Posted: 10/28/2013 2:21:52 AM EDT
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Wow, what a great show. Finished all 10 episodes in one sitting. How could I not have known about this? And I have had HBO since the mid 90's.
Are there any other shows out there that I should watch that I am unaware of? When I was a kid I got to hear a paratrooper of 101st and a survivor of Auschwitz Birkeneu speak, I only wish I was old enough to appreciate the things they told us, however at 7 years old it was quite hard to comprehend what they went through. |
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THere are a few other HBO shows that are along the same lines. I personally think that Band of Brothers is the best but try these out;
Generation Kill- Based on Marines during the invasion of the Iraq war. Gives true accounts just like Band of Brothers. The Pacific- Follows the Pacific part of world war 2 like the battle of Iwo Jima. When trumpits fade is another excellent movie b HBO. Its about the Siegfried line "must watch". I was in the Marines and served 2 tour in Iraq, if you wanna see some movies that are IMO, pretty close to what I experienced, watch Battle for Haditha and the Hurt locker. These movies are very accurate. I was on an EOD escort team during my first tour and the Hurt locker hits real close to home for me. |
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What rock have you been under OP? Quoted:
What rock have you been under OP? Hell, I'm going to say that OP has been in a coma since Y2K. Quoted:
THere are a few other HBO shows that are along the same lines. I personally think that Band of Brothers is the best but try these out; Generation Kill- Based on Marines during the invasion of the Iraq war. Gives true accounts just like Band of Brothers. The Pacific- Follows the Pacific part of world war 2 like the battle of Iwo Jima. Actually it only covers part of the landings at Iwo Jima, but it does cover a few other battles. |
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Band of Brothers is one of the HBO's finest achievements.
Ever since they aired BoB I've wished they would a similar adaptation of Stephen Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage". Anyone who hasn't read that one really should. It's the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition with an emphasis on Meriwether Lewis. |
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Quoted: A rock of selfishness and stupidity. I thought I knew quite a bit about what happened and I was terribly mistaken. Now trying to catch up. Quoted: Quoted: What rock have you been under OP? A rock of selfishness and stupidity. I thought I knew quite a bit about what happened and I was terribly mistaken. Now trying to catch up. |
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Quoted: Band of Brothers is one of the HBO's finest achievements. Ever since they aired BoB I've wished they would a similar adaptation of Stephen Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage". Anyone who hasn't read that one really should. It's the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition with an emphasis on Meriwether Lewis. |
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Band of Brothers is one of the HBO's finest achievements. Ever since they aired BoB I've wished they would a similar adaptation of Stephen Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage". Anyone who hasn't read that one really should. It's the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition with an emphasis on Meriwether Lewis. I would love to see that. Also would love to see a BoB style series set in Korea. |
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Same here. Didn't even finish Pacific, but have watched BoB several times. Quoted:
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Great show. There is a similar series about characters in the pacific theatre, but I personally didn't think it was as good as BOB. Same here. Didn't even finish Pacific, but have watched BoB several times. I think The Pacific was well done also, it just had a different focus. But when you compare it to perfection, of course it will come up lacking. I bought the BoB DVD set the day it came out, full retail price. And I'm a cheap bastard. Didn't mind one bit shelling out the $$. I have since the upgraded to BluRay. |
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Quoted: A rock of selfishness and stupidity. I thought I knew quite a bit about what happened and I was terribly mistaken. Now trying to catch up. Quoted: Quoted: What rock have you been under OP? A rock of selfishness and stupidity. I thought I knew quite a bit about what happened and I was terribly mistaken. Now trying to catch up. If this is truly the case, then I'm sure you have missed quite a bit. |
