The Pacific - Just plain bloody brilliant.

[ferrisbueller]

Bought the BluRay boxed set earlier. Addicted already. I don't have Sky so hadn't seen anything other than the first episode previously (which they showed on a freeview weekend).

Massive fan of Band of Brothers, this picks up the theme and style perfectly. Fantastic stuff.

[Legacywr]

I absolutly loved Band of Brothers but couldn't get drawn into Pacific unfortunatly.

Edited by Legacywr on Monday 1st November 19:12

[curtisl]

Legacywr said:

I abso;utly loved Band of Brothers but couldn't get drawn into Pacific unfortunatly.

Same. I had such high hopes, maybe that's why. Don't get me wrong, it was still good, just not BoB good.

[CatherineJ]

Talking of which I am sure i've seen B.O.B box set for £20.00. Is that about the going rate as I keep meaning to buy it.

I didn't watch The Pacific either, just couldn't get into it.

[ferrisbueller]

CatherineJ said:

Talking of which I am sure i've seen B.O.B box set for £20.00. Is that about the going rate as I keep meaning to buy it.

CatherineJ said:

I didn't watch The Pacific either, just couldn't get into it.

Oh dear. Much pissing on chips. I'll reserve judgement until I've finished the series. So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

[dreamz]

curtisl said:

Legacywr said:

I abso;utly loved Band of Brothers but couldn't get drawn into Pacific unfortunatly.

Same. I had such high hopes, maybe that's why. Don't get me wrong, it was still good, just not BoB good.

same x3

it was oh another island today and another one today and another one... which one are we on? and whats happening?

[CatherineJ]

ferrisbueller said:

CatherineJ said:

Talking of which I am sure i've seen B.O.B box set for £20.00. Is that about the going rate as I keep meaning to buy it.

CatherineJ said:

I didn't watch The Pacific either, just couldn't get into it.

Oh dear. Much pissing on chips. I'll reserve judgement until I've finished the series. So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

Excellent, I now need to remember where I saw that and get it bought.

[Bugeyeandy]

I thought the same but after reading "Helmet for my pillow" and starting to watch The Pacific again i've changed my mind. Brilliant stuff.

[ferrisbueller]

CatherineJ said:

ferrisbueller said:

CatherineJ said:

Talking of which I am sure i've seen B.O.B box set for £20.00. Is that about the going rate as I keep meaning to buy it.

CatherineJ said:

I didn't watch The Pacific either, just couldn't get into it.

Oh dear. Much pissing on chips. I'll reserve judgement until I've finished the series. So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

Excellent, I now need to remember where I saw that and get it bought.

Sainsbury's.

HTH.

ETA.

£16 for the BluRay Tin set on Play
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6033697/Band-Of...

Saves you going out in the cold

Edited by ferrisbueller on Monday 1st November 19:34

[CatherineJ]

Oooh thank you.

[audidoody]

Bugeyeandy said:

I thought the same but after reading "Helmet for my pillow" and starting to watch The Pacific again i've changed my mind. Brilliant stuff.

You must get Eugene's Sledge's "With the Old Breed".

[Silverbullet767]

ferrisbueller said:

£16 for the BluRay Tin set on Play
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/6033697/Band-Of...

Saves you going out in the cold

It will take a week to get delivered, then you will still have to go out in the cold, on a saturday morning to your local post office delivery centre due to play sending the item in a box big enough for a sofa.

I wont use play again!

Anyway.

Band of Brothers = Excellect
The Pacific = Couldn't get into it, gave up after 3 episodes.

[TEKNOPUG]

Silverbullet767 said:

Band of Brothers = Excellect
The Pacific = Couldn't get into it, gave up after 3 episodes.

This.

Lost interest when they were all in Oz and the "romance" etc.

Edited by TEKNOPUG on Tuesday 2nd November 13:02

[sassthathoopie]

ferrisbueller said:

CatherineJ said:

Talking of which I am sure i've seen B.O.B box set for £20.00. Is that about the going rate as I keep meaning to buy it.

CatherineJ said:

I didn't watch The Pacific either, just couldn't get into it.

Oh dear. Much pissing on chips. I'll reserve judgement until I've finished the series. So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

I've bivvied the night in relic foxholes in the woods overlooking Foy. Pretty special night

[TEKNOPUG]

sassthathoopie said:

ferrisbueller said:

CatherineJ said:

Talking of which I am sure i've seen B.O.B box set for £20.00. Is that about the going rate as I keep meaning to buy it.

CatherineJ said:

I didn't watch The Pacific either, just couldn't get into it.

Oh dear. Much pissing on chips. I'll reserve judgement until I've finished the series. So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

I've bivvied the night in relic foxholes in the woods overlooking Foy. Pretty special night

[mybrainurts]

dreamz said:

curtisl said:

Legacywr said:

I abso;utly loved Band of Brothers but couldn't get drawn into Pacific unfortunatly.

Same. I had such high hopes, maybe that's why. Don't get me wrong, it was still good, just not BoB good.

same x3

it was oh another island today and another one today and another one... which one are we on? and whats happening?

I concur...

[JustinP1]

ferrisbueller said:

So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

You do realise that all the places were the same set in England?

They used the same created village and just put a new front on the buildings!

[freecar]

JustinP1 said:

ferrisbueller said:

So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

You do realise that all the places were the same set in England?

They used the same created village and just put a new front on the buildings!

You mean they weren't bombing the forest outside Bastogne? I'm shocked!!

[CatherineJ]

JustinP1 said:

ferrisbueller said:

So far so good, but I'm a bit of a BoB we, going so far as to visit some of the places from the series.

You do realise that all the places were the same set in England?

They used the same created village and just put a new front on the buildings!

Wasn't it somewhere in Hertfordshire from memory?

[Bugeyeandy]

audidoody said:

Bugeyeandy said:

I thought the same but after reading "Helmet for my pillow" and starting to watch The Pacific again i've changed my mind. Brilliant stuff.

You must get Eugene's Sledge's "With the Old Breed".

Ordered from Amazon - cheers chap.

Don't suppose you've read "I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone "? Gets very, very mixed reviews on Amazon