The Pacific

9.78/10

i love in the last episode how the lady asked sledge what the marine core taught him and he answered "they taught me how to kill japs. i got pretty damn good at that"

I wasn't a big fan of this series until probably the last 4 episodes....ever since, I thought it was terrific.

It has given me a whole new appreciation for the Pacific front. I don't often read, but Sledge's book may be one worth reading.

As much as character development lacked at the beginning, I was enthralled by the end.

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It was not Band of Brothers but what is? I've said before BoB was the best for TV production that has ever been made.

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Pacific delivered at the end. If the entire series would have been on that level, then it would have rivaled BoB.

great series. great great great miniseries

This was a terrific series. I'm not an emotional person but I almost shed a tear at the end. I couldn't respect these guys more

I'm not much on comparing it better or not to BOB. It is a different type story. BOB was based from a comprehensive award winning book by a historian. It gave some great broad views and perspective. TP is from personal memoirs of Marines. It gives less overall understanding or story about what went on in the Pacific on a larger scale. It delved rather into the psyche of what the grunt experienced. Europe and the Pacific were almost two different wars that happened at the same time.

This series has deepened my appreciation of what an entire generation not only went through but lived through afterwards. I'd love to find any surviving Pacific vets and do something for them

I thought it was great. I really think however that they could have left the entire Bassilone storyline out and been better off. While his story is great, it just didn't flow well with Sledge and Leckie's. Also the time devoted to it didn't really do it justice.

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The Pacific
So what do yall think of the whole miniseries?

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5/10

6.5/10 .... until the last three episodes and then.... BOOM!