The Pacific

[El Mudo]

Starts Sunday on HBO.

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LOVED Band of Brothers...cannot wait for this. I don't have HBO, but I'm just hoping I can find it on the internet somewhere.

[Dan 'Hampton]

I almost want to call up and get hbo just for this.

[Willmore]

Can't wait.

[opie's twisted balls]

I almost want to call up and get hbo just for this.
Ditto! Guess I'll have to settle for downloading it.

Band of Brothers was, and still is, fantastic and would expect the same from The Pacific.

[KnoxHarrington]

The fighting in the Pacific was so brutal and vicious that this might be kinda a tough watch.

But it should still be spectacular.

[Jughead]

I love this stuff but do not have HBO......I need to sell more..God dam that looks Juggy

[TeeBone]

My Grandfather was a pilot in the Pacific theatre and I am calling HBO in order to watch this. Lt. JJH would have loved to see this.
Band of Brothers, was one of my favorite books and the mini series is the best that has ever been on television. I hope this is half as good.

[TheGameHHH]

I'm very excited for this, I seriously hope I son't forget to watch it sunday night. Been looking forward to it since I first saw the trailer a few months back.

[El Mudo]

The fighting in the Pacific was so brutal and vicious that this might be kinda a tough watch.

But it should still be spectacular.


I hope it spares nothing in terms of details, no matter how horrific.

These people deserve to be remembered.

[realmenhatelife]

The fighting in the Pacific was so brutal and vicious that this might be kinda a tough watch.

But it should still be spectacular.

Yesterday on the show they briefly talked about how America is the only country to use the atomic bomb. Ron and Dave had a skeptical tone when saying it was ultimately correct to drop the bombs because of the loss of life we were facing if we needed to invade Japan. Hopefully the series will go a ways to convince them. WWII stuff is so focused on Europe you dont get a lot about the Japanese mentality, and some of the stuff they did.

[Chigworthy]

Yesterday on the show they briefly talked about how America is the only country to use the atomic bomb. Ron and Dave had a skeptical tone when saying it was ultimately correct to drop the bombs because of the loss of life we were facing if we needed to invade Japan. Hopefully the series will go a ways to convince them. WWII stuff is so focused on Europe you dont get a lot about the Japanese mentality, and some of the stuff they did.

I'm sure the Chinese were happy when the bombs fell.

[brettmojo]

I can't wait to watch this but I don't feel like picking up HBO just for it. I'll wait and grab it on Blu-Ray.

[realmenhatelife]

I can't wait to watch this but I don't feel like picking up HBO just for it. I'll wait and grab it on Blu-Ray.

Do you mean on netflix/to rent? Because Band of Brothers was like 80 bucks when it came out on DVD, it would be way cheaper to just get HBO for 3 months.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Called up charter this morning, got HBO HD and cinemax for 10 bucks a month. Watched a longer preview of the pacific, looks amazing can't wait for tomorrow.

[disneyspy]

Called up charter this morning, got HBO HD and cinemax for 10 bucks a month. Watched a longer preview of the pacific, looks amazing can't wait for tomorrow.

i switched from HBO/MAX to SHOWTIME,to keep the 10 buck deal going,not too long ago,did you switch or add a package?

i want to switch back but dont want to pay the full price,charters 10 bucks for movie packages is a steal if you hit the specials at the right time

[brettmojo]

Do you mean on netflix/to rent? Because Band of Brothers was like 80 bucks when it came out on DVD, it would be way cheaper to just get HBO for 3 months.
Yeah but I'd end up buying it anyway like I did with Band Of Brothers. So I might as well wait.

[disneyspy]

made the call,paying 4 bucks extra a month but want to watch this

[JDE]

Here is a good interview with the main writer of the mini series.


http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-the-fien-print/posts/hitfix-interview-bruce-mckenna-discusses-the-writing-of-the-pacific

[A.J.]

I'm sure the Chinese were happy when the bombs fell.

So was my grandfather. As he told me, "you wouldn't be here if we didn't drop them".

[PapaBear]

It's a good thing my father and I like many of the same shows. I can't afford "premium channels". He had Showtime for Dexter, and would record it for me. I told him about "The Pacific", and he switched to HBO, and will be recording that for me.

See? VCR's really ARE still useful!

