Band of Brothers series

My goodness. Where to start. This video series has left me absolutly speachless. The action, the drama, the characters, everything aobut this series is breathtaking.

My favorite character in the entire series was Capt. Speirs. This guy was just a classic character of a guy that's gone crazy from war. I thought he added a lot to the series. I mean, he was the one that everyone was afraid of because of the scene that was in one of the first episodes where he slaughters those prisoners.

Now, Lt. Speirs is all well and good, but my favorite part of the entire series is when Easy is sent in to take over Foy in Belgium. In this episode, During one of the many fire fights, instead of staying hidden, Speirs gets up, and runs toward the enemy line. As the narrorator says something to the effect of; "the enemy didn't shoot him, because they were jsut as surprised as we were. But what really baffled them and us, was when he started running back." Now, the series is obviously based on a true story, but I don't know whow much of that is true. What I dod know is that it's easily my favorite part of the entire series... the fact that comedy can be found in a war has always impressed me.

Now, to all you vetrans out there, don't think that I'm just some ignorant kid with no respect. I respect vetrans with all my heart, what they've all done for us. So, despite what some of you may say, you are all heros...

Cheers,

Justin

 

I think its a fantastic peice of television. The amazing thing is that it has sucha wide appeal. I think that was formost in the mid of the producers and it certinally does work. I loved it too.

Kev

 

My goodness. Where to start. This video series has left me absolutly speachless. The action, the drama, the characters, everything aobut this series is breathtaking.

My favorite character in the entire series was Capt. Speirs. This guy was just a classic character of a guy that's gone crazy from war. I thought he added a lot to the series. I mean, he was the one that everyone was afraid of because of the scene that was in one of the first episodes where he slaughters those prisoners.

Now, Lt. Speirs is all well and good, but my favorite part of the entire series is when Easy is sent in to take over Foy in Belgium. In this episode, During one of the many fire fights, instead of staying hidden, Speirs gets up, and runs toward the enemy line. As the narrorator says something to the effect of; "the enemy didn't shoot him, because they were jsut as surprised as we were. But what really baffled them and us, was when he started running back." Now, the series is obviously based on a true story, but I don't know whow much of that is true. What I dod know is that it's easily my favorite part of the entire series... the fact that comedy can be found in a war has always impressed me.

Now, to all you vetrans out there, don't think that I'm just some ignorant kid with no respect. I respect vetrans with all my heart, what they've all done for us. So, despite what some of you may say, you are all heros...

Cheers,

Justin

Yes Speirs run was real. He ran across Foy to find I Company and get them to attack Foy from behind.

I think that it is a good seris but I think that it has kind of 'stolen the spotlight' off other units. If you look on the net you can find a website and forum dedicated to almost every emeber of E Coy 506th. There is even several campaigns to give people in Easy Coy the Medal of Honour. I know they were brave, but not more or lees brave then any other infantry or airbourne or artillery or tank company.

Also the film leaves out several carature, such as Sgt Mercier who's deeds where given to other characters such as Malarky and Compton.

It also leaves out units that supported Easy Coy. Many of the 506th feel resentment towards Easy Coy as the rest of the 506th has been forgotten. As have the tank units who got them out of several hairy situations. The US Artillery who bombarded enemys for them and the men who flew the Dakotas they jumped out of.

 

Although it's the best mini series I've watched. It seems to me that they have ignored the other countries who helped to end the war in Europe. Now when you hear about the 506th, it springs to mind Easy Co which is a shame.

 

This was a great series.

The story was about certain members of Easy Co. It wasn't meant to be a documentary of the war. If certain people, countries, units... didn't get their share of screen time, too bad. There were millions of people in the armed services during the war. How many personal stories and contributions will forever fail to be recognized? The answer is - the majority. For every name mentioned in the history books there are several hundred thousand people who will never get credit for their service. It is a certainty that entire battles, with examples of heroism and self-sacrifice that exceed any documented stories we are familiar with, will never be recorded or remembered.

It was a big war. Someone will always get the short end of the credit stick. If you are familiar enough with a person or group to realize they aren't in a story then they have already gotten more credit than most. Get over it.

 

This was a great series.

The story was about certain members of Easy Co. It wasn't meant to be a documentary of the war. If certain people, countries, units... didn't get their share of screen time, too bad. There were millions of people in the armed services during the war. How many personal stories and contributions will forever fail to be recognized? The answer is - the majority. For every name mentioned in the history books there are several hundred thousand people who will never get credit for their service. It is a certainty that entire battles, with examples of heroism and self-sacrifice that exceed any documented stories we are familiar with, will never be recorded or remembered.

It was a big war. Someone will always get the short end of the credit stick. If you are familiar enough with a person or group to realize they aren't in a story then they have already gotten more credit than most. Get over it.

I agree. It was very well made, one of my favorites.

 

Its a great serious its one of my most favourite serious my most favourite caractor is also caption speirs.

 

For those that haven't seen it, I would say get it at watch - you won't be dissapointed.