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Quoted: THere are a few other HBO shows that are along the same lines. I personally think that Band of Brothers is the best but try these out; Generation Kill- Based on Marines during the invasion of the Iraq war. Gives true accounts just like Band of Brothers. The Pacific- Follows the Pacific part of world war 2 like the battle of Iwo Jima. When trumpits fade is another excellent movie b HBO. Its about the Siegfried line "must watch". I was in the Marines and served 2 tour in Iraq, if you wanna see some movies that are IMO, pretty close to what I experienced, watch Battle for Haditha and the Hurt locker. These movies are very accurate. I was on an EOD escort team during my first tour and the Hurt locker hits real close to home for me. |
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You're the first Vet I've heard that thought Hurt Locker was anywhere near reality. I work with a couple of retired EOD guys and they thought it was far removed from reality. Quoted:
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THere are a few other HBO shows that are along the same lines. I personally think that Band of Brothers is the best but try these out; Generation Kill- Based on Marines during the invasion of the Iraq war. Gives true accounts just like Band of Brothers. The Pacific- Follows the Pacific part of world war 2 like the battle of Iwo Jima. When trumpits fade is another excellent movie b HBO. Its about the Siegfried line "must watch". I was in the Marines and served 2 tour in Iraq, if you wanna see some movies that are IMO, pretty close to what I experienced, watch Battle for Haditha and the Hurt locker. These movies are very accurate. I was on an EOD escort team during my first tour and the Hurt locker hits real close to home for me. I was going to say the same thing. The hurt locker is a complete joke. I haven't met one guy throughout my time in the military that thought the hurt locker was accurate. |
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How did you hold up during episode 9? I was sobbing like a girl. Never again. Yeah i was watching it on my phone last night at work and had to excuse myself. It was crazy I did find the other shows mentioned and will start them ASAP. Thinks as long as Im in the era might as well start with Pacific. Thanks for the recommendations. Yall never let me down. |
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THere are a few other HBO shows that are along the same lines. I personally think that Band of Brothers is the best but try these out; Generation Kill- Based on Marines during the invasion of the Iraq war. Gives true accounts just like Band of Brothers. The Pacific- Follows the Pacific part of world war 2 like the battle of Iwo Jima. When trumpits fade is another excellent movie b HBO. Its about the Siegfried line "must watch". I was in the Marines and served 2 tour in Iraq, if you wanna see some movies that are IMO, pretty close to what I experienced, watch Battle for Haditha and the Hurt locker. These movies are very accurate. I was on an EOD escort team during my first tour and the Hurt locker hits real close to home for me. I remember the armchair pundits here bashing Hurt Locker mercilessly as "unrealistic..." etc. I really liked it. But then I was a Marine so I must be stupid, right? 
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Spike usually plays BoB on memorial Day as well. I bought it on DVD and than when it came out on BluRay... Generation Kill was awesome as well. Captain AMERICA!!!! haha
I wish they would do more series on Iraw and Afghanistan so people really understand how dangerous it is over there. I did not serve, but have had friends that have and seen other documentarys on it, so I am going by what I have been told. |
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Quoted: Wow, what a great show. Finished all 10 episodes in one sitting. How could I not have known about this? And I have had HBO since the mid 90's. Are there any other shows out there that I should watch that I am unaware of? When I was a kid I got to hear a paratrooper of 101st and a survivor of Auschwitz Birkeneu speak, I only wish I was old enough to appreciate the things they told us, however at 7 years old it was quite hard to comprehend what they went through. Yes...all five seasons of HBO's "The Wire". |
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Quoted: "Wanna cigarrette"? Quoted: Quoted: Speirs is a badass "Wanna cigarrette"? "You know why you hid in that ditch, private?" "I was scared." "We're all scared. You hid in that ditch because you still think there's still hope but, blythe, the only hope you have is to realize you're already dead." |
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Dale Dye plays a Colonel in BOB. He was a Marine in VN at Hue City, and he's often a tech advisor for war movies. He ran a "boot camp" for the actors in BOB, and kept it as real as possible. Great man! Didn't he also have a cameo in Saving Private Ryan? |