[fezident]

Band Of Brothers was (and still is) thee most accurate portrayal of what it was like to be in the military that I have ever seen.

I hope The Pacific is along those same lines of realism. Can't wait.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Ds- I added thar package, the offer was $10 for six monthes because I don't and never will have a landline.

The previews with the war scenes look almost more intense than BoB if that's possible.

[disneyspy]

Ds- I added thar package, the offer was $10 for six monthes because I don't and never will have a landline.

The previews with the war scenes look almost more intense than BoB if that's possible.

ya ive had that in the past,have been switching between the hbo and showtime 6 month packages for the last couple of years,i finally got caught up in between offers on something i HAVE to watch,loved BoB and im glad its still ondemand

[Dan 'Hampton]

Charter is pretty easy to get free stuff from. Rift now I'm getting free HD box with dvr, and sports tier, and now hbo, and Internet for $110. It sucks that weekly they call and send mailers trying to get you to sign up for the bundle.

[fezident]

I think I'm gonna wait until this is released on DVD.
I watch BOB every couple of years. I suspect that PACIFIC will be just as good.

I really can't wait for this series. It looks like quite an epic.

[TheGameHHH]

what time tonight?

[disneyspy]

what time tonight?

9PM

[TheGameHHH]

9PM

thank you sir

[hammersavage]

its gonna pain me to have to wait to watch the Reggie Miller doc after, but the Pacific wins out. I've been awaiting this for 5 years.

[disneyspy]

i want to see this DR K movie

[hammersavage]

My lord did that Boardwalk Empire show look fucking amazing

[disneyspy]

the surround sound of this is fucking awesome

[dino_electropolis]

wow...what a great first episode.....this looks like another classic.


I noticed in the end credits the name John Basilone, which was the name of that guy whom they have tried to get on a stamp since i can remember.....very cool


http://www.johnbasilonestampcampaign.com/

[disneyspy]

wow...what a great first episode.....this looks like another classic.


I noticed in the end credits the name John Basilone, which was the name of that guy whom they have tried to get on a stamp since i can remember.....very cool


http://www.johnbasilonestampcampaign.com/

i agree,so glad i switched to HBO for this

[Dan 'Hampton]

Looks great so far.

[keithy_19]

My goodness that was intense.

[hammersavage]

almost too intense. i like the backstory that basic training provided in the first one, especially Curahee. I guess we will learn about everyone thru battle.

[keithy_19]

almost too intense. i like the backstory that basic training provided in the first one, especially Curahee. I guess we will learn about everyone thru battle.

That's how it was though. They don't seem to be holding back anything. That's a good thing.

[PapaBear]

Damn, those water cooled machine guns must have been a bitch to haul around!

[El Mudo]

Damn, those water cooled machine guns must have been a bitch to haul around!


I thought for a second when they were landing in the Higgins Boats that the tripod was a movie camera.

They're showing this On Demand on Comcast, so I got to see it yesterday. Thought it was phenomenal. They did a magnificent job of building tension and paranoia throughout the scenes where they were getting off the beach and into the jungle, and I liked how you never really saw the Japanese in any of the battle scenes. The scene with the dead Japanese on the beach was humbling.

[biggestmexi]

The reason they font give you a lot of back story, is because in this part of the war there were too many deaths to follow one group of people.

They follow three different groups.

You can also dl this in 720p already.

[LordJezo]

I brought this show up to one of the guys I work out with, asked him if he had seen it. When I mentioned that it was a Tom Hanks produced show he responded that he would never watch it, Tom Hanks hates America and called the country racist, and said anything Tom Hanks is never put on at his house.

[Jujubees2]

I brought this show up to one of the guys I work out with, asked him if he had seen it. When I mentioned that it was a Tom Hanks produced show he responded that he would never watch it, Tom Hanks hates America and called the country racist, and said anything Tom Hanks is never put on at his house.

Poor guy will never get to see a great TV show: Bosom Buddies!

[Dan 'Hampton]

I brought this show up to one of the guys I work out with, asked him if he had seen it. When I mentioned that it was a Tom Hanks produced show he responded that he would never watch it, Tom Hanks hates America and called the country racist, and said anything Tom Hanks is never put on at his house.

