-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">his team<\/a>, Tally and the rest of his family away from the chapel.<\/p>\n<p>In those chaotic final scenes of the series, his ex-wife realises she\u2019s in a car surrounded by CIA operatives. They explain to her that they\u2019re currently on the run and can no longer return home after being well and truly burned by Boro, now that their identities have all been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>When Tally asks what happens now, Luke shakes his head and simply says: \u201cI don\u2019t know. It\u2019s totally FUBAR.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The term acts as the perfect punchline to describe the mess that Luke, Emma and the rest of their team now find themselves in.<\/p>\n<p>With Boro (Gabriel Luna) having revealed their identities to every criminal, terrorist and bad guy Luke has ever come toe-to-toe with, it\u2019s safe to say that things aren\u2019t looking good for the Brunners. They can\u2019t return home and things are very much left on an open-ended note for the series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FUBAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#FUBAR<\/a> IS NOW STREAMING ON <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@netflix<\/a>! TELL YOUR WHOLE FAMILY! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/idRRf23aic&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/idRRf23aic<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schwarzenegger\/status\/1661753264885620736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>But the term isn\u2019t one that the show or Schwarzenegger has invented, it\u2019s a military acronym that stands for \u201cf**ked up beyond all recognition\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/fubar&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Cambridge Dictionary<\/a>, the term is used to mean \u201cextremely\u00a0bad\u00a0or\u00a0certain\u00a0to\u00a0fail\u00a0or be\u00a0defeated\u00a0or\u00a0destroyed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase dates back to 1944 and is commonly used among those in the military. But for the movie lovers among us, you may recognise the term from other films including\u00a0Steven Spielberg\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movie-guide\/b-2b4ald\/saving-private-ryan\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Saving Private Ryan<\/a> and 1989\u2019s Tango &amp; Cash with Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone.<\/p>\n<p>The exact wording of the acronym can change and can also be interchanged with \u201cf**ked up beyond all repair\u201d or \u201cfouled up beyond all recognition\u201d, but the meaning remains the same: it describes a scenario, much like the one in FUBAR\u2019s finale, where things are well and truly in ruin.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix, of course, has taken the liberty of joking around with the ambiguous term, releasing teasers stating that the letters stand for \u201cfull throttle, father daughter bonding\u201d and then \u201cuncomfortable situations, bombs, bullets, bullet trains, abs\u201d and \u201cR\u201d being the sound you make when you say Arnold\u2019s name.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6326674481112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>FUBAR is now available to stream on <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81397077&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>. <\/strong><strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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