The Pacific.
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- JazX0
That show could get quite brutal if they wanted to show it.
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- ghandolf0
My father flew B-17's in WWII but was in the European theater. He's passed away now, but it's true. None of these guys liked to talk about their roles in the war. He told me anecdotes, but no real 'meaty' stories. What he did tell me however, was extremely interesting. He flew 13 missions before the war ended, was shot down behind enemy lines and escaped twice, and liberated a concentration camp, flying survivors back to England at the end of the war.
Rest in peace Dad
- fooler20
I never met my wives grandfather but he was shot down in a B17 too.
The military sent a letter to his wife (whom is still living to this day) telling her that his plane was missing and all were presumed dead.
He was the guy in the bottom ball turret and when they made their crash landing was still in it. After a few weeks or months she received another letter saying he survived but was seriously injured. He made a full recovery and the only thing you could tell he was in a plane crash was he was missing part of an ear.- he never asked or received a purple heart until after he died of natural causes in the 80sfooler2
- mg330
I saw it last night on hbo.com and really hope they will put other episodes up on there for free.
Interesting that some of you have relatives that were B17 Ball-Turret gunners. My stepdad's dad was one of them over Germany. I think he flew more than 40 missions across France and into Germany; they were frequently involved in bombing of Berlin. He has some journals apparently that he wrote and kept during their flights. I've never read them but it'd be interesting to. He passed away about 3 years ago.
- zenmasterfoo0
loved it. I can't wait to buy the box set.
- d_rek0
yes, need to watch this.
- aaux0
Not going to lie the last two episodes were tear jerkers.
- Ruffian0
This, right?
- Mimio0
Really good so far, has a bit of the "Thin Red Line" feel to it. at least this GuadalCanal part.
- poetic likeRamanisky2
- Yep, a couple really nice scenes were they don't muddle the character interactions with dialog.Mimio
- Juanmonk0
The skull-bucket plops (along with the constant jaw cracks) is giving me the heebie jeebies. That was some dark shit right there.
- +1JazX
- that was some sick shit.
BTW that actor .. his real name is Rami ... thats my name.Ramanisky2 - that actor plays a goofball in every flick and show LOL, buggy eyes and weirdJazX
- yeah .. and sounds like Harry ConnickRamanisky2
- looks like he walked in from a three day bender.Juanmonk
- JazX0
^ HA HA HAHA. Saving themselves from the rest of the world eh?
- SoulFly0
I liked the fact that they jump right into the action in the first episode. In Band of Brothers there was that whole training phase.
- JazX0
Episode 9. Brutal.
- Ramanisky20
^^ the plot structure is different .. you have 3 main characters and their stories
- mg330
I don't have HBO. :( Will wait for the box set.
My grandfather earned a Purple Heart in the 3rd Marine Division at Iwo Jima; he also fought at Guam and Bouganville. Pacific history is very interesting to me, so I cannot wait to see this show once it's out on DVD.
- this is a must buy for you then. the interviews at the beginning are just like BoB. It pulls you into the history of it.zenmasterfoo
- badasses!JazX
- ghandolf0
On one of my father's missions, they came up on German Jet fighters. They had the first jet fighters. They couldn't quite get a 'bead' on them, because of their speed. He said it was terrifying, and they were shot up pretty badly.
After the battle, the bottom ball-turret gunner radioed that he was freezing and needed a blanket. He was advised to plug in his 'heater pants' - which he said didn't work. They had a lengthy discussion about why his pants wouldn't work, and to try this, or that... Finally the pilot said to 'cut the chatter' and dad went over to the ball turret to see what was the matter. Turns out, the jet buzzing by the bomber had scared the kid in the ball turret so badly, he pissed his pants, shorting out his heater pants. Dad handed him a blanket and told him that he was no more afraid or terrified than anyone else on board was.
These are the kinds of stories he's tell. No real battle stories.
I DO however, have several B&W photos that he took out the window of formation flying during missions.
- SoulFly0
Good to see Eugene's humane side come-out when he gave comfort to that dying lady. He was about to lose his mind in the previous episodes.
- thats a great sceneRamanisky2
- I would have shot her and put her out of her misery actually, they left you hangingJazX
- monospaced0
hey _me_ didn't you also learn that learnt isn't a word?
- i should have been taught that in high school my learned friend huh?_me_
- dibec0
Stoked about this!