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[Akranadas]

I think it looks great; can't wait to see the portrayal of WW2 Australia.

Wait, I'm sorry, WW2... what? I can't quite...


Come again?

World War 2, What are you getting at exactly? Choose your words very... very carefully.

[DasNoob]

Love BoB, can't wait for this!

[Tymathee]

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

The Pacific is a 2010 ten-part television World War II miniseries, produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia  and DreamWorks, which will premiere March 14, 2010.[2]

It is similar to Band of Brothers. Whereas Band of Brothers focused on the United States Army's involvement in the European Theater of Operations, the new series will be about United States Marine Corps' actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

The Pacific is being spearheaded by Bruce McKenna (co-executive producer), who was one of the main writers on Band of Brothers. Hugh Ambrose, the son of Band of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose, will serve as a project consultant.[3]

Storyline

The Pacific is based primarily on two memoirs of U.S. Marines: With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie.[3] The series will tell the stories of the two authors and Marine John Basilone, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages. Additional material for The Pacific is provided from the books Red Blood, Black Sand[28] (Chuck Tatum), and China Marine (Eugene B. Sledge).[29]

Given the literary sources mentioned above, the series will feature well-known battles involving the 1st Marine Division, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone's involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Hugh Ambrose has authored the official tie-in book to the series[30], which follows the stories of the three men featured in the series as well as stories of their fellow Marines. It is set to publish in the US and UK in March 2010.

Episodes
#    Title    Directed by    Written by    Original airdate
1    "Part One"    Tim Van Patten[31]    Bruce C. McKenna    March 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)
Robert Leckie and the 1st Marines land on Guadalcanal.
2    "Part Two"    David Nutter    Bruce C. McKenna    March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)
John Basilone and the 7th Marines land on Guadalcanal to bolster the defenses around Henderson Field.
3    "Part Three"    Jeremy Podeswa    George Pelecanos & Michelle Ashford    March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)
The 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved and arrives in Melbourne, Australia. Basilone receives the Medal of Honor and returns home to sell war bonds.
4    "Part Four"    Graham Yost    Robert Schenkkan & Graham Yost    April 4, 2010 (2010-04-04)
Eugene Sledge enlists in the Marines and trains for combat, while Leckie and the 1st Marine Division are put into action at Cape Gloucester.
5    "Part Five"    Carl Franklin    Laurence Andries & Bruce C. McKenna    April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)
Sledge and Leckie land with the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu.
6    "Part Six"    Tony To    Bruce C. McKenna & Laurence Andries & Robert Schenkkan    April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)
The Marines move to capture Peleliu's vital airfield. Leckie is wounded by blast concussion and evacuated.
7    "Part Seven"    Tim Van Patten    Bruce C. McKenna    April 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)
Sledge and the 5th Marines move into Peleliu's Bloody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese.
8    "Part Eight"    David Nutter & Jeremy Podeswa    Robert Schenkkan & Michelle Ashford    May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)
Basilone is transferred to the 5th Marine Division and lands at Iwo Jima.
9    "Part Nine"    Tim Van Patten    Bruce C. McKenna    May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)
Sledge and the 1st Marine Division land at Okinawa.
10    "Part Ten"    Jeremy Podeswa    Bruce C. McKenna & Robert Schenkkan    May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)
Sledge and Leckie return home after the Japanese surrender.

[Tymathee]

Sounds awesome, i can't wait! Me and my fiance usually hang out on sundays but meh, she'll have to sit and watch it with me or she can go home!

[smurfORnot]

I guess somebody will be sleeping on a couch :p

[DasNoob]

First Episode was epic.  This series is going to kick ass.

[Sach]

Episode one down. Its no Band Of Brothers. Heck, its not even Generation Kill.

[Baine]

I liked it.

[Lai]

Not enough muscle. Every good war thingy needs a boot camp (proper introduction), ie. full metal jacket or bob.

Just like every good fight movie has revenge as motive.

[Malevolence]

I think it looks great; can't wait to see the portrayal of WW2 Australia.

Wait, I'm sorry, WW2... what? I can't quite...


Come again?

World War 2, What are you getting at exactly? Choose your words very... very carefully.

I was making a joke about Australia being so out of the way that Americans had never heard of it, including in WW2. Lighten up.

[wittman420]

cant wait till next sunday that episode looks like its going to be amazeing!!

[MonthlyMayhem]

Yeah, the first episode was pretty intense. I enjoyed it.

[Malevolence]

Yanno one of the professors from my college is consulting for the series, saw it on our homepage I did.

[Unkn0wn]

I liked the first episode, looking forward to the rest

[DasNoob]

Episode 2 > Episode 1... holy shit this is going to be great.

[UnderHeavyFire]

Darnit I've been waiting for this for so long!  Damn you Australia, air it already!

It's not la-di-da like Pearl Harbour was, is it?

[Demon767]

Darnit I've been waiting for this for so long!  Damn you Australia, air it already!

It's not la-di-da like Pearl Harbour was, is it?

mate theres other ways to watch it. cough cough.

[DasNoob]

Darnit I've been waiting for this for so long!  Damn you Australia, air it already!

It's not la-di-da like Pearl Harbour was, is it?

OH HELL NO!

Band of Brothers+more action/better camera shots.

Nothing like that terrible movie.

[CrazyWR]

so I tried to watch it online, but HBO sucks, and doesn't have it...are there any other places to find episodes or do I need to find other methods...?

[rifle87654]

any place to watch bob online with english subtitles?
band of brothers if you know