the kind of sequel to Band Of Brothers debuts tonight on HBO at 9.

the kind of sequel to Band Of Brothers debuts tonight on HBO at 9.

I don't have HBO!!! :jerry:

I don't have HBO!!! :jerry:

Me either and I really wanted to see that :jerry:

the kind of sequel to Band Of Brothers debuts tonight on HBO at 9.

:cds:

I don't have HBO either.

I don't have HBO!!! :jerry:

Sucks to be you.

I added it for $5/month specifically for The Pacific. Band of Brothers is epic.

Well, how is it?? It's on again at 11, can buy HBO and record it for later!

In a word: Vivid.

Lots of bloodshed with soldiers on both sides getting shot up real bad.

In a word: Vivid.

Lots of bloodshed with soldiers on both sides getting shot up real bad.

Shoot! I have been waiting for it to come on and missed it's debut yesterday!
Are they reshowing it sometime this week?

More chaotic than Band of Brothers. Hard to follow the characters because it bounced around a bit. Once you get familiar with them it might be easier.

Kind of slow to start. When it was over it felt like it was only 15 minutes long.

Then I remembered all the build up, like the family dinner and all that stuff.

All in all not bad. I have high hopes.

Shoot! I have been waiting for it to come on and missed it's debut yesterday!
Are they reshowing it sometime this week?

Looks like it will air again tonight on DirecTV: Channel 502 @ 10:00pm

How much of this can we take, the hyper gore? When Saving Private Ryan came out, there were numerous stories of WWII vets getting up and leaving. Seems it was no more entertaining to watch than it was when they were there.

I mean, I am all for accurate history. Guess I am just getting old. I can't watch this stuff without feeling beat up the next day. :shrug:

How much of this can we take, the hyper gore? When Saving Private Ryan came out, there were numerous stories of WWII vets getting up and leaving. Seems it was no more entertaining to watch than it was when they were there.

I mean, I am all for accurate history. Guess I am just getting old. I can't watch this stuff without feeling beat up the next day. :shrug:



I didn't find it "hyper-gory".

The only really bad part was when they were shooting up that last Japanese soldier.

And that was more ####ed up in general than "gory".


If I had been there, I can definitely see how it would be overwhelming - to almost relive that kind of nightmare, but overall I don't think it was gross or distasteful.






... Well, no more distasteful than a war like that is, by default.

I didn't find it "hyper-gory".

The only really bad part was when they were shooting up that last Japanese soldier.

And that was more ####ed up in general than "gory".


If I had been there, I can definitely see how it would be overwhelming - to almost relive that kind of nightmare, but overall I don't think it was gross or distasteful.


One of his fellow soldiers asked him "Why did you do that?" He didn't have an answer.

Maybe he figured the Japanese soldier was about to "lose it" (could have been true) and maybe the U.S soldier just wanted to put an end to his misery?

It's difficult to imagine the stress that all of them must have had to endure.

How much of this can we take, the hyper gore? When Saving Private Ryan came out, there were numerous stories of WWII vets getting up and leaving. Seems it was no more entertaining to watch than it was when they were there.

I mean, I am all for accurate history. Guess I am just getting old. I can't watch this stuff without feeling beat up the next day. :shrug:

I can understand people leaving the show because it brought back memories... However, I actually feel like Steven Spielburg and Tom Hanks (aside from making a lot of money) are really honoring WWII veterans (unlike some of the other movies that are out there).

I didn't find it "hyper-gory".

The only really bad part was when they were shooting up that last Japanese soldier.

And that was more ####ed up in general than "gory".


If I had been there, I can definitely see how it would be overwhelming - to almost relive that kind of nightmare, but overall I don't think it was gross or distasteful.

... Well, no more distasteful than a war like that is, by default.

That's war... and that was no different than the Japanese Soldier that faked his injuries (only to be holding a hand grenade).

One of his fellow soldiers asked him "Why did you do that?" He didn't have an answer.

Maybe he figured the Japanese soldier was about to "lose it" (could have been true) and maybe the U.S soldier just wanted to put an end to his misery?

It's difficult to imagine the stress that all of them must have had to endure.

I think the guy who shot him with the .45 did the right thing. The Jap would have only been tormented more had he not do that. He showed mercy quite frankly.


Anyway, I got HBO just to see this series. I cannot wait till next Sunday now!

I can understand people leaving the show because it brought back memories... However, I actually feel like Steven Spielburg and Tom Hanks (aside from making a lot of money) are really honoring WWII veterans (unlike some of the other movies that are out there).



Did not mean to suggest, in any way, that they or the Band of Brothers or any of the newer hyper realistic movies are dishonoring, at all. Just simply wondering about all of this intensity. I think it is a great movie, Ryan, especially. I just can't enjoy it anymore.

