I've been checking in on this project for a few years now. Looks like they finally have a trailer up.
For those that don't know... Tom Hanks & Stephen Spielberg executive product an HBO/Dreamworks 10 part WWII mini-series (sound familiar)? Except instead of paratroopers in Europe it's marines fighting in the pacific.
I still haven't seen all the bob episodes. Need to see em.
I wish WWI had more attention like this. Everyone obsesses over WWII. Need moar red baron dogfight stories plz.
I have to say thuogh, they are spot on with the reality on Guadalcanal. They landed and there was hardly any Japs there. The ones there were retreated thinking it was a larger US force. Then the marines got ditched so the US carriers could get away from the imperial fleet to save their carriers. Weeks later the reinforcements showed up.
I downloaded the 720p rip of this today. TRYING to finish band of brothers again first though. don't know how successful I'll be. My guess is I'll be watching The Pacific this weekend.
I'm glad that it's giving people that impression. The first episode of band of brothers was awesome, but can be perceived as a little slow since there's no combat in it.
I'm already prepared for some slow parts though since I know the pacific focuses on some at-home stuff too and not just the frontlines of the war. It's still going to be awesome though.
Part 2 was great. A lot of night fighting and a bunch of Nips in dead body piles. I get bummed a bit when I watch it though because it is so good the show goes flying by.
I'm letting this show grow on me. I'm not liking it quite as much as BoB right now. I saw episodes 1-3. Have to watch 4 now.
PS: I've nerdily started reading With the Old Breed. My GF's parents got it for me as a gift to celebrate the ressurection of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
I was all set to buy this when it came out on DVD. Then someone told me that Tom Hanks said he made the series because he wanted to raise awareness of how ashamed America should be of itself for the atrocities committed against Japan.
That sounds like bullshit. The Japanese were depicted as being waaaaaaay more animalistic and shitty in The Pacific. It's definitely still worth watching, especially if you liked BoB. E.B.Sledge's story is pretty good. They don't get heavy into his side of things until the last few episodes.
Haha yeah, some of that shit was brutal. Don't forget the scene where they had the American soldier strung up dead with his dick cut off and in his mouth.
I believe it was in the first episode when the marines first very to Guadalcanal. When they're patrolling the island but can't find any direct contact with Japanese yet.