I saw the "qoute" your hayseed friend is talking about. Hanks mentioned that racism, excited by each government and the brutal battles they fought, played a part in the Pacific theater. Look at any of the propaganda on either side. It's pretty obvious it's racist stuff. He never said it was the reason they fought the Japs.

[TonyStark]

That was real intense, I'm definitely a fan of the fact that they brought out the whole "emotional toll" storyline to early. I know the Pacific was a pretty violent theatre and there was some messed up shit going on, glad they decided to play that up.

[CountryBob]

No fighting last night but it was a good episode all around anyway. I felt excited like it was me having sex with the hot Australian/Greek chick under her parents roof. I still cant remember anyone's names yet - but that guy got fucked over.

[Enabler]

The greek/aussie was hot but last nights episode was near unwatchable. They could have spent a half hour on the R&R stuff in Australia. But a whole episode? That was more brutal to watch than the unrelenting slaughter of Japs at Guadal Canal.

[TonyStark]

I actually didn't mind the Australia RandR stuff that much. But poor Leckie, dude's the man and now he's stuck doing intel!

The MPs lining the guys up while hungover was pretty funny, then having Basilone or whatever puke in the Colonel's office.

[Jujubees2]

No fighting last night but it was a good episode all around anyway. I felt excited like it was me having sex with the hot Australian/Greek chick under her parents roof. I still cant remember anyone's names yet - but that guy got fucked over.

Stella is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dan 'Hampton]

It was a little slow, but go back and watch BoB. There weren't as many huge battle scenes as you think. It showed real well that they had it good in Austrailia but knew in the back of their minds the'd be going back to war. Next few weeks look real good. Plus we got to see that Aussie chick's tits. What are you a fag?

[Enabler]

Yeah Im a fag. Youre right, its so hard to find tits these days. If you guys wanna spank to The Pacific feel free.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Who said anything about spanking. I was just admiring the female physique.

[Willmore]

It was a little slow, but go back and watch BoB. There weren't as many huge battle scenes as you think. It showed real well that they had it good in Austrailia but knew in the back of their minds the'd be going back to war. Next few weeks look real good. Plus we got to see that Aussie chick's tits. What are you a fag?

The pacing is way off.

With BoB, you had that first episode, where you bonded with the characters as they went through training, and it was all building up to the intense battles to follow. Here, it started with them on a boat ... tension, tension ... and nothing. Then 30 seconds of fighting, then nothing again. It's all over the place.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Good episode tonight, could have used less of THAT nudity. My feet were pruning up just watching.

[Dan 'Hampton]

The pacing is way off. Here, it started with them on a boat ... tension, tension ... and nothing. Then 30 seconds of fighting, then nothing again. It's all over the place.
Yeah, I think that's war. Plus this theatre was a lot different than the conventional warfare going on in Europe. Much more akin to vietnam.

[Jujubees2]

Yeah, I think that's war. Plus this theatre was a lot different than the conventional warfare going on in Europe. Much more akin to vietnam.

Exactly what I was thinking. Every time there was a shot of the Marines walking through the jungle I was waiting for a trip wire to go off or for the Marines to hit a booby trap somewhere.

[KnoxHarrington]

There was a great American Experience episode not long ago about the end of the Pacific war, and the struggle to get Japan to finally surrender. They went into the plans that were being made for the invasion of Japan itself. The main plan was to invade the southern island of Kyushu. Intelligence at first told them Japan had 4 divisions there, and they made plans accordingly, estimating a casualty rate in the invading force of about 40%.

Then more intelligence came in. Japan didn't have 4 divisions on Kyushu. They had 13.

Even after the first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, there were still Japanese generals refusing to allow a surrender. One of the leading proponents of fighting on swore in a meeting that there was no way the Americans had more than one atomic bomb, and Truman's threat of a "rain of ruin" was a bluff. That meeting was interrupted by news of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

It could have been far worse, though. General Marshall was looking into the use of atomic bombs against the defenders in Kyushu, which would have been the first tactical use of nuclear weapons. By the end of 1945, the US could have had at least 10 atomic bombs. Dropping that many on the island of Kyushu probably would have rendered it an atomic wasteland, poisoning the invaders as surely as the defenders.

But the thing about it, when you look at the internal debates the Japanese government had about surrender, is that the fact the Soviet Union was entering the Pacific war seemed to have had as much of an effect on them as anything else. And it's probably good that the Soviets didn't get into the war much more than they did, or we'd probaby end up with communist "North Japan" and capitalist "South Japan" in the end.