:buddies:

Did not mean to suggest, in any way, that they or the Band of Brothers or any of the newer hyper realistic movies are dishonoring, at all. Just simply wondering about all of this intensity. I think it is a great movie, Ryan, especially. I just can't enjoy it anymore.

:buddies:


I know my friend... I didn't mean to suggest, that you were suggesting something that you weren't. Not my intention at all...

On channel 502 - DirecTV - repeat of last night's episode.

Great series. After having the major points of the island hopping campaign drummed into us @ P.I. you really get a grasp on just how monumental a campaign it was.

You (speaking for myself) never really heard anyone talking about WWII vets suffering from PTSD, but The Pacific did touch on it on several episodes which was different from how the stories have been told in the past. What I really found uncanny was the facial similarities between the actors and the folks that they were playing.

Now, to find Eugene Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed: At Peleieu and Okinawa" and give that a read.

Great series. After having the major points of the island hopping campaign drummed into us @ P.I. you really get a grasp on just how monumental a campaign it was.

You (speaking for myself) never really heard anyone talking about WWII vets suffering from PTSD, but The Pacific did touch on it on several episodes which was different from how the stories have been told in the past. What I really found uncanny was the facial similarities between the actors and the folks that they were playing.

Now, to find Eugene Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed: At Peleieu and Okinawa" and give that a read.

I have a copy. Great book. I also have "A World at Arms", "Japan at War", and "An Infantryman in Stalingrad", all noteworthy, educational, factual reads.

Great series. After having the major points of the island hopping campaign drummed into us @ P.I. you really get a grasp on just how monumental a campaign it was.

You (speaking for myself) never really heard anyone talking about WWII vets suffering from PTSD, but The Pacific did touch on it on several episodes which was different from how the stories have been told in the past. What I really found uncanny was the facial similarities between the actors and the folks that they were playing.

Now, to find Eugene Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed: At Peleieu and Okinawa" and give that a read.


Well written addition to this thread... And I agree 100%... I had same experience at PI with the info being pounded into our heads. Makes me proud to have served as a Marine.

I just ordered the book on Amazon... They have several copies on there.

Well written addition to this thread... And I agree 100%... I had same experience at PI with the info (among other things) being pounded into our heads. Makes me proud to have served as a Marine.

I just ordered the book on Amazon... They have several copies on there.

:fixed:

Great series.




Enh...


It was no Band of Brothers.
I lost interest after about 5 episodes, and stopped watching. :/

Enh...


It was no Band of Brothers.
I lost interest after about 5 episodes, and stopped watching. :/

:yeahthat: I watched the whole thing but it was nowhere near the quality of Band of Brothers. Too choppy and hard to follow.

The scene where the googly eyed guy was tossing pebbles, plunk....plunk....plunk, into the blown open skull of the Japanese soldier sitting upright at his machine gun position caused me to have a bad dream :lol:

What I really found uncanny was the facial similarities between the actors and the folks that they were playing.



Agreed! That was scary that so many of them looked like the men they were portraying! Great series and I would love to see Spielberg and Hanks do something on the Civil War!

Agreed! That was scary that so many of them looked like the men they were portraying! Great series and I would love to see Spielberg and Hanks do something on the Civil War!

Ken Burns set a pretty high standard when it comes to Civil War docs.

I never watched Band of Brothers so I cannot compare the two. I don't think it piqued my interest because it was about the 101st as opposed to the USMC. Now if there were to be series or documentary about the 2nd Armored during WWII, I'd have to watch that. I still have an organizational flowchart from my grandfather's time over there.

Ken Burns set a pretty high standard when it comes to Civil War docs.

I never watched Band of Brothers so I cannot compare the two. I don't think it piqued my interest because it was about the 101st as opposed to the USMC. Now if there were to be series or documentary about the 2nd Armored during WWII, I'd have to watch that. I still have an organizational flowchart from my grandfather's time over there.

You need to watch Band of Brothers (the book is a good easy read too). The Paratroopers of Easy Company were an elite group that was molded by and uncompromising chickensh1t hardazz and led by one of the bravest guys you'll ever hear about in World War II. Everybody who considers themselves a leader should watch the series.

I hadn't thought about the 2nd Armored Division. That would be a good story too! I used to play a war game (can't remember the name) based on World War II armor units in the European Theatre. Lots of time for action and character development if they were to follow these guys from North Africa through Europe.

It'd be hard to top the powerful effect and rave reviews of Band of Brothers - as it was done VERY well... However, taking The Pacific into account for what it was, I thought it was great.

It'd be hard to top the powerful effect and rave reviews of Band of Brothers - as it was done VERY well... However, taking The Pacific into account for what it was, I thought it was great.

We may be a bit biased too.:buddies:

We may be a bit biased too.:buddies:


That we may... Semper Fi!

I did note a lot of things in the series that reminded me of my days in the Corps such as terminology....