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re: Just starting Band of Brothers
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:00 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 4/30/26 at 5:00 pm to WG_Dawg
WG,
continue to watch it in its entirety. It’s one of the best series on WW2 that ever came out. And don’t let these guys hand you shite because it’s an old show. Lol. I didn’t watch it till about three years ago ago.
continue to watch it in its entirety. It’s one of the best series on WW2 that ever came out. And don’t let these guys hand you shite because it’s an old show. Lol. I didn’t watch it till about three years ago ago.
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Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:00 pm to Dawgirl
Just finishing up a rewatch of The Pacific. It’s a very different story than BoB, but both are excellent.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:08 pm to WG_Dawg
can’t wait for your thread on Black Hawk Down.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:25 pm to WG_Dawg
Had an uncle that was in the 101st and my dad was in the 112th RCT in the Pacific. Both went through some of the worst fighting in both theatres.
Proud and blessed to say my dad and three of his brothers "served" in WWII and all four survived and came home and their youngest brother "served" in the Korean Conflict and came home. Needless to say my grandmother was a praying mother.
Yes, they referred to it as "served" and were all very proud to have served.
112th RCT Little Giant of the Pacific
Proud and blessed to say my dad and three of his brothers "served" in WWII and all four survived and came home and their youngest brother "served" in the Korean Conflict and came home. Needless to say my grandmother was a praying mother.
Yes, they referred to it as "served" and were all very proud to have served.
112th RCT Little Giant of the Pacific
quote:
112th Cavalry Regiment
Known as the "Little Giant of the Pacific," the 112th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 56th Cavalry Brigade, Texas National Guard, was mobilized for active duty on 18 November 1940.
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 4/30/26 at 10:51 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:No, it's completely understandable. I didn't really care for The Pacific, but really liked Band of Brothers.quote:
I'm not a fan in general of shows that just trample on you mentally and leave you feeling all bummed out for days after.
It's interesting you say this. The Pacific was one of the shows that pushed me into your line of thinking after I had watched it. I can't do overly depressing and/or really graphic things anymore, which The Pacific had both of. Especially if the content is based on real life stuff. It puts me in a bad place. Maybe that's me being cowardly and wanting to bury my head in the sand. I don't know. I do know it hits me really hard now and it's not enjoyable in the slightest.
There are shows and stories that I can respect the quality of, but don't enjoy.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 11:44 pm to WG_Dawg
Wait till Jimmy Fallon shows up
Posted on 4/30/26 at 11:58 pm to The Eric
Gonna blow his mind when Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, and James McAvoy all have about five sentences between them.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 7:09 am to DanglingFury
National WW2 Museum
For the 25th anniversary of the show they are doing a symposium with several of the actors
For the 25th anniversary of the show they are doing a symposium with several of the actors
Posted on 5/1/26 at 7:35 am to CaptainsWafer
quote:
You salute the rank, not the man.
We were on a break.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 7:35 am to WG_Dawg
Band of Brothers is the best thing to ever be on television. That is the hill I will die on.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 7:41 am to jmarto1
Ambrose did little to no research on BoB and took all of the veterans first hand accounts, although 40 years old as absolute fact. Winters had obvious reasons to dislike Sobel and that and everyone else's accounts painted Sobel as an incompetant a-hole.
Those vets just went back to their lives after WWII and felt that what they did in the service was no big deal and wasn't worth talking about. Even Winters (WHO SHOULD HAVE WON THE CMH!) had to be coxed by his wife to tell his story.
My dad was in the 508 (Easy was 506) and jumped on D-Day, Market Garden and was at the Battle of the Bulge, but never talked about his time in the service even when I asked him.
Those vets just went back to their lives after WWII and felt that what they did in the service was no big deal and wasn't worth talking about. Even Winters (WHO SHOULD HAVE WON THE CMH!) had to be coxed by his wife to tell his story.
My dad was in the 508 (Easy was 506) and jumped on D-Day, Market Garden and was at the Battle of the Bulge, but never talked about his time in the service even when I asked him.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 10:32 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:00 am to The Eric
quote:
Wait till Jimmy Fallon shows up
Spoilers!!!
Posted on 5/1/26 at 9:38 am to WG_Dawg
David Schwimmer’s GOAT performance. You almost want to see more of an extremely unlikable character.
It’s the one series I could probably rewatch forever.
It’s the one series I could probably rewatch forever.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 1:01 pm to WG_Dawg
Like others have said, I'm jealous you get to watch it for the first time. I watch it at least twice a year.
Anyone who watches the entire series and doesn't get emotional on the last words of the series doesn't have a heart.
"No...but I served in a company of heroes."
Anyone who watches the entire series and doesn't get emotional on the last words of the series doesn't have a heart.
"No...but I served in a company of heroes."
Posted on 5/1/26 at 1:16 pm to ApisMellifera
My son has been begging to watch this. He is infatuated by the military and always has been
Told him we could watch it when he turns 10. He turned 10 on April 28th so this thread timing was perfect
We watched our first episode together last night. He is hooked. But it took 2 hrs to get through with all his questions
Told him we could watch it when he turns 10. He turned 10 on April 28th so this thread timing was perfect
We watched our first episode together last night. He is hooked. But it took 2 hrs to get through with all his questions
Posted on 5/1/26 at 2:29 pm to LSUminati
quote:
Oh buddy, just wait until the Battle of the Bulge and a certain late night host makes a goofy appearance.
Even in that brief scene it seemed like he was struggling not to crack up.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 2:41 pm to CocomoLSU
quote:
IMO Band of Brothers is much, much, much better than The Pacific. And I enjoyed The Pacific. But it pales in comparison to BoB.
I agree. The pacific is a great show, but the subject matter of BoB is just so much more suited to being a human experience drama.
The scenery changes from Normandy to Austria. There is a more varied human experience where the lows of combat and mixed with incredible highs of liberating an actual European town or city and all the complex human emotions and reactions that surround that scene. There are interactions with hostile soldiers, scared/jubilant civilians, women, children, etc.
The pacific is just one meat grinder after another fought on otherwise empty islands. It’s just brutality and rest, brutality and rest.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:13 pm to ned nederlander
For those interested there’s an official BoB podcast that came out in 2021 I think. Each episode has an actor or director or producer as a guest and they go over each episode.
My favorite is with Frank John Hughes who played Bill Guarnere.
My favorite is with Frank John Hughes who played Bill Guarnere.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:28 pm to FluffyBunnyFeet
Just finished the second episode with him. Holy shite at the amount of questions
It’s awesome though watching his mind work and him wrapping his head around the fact guys willingly run into battle like that
It’s awesome though watching his mind work and him wrapping his head around the fact guys willingly run into battle like that
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 5/1/26 at 7:05 pm to lsupride87
Dudes going to become a man in the first 10 minutes of episode 9
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