anyone watching

Catching up on this series via "On Demand". 2 episodes in so far. Love it!
 
Waiting for the series to come out on disk!!! Don't subscribe to HBO anymore...
 
ive been watching. i haven't enjoyed it nearly as much as band of brothers.

but its still good, not great, imo.
 
Mushroom said:
Looks to be every bit as powerful as Band of Brothers..
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Eh... Not quite IMO

MORIMOTOM said:
ive been watching. i haven't enjoyed it nearly as much as band of brothers.

but its still good, not great, imo.
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Agreed. I just don't think it has the depth or same feel. Its good... don't get me wrong... but not as good. Maybe its the stage... just another Island. I don't feel like they developed enough characters like B.O.B. did. You knew the whole gang... I can still remember Muck, Pencala, Garnier, Winters, Malarkey, Lipton... Ummmm... "Shifty", Buck Compton... and that's off the top of my head.

We're what, 7 episodes in now and I feel like other than the Australia episode, we've seen the same thing. Again though, its much better than half the other crap out there.
 
adrock1978 said:
Eh... Not quite IMO



Agreed. I just don't think it has the depth or same feel. Its good... don't get me wrong... but not as good. Maybe its the stage... just another Island. I don't feel like they developed enough characters like B.O.B. did. You knew the whole gang... I can still remember Muck, Pencala, Garnier, Winters, Malarkey, Lipton... Ummmm... "Shifty", Buck Compton... and that's off the top of my head.

We're what, 7 episodes in now and I feel like other than the Australia episode, we've seen the same thing. Again though, its much better than half the other crap out there.
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it feels disjointed to me. from a historical standpoint, they fought memorable battles and were as heroic as the paratroopers.

but from a storytelling standpoint, it is far less engaging. band of brothers first attached you to the characters, then moved forward. the men remained together, in the same company, from basic until the end, whether through death or until v.e. day.

i believe this may be in large part to the original story teller, stephen ambrose.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
it feels disjointed to me. from a historical standpoint, they fought memorable battles and were as heroic as the paratroopers.

but from a storytelling standpoint, it is far less engaging. band of brothers first attached you to the characters, then moved forward. the men remained together, in the same company, from basic until the end, whether through death or until v.e. day.

i believe this may be in large part to the original story teller, stephen ambrose.
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Yup! That's what I was trying to say. You're right. Disjointed is the word. You have different battles, different Islands, different focal characters... I couldn't tell you who any of the leaders or C.O.s are. I know I'm going to feel like I'm wanting more when it ends in 3 weeks.
 
I watch it and like it. Sometimes a bit too much "sweet" to my taste, but it has quite authentic feel. And since I'm interested in drawing/art, the opening sequence is nice and original. Though the sharpening of the crayon there is somewhat harrowing.:o
 
damn you guys -its on at the same time as some glampire show my mrs watches . It is entitled "vampire diaries" It should be called "village of the idiots" -i hate it because they just aren't scary -A vampire should be a spooky mean old guy that lives in a castle NOT a centrefold male model out of a teenage girls mag-They're hundreds of years old and they still haven't got it worked out -HOW stupid can you get??
 
I always show the opening scene from band of brothers to my military history class for the invasion of Europe. "just seems to get the message across a bit better than the old Longest Day movie"
But I"ve always had a hard time finding good visuals for the Pacific campaign. Showed a little of Wind talkers and Sands of Iwo Jima, but when Pacific comes out on DVD, it will be a must buy. watched the first one on their website, seems to be pretty good.
 
meako said:
damn you guys -its on at the same time as some glampire show my mrs watches . It is entitled "vampire diaries" it should be called "village of the idiots" -i hate it because they just aren't scary -a vampire should be a spooky mean old guy that lives in a castle not a centrefold male model out of a teenage girls mag-they're hundreds of years old and they still haven't got it worked out -how stupid can you get??
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d.v.r.?
 
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