The Pacific (HBO Miniseries)

[ESmorz]

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Who watched it? I did, and thought it was great. Very tense! Not too much development yet, but it started much the same way Band of Brothers did which I guess is to be expected.

Looks like it's going to get pretty hairy. I am in for the full run.

[MisawaJason]

I watched it with my Japanese wife sitting by my side. Pretty good so far. We'll probably watch the next few episodes for sure

[Bubbles]

I've never watched Band of Brothers, according to IMDB I need to borrow my brother's box set and check it out.

[MisawaJason]

band of brothers was pretty damn good. I would suggest that you borrow it from your brother and watch an episode tonight if you're not doing anything

[Bubbles]

Won't see him for a few days but I definitely want to check it out.

[1kuo]

i felt like the first episode could have been better.. band of brothers set the bar high.

[MisawaJason]

yeah. It was a little weak compared to BoB first episode, but it looks just as promising. Anyone know how many episodes it's slated for?

[ESmorz]

yeah. It was a little weak compared to BoB first episode, but it looks just as promising. Anyone know how many episodes it's slated for?

10.

:wavey:

[Mister.E]

Won't see him for a few days but I definitely want to check it out.

this is a must! probably the best miniseries i've ever seen


i copped The Pacific last night from the torrents, but i havent watched it yet. i have high hopes for it after having watched the Band of Brothers series a few times. and yeah J, it's gonna be 10 episodes just like BoB.

[theronin]

im about to finish up Band of Brothers and start onto The Pacific.

BoB is simply amazing so far. I'm at ep.9

[Mister.E]

Just finished up the first episode and i thought it was really good. Not as much chacter development as the first few episodes of BoB, but i think it's better this time around that they just jumped straight into the action.

i fucking hate TV shows for the simple fact that on the rare occasion that i actually find something i like, i have to wait a week between episodes. this show being no exception. i am definitely interested to see what they have in store for the next episode.

[XeroX]

BoB was FANTASTIC!

i have yet to c the pacific, but its def on my Todo list :)

[tricky_ab]

The first episode was pretty good (but not on par with BoB), whereas the first ep of the original was one of the better ones in the series I thought. It's so early though and there's a TON of potential, so this is obviously going to be Sunday night watching throughout the season.

[ZilviaKid]

whats it about in 10 words or less?

[Mister.E]

US resistance against Japanese invasions in foreign countries during WWII

[fliprayzin240sx]

US resistance against Japanese invasions in foreign countries during WWII

Looks like its the back end of WWII story line. Looking at the episode list on IMDB, it starts off from Guadalcanal, then follows thru with the island hopping campaign to Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

I was hopping they'd add the Navy side of the story in this series, but doesnt look like they did since they're focused on the grunts.

[Mister.E]

yeah, it seems to be mainly focused on the Marines, whereas BoB was all about the Army.

[ZilviaKid]

sounds pretty cool

ill buy the box set in a year so i dont have to wait for new episodes

[Mister.E]

the waiting is killing me. i watch very little TV and this happens to be one of the few shows i like.

[MisawaJason]

Next for HBO............"the gulf" an account of some bad ass air force action during desert storm

Who am I kidding, the air force has no badass stories to tell

[tricky_ab]

Next for HBO............"the gulf" an account of some bad ass air force action during desert storm

Who am I kidding, the air force has no badass stories to tell

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[MisawaJason]

hey, we know how to have a good time

[Mister.E]

yay for hookers!

[MisawaJason]

They must all be Security Forces chicks haha

Back on track........the next episode comes on at 6pm on Sunday?

[Mister.E]

im not sure....i dont have HBO lol

[Gnnr]

I've heard good things about BoB but didn't really look into it, but after seeing the commercial for The Pacific I added BoB on my list of shows to catch up on. The special effects, and by that I mean the explosions and set design, look so good and its high def. Looks better than many movies.

Don' let the TV miniseries label fool you. I just got done watching the Alice miniseries that aired on "SyFy" last fall, and I really enjoyed it. I think for a director, its better to do a TV miniseries (granted the budget of this one is probably pretty big). You get to develop the story way further and not cram everything into and hour or two. Seems like there is more freedom.

I watch shows in entire sets, so I'll have to wait for this one to finish (just the way I am). But I'll try getting some BoB in the meantime.

[Mister.E]

Watching a good miniseries like BoB is like watching a fully developed 10 hour movie. i love to be able to follow something for so long. it just seems much more satisfying than watching the same shit crammed into a 2 hour movie. you are always left wanting more. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg never fail to impress.

[WERDdabuilder]

PM me if you want the download link.

loved BoB. this will be fire.

[A31CEFIRO]

They could have done a little more with the characters in the beginning like BoB but so far its pretty good.

[ESmorz]

I'm completely fine with the way they introduced the characters. I'm sure we will get to know them throughout the battles I just appreciated it being slightly different than BoB and jumping straight into the shit. Everyone wants it to be a cut and paste of the BoB formula but it is it's own show.

$200 million+ to make this series and I'm sure it won't disappoint.

[Bubbles]

When people throw out totals, is that actor's salary and everything?

[ESmorz]

When people throw out totals, is that actor's salary and everything?

I would think so, but everyone is probably getting scale.

[Mister.E]

I'm sure we will get to know them throughout the battles I just appreciated it being slightly different than BoB and jumping straight into the shit.

Same shit i was thinking. I liked the character development from BoB, but i really didnt want to sit through that again. I think it was awesome how they just got straight into the action in the very first episode.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Hmm, I just learned something new...I thought the way Guadalcanal went down was just like Iwo Jima. The moment you hit the beach, that the US got lit up by the awaiting JPs. Pretty funny cuz I'm sure everybody was expecting it when the landed on the beach.

