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Posted on 5/2/26 at 7:16 am to Fewer Kilometers
The most egregious I was thinking of are Fassbender and Mcavoy. But they werent professor X and magneto yet.
Posted on 5/2/26 at 8:03 am to LSUDonMCO
LSUDonMCO
Ambrose did do a little research, not much. But his clear lack of not listening to the members of 1st and 3rd platoon hurts the account. Also, a number of officers in easy and the 3rd battalion caught mistakes before the book was published. Members in the regimental and division staff also were talked with and much left out.
I know the stories that would make Winters look bad, but why put them out, Ambrose knew them and left them out of the book.
Everyone knew Winters was a track and field man in college, leaving out about the wire trap in the field he ran across belittled what he did that day. When he forgot to pull the ring on the grenade, it was lucky for him the German soldier forgot to pull the string on his grenade.
Still Ambrose could have done some foot work in DC and filled the holes.
But not all the WWII records are open to this date.
Ambrose did do a little research, not much. But his clear lack of not listening to the members of 1st and 3rd platoon hurts the account. Also, a number of officers in easy and the 3rd battalion caught mistakes before the book was published. Members in the regimental and division staff also were talked with and much left out.
I know the stories that would make Winters look bad, but why put them out, Ambrose knew them and left them out of the book.
Everyone knew Winters was a track and field man in college, leaving out about the wire trap in the field he ran across belittled what he did that day. When he forgot to pull the ring on the grenade, it was lucky for him the German soldier forgot to pull the string on his grenade.
Still Ambrose could have done some foot work in DC and filled the holes.
But not all the WWII records are open to this date.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:54 pm to tigger1
Where is our update
Posted on 5/28/26 at 10:24 pm to barry
quote:Yeah, I'm guessing he is still in the processing phase. That show is excellent. Best WW2 visual experience (tv or movie) in my opinion.
Where is our update
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:23 am to ApisMellifera
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Dudes going to become a man in the first 10 minutes of episode 9
Yeah, no shite. Pride may need fair warning for that if he hasn't already seen the show. It definitely sort of comes out of left field.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 9:00 am to Scoob
Winters was very religious and was NOT happy with the cursing and sex in the series, and wanted his name and interviews pulled from the show. They had to meet with him several times to get him to agree to stay in
Posted on 5/29/26 at 9:35 am to barry
Didn't really think of updating since most thoughts on the show are pretty universal from what i've seen, at least in this thread.
It was a great watch. Can't believe I waited so long but as I said war isn't really my genre so I guess I never got around to forcing myself into it til now. Gotta say after episode 1 I figured Ross would've figured a lot more prominently in the series but he was practically never seen again. That's not a complaint or nitpick at all just observing. It's not a show I'll desire to watch yearly or anythign like that, but I can see myself giving it another watch in a couple years.
And based on the reviews in this thread, I doubt I'll ever watch the pacific ha. The tail end of this one (with the concentration camps) was heavy enough, I don't know if I'd want to watch a series that just pummels you with heaviness nonstop.
It was a great watch. Can't believe I waited so long but as I said war isn't really my genre so I guess I never got around to forcing myself into it til now. Gotta say after episode 1 I figured Ross would've figured a lot more prominently in the series but he was practically never seen again. That's not a complaint or nitpick at all just observing. It's not a show I'll desire to watch yearly or anythign like that, but I can see myself giving it another watch in a couple years.
And based on the reviews in this thread, I doubt I'll ever watch the pacific ha. The tail end of this one (with the concentration camps) was heavy enough, I don't know if I'd want to watch a series that just pummels you with heaviness nonstop.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 11:27 am to WG_Dawg
When you finish watching BOB, watch biographical documentary film Dick Winters: Hang Tough (2012)
On prime video, Tubi.
On prime video, Tubi.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 3:05 pm to elprez00
Fassbender
Macavoy
Stephen Graham
Tom Hardy
Simon Pegg
Andrew Scott
Dominic Cooper
Macavoy
Stephen Graham
Tom Hardy
Simon Pegg
Andrew Scott
Dominic Cooper
Posted on 5/29/26 at 3:49 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:
And based on the reviews in this thread, I doubt I'll ever watch the pacific ha. The tail end of this one (with the concentration camps) was heavy enough, I don't know if I'd want to watch a series that just pummels you with heaviness nonstop.
There's a quote from Sledge's book With the Old Breed, which is source material for a good bit of the show, paraphrasing, that veterans had a hard time listening to people after the war complaining about having to wait in line for a train, that their coffee wasn't hot enough, or that America isn't perfect.
Watch the series, even if you never watch it again. It'll put things like that in perspective after getting a glimpse of what those men endured. While you're watching from your couch, remember those men had every one of their senses assaulted constantly from the sights, sounds, and smells that were inescapable.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 9:45 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:I don't recall any sex... when was it?
Winters was very religious and was NOT happy with the cursing and sex in the series, and wanted his name and interviews pulled from the show. They had to meet with him several times to get him to agree to stay in
Posted on 5/29/26 at 10:14 pm to Scoob
Beginning of episode 9
Posted on 5/29/26 at 10:47 pm to WG_Dawg
I watched it for the first time last weekend. What a great ride.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 10:59 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:
And based on the reviews in this thread, I doubt I'll ever watch the pacific ha.
Watch it.
I didn’t like it nearly as much on the first viewing as I did BoB, but I like it more each time I do watch it.
Update us in 2035 when you do watch it tho.
ETA I went into it expecting the same show as BoB and it was different. Go into it realizing that the stories are told differently between the two and you won’t be let down. It’s still really good.
This post was edited on 5/29/26 at 11:01 pm
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