As for me, it is still the best series I have seen (nothing is likely to beat it but that depends how good the upcoming miniseries on a unit in the Pacific is).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374463/combined
http://www.jamesbradley.com/movies.asp

HBO WW2 EPIC EYES OZ
Australia is believed to be on the verge of securing a major US production coup, with producers of the $180 million (US$140 million) Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks-backed World War Two epic, The Pacific, believed to be “seriously considering” a mammoth 55-week shoot in Australia in 2007.

http://www.encoremagazine.com.au/

 

There were a lot of interesting points brought up here. Thank you to all that contributed.
Also, the point about the recognition is a very valid point. The movie was supposed to be about the 101st, that's what the movie was designed to be. It wasn't designed to include everybody in the war from the highest general to the lowliest corpral. It was a movie about the 101st, so I think it's very evident that the entire military of every country should be in every World War II movie...

In closing this statement, I'd again liek tot say thank you for your contributions and, still, anyone who hasn't yet had the privledge of seeing this epic mini-series, rent it, wait for it on the history channel, steal it from Wal-Mart. Do whatever it takes.

Cheers,

Justin

 

Something good comes out of Hollywood.

 

There were a lot of interesting points brought up here. Thank you to all that contributed.
Also, the point about the recognition is a very valid point. The movie was supposed to be about the 101st, that's what the movie was designed to be. It wasn't designed to include everybody in the war from the highest general to the lowliest corpral. It was a movie about the 101st, so I think it's very evident that the entire military of every country should be in every World War II movie

The problem is, in my veiw it FAILED if it was ment to represent the 101st. Don't get me worng, I love the series and even have the signetures of 4 of the guys (Bill Guarnere, Don Malarky, Buck Compton, Dick Winters), but it would have been nice if it showed a bit more of the supporting units, infact, practically no film/documentry/series has told the story of the supply guys, or the people like artillery (at least, none i've seen). The guys is the Red Ball express, who were predominently black, were the people who drove the 101st to the line at Bastogne.

 

anyone who hasn't yet had the privledge of seeing this epic mini-series, rent it, wait for it on the history channel, steal it from Wal-Mart. Do whatever it takes

Yeah right... real smart advice...

I don't think Speirs actually shot the prisoners, there is a flashback later on where Speirs is smoking and some one else is is shown as the perpetrator.

Speirs character is really well done and I loved the accolade he pays in the churh to my own favorite Sgt Lipton... what a great leader.

 

Just remeber that most of the actors were british! Spaced any one?

 

Just remeber that most of the actors were british! Spaced any one?

Actually no they weren't if you look at IMDB.com, there was an eclectic mix of Nationalities.

If you watch it in conjunction with the Amboses book, you’ll find that the characters are totally different, in the series events are attributed to one person when in reality they were untaken by another.

However all in all the series is superb and one I can, and do, watch over and over again.

They’re now making another similar series based on events in the Pacific.

 

I really liked band of brothers, i thought it was a excellent mini series and look forward to the one about the pacific.

Does anyone have any information on this mini series i have searched hi and low and have not seen much about it

 

The problem is, in my veiw it FAILED if it was ment to represent the 101st. Don't get me worng, I love the series and even have the signetures of 4 of the guys (Bill Guarnere, Don Malarky, Buck Compton, Dick Winters), but it would have been nice if it showed a bit more of the supporting units, infact, practically no film/documentry/series has told the story of the supply guys, or the people like artillery (at least, none i've seen). The guys is the Red Ball express, who were predominently black, were the people who drove the 101st to the line at Bastogne.

Then get to work on a movie about the others!

 

This is all there really is on the Pacific mini-series so far: "The Pacific War" (2009) (mini)

And here is the homepage: The Pacific - from the creators of Band of Brothers

 

Then get to work on a movie about the others!

ermmm yes sir, at once sir :ukflag[1]:

 

This is all there really is on the Pacific mini-series so far: "The Pacific War" (2009) (mini)

And here is the homepage: The Pacific - from the creators of Band of Brothers

thank you for that. looks very intresting, hope they start work on it soon

 

I can tell you that it's pretty faithful to the book.

I have had the good fortune to dine every year with Wild Bill Guarnere, and his grandson hosts my web page. Great family.

My understanding is that Capt. Speirs did shoot the POWs.

The Red Ball guys are seen driving the 101st to Bastogne, and the Canadian engineers take them across the Rhine to pull Brig. Gerald Lathbury and his fellow Red Devils out from Nazi territory.

I highly recommend visiting the Wild Bill Guarnere forum and checking out the threads on the mini-series...there are essays by the screenwriters on the various episodes, and how they did things.

I do feel that a British "Band of Brothers" is needed. I remember a mini-series called "A Family At War" some years ago, which was close. However, any localized version of "BoB" would be judged against the original.

My favorite touch is in the final episode...the coda from the German general to his defeated troops. That actually happened, and it's interesting how that speaks to all the combatants of World War II. I would not give that coda to SS Einsatzkommandos or concentration camp guards, and so on, but it does apply to most nations and their forces. It would have been too easy for the screenwriters to have Dick Winters deliver the speech or Col. Sink, and too cliched. But by having it come from a German general to his troops, it reminded the audience of the common universality of the experience of war.