HBO's The Pacific official trailer (follow up to Band of Brothers) - Page 4

Logan · 05-10-2010, 03:33 PM

Yeah that's what I mean...I didn't know about Basilone heading in but I did some quick research when I heard about the show, which lead to me picking up his biography. He would've been better served in another project.

rowech · 05-10-2010, 04:24 PM

Just finished the 9th episode. THAT is what I thought this was going to be. That was a fantastic episode.

JS19 · 05-10-2010, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

The guy who played Sledge absolutely owned it last night. He should get an emmy.

Look familiar?

http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20091122/...lo_270x202.gif

EDIT: Don't know how to post a pic, so this is the best I can do.

EagleFan · 05-10-2010, 05:15 PM

What's the picture from?

JS19 · 05-10-2010, 05:15 PM

Jurassic Park

Logan · 05-11-2010, 07:10 AM

I knew it was the Jurassic Park kid immediately. I don't know if I've ever seen a child actor change less over time than him (Gary Coleman disqualified).

stevew · 05-17-2010, 12:13 AM

You know, this was a total waste of money. I think I'm going to cancel HBO tomorrow. Maybe 2-3 above average episodes out of 10? And it was a disjointed clusterfuck many weeks. There's no way they should be doing the end recap and I'm like "who the fuck was that guy."

DaddyTorgo · 05-17-2010, 12:15 AM

I didn't even watch tonight.

Disjointed clusterfuck says it well.

stevew · 05-17-2010, 12:15 AM

Actually, my hope here is that some ambitious college film students will cut this series up into like a 3 hour coherent Sledge movie.

EagleFan · 05-17-2010, 12:38 AM

Wow, why did I even DVR and watch tonight's?

Quite disappointed overall by this series.

If the series had focused only on Sledge's unit the seres wuold have been much easier to get into.

As somene said earlier in the thread, there should hav been three seperate projects here. A series about Sledge and two movies (one about Basilone and one about Leckie).

EagleFan · 05-17-2010, 12:40 AM

dola: The scene with snafu leaving the train would have meant so much more if the whole series had focused just on that unit.

stevew · 05-17-2010, 01:34 AM

This series is an 8.9 on IMDB. I'd struggle personally to give it more than a 5. I don't know what others are watching, honestly.

Tasan · 05-17-2010, 02:12 AM

I'll echo many others thoughts. That last episode was somewhat powerful, but would have been 10x more at least had this series been about Sledge and his guys. I finally got to know them some more and really liked what I was seeing, but hey, we're done now, no more.

Gah. This was just a clusterf*, plain and simple. They missed the main focus and without that had no real drive to the series. Its really a shame, too, as it seems there's really a great story there with Sledge.

I've put his book on order at Amazon, its real cheap right now it seems. I'd imagine its good, I've had it recommended to me before. I'd suggest you guys do the same.

Peregrine · 05-17-2010, 05:09 AM

Both Bob Leckie's book Helmet For my Pillow and both of Sledge's books are definitely worth reading - I remember reading those when I was in high school and I think it really got me interested in WW2. As for the series, I'd give it higher marks than most here, but I still think they needed to do a much better job in tying it all together and making it into a coherent story. The main problem was they really wanted to cover the whole sweep of the Pacific war, and if they had chosen to do only the Sledge stuff (which was mid-war and later) or only the Leckie stuff (which was early war) they couldn't have, so they tried to do both, and that really hurt at times.

Tim Tellean · 11-07-2010, 08:04 PM

HBO is reshowing the whole series on Thursday, November 11 starting at 11am. All 10 parts.
I look forward to catching parts of it again. I enjoyed the series as a whole.

WSR · 11-07-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Tellean

HBO is reshowing the whole series on Thursday, November 11 starting at 11am. All 10 parts.
I look forward to catching parts of it again. I enjoyed the series as a whole.

Looking forward to this. I never saw the last episode, mainly because I didn't give a $hit. Contrast this with how I was sitting on the edge of my seat each week during the Band of Brothers episodes . . .

05-17-2010, 02:12 AM	#163
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	I'll echo many others thoughts. That last episode was somewhat powerful, but would have been 10x more at least had this series been about Sledge and his guys. I finally got to know them some more and really liked what I was seeing, but hey, we're done now, no more. Gah. This was just a clusterf, plain and simple. They missed the main focus and without that had no real drive to the series. Its really a shame, too, as it seems there's really a great story there with Sledge. I've put his book on order at Amazon, its real cheap right now it seems. I'd imagine its good, I've had it recommended to me before. I'd suggest you guys do the same. __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty*

05-10-2010, 03:33 PM	#151
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Yeah that's what I mean...I didn't know about Basilone heading in but I did some quick research when I heard about the show, which lead to me picking up his biography. He would've been better served in another project.

05-10-2010, 04:24 PM	#152
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Just finished the 9th episode. THAT is what I thought this was going to be. That was a fantastic episode.

05-10-2010, 05:15 PM	#154
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	What's the picture from?

05-10-2010, 05:15 PM	#155
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Jurassic Park

05-11-2010, 07:10 AM	#156
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I knew it was the Jurassic Park kid immediately. I don't know if I've ever seen a child actor change less over time than him (Gary Coleman disqualified).

05-17-2010, 12:13 AM	#157
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	You know, this was a total waste of money. I think I'm going to cancel HBO tomorrow. Maybe 2-3 above average episodes out of 10? And it was a disjointed clusterfuck many weeks. There's no way they should be doing the end recap and I'm like "who the fuck was that guy."

05-17-2010, 12:15 AM	#158
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I didn't even watch tonight. Disjointed clusterfuck says it well.

05-17-2010, 12:15 AM	#159
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Actually, my hope here is that some ambitious college film students will cut this series up into like a 3 hour coherent Sledge movie.

05-17-2010, 12:38 AM	#160
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Wow, why did I even DVR and watch tonight's? Quite disappointed overall by this series. If the series had focused only on Sledge's unit the seres wuold have been much easier to get into. As somene said earlier in the thread, there should hav been three seperate projects here. A series about Sledge and two movies (one about Basilone and one about Leckie).

05-17-2010, 12:40 AM	#161
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	dola: The scene with snafu leaving the train would have meant so much more if the whole series had focused just on that unit.

05-17-2010, 01:34 AM	#162
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	This series is an 8.9 on IMDB. I'd struggle personally to give it more than a 5. I don't know what others are watching, honestly.

05-17-2010, 05:09 AM	#164
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Both Bob Leckie's book Helmet For my Pillow and both of Sledge's books are definitely worth reading - I remember reading those when I was in high school and I think it really got me interested in WW2. As for the series, I'd give it higher marks than most here, but I still think they needed to do a much better job in tying it all together and making it into a coherent story. The main problem was they really wanted to cover the whole sweep of the Pacific war, and if they had chosen to do only the Sledge stuff (which was mid-war and later) or only the Leckie stuff (which was early war) they couldn't have, so they tried to do both, and that really hurt at times.

11-07-2010, 08:04 PM	#165
Tim Tellean High School JV Join Date: Dec 2005	HBO is reshowing the whole series on Thursday, November 11 starting at 11am. All 10 parts. I look forward to catching parts of it again. I enjoyed the series as a whole.

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