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Band of Brothers is a 10-part miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for HBO.

The miniseries follows Easy Company, an army unit during World War II, from their initial training at Camp Toccoa to the conclusion of the war.

The series is based on the book written by... more »

Band of Brothers is a 10-part miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for HBO.

The miniseries follows Easy Company, an army unit during World War II, from their initial training at Camp Toccoa to the conclusion of the war.

The series is based on the book written by the late Stephen E Ambrose. Tom Hanks approached Steven Spielberg, who just finished production of Saving Private Ryan. Together they approached HBO with their idea. The station was willing to spend a industry record sum of $120m to realize the project.less «

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  Just watched the one on finding the abandoned concentration camp on the History Channel. My high school ROTC teacher was wit...more »

  Just watched the one on finding the abandoned concentration camp on the History Channel. My high school ROTC teacher was with the 101 and was part of a unit that enter an abandoned camp. The show was just like he told us back in the 70's. If this does not make stop and set down and think nothing will. And yet we have a person in the White House who want to set down and make nice to people who will tell you it never happen. If that does not make you stop and set down and think nothing will.less «

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• Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan??

  BAND OF BROTHERS!!! lol thats just my choice tho. wuts urs??

  BAND OF BROTHERS!!! lol thats just my choice tho. wuts urs?? less «

  Doc__Roe Last online Sep 25, 2007
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• favourite episode from band of brothers ?

  Just wondering what everyoones favourite episode is? Mine has got to be day of days

  Just wondering what everyoones favourite episode is? Mine has got to be day of days less «

  xx-heather-xx Last online Dec 31, 1969
  37 comments, last one Jun 2, 2009 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  this is a show about world war 2 hide « show »

  all these men fight against the Germans in world war 2. They try to fight them and end up with only about 12 men left in the end. Band of Brothers is good because it shows you what these men had to go through to get where they are now.Most die in the war but some stay alive to see the celebration at the end. Its a true story and sometimes sad, sometimes scary or sometimes its really, really happy. They also free other countries prisoners. Band of brothers is a great show for people who love to see what really happened in these kind of events. Just em@il georgia.random@hotmail.co.uk for more information x

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  onetreehillrcks Added 8 days ago All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The most incredible mini-series I have ever seen! hide « show »

  This is one of the most ambitious and realistic depictions of war I have ever seen in a television show, made with absolute respect towards the heroes that the show is based on. It is not for the faint of heart, some of the images shown are horrific, but needed to convey what these brave young men went through. The band of brotherhood that these heroes developed through training and the hell of combat is astounding, and captured perfectly by the wonderful collection of actors and filmmakers that paid tribute to all the members of the American 101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2ed Battalion, E Company, better known as Easy Company. The mini-series is based upon the Stephen Ambrose novel of the same name.
  
  The series takes you from Easy's early basic training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia through their involvement in the major campaigns throughout Europe until the end of the war.

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  chardr69 Added Jun 22, 2009 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  'Band of Brothers' is essentially 'Saving Private Ryan: The Series' and that is FAR from a bad thing. hide « show »

  'Band of Brothers' is an emotional WWII epic that chronicles the story of Easy company from D-Day til the end of the war. We are introduced to the men during training and watch their triumphs and sorrows throughout the rest of the war.
  
  It's hard not to compare it to "Saving Private Ryan" both based on content and on the production talent involved (Spielberg and Hanks). But one of the strengths of 'Band of Brothers' is that we are giving more time to invest in these characters over the course of 10 episodes. This allows us to connect with these men and get to know them better and more intimately. We feel their losses and feel as though we are actually a part OF the company.
  
  One of the things that hit home the most for me while watching it was the feeling of loss involved with being a soldier of WWII. It is something that gets lost on many of us today with all of the countless WWII video games and movies. 'Band of Brothers' helps to remind us of the price paid during war and how deeply that experience can affect those involved.

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  BenRyan33 Added May 14, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Deeper even than first appears - An Unforgettable Experience hide « show »

  The danger with making war dramas is exploitation. Saving Private Ryan, as entertaining as it was, was just an action film. It might have made us cry but only at the death of Tom Hanks. Can anyone even remember his charcter's name?
  
  So old Tom and Steven had another bash at World War 2.
  What they have made in Band of Brother is a truly unforgettable experience.
  
  There is always a neccessity to focus on particular characters in war films, depsite the involvement of thousands of soldiers in the same - or worse - positions. While the characters are American, many actors are British, so think of it as representative. This programme focuses on one of the most important fighting units in the American Army of the 1940s, and shows as much of their experiences as possible. Winters, Nixon, Malarky, Lipton, and so many other men are presented with as much as depth as any characters from any of your favourtie drama programmes or films.
  
  The film is not short of that action which made Saving Private Ryan so spectacular, either. The camerawork is really excellent (watch something like 91210 and then this to notice the difference) and you can always feel the fear and the horror that the war visits upon these men.
  
  What makes this so special is it's firm roots in reality and, more importantly, its ambition. I am sure it is impossible to really show us what it was actually like to fight in WW2 in any TV show or film, but Band of Brothers tries so hard every single episode. It considers the views of the Nazis, considers cowardice, considers all the kinds of problems everyone had and shows them in a distinct way. Maybe this was simply because of the factual basis, but I believe you can feel the ambition quite rawly - old Tom and Steven wanted to have the final say and wanted to be left without critics who decided Saving Private Ryan was exploitative. They wanted to create the difinitve, all-encompassing expose of WW2 and if they didn't achieve it then neither TV or Cinema ever will. I don't think they did, but the reason is just a flaw in the camera which we should be embracing as an important part of it all. Watch Band of Brother and think long and hard about those people who died, and those people who lived. Then, when you've finished thinking, say to yourself: "That was a pretty cool show".

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  EddieIzzard Added Apr 16, 2009 All my reviews
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  8.5 Great

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  One of the first Drama shows I ever watched way back in 2001 I was glued to the screen watching the most realistic war drama ever made I was blown away by the accuracy and the realism. Easy company was casted brilliantly. The writing tremendous. We only got 10 episodes but in the end I was totally satisfied by the mini series. Now I just bought it on DVD becuase I had it on video so I needed to uprade the set and I'm loving it as much as ever totally worth watching to anyone who already has not already. superb show.

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  efc91 Added Jan 9, 2009 All my reviews