mortkort Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 ive watched the 4 first episodes now, and what an awesome show! cant wait to see the other ones. so many great shows from HBO. any other fans here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 QUOTE (mortkort @ Jul 31 2007, 06:03 PM) ive watched the 4 first episodes now, and what an awesome show! cant wait to see the other ones. so many great shows from HBO. any other fans here? Yes, I've watched the series at least twelve times and I've read the book. I own it on DVD and I have given the DVD set as a gift twice: to my Father and to my Father-in-law. Currahee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyswing Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 My copy is on loan currently. I think it's one of the most outstanding things put to video ever. The book too is awesome and the series is relatively close to the printed word. My Dad was a World War II vet - a regular ground pounder, not Airborne - who died before I fully understood what he and men like him did. These were ordinary men who did extraordinary things, as promotional pieces say. The first-hand accounts are what make it real. I'm glad others are taking a liking to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 This series was incredible. HBO did an outstanding job. I love how Sobel turned out to be a complete idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 QUOTE (skyswing @ Jul 31 2007, 07:12 PM) My copy is on loan currently. I think it's one of the most outstanding things put to video ever. The book too is awesome and the series is relatively close to the printed word. My Dad was a World War II vet - a regular ground pounder, not Airborne - who died before I fully understood what he and men like him did. These were ordinary men who did extraordinary things, as promotional pieces say. The first-hand accounts are what make it real. I'm glad others are taking a liking to it. I'm glad, too. It gives me hope for the future. My Grandfather was a World War II vet. He was a Marine who was at both Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. At the battle of Iwo Jima, my Grandfather was in a foxhole with his best friend. A Japanese soldier threw a grenade into their foxhole and my Grandfather's friend threw himself on it. The concussion permanently deafened my Grandfather in his right ear and he was sent home. I can only imagine what that must have been like for him. He never talked about it, I got the story secondhand from my Dad and it was an unwritten rule in the family to never discuss it with him. My Grandfather died in 1986 and I miss him a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jul 31 2007, 07:30 PM) This series was incredible. HBO did an outstanding job. I love how Sobel turned out to be a complete idiot Yes, he was a thoroughly unlikeable man. But the sentiment among the men is that Lieutenant Sobel made Easy Company. It was his unrelenting driving of the men that they all believe helped to prepare them for what they went through. Sobel was invited to several Easy Company reunions, but he never came to any. Bill Guarnere even paid his membership dues for the 101st Association in hopes that he would one day show up but he never did. In 1988 Sobel tried to commit suicide, but he botched it. He died in 1988 and his funeral was a sad affair. His ex-wife did not attend and neither did his sons or any member of Easy Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 31 2007, 07:37 PM) QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jul 31 2007, 07:30 PM) This series was incredible. HBO did an outstanding job. I love how Sobel turned out to be a complete idiot Yes, he was a thoroughly unlikeable man. But the sentiment among the men is that Lieutenant Sobel made Easy Company. It was his unrelenting driving of the men that they all believe helped to prepare them for what they went through. Sobel was invited to several Easy Company reunions, but he never came to any. Bill Guarnere even paid his membership dues for the 101st Association in hopes that he would one day show up but he never did. In 1988 Sobel tried to commit suicide, but he botched it. He died in 1988 and his funeral was a sad affair. His ex-wife did not attend and neither did his sons or any member of Easy Company. Heck, if the man fed me Spaghetti and then made me go on a 10 mile hike (or whatever length it was) I wouldn't come to his funeral either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I just finished watching the entire series (for like the 50th time) I can't wait till the Pacific episodes start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 QUOTE (D-13 @ Jul 31 2007, 07:51 PM) I just finished watching the entire series (for like the 50th time) I can't wait till the Pacific episodes start! They are making more???? Please tell me this is true!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro2112 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 This was such a great series, that we've had at least three threads about it in this forum. Like Jack, I've got the DVD set and have read the book. Outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jul 31 2007, 05:52 PM) QUOTE (D-13 @ Jul 31 2007, 07:51 PM) I just finished watching the entire series (for like the 50th time) I can't wait till the Pacific episodes start! They are making more???? Please tell me this is true!!! "DreamWorks has confirmed that a new 10-part miniseries from the creators of Band of Brothers (Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman), called The Pacific, is in development.[citation needed] The new miniseries will focus on the Pacific Theater. The project is due out in 2009, although this is subject to change." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 QUOTE (D-13 @ Jul 31 2007, 08:23 PM) QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jul 31 2007, 05:52 PM) QUOTE (D-13 @ Jul 31 2007, 07:51 PM) I just finished watching the entire series (for like the 50th time) I can't wait till the Pacific episodes start! They are making more???? Please tell me this is true!!! "DreamWorks has confirmed that a new 10-part miniseries from the creators of Band of Brothers (Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman), called The Pacific, is in development.[citation needed] The new miniseries will focus on the Pacific Theater. The project is due out in 2009, although this is subject to change." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyswing Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Unless I'm mistaken, the Pacific series won't be from a book written by the late Stephen Ambrose. They'll have to use another original source of some kind, or possibly a combination of resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Great show! Yet ANOTHER DVD set I got on my wishlist! i'm looking forward to the Pacific one as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingcinderellaman Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Loved Band of Brothers! Will 'The Pacific' be an HBO project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortkort Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 QUOTE (D-13 @ Aug 1 2007, 01:23 AM) QUOTE (Snowdog @ Jul 31 2007, 05:52 PM) QUOTE (D-13 @ Jul 31 2007, 07:51 PM) I just finished watching the entire series (for like the 50th time) I can't wait till the Pacific episodes start! They are making more???? Please tell me this is true!!! "DreamWorks has confirmed that a new 10-part miniseries from the creators of Band of Brothers (Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman), called The Pacific, is in development.[citation needed] The new miniseries will focus on the Pacific Theater. The project is due out in 2009, although this is subject to change." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Brothers thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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