HBO: The Pacific

Krypto · 03-14-2010, 08:16 PM

Anyone else catch the firs episode of Tom Hanks new WWII mini-series?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yneubg7c_D0[/media]

I love Band of Brothers. If this is any where near as good as that, this will be another amazing series.

bhelmLSU · 03-14-2010, 11:11 PM

Part 1 was very good and I would say it has Band of Brothers potential.

mctiger · 03-15-2010, 04:04 AM

Will it be replayed some time this week?

PURPLE TIGER · 03-15-2010, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mctiger

Will it be replayed some time this week?

Sorry...didn't mean to laugh but it's HBO. If it's one of their own shows, they'll show it until you want to vomit.

At least this (unlike most of their programming) is a good show!

I'm sure they'll follow it with Bill Maher who will tell you why the military is bad.

mctiger · 03-15-2010, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by PURPLE TIGER

Sorry...didn't mean to laugh but it's HBO. If it's one of their own shows, they'll show it until you want to vomit.

At least this (unlike most of their programming) is a good show!

I'm sure they'll follow it with Bill Maher who will tell you why the military is bad.

You see, yes you're right and yes, that was funny, but that doesn't help me. Now I've got to go look it up myself. I hate Mondays.

LaSalleAve · 03-15-2010, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mctiger

You see, yes you're right and yes, that was funny, but that doesn't help me. Now I've got to go look it up myself. I hate Mondays.

just set your dvr to record series and it will record the one you missed. really good series opener though, Tom Hanks and Spielberg always do WW2 with amazing detail.

TexasTigers · 03-15-2010, 06:36 AM

So I have been EAGERLY awaiting this series. I have to admit maybe i hyped it up to much. But I was a little disappointed.
Yesterday was Guadalcanal. One of the most vicious battles in the pacific theatre, and the 1st episode about 2 minutes of the actual battle. Now I am not saying I need a series with all battles BUT I expected a little more story around the actual battle and show us what those brave men experienced. My godfather was at Guadalcanal he never talks about it, just lowers his head, he is very old and told me about 5 years ago. We were pretty gung ho when we got there, then the bullets started flying. Then we just tried to stay alive. So I was very eager to see more on that, what they experienced. Just my opinion I guess. .

So anyway, I was a little disappointed to be honest in general. But I think it will be good. But Band of Brothers was excellent at really capturing you. I really think the actual battle on Guadalcanal was an afterthought of this episode..

We will see. I am excited about it, and think they are just setting the characters in this episode. So I look forward to next week.

LaSalleAve · 03-15-2010, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TexasTigers

So I have been EAGERLY awaiting this series. I have to admit maybe i hyped it up to much. But I was a little disappointed.
Yesterday was Guadalcanal. One of the most vicious battles in the pacific theatre, and the 1st episode about 2 minutes of the actual battle. Now I am not saying I need a series with all battles BUT I expected a little more story around the actual battle and show us what those brave men experienced. My godfather was at Guadalcanal he never talks about it, just lowers his head, he is very old and told me about 5 years ago. We were pretty gung ho when we got there, then the bullets started flying. Then we just tried to stay alive. So I was very eager to see more on that, what they experienced. Just my opinion I guess. .

So anyway, I was a little disappointed to be honest in general. But I think it will be good. But Band of Brothers was excellent at really capturing you. I really think the actual battle on Guadalcanal was an afterthought of this episode..

We will see. I am excited about it, and think they are just setting the characters in this episode. So I look forward to next week.

i think it was just getting cranked up in that 1 episode. I think the majority of this series will focus on Guadal Canal and Peleliu. Give the 1 episode a mulligan for character introduction.

TexasTigers · 03-15-2010, 07:20 AM

You are probably right, when watching "the making of" I got the impression each episode was about a different campaign. So last night I was like thats it for Guadalcanal?. So maybe I mis-understood. I am still pretty pumped about it, and probably over hyped it a bit at first.

I will watch every episode for sure.

LaSalleAve · 03-15-2010, 07:25 AM

that one battle scene though. Man, i cranked my surround sound, it was sweet. I recently did that for the D Day scene in Saving Private Ryan to wake my family up one morning. It worked.

Krypto · 03-15-2010, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TexasTigers

So I have been EAGERLY awaiting this series. I have to admit maybe i hyped it up to much. But I was a little disappointed.
Yesterday was Guadalcanal. One of the most vicious battles in the pacific theatre, and the 1st episode about 2 minutes of the actual battle. Now I am not saying I need a series with all battles BUT I expected a little more story around the actual battle and show us what those brave men experienced. My godfather was at Guadalcanal he never talks about it, just lowers his head, he is very old and told me about 5 years ago. We were pretty gung ho when we got there, then the bullets started flying. Then we just tried to stay alive. So I was very eager to see more on that, what they experienced. Just my opinion I guess. .

So anyway, I was a little disappointed to be honest in general. But I think it will be good. But Band of Brothers was excellent at really capturing you. I really think the actual battle on Guadalcanal was an afterthought of this episode..

