Band of Brothers

[Alex97]

Mutley said:

You realise that Sobel may have been a vindictive person, but without him, Easy wouldn't have been as effective a unit.

I think that's a pretty common view of things

[minimoog]

funkyrobot said:

He was also in an old Victorian program too, can't remember what it was called.

The Forsyte Saga. I also spotted him as a ginger streak of pish playing the villain in an old Touch of Frost.

He's brilliant in BOB, which is easily my fave drama series ever.

[eccles]

I keep seeing BoB and thinking of Battle of Britain.

[Mst007]

"Repeat please"

[ALawson]

Watching it on DVD on the train at the moment, I am on episode 3 brilliant!

[Zod]

Blu-Ray tin was waiting for me when I arrived home this evening.

[Hell27]

killsta said:

Have the tin boxset, its well worth a watch/buy, possibly the greatest series ever!

+1

Me and the missus try to watch it at least once a year. Absolute brilliance.

[dickymint]

Read something a few months ago about a new "band of Brothers" mini series coming out next year?

[cupra_bish]

michaeljclark said:

On a hijack, I've got the BoB boxset, and today in the paper there was an advert for the BluRay version in full 1080p.

Anybody got this yet? I know HiDef is good, but is it worth replacing my original BoB set with the HiDef version? I noticed there was some new extras included too.

ta

Mike

the bly-ray tin is out today.
i have just watched the first 3 episodes. it is fantastic, it all looks so real.

i guess, in some small way, it shows you what it really might have been like to be there? Or as close as i ever want to get at least.

amazing what these guys did back then for us. should not be forggoton.

[Jimbeaux]

Cara Van Man said:

Eric Mc said:

Probably the best US TV series ever.

Saying that, there are not that many to choose from of much quality IMO.

Edited by Cara Van Man on Saturday 8th November 18:27

How about The Sopranos; Six Feet Under; Mad Men; Nip Tuck; Breaking Bad; The Shield, Rome; Deadwood to name a few? You may not receive all of these.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 10th November 22:26

[Jimbeaux]

Cara Van Man said:

Cant remember which film it was, maybe a Mel gibson one, but they came asking forces lads to be extras as they "looked the part" a while ago......couldn't get the time of though.

Was it "We Were Soldiers Once", or something Similar? Based upon the book, "We Were Soldiers Once, and Young".

[mybrainhurts]

eccles said:

I keep seeing BoB and thinking of Battle of Britain.

I keep thinking Blackadder....

[michaeljclark]

cupra_bish said:

michaeljclark said:

On a hijack, I've got the BoB boxset, and today in the paper there was an advert for the BluRay version in full 1080p.

Anybody got this yet? I know HiDef is good, but is it worth replacing my original BoB set with the HiDef version? I noticed there was some new extras included too.

ta

Mike

the bly-ray tin is out today.
i have just watched the first 3 episodes. it is fantastic, it all looks so real.

i guess, in some small way, it shows you what it really might have been like to be there? Or as close as i ever want to get at least.

amazing what these guys did back then for us. should not be forggoton.

Looks like I need a BluRay version then!!

And you are quire right - we owe a huge debt of gratitute to the Allied forces in WW2

Mike

[Skywalker]

The music is pretty evocative.

Just starting now

[mybrainhurts]

Skywalker said:

The music is pretty evocative.

...inspired

[Olf]

This and Das Boot.

We'll be a far poorer nation when the remnants of that age have passed of this mortal coil.

[Asterix]

Olf said:

This and Das Boot.

We'll be a far poorer nation when the remnants of that age have passed of this mortal coil.

I spoke at my maternal's grandmother's funeral (the last of my GPs). My opening words - "Today we see the passing of a generation that I have the upmost respect for, and one that we'll never see the likes of again."

I got the feeling that we are poorer for their passing - or perhaps, the lack of appreciation. Her husband was a Desert Rat, born in the slums of Victorian Whitechapel, joined up as a boy soldier and ended up a RSM in Borneo and Malaya. Also the kindest man, who doted on his children and would have been dipped in acid for the welfare of his grand children.

My respect is undying for him and my sole inspiration for the way I should conduct myself and my future life.

The irony is that he died 3 months before I got accepted into HM Forces.

st happens.

[Jimbeaux]

Asterix said:

Olf said:

This and Das Boot.

We'll be a far poorer nation when the remnants of that age have passed of this mortal coil.

I spoke at my maternal's grandmother's funeral (the last of my GPs). My opening words - "Today we see the passing of a generation that I have the upmost respect for, and one that we'll never see the likes of again."

I got the feeling that we are poorer for their passing - or perhaps, the lack of appreciation. Her husband was a Desert Rat, born in the slums of Victorian Whitechapel, joined up as a boy soldier and ended up a RSM in Borneo and Malaya. Also the kindest man, who doted on his children and would have been dipped in acid for the welfare of his grand children.

My respect is undying for him and my sole inspiration for the way I should conduct myself and my future life.

The irony is that he died 3 months before I got accepted into HM Forces.

st happens.

Well said.

[audidoody]

and many of the main characters of Easy Company are English actors! Damien Lewis IS Major Winters!

[Olf]

audidoody said:

and many of the main characters of Easy Company are English actors! Damien Lewis IS Major Winters!

You'll be telling us next that the Americans didn't win the war for us.