Anyways, first episode is slow, but looks like the next episode will be brutal since thats when the Japanese starts their counter offensive trying to regain Henderson Field (runway).

Movies like this just makes me read history. I guess this battle is the beginning of the end for Japan. Basically for a 6-8 months, Japan just rolled thru the Western Pacific and beat the living crap out of the Allied Forces. Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

[Mister.E]

anyone catch the second episode? some pretty intense shit went down.


.........and now we wait for another week

[fliprayzin240sx]

Its out already? Wait, what day does it show in the states?

[ronmcdon]

great suggestion.

watched maybe 15 mins of the first ep & I'm sold.
I'm going to wait and watch the season in a single sitting
(bob was best appreciated the same way imo).

agreed the a great war series is unbeatable.
a movie can't fit the depth with 3 hrs.
a book can't match the visuals & other effects.

this is a treat!

[HyperTek]

2nd episode was all action!

[Mister.E]

Its out already? Wait, what day does it show in the states?

it's aired on Sunday evening in the states. So for you and me the perfect time to acquire it via the interweb is monday evening after work.

[Bubbles]

Half way through Band of Brothers, I like it.


Jimmy Fallon just delivered ammo, ha ha.

[WERDdabuilder]

anyone not getting that dope vibe that you did while watching BoB while watching this series? just doesnt feel the same to me. wish they would have put a boot camp scenario so you can get to know the soldiers more and see what kind of relationship everyone had with each other.

[Mister.E]

i dunno man, i really like it. im kinda glad they skipped all of the character building and just got straight to the action this time.

[fliprayzin240sx]

it's aired on Sunday evening in the states. So for you and me the perfect time to acquire it via the interweb is monday evening after work.

Man, either Mediatti is sucking major balls right now or I'm pulling a crappy torrent...shits lagging as fuck. Stuck at fucking 70%...

[Mister.E]

it started out slow for me too, because so many people were trying to cop it. just give it a little while and it should finish.

[Mister.E]

anybody still watching this? i just got around to watching episode 5, it was pretty intense.

[fliprayzin240sx]

I just watched the last episode (6), shit is intense. From the looks of it, its all action from here on. Cant believe theres only 4 episodes left. Still got Iwo Jima and Okinawa...

[Mister.E]

im gonna watch #6 tonight. i totally forgot about it last night until it was too late. it sucks that there is only 4 episodes left, im really interested to see how they are gonna wrap this up.

[A31CEFIRO]

they should draw this out longer Cant believe it almost over! I was surprised with sledgehammer!

[Mister.E]

yeah, i agree that it should be longer. i've watched up to episode 5 now and i feel like i am just starting to get to know the characters. sucks that these miniseries' are only 10 episodes.

[WERDdabuilder]

eps 6 was dope. that Shelton(the guy that pulled the gold tooth from the jap) is creepy but in a dope way(no homo).

[Mister.E]

can he get any creepier than the tooth yanking? he seems weird as fuck

[rb26man]

they will probably just start it as a miniseriers and then make a new season with new side of things

[zylvia213]

just saw part six and it was pretty intense... i think this mini series is tight

[fliprayzin240sx]

they will probably just start it as a miniseriers and then make a new season with new side of things

Doubt it tho, if they didnt do it for Band of Brothers, dont think they'd do anything out of this one. Specially when they're actually gonna put a whole episode to show what happened to the characters after the war. Last episode is called "Homecoming".

[ESmorz]

Holy shit!

This show got fucking GOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

Finally caught up.

John Basilone was a boss.

Iwo is gonna be hairy.

[Mister.E]

Iwo is gonna be hairy

i'm assuming you havent watched Part VIII yet...?

[ESmorz]

i'm assuming you havent watched Part VIII yet...?

Yeah I watched it, I assumed it would continue on Iwo. I guess Oki is next.

[Mister.E]

i think there may be a little more on Iwo Jima, but probably not much. I think that they put the part about Iwo in there just for Basilone. Hopefully the story goes back towards Eugene and Shelton. WTF ever happened to Leckie?

[ESmorz]

i think there may be a little more on Iwo Jima, but probably not much. I think that they put the part about Iwo in there just for Basilone. Hopefully the story goes back towards Eugene and Shelton. WTF ever happened to Leckie?

I assume they will tie it all together with Leckie getting discharged and coming home somewhere near the end.

He never saw conflict after Peleliu.

[Mister.E]

Just finished Episode 9, that shit was so brutal. the battle on Okinawa was no joke. i can't wait for the last episode, however, i will be really sad to the miniseries come to an end.

[stockbee]

I didn't necessarily like the pacific as much as I did BOB. Don't know why. I think the actors had something to do with it for one thing. And the other part of it might be that I like the european theater better. who knows. just didn't feel the same.

[fliprayzin240sx]

How come they didnt have the last episode this weekend?

[Flipzide]

Episode 10 aired on the 16th.

Definitely one of the best episodes of the series, imo.

[Mister.E]

Episode 10 aired on the 16th.

Definitely one of the best episodes of the series, imo.

and also the last.

hands down i think episode 9 was my favorite. i really wish this would have been a full TV show instead of just a miniseries. although, with the production value that this show had, it would have taken a fucking shitload of money to support a full spread of television episodes/seasons.

all-in-all i think it was a pretty good show. this has inspired me to watch Band of Brothers again, which is cool because my wife has never seen it.

[Mister.E]

How come they didnt have the last episode this weekend?

they did....i just watched it

[fliprayzin240sx]

Hmm...didnt see it on EZTV...