We will see. I am excited about it, and think they are just setting the characters in this episode. So I look forward to next week.

TT every review that i have read (some of the reviewers have seen the whole series already) has said that the 1st and part of 2 second episodes are a bit slower than the rest of the series. They all say that it kicks into very high gear in the 3rd.

Krypto · 03-15-2010, 07:44 AM

Herc Has Seen All 10 Hours Of The Most Expensive Miniseries Ever: HBO?s THE PACIFIC!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

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A caveat: While hour one has many fine and distinctive moments, and serves to set up a lot of storylines that will wend through the entire series, it is one of the enterprise’s lesser installments. You’re encouraged to stick with the series at least until hour three, in which we get to know Leckie better as he hooks up with a pretty Australian.

bhelmLSU · 03-15-2010, 09:27 AM

I was a little surprised there was any battle scenes in the 1st episode. Compared to Band of Brothers which didn't have a battle scene until midway through the 2nd episode.

red55 · 03-15-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bhelmLSU

I was a little surprised there was any battle scenes in the 1st episode. Compared to Band of Brothers which didn't have a battle scene until midway through the 2nd episode.

We hit the ground earlier in the Pacific than in the Atlantic despite our professed "Europe First" policy. The bulk of the combat division that fought in Europe trained for three years and did not deploy until the summer of 1944.

TexasTigers · 03-15-2010, 04:12 PM

I did some reading today, and I appear way off base. It seems its ramping up.
Apparently episode 3 get very big...

So I will be quiet and wait until episode 10 to provide my pointless drivel ;-)

TigerBill661 · 03-21-2010, 11:16 AM

Just purchased 3 DVD set of WWII in HD shown on the History Channel - excellent, IMHO.

TigerFan23 · 03-21-2010, 07:15 PM

This series will be better than Band of Brothers. If you have HBO and you don't watch this, you need to. The Pacific Theater of WWII has been overlooked for quite some time. Most people I know could tell you all about Europe, but mention the Marines in the Pacific and they look at you with blank stares. It's simply amazing, especially given the fact that the war in the Pacific raged on for two and a half years before we even set foot in Europe. It's about time Marines like John Basilone, Chesty Puller, and the like got their due outside of Marine Corps history.

UPTTiger · 03-22-2010, 06:48 AM

I like the series overall. I have a hard time remembering the characters though as a they look pretty similar, lot of the battle scenes are at night, and everyone is covered in mud. The lead character who looks like the guy from Windtalkers and the short guy who looks like Turtle from Entourage.

Check out Tom Hanks when he was on the Colber Repor talking about the series. He does a pretty good job explaining why more is done on Europe than the Pacific.

LaSalleAve · 03-22-2010, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by UPTTiger

I like the series overall. I have a hard time remembering the characters though as a they look pretty similar, lot of the battle scenes are at night, and everyone is covered in mud. The lead character who looks like the guy from Windtalkers and the short guy who looks like Turtle from Entourage.

Check out Tom Hanks when he was on the Colber Repor talking about the series. He does a pretty good job explaining why more is done on Europe than the Pacific.

i think that guy used to be on Homicide Life on the Streets, around season 6 or 7 he was Falsone i think. Good actor, John Seda.

Last nights episode kicked ass.

bhelmLSU · 03-22-2010, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by LaSalleAve

i think that guy used to be on Homicide Life on the Streets, around season 6 or 7 he was Falsone i think. Good actor, John Seda.

Last nights episode kicked ass.

He cleans up nice considering the last time I saw him was in Oz.

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TexasTigers · 03-22-2010, 08:56 AM

Awesome episode last night. Unbelievable battle scenes..
Great so far.

Crip*TEAM KATT · 04-08-2010, 03:34 PM

4 episodes in....what does everyone think??????

mctiger · 04-08-2010, 06:20 PM

I missed part 4, but very happy with the first 3.

LaSalleAve · 04-09-2010, 08:49 AM

great series as expected. Its nice to finally have a series involving Marines.

bhelmLSU · 04-09-2010, 09:34 AM

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great series as expected. Its nice to finally have a series involving Marines.

Go pick up Generation Kill...

Same director/producer as The Wire and Treme.

03-14-2010, 08:16 PM	#1
Krypto Huh? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 3,619	HBO: The Pacific Anyone else catch the firs episode of Tom Hanks new WWII mini-series? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yneubg7c_D0[/media] I love Band of Brothers. If this is any where near as good as that, this will be another amazing series. __________________ In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. - Thomas Jefferson

03-14-2010, 11:11 PM	#2
bhelmLSU Toying With Denver Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 11,738	Re: HBO: The Pacific Part 1 was very good and I would say it has Band of Brothers potential. __________________ ................................... "Nothing's more annoying than someone asking a political question during a sporting event. It's not just impolite, it's criminal. If Les Miles goes 5-for-5 in fourth-down conversions, I don't care who he votes for." James Carville

03-15-2010, 04:04 AM	#3
mctiger #9, best QB in the world Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Morgan City Posts: 3,389	Re: HBO: The Pacific Will it be replayed some time this week? __________________ This space for rent.

