The Pacific
For people who know me, they know that I love the Band of Brothers series. I saw it when it was on TV a very long time ago, and now finally, after years of waiting, The Pacific is coming out. The Pacific is a WWII miniseries covering the pacific theater of the war and if the quality of this series as good as Band of Brothers, it will be something special. I’ve just finished viewing Part II of HBO’s offering of The Pacific and I must say that I’m impressed.
More info from Wikipedia:
It is similar, although unrelated, 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’s 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.
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. The series will tell the stories of the two authors and Marine John Basilone, as the war against the Empire of Japan rages.
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.
Trailer:
Stories of war interest a lot of people (just like me), if you liked Band of Brothers, then you should watch The Pacific!