It's a great documentary, and while I don't think it explicitly argues dropping the bomb was a good thing, it shows that Truman didn't really have much of an option. I thought it also showed that the dropping of the bomb on Nagasaki was probably much more necessary than some historians have thought, in that it showed that we could do something like Hiroshima again. And an invasion of the Japanese homeland would have been nightmarish.

See it for yourself here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pacific/

[benjamin]

See it for yourself here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pacific/

Thanks!

[Willmore]

Thanks!

By itself, this response is unassuming. But with the sig pic of Ric Flair, it's fucking hilarious. That said, a lot of posts can be made hilarious by a Ric Flair "woooo" sig.

[Lady Resin]

How ironic is that the show is set on the Solomon Islands? Of all days....

[Dan 'Hampton]

I'm enjoying the series although the whole bit with Basilone going back and selling war bonds is kind of slow. Maybe just because we've seen it in Flags of our Fathers. Don't know. Good episode tonight. Pelilu looks like a bitch.

[Lady Resin]

What a great episode. It started out a bit slow. The ending was amazing. My stomach is still in knots.

[Willmore]

I'm enjoying the series although the whole bit with Basilone going back and selling war bonds is kind of slow. Maybe just because we've seen it in Flags of our Fathers. Don't know. Good episode tonight. Pelilu looks like a bitch.


Good news for you, then. He goes back and gets killed eventually.

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

[Furtherman]

Good news for you, then. He goes back and gets killed eventually.

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

Booooooooooooo. Spoiler.


Great episode. Some of the most intense battle scenes we've seen.

[Willmore]

Booooooooooooo. Spoiler.


Great episode. Some of the most intense battle scenes we've seen.

ROFL.

It's fucking history.

Should I spoiler alert that US wins the war?

[Judge Smails]

ROFL.

It's fucking history.

Should I spoiler alert that US wins the war?

Son of a bitch!!!!

[Furtherman]

ROFL.

It's fucking history.

Should I spoiler alert that US wins the war?

WHAT!?

No, but seriously... unless you're a WWII history nut, how would we know what happened to certain characters?

[Dan 'Hampton]

Good news for you, then. He goes back and gets killed eventually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basilone
No shit I research.

[hammersavage]

WHAT!?

No, but seriously... unless you're a WWII history nut, how would we know what happened to certain characters?

know your NJ hero's history!

[Furtherman]

know your NJ hero's history!

I'm from Philly. I know the 80 and 08 Phillies, the 83 Sixers, and Rocky.

[hammersavage]

I'm from Philly. I know the 80 and 08 Phillies, the 83 Sixers, and Rocky.

what about Boyz II Men?

[Furtherman]

what about Boyz II Men?

ABC, BBD, the East Coast family? Got them too.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Best episode so far. Amazing battle scene. Next weeks looks even better.

[Lady Resin]

The first 25 minutes was amazing! It reminded me of Saving Private Ryan but only on cable.

[Willmore]

Best episode so far. Amazing battle scene. Next weeks looks even better.

Ditto.

They are finally getting their shit together. Since every episode has a different director, the quality has been really uneven. There were times it looked so fake, it kind of bummed me out. But this episode was pretty spectacular.

[Dan 'Hampton]

The Pacific Theatre seems to have been way more depressing. Akin to whats going on over in Middle East. Holding ground, over small airstrip in the middle of the ocean. Amazing stuff.

[JDE]

Best episode tonight, tense crazy stuff.

[Lady Resin]

This show get more intense. I love it! I can't even imagine those kids just thrown into a fierce war. My husband said Iwo Jima Was the worse.

[Dan 'Hampton]

My grandfather was right in saying he was blessed to pass an aptitude test in basic and spent his time in the pacific as a machine gunner/ gun mechanic. Amazing episode. Jurrasic park kid sure can act. That being said basiglone story has done nothing for me.

[dino_electropolis]

My grandfather was right in saying he was blessed to pass an aptitude test in basic and spent his time in the pacific as a machine gunner/ gun mechanic. Amazing episode. Jurrasic park kid sure can act. That being said basiglone story has done nothing for me.

i expect that to change with next week's episode.....seems to be a focus on him going back in the shit.....

great series.

