bouche Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Get your PVR's ready for sunday night's "The Pacific" on HBO!I've been looking forward to this ever since it was announced. Band of Brothers was one of the most entertaining, and enlightening programs that I've seen on television and this is going to probably have the same effect.Has anyone else been paying attention to this mini-series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Band of Brothers remains the best thing I've ever seen on TV. I can't wait for this "sort of" sequel. It will cleanse Spartacus out of my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prost Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yeah I'm the same way....I've been looking forward to watching this since they showed the trailer a few months ago. Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I haven't even seen a trailer. Same thing for band of brothers. It was one big surprise. I'm leaving this to the same fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottieking Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 I just crushed through Band of Brothers again to prepare for this. I think the story is going to be a little different and quite an eye-opener for those expecting the European arena. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killatokes Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) from the wiki:The Pacific is based primarily on two memoirs of U.S. Marines: With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie.[3] The series will tell the stories of the two authors and Marine John Basilone, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages. It also draws on Sledge's China Marine[28] and Red Blood, Black Sand,[29] the memoir of Chuck Tatum, a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima and witnessed his death. [30]The series will feature well-known battles involving the 1st Marine Division, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone's involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima.Hugh Ambrose has authored the official tie-in book to the series[31], which follows the stories of the three men featured in the series as well as stories of their fellow Marines. It is set to publish in the US and UK in March 2010.STOKED! band of brothers and before it; saving private ryan were amazing. can't wait to watch this new series!edit to add: did anyone see Hanks on Colbert the other night? i actually agree with some of Colberts premise about Hank's having the legitimacy of "history maker".http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report/full-episodes/#clip275878pt 2 (with preview of pacific)is here:http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report/full-episodes/#clip275878 Edited March 15, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 ooooo, thanks for the reminder...Warming up utorrent as we speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 has anyone found a torrent yet? all the sites I use are dry still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 has anyone found a torrent yet? all the sites I use are dry stillTry this: http://eztv.it/search/ I get a lot of stuff from these guys. Living overseas, torrents are the only way I get to see anything good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 thanks hamilton ... in the pipe now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 I use tvtorrents...it's good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killatokes Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 just finished watching EP. 1 - guadalcanal and i got to say wow! so far i really like the way this miniseries is going. it doesn't seem to be pulling punches in terms of brutality on both sides and the action is intense! (as you would expect from the team that brought war movies to a new level). i wish there were more of those scenes with the real veterans talking about their experiences. didn't BoB have more of that, or am i confusing it with (maybe) the ken burns "war" series? i'm totally pumped to see the rest of this and would love to say more but maybe spoiler rules should be established for the thread. proposal:if you haven't seen the week's EP yet stay away from the thread till you have? i really liked the closing scene(s) with the scavenging from japanese dead (reminded me of clint's movies on this topic)juxtaposed with the letter reading scene....oh and what's up with 4:30 of closing credits? i was checkin bar on my VLC and thinkin cool! i got another 5 minutes of action! burn! hehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 After reading this thread I watched the first episode...pretty pretty good if I must say.Long opening credits though haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 The reviews that I've read all say the first episode is the weakest, which bodes well for the rest of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Wow, last night's episode was great. It did not take long for the action to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 On the recommendation of this thread, I just watched the first two episodes. Fantastic....I haven't watched any of Band of Brothers, so I look forward to that once this is finished.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Naval History's Guide To HBO's "The Pacific"Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Check out these amazing photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Total chick flick episode this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 An epic night of television...Keep your head up, Kid>the Pacific>Breaking Bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Total chick flick episode this week.Yeah, developing the plot. Next week should be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I liked the episode (but I am a chick). I just thought it developed the characters a bit more, and showed a very different kind of torture the soldiers felt during war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 It seemed to be too unbalanced to me. The situation with him staying at the girls house all of a sudden was totally unbelievable and unexplained (how did he just leave his company for 3 or 4 days? for one).That being said, the girls were beautiful- WoW!And the blister scene was downright gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I also wondered how he was able to leave his company for days without going AWOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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