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returntothepit >> discuss >> New HBO war mini-series: Generation Kill by menstrual_sweatpants_disco on Jul 25,2008 3:05pm
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toggletoggle post by menstrual_sweatpants_disco   at Jul 25,2008 3:05pm
The first 2 episodes have aired. Reminds me a lot of Band of Brothers, just based on the way it "feels". It's based around 1st Recon Marines entering Iraq in 2003. Looks pretty awesome so far.

Also, lots of familiar faces from The Wire, Oz, Rescue Me, and other TV shows.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995832/

http://www.tv.com/generation-kill/show/750...n%20kill&tag=search_results;title;1




toggletoggle post by pam   at Jul 25,2008 3:06pm
I need to track down the first two episodes and start watching this. I pay for HBO and never watch it.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Jul 25,2008 3:08pm
if you have On Demand it's on there, Pam.

Yeah, I definitely got the Iraq version of Band of Brothers vibe. And it's a David Simon/Ed Burns joint, so I have to watch it....haha



toggletoggle post by menstrual_sweatpants_disco   at Jul 25,2008 3:17pm
I haven't had time yet to research the actors /writers / director. (It's based off the book right?) But yeah, I'm glad other people got the band of brothers vibe. I don't think anything can quite compare to the BoB "story", but Generation Kill is definitely good stuff. Solid set of characters, flows well, action is good, and just as an overall real feel... there's the standard war stuff, but they also leave in room to show the soldiers just being themselves, as well as mundane military shit and command fuckups they have to deal with too, ala Band of Brothers.



toggletoggle post by pam   at Jul 25,2008 3:23pm
brian_dc said[orig][quote]
if you have On Demand it's on there, Pam.


I have Direct TV. Comcast fucked me over for 2 years straight, they can lick my arse.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Jul 25,2008 3:25pm
pam, you don't have a rapidshare account do you?

I found links but they're all rapidshare and I know how shitty that is if you aren't a premium member



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Jul 25,2008 3:25pm
This sounds pretty cool -- I have a friend that is a Captain in 1st Recon Marine division. Last I heard he was in Afghanistan.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Jul 25,2008 3:26pm



toggletoggle post by xmikex at Jul 25,2008 3:30pm
I hope there's an episode where the Boston Herald prints pictures from a porn site as evidence of soldiers raping Iraqi prisoners.

slice of life? slice of lol.



toggletoggle post by menstrual_sweatpants_disco   at Jul 30,2008 9:12am
Just finished watching the 3rd episode.

Looks like they are touching on some of the Abu Ghraib type shit where orders come down from above but are denied later when the shit hits the fan.



toggletoggle post by benfo at Aug 4,2008 11:03pm
Great show. Definitely the most realistic as far as what its like to be in the Marines and go to Iraq. The show was advised by a couple of the guys who went with the unit, and even has a couple of the guys who went acting in it.



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