Band of Brothers follow-up mini-series (The pacific) to premier next month...

[LanternWaste]

I didn't watch the Superbowl (my personal NFL boycott til Vick is gone), so I missed the newest trailer.

If you enjoyed the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, the Spielberg-Hanks follow-up (The Pacific) will begin its 10 episode run next month. Based on the war experiences of three Marines, The Pacific will follow their tenure through the tough jungle-fighting as experienced by the 1st (Old Breed) ...Marine division from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima. Extended (3:25) trailer at link.


http://www.hbo.com/the-pacific/index.html#/the-pacific/about/video/trailer-5.html/eNrjcmbOUM-PSXHMS8ypLMlMDkhMT-VLzE1lzmcu1CzLTEnNh8k45%20eVpFaUsDFyMjKySSeWluQX5CRW2pYUlaayMQIAUmYXOA==

[charlie and algernon]

1. that's the only reason I wish I had HBO

I'll have to wait for it to come out in the DVD set again like Band of Brothers.

[LanternWaste]

3. I don't have HBO either...

I don't have HBO either. I'm going to beg a few friends to record it for me as they air. But rest assured-- just like BoB, as soon as it hits the shelves, I'll buy the collection.

I liked Rome too.

[pokerfan]

2. First four trailers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv3nCSgHWnk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owRka8o4DWk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJA969jORXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TdM6M76zgI

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. The series will tell the stories of the two authors and Marine John Basilone, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages.

Given the literary sources mentioned above, 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.

Eugene Sledge from the documentary, Hell In The Pacific:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-idSRLjg9A

[jrandom421]

6. More on John Basilone

One really badass Marine among badass Marines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basilone

[Captain Hilts]

4. I'm looking forward to this. I would like to see a good mini series about subs in the war.

http://www.submarinebooks.com/News.htm

[jrandom421]

7. I'd like to see more on the Korean War

One of my choices would be to follow Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division from Inchon to Panmunjon. Talk about a tough unit, producing 2 Medal of Honor recipients during the Chosin Resevoir campaign.

[AwakeAtLast]

5. That will be must-see TV

It will be very interesting to see this POV. I don't think I have seen as many WWII movies centered in the Pacific.