[Pitdoc]

Showing him as a truly heroic guy who,in the end , is just another guy with a hole blown out of his chest among dozens. Hope he at least left a pregnant wife..

[Willmore]

Showing him as a truly heroic guy who,in the end , is just another guy with a hole blown out of his chest among dozens. Hope he at least left a pregnant wife..

Nope.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Watched the first 5 with a buddy of mine who's a huge band of brothers fan. He loved it and I appreciated it alot more.

[JDE]

The ninth and second to last episode tonight was once again brilliant, but also brutally hard to watch.

Some of those scenes, just gut wrenching.

The actor who plays Snafu, I don't think I have ever seen him in anything, but he could be a big star someday, he is amazing. The kid from the dinosaur film is also very good.

I really wonder how well this DVD is going to do in comparison to BOB, I just don't think people will be willing to watch these over and over like BOB.

This episode really showed why Truman had to drop the bomb, the horrors of what would have happened if we invaded Japan, it was just not humanly possible to do that to our soldiers after what they have already been through.



Jason

[PapaBear]

That scene, of the woman that "begged" to be shot in the head, was done so well. I wanted him to pull the trigger, to help her. But, what he did instead, was even better. Wow.

Edit: That sounds kind of retarded. But, given the "trained to kill Japs" line in the episode 10 preview scene, it just really hit me hard.

[CountryBob]

I wanted to love this series just like how I loved BOB. But, it didnt keep my interest - I have the last 4 episodes sitting on the DVR and I just cant seem to get around watching them. I blame it on character development. With BOB, they did a better job.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Watch them straight through. Waiting a week between episodes sucks. It's really much better when you watch it marathon style. I laugh at people who want to judge it right now. BoB has been around for a decade.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Last nights episode was amazingly hard to watch. It was all of the sadness from the concentration camp episode of BoB with constant bombardment and mud. Not a good way to spend my afternoon.

[smiler grogan]

My grandfather was in Europe during WW2 and basically traveled were the BOB went. My wife's grandfather was in the pacific, his accounts and this series make it look that my grandfather had a slightly better go of it than my wife's.

[disneyspy]

just watched episode 9,holy fuck,i'm sick of mud right now

[Jughead]

I have all cable services with my new job..I have a lot of catching up to do with movies ...But for me This is one of the best television series I have ever had the privilege to view....Kudos HBO...I experienced the book the The Old Breed...Never ever thought I would get to see someone play Sledge ....Phucking awesome

[Dan 'Hampton]

I liked the ending. Not the positive exciting ending people were probably hoping for. But I thought it played out well. well worth the 30 bucks i payed hbo.
Everyone knows the Nazi stories of WW2 but alot of us didn't know much about what these guys had to fight against ( in my opinion a much more terrifying ememy and under much more horrific conditions). And coming home didn't mean instant happiness for everyone.

[Jughead]

I liked the ending. Not the positive exciting ending people were probably hoping for. But I thought it played out well. well worth the 30 bucks i payed hbo.
Everyone knows the Nazi stories of WW2 but alot of us didn't know much about what these guys had to fight against ( in my opinion a much more terrifying ememy and under much more horrific conditions). And coming home didn't mean instant happiness for everyone.

What those Men and women went through make me feel guilty to complain about every day stupid problems..Motivates me in ways that nothing else can.......Im having a great Birthday...:drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk:

[Space Edge]

Just watched The Finale what a amazing mini series. I now need to check out Band of Brothers.

[Crippler]

Just watched The Finale what a amazing mini series. I now need to check out Band of Brothers.

If you enjoyed The Pacific you will be blown away by Band of Brothers. And if you teared up a little at the last ten minutes of the finale of The Pacific, you'll be needing a whole box of tissues for Band of Brothers...and those won't be happy tissues...or maybe I'm just a sissy.

[Space Edge]

If you enjoyed The Pacific you will be blown away by Band of Brothers. And if you teared up a little at the last ten minutes of the finale of The Pacific, you'll be needing a whole box of tissues for Band of Brothers...and those won't be happy tissues...or maybe I'm just a sissy.

Oh no The Pacific was defiantly a emotional story. I have heard the same about Band Of Brothers. I don't know why I didn't watch it the first time it aired but I have all of the episodes ready to watch I'll probably start this weekend.