re: Band of Brothers is overrated

IMO, the best miniseries in the history of television. I think, though, that when you try to watch it all the way through it's just too long.

I originally saw it in its first airing on HBO, once a week for 10 weeks. Break it up a bit and you'll probably feel like it's not such a chore.

The last two episodes do, imho, lift it up a bit. YOu have such a connection to the main characters by this time that when the end of the war is announced you feel the relief in all of them. Storming the Eagles's Nest, finding Goehring's wine cellar, reviewing Easy Company's future bios while watching the softball game--all classic scenes.

But the scene where the German General is talking to his troops at their surrender, followed by Major Winters (the real one) and his final quote about "heros" takes all the emotions you feel from watching B.o.B. to their peak.

I get teary-eyed just thinking about that last scene.