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I think it's the best mini-series ever made.Been told for years to watch it but always forget
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I think it's the best mini-series ever made.Been told for years to watch it but always forget
I read in Sobel's bio that he won the bronze star. I'd like to know what he did given the way he was portrayed in the mini-series. Did you know he tried to commit suicide in 1970? In 1970, Sobel attempted suicide when he shot himself in the head with a small-caliber pistol. The bullet entered his left temple, passed behind his eyes, and exited out the other side of his head. This severed his optic nerves and left him blind. He entered a VA assisted living facility in Waukegan, Illinois. He resided there for his last seventeen years until his death due to malnutrition on 30 September 1987. No services were held for him after his deathBummer. RIP Malarkey.
Bronze Star for the Brecourt Manor assault (charging the four German artillery guns). Most time on the front lines of anyone in Easy Company.
For those of you who love the Band of Brothers you will like this video. The guy doing the video walks through the forest just outside of the town of Foy. He shows where foxholes were built by Easy Company and talks about the assault on Foy and shows the actual location where it started, not where some thought. He walks through the town of Foy showing the building where Shifty Powers shot the German sniper and there is a memorial to Easy Company in Foy. Shows some then-and-now pics too. Very well made IMO. It's 13 minutes in length.Not sure if that has been posted here or not. This is a video of today's actual sites of Bastogne and attack on Foy. Very interesting - http://www.joedemadio.com/the-real-band-of-brothers-foxholes-locations-in-foy-bastogne/
Thanks, that's a good blog in general.Not sure if that has been posted here or not. This is a video of today's actual sites of Bastogne and attack on Foy. Very interesting - http://www.joedemadio.com/the-real-band-of-brothers-foxholes-locations-in-foy-bastogne/
Just got around to seeing it. Binge-watched it in about a week. Don't know how I would have done waiting between episodes.The episodes covering the Battle of the Bulge were amazing.18 years later, it’s still great.
just one of the greatest shows ever. Have watched it though 3 times and it is just as good every time.18 years later, it’s still great.
These two shows were very close for me. I've seen both countless times. I usually say BOB slightly over the Wire, but I think I'm just swayed by the last few emotional episodes of BOB vs the serial killer plot of the Wire.I'm gonna start this again tonight. Second favorite show behind the Wire
There is just so much more with the Wire. They are both great, but the volume of the Wire makes it the greatest imoThese two shows were very close for me. I've seen both countless times. I usually say BOB slightly over the Wire, but I think I'm just swayed by the last few emotional episodes of BOB vs the serial killer plot of the Wire.
It would be tough of me to argue against the Wire. I love it so much. I usually call it my favorite series while I call BoB my favorite limited series.There is just so much more with the Wire. They are both great, but the volume of the Wire makes it the greatest imo
Based on the ThunderbirdsTick said:There's a strangely-animated clone on Netflix now called The Liberators. I watched the first two episodes (of 4) and it hits some of the same beats - if you can handle the animation style, it's worth a watch.
Only four episodes. I watched it the other day. Funny seeing this thread as I started watching BoB 4-5 days ago second time around.Tick said:There's a strangely-animated clone on Netflix now called The Liberators. I watched the first two episodes (of 4) and it hits some of the same beats - if you can handle the animation style, it's worth a watch.
Twicelike a battalion of German SS are feet from their foxholes and after a number of artillery rounds they're all suddenly dead. haha
The Spiers run is the apex of the series as well. Just so bad ###.
I've seen a fair number of videos on Spiers lately and while you can probably take them all with a grain of salt, one thing that stands out amoungst all of them is everyone associated with Spiers believes and supports all the stories about him. Ambrose, while writing BoB, mentioned to **** Winters that there may be a problem with the prisoner execution story, especially if it wasn't true. Winters called Spiers on the spot, asked him if the story was true, Spiers said yes and Winters told Ambrose Spiers wouldn't lie to him about that and so Winters believed him.This scene always leaves me astonished. Assuming it really went down like that...dude didn't hesitate for a millisecond. Just sprints out into hell, giant brass ones clanging around as he sprints past the retreating Germans to connect with the other company and cut them off.
And then he came back.
Those were men.
Do we have a release date? TiaI'm sure it's been mentioned but Masters in the Air is set to air soon on Appletv
I saw that yesterday, RIP warrior.Sand said:Bradford Freeman, the last member of Easy Company, has just passed at 97.
RIP to a company of true heroes.
Still haven't seen it. Think I'll watch it soon.I think it's the best mini-series ever made.
I agree with Johnny. It is that good.Still haven't seen it. Think I'll watch it soon.