Band Of Brothers

GottaGetGatt

Can't beleive this was made 13 years ago.i was only watching some if the battles last week.You should check out The Pacific afterwards

Alfred Borden

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Can't beleive this was made 13 years ago.i was only watching some if the battles last week.You should check out The Pacific afterwards

Saw that come up a lot when reading about this, will defo give it a look, thanks!

PhiloCypher

Apparently they are doing the aerial theatre next, think Memphis Belle but over 10 episodes.

FloatingVoter

Be ready for a disappointment with The Pacific - its not in the same league as BoB. It is extremely disjointed and you wind up forgetting who the lead characters are.

Thargor

PhiloCypher wrote: »

Apparently they are doing the aerial theatre next, think Memphis Belle but over 10 episodes.

I cant believe this! Brilliant news, I remember thinking something in bomber command or the battle of Britain would have been money better spent than The Pacific at the time. Didn't think that show captured the nightmare time they had at all, it was a bit of a mess.

BoB marathon this weekend I think, nothing else to watch.

GottaGetGatt

Snafu was an excellent character in the Pacific

Kilkenny14

Rewatched all of it again. Really has aged well.

The quote that still sticks me was one of the veterans in the intro for episode 6:

"Even today, a real cold night, we go to bed, my wife’ll tell ya, that the first thing I say, ‘I’m glad I’m not in Bastogne.’”

Hopefully the Might Eight is as good.

Mycroft H

BBC would be well making thier own version. Dunkerque, North Africa, D-Day, Arnhem. So many stories they could choose from.

Owryan

Mycroft H wrote: »

BBC would be well making thier own version. Dunkerque, North Africa, D-Day, Arnhem. So many stories they could choose from.

The BBC already have a 3 part series about Dunkirk. Well worth a look.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_(TV_series)

Mycroft H

Owryan wrote: »

The BBC already have a 3 part series about Dunkirk. Well worth a look.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_(TV_series)

I've seen the docudrama, it's rather good.

A fully fledged series would be nice though.

CountyHurler

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Snafu was an excellent character in the Pacific

I absolutely HATED him... Got sick of listening to the stupid long drawn out voice after the first few episodes...

I thought The Pacific was good though.. The ones with John Basilone were good.

Red Nissan

Don't forget that Band of Brothers is available in a box set. It's on my shelf and I do watch it a fair bit.

Pacific, not the same thing at all, Pacific does have a viewpoint that others do not have, and I like that aspect. However, when I saw Pacific first time I was bitterly disappointed.

Mycroft H

Anywhere handy to watch the Pacific? Netflix?

Used to have a copy on the old external but that's died a death.

knucklehead6

Mycroft H wrote: »

Anywhere handy to watch the Pacific? Netflix?

Used to have a copy on the old external but that's died a death.

Where are you? I have the box set here if you want a loan?

The Black Oil

Podcast from Hanks.

https://deadline.com/video/tom-hanks-band-of-brothers-podcast-trailer-steven-spielberg-roger-bennett-hbo/

GottaGetGatt

20 Years! Christ

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117844559#Comment_117844559

Still nothing like it since with TV, even in the golden era for television. The Pacific tried to recreate things but it never quite landed for me. BoB remains one of the greats.

The Black Oil

Podcasts have trailers these days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CICiPP-A6B8

CastorTroy

The new series is still in the works, isn't it. Think it only started production recently after all these years of talk

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117845893#Comment_117845893

Yes, Masters of the Air I think it's called without googling? Hanks is producing again iirc.

Mr.Nice Guy

Watched it back a year ago and it still holds up. One of the best TV shows ever. Didn't like The Pacific and found most of the characters cold.

Shred

Incredible show and I'm well overdue another re-watch of the Blu-rays with the last time being 2017 iirc.

kheb

The best show I ever watched. Can watch any episode at any time and it's still excellent.

Heckler

Easily one of the best TV mini series ever made. I have the box set and watch once a year. Inspired me to go to Normandy, to St.Mere Eglise and all the beaches etc. Was lucky enough by pure chance to be passing by and saw a gathering so stopped. It was the unveiling of the Dick Winters bronze memorial.

billyhead

Bastogne is a brilliant episode.

Joe_ Public

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117850889#Comment_117850889

Nuts!

Mike Litoris

20 years! Feeling old now and probably all of those soldiers not with us any more. :(

One of the greatest shows ever. Used to watch it once a year. Must also dust down the blu-ray a watch is long overdue.

brownbinman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117844559#Comment_117844559

fcuk! only started listening to Band of Brothers book while running. It's ABSOLUTELY EPIC

Supercell

One of the best shows I've ever watched, havent done so in years, thanks for reminding me OP, going to rewatch again :)

The Pacific wasnt that bad, i enjoyed it but do agree its not a patch on BOB

storker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/88074500#Comment_88074500

"Look at this ****. How come we can't ever invade a cool country, with like chicks in bikinis, you know? How come countries like that don't ever need marines? I'll tell you why. It's lack of p***y that f**ks countries up. Lack of p***y is the root **** cause of all global instability."