03-15-2010, 06:36 AM	#7
TexasTigers Are You With Me ? Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lantana, TX (DFW) Posts: 4,318	Re: HBO: The Pacific So I have been EAGERLY awaiting this series. I have to admit maybe i hyped it up to much. But I was a little disappointed. Yesterday was Guadalcanal. One of the most vicious battles in the pacific theatre, and the 1st episode about 2 minutes of the actual battle. Now I am not saying I need a series with all battles BUT I expected a little more story around the actual battle and show us what those brave men experienced. My godfather was at Guadalcanal he never talks about it, just lowers his head, he is very old and told me about 5 years ago. We were pretty gung ho when we got there, then the bullets started flying. Then we just tried to stay alive. So I was very eager to see more on that, what they experienced. Just my opinion I guess. . So anyway, I was a little disappointed to be honest in general. But I think it will be good. But Band of Brothers was excellent at really capturing you. I really think the actual battle on Guadalcanal was an afterthought of this episode.. We will see. I am excited about it, and think they are just setting the characters in this episode. So I look forward to next week.

03-15-2010, 07:20 AM	#9
TexasTigers Are You With Me ? Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lantana, TX (DFW) Posts: 4,318	Re: HBO: The Pacific You are probably right, when watching "the making of" I got the impression each episode was about a different campaign. So last night I was like thats it for Guadalcanal?. So maybe I mis-understood. I am still pretty pumped about it, and probably over hyped it a bit at first. I will watch every episode for sure.

03-15-2010, 07:25 AM	#10
LaSalleAve N.O.R.M.L. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: within the confines of my own screwed up mind. Posts: 7,114	Re: HBO: The Pacific that one battle scene though. Man, i cranked my surround sound, it was sweet. I recently did that for the D Day scene in Saving Private Ryan to wake my family up one morning. It worked.

03-15-2010, 09:27 AM	#13
bhelmLSU Toying With Denver Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 11,738	Re: HBO: The Pacific I was a little surprised there was any battle scenes in the 1st episode. Compared to Band of Brothers which didn't have a battle scene until midway through the 2nd episode. __________________ ................................... "Nothing's more annoying than someone asking a political question during a sporting event. It's not just impolite, it's criminal. If Les Miles goes 5-for-5 in fourth-down conversions, I don't care who he votes for." James Carville

03-15-2010, 04:12 PM	#15
TexasTigers Are You With Me ? Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lantana, TX (DFW) Posts: 4,318	Re: HBO: The Pacific I did some reading today, and I appear way off base. It seems its ramping up. Apparently episode 3 get very big... So I will be quiet and wait until episode 10 to provide my pointless drivel ;-)

03-21-2010, 11:16 AM	#16
TigerBill661 Life is Good Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winchester, Tennessee Posts: 333	Re: HBO: The Pacific Just purchased 3 DVD set of WWII in HD shown on the History Channel - excellent, IMHO. __________________ When Yogi Berra was asked "What makes a good Manager," he replied, "Good Players."

03-21-2010, 07:15 PM	#17
TigerFan23 USMC Tiger Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,086	Re: HBO: The Pacific This series will be better than Band of Brothers. If you have HBO and you don't watch this, you need to. The Pacific Theater of WWII has been overlooked for quite some time. Most people I know could tell you all about Europe, but mention the Marines in the Pacific and they look at you with blank stares. It's simply amazing, especially given the fact that the war in the Pacific raged on for two and a half years before we even set foot in Europe. It's about time Marines like John Basilone, Chesty Puller, and the like got their due outside of Marine Corps history. __________________

03-22-2010, 06:48 AM	#18
UPTTiger Registered Guest Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 261	Re: HBO: The Pacific I like the series overall. I have a hard time remembering the characters though as a they look pretty similar, lot of the battle scenes are at night, and everyone is covered in mud. The lead character who looks like the guy from Windtalkers and the short guy who looks like Turtle from Entourage. Check out Tom Hanks when he was on the Colber Repor talking about the series. He does a pretty good job explaining why more is done on Europe than the Pacific.

03-22-2010, 08:56 AM	#21
TexasTigers Are You With Me ? Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lantana, TX (DFW) Posts: 4,318	Re: HBO: The Pacific Awesome episode last night. Unbelievable battle scenes.. Great so far.

04-08-2010, 03:34 PM	#22
Crip*TEAM KATT As Wild As We Wanna Be Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Holden Posts: 9,656	Re: HBO: The Pacific 4 episodes in....what does everyone think?????? __________________ Make your Tigerforums Experience Better This message is hidden because JohnLSU is on your ignore list.

04-08-2010, 06:20 PM	#23
mctiger #9, best QB in the world Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Morgan City Posts: 3,389	Re: HBO: The Pacific I missed part 4, but very happy with the first 3. __________________ This space for rent.

04-09-2010, 08:49 AM	#24
LaSalleAve N.O.R.M.L. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: within the confines of my own screwed up mind. Posts: 7,114	Re: HBO: The Pacific great series as expected. Its nice to finally have a series involving Marines.

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