The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD - Page 3

JE3146 · 03-30-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CigarDisciple

It is already on HBO on demand.

HBO.com allowed you to view the episodes for free after registering.

Seems they didn't get the ratings they wanted, so now they've stopped showing them online

And they've pushed back the release of the DVD/Blu-ray as well.

03-22-2010, 03:33 PM

I really wish they did a training episode like in Band of Brothers especially because it helped character development. Ive been having a hard time keeping track of all the dudes with black hair with torn clothes.

OLS · 03-23-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Eagle53

Ive been having a hard time keeping track of all the dudes with black hair with torn clothes.

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe.......eh

I think the free episode on HBO.com or wherever was the first time your crack is free kinda deal.

forgop · 03-22-2010, 05:24 PM

I thought last episode 2 was better than the first, but I don't think we're seeing the plot development like BoB had though.

VirtualSmitty · 03-23-2010, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by forgop

I thought last episode 2 was better than the first, but I don't think we're seeing the plot development like BoB had though.

I thought episode 2 was good, but I liked the first one better so far. The second episode just kinda ended, the intro showed it to be a long drawn out fight with near staving GIs, but I really didn't get that from this episode. They looked dirty, ate rice, and one five minute fire fight, but I think they really missed the mark with one.

Mugen910 · 03-23-2010, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

I thought episode 2 was good, but I liked the first one better so far. The second episode just kinda ended, the intro showed it to be a long drawn out fight with near staving GIs, but I really didn't get that from this episode. They looked dirty, ate rice, and one five minute fire fight, but I think they really missed the mark with one.

I agree...but it was nice to bring some of my Marine Corps knowledge back with the name John Basilone.

yourchoice · 03-28-2010, 09:43 PM

Well, with Episode 3 we certainly got some character development.

VirtualSmitty · 03-30-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by yourchoice

Well, with Episode 3 we certainly got some character development.

I watched it on demand last night. Pretty good episode, and there were some funny scenes mixed in there too

forgop · 03-30-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by yourchoice

Well, with Episode 3 we certainly got some character development.

Gratuitous booby shots don't hurt either.

smokehouse · 03-09-2011, 08:53 AM

I thought it was a pretty good series. They hyped it up to be better than Band of Brothers, but I thought Band of Brothers was better.

forgop · 04-15-2010, 09:21 AM

I thought the last 2 episodes were a bit better. Are we just dealing with a difference in the fact that Band of Brothers was just a much better book and story as a whole than what The Pacific is taken from?

mithrilG60 · 04-15-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by forgop

I thought the last 2 episodes were a bit better. Are we just dealing with a difference in the fact that Band of Brothers was just a much better book and story as a whole than what The Pacific is taken from?

I think it's multiple things, the primary one being that BoB was based on a single book that had taken many different individual experiences and used them to create a single cohesive storyline with a standardized narration style because it's written by a single author. The Pacific is based on 2 primary works written by very different men with different viewpoints and opinions, and that naturally leads to the story line being more disjointed than BoB. Both those works were also personal memoires written more as exercises in self-catharsis than as the historical essays/analysis which BoB was intended to be before HBO turned it into the mini-series.

Ultimately The Pacific is a very different mini-series that BoB, but that's fitting considering the PTO was a very different war and experience than the ETO.

hotreds · 03-08-2011, 08:02 PM

Picked up several books the series was based on including the companion book to the series. The Series is on my Netflix queue.

Stephen · 03-09-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mithrilG60

I think it's multiple things, the primary one being that BoB was based on a single book that had taken many different individual experiences and used them to create a single cohesive storyline with a standardized narration style because it's written by a single author. The Pacific is based on 2 primary works written by very different men with different viewpoints and opinions, and that naturally leads to the story line being more disjointed than BoB. Both those works were also personal memoires written more as exercises in self-catharsis than as the historical essays/analysis which BoB was intended to be before HBO turned it into the mini-series.

Ultimately The Pacific is a very different mini-series that BoB, but that's fitting considering the PTO was a very different war and experience than the ETO.

I agree with this. I don't think The Pacific was as good as BoB simply because of the source material. As much as I wanted to enjoy The Pacific, I just found myself not caring for the characters in the way that I did in BoB.

hscmit · 03-08-2011, 07:26 PM

just started watching the series first 2 episodes were good and on 3 now

jonumberone · 03-08-2011, 07:33 PM

Don't want to ruin it for you James, But my favorite part was when....................

Never made it through!

I assume we won

hscmit · 03-08-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jonumberone

Don't want to ruin it for you James, But my favorite part was when....................

Never made it through!

I assume we won

I hear thats how it turns out

hscmit · 03-08-2011, 08:19 PM

watching episode 4 now and enjoying the series
it is a lot easier for me to get into shows when I can marathon through them

03-22-2010, 03:33 PM	#2
Eagle53 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD I really wish they did a training episode like in Band of Brothers especially because it helped character development. Ive been having a hard time keeping track of all the dudes with black hair with torn clothes.

03-22-2010, 05:24 PM	#4
forgop Not a puffer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Duane Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,869 Trading: (40)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD I thought last episode 2 was better than the first, but I don't think we're seeing the plot development like BoB had though.

03-28-2010, 09:43 PM	#7
yourchoice Down the stretch Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joel Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,106 Trading: (36)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD Well, with Episode 3 we certainly got some character development.

03-09-2011, 08:53 AM	#10
smokehouse Hiding from Curly Cut Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 83 Trading: (0)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD I thought it was a pretty good series. They hyped it up to be better than Band of Brothers, but I thought Band of Brothers was better. __________________ A bad day hunting or fishing is better than a good day at work.

04-15-2010, 09:21 AM	#11
forgop Not a puffer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Duane Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,869 Trading: (40)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD I thought the last 2 episodes were a bit better. Are we just dealing with a difference in the fact that Band of Brothers was just a much better book and story as a whole than what The Pacific is taken from?

03-08-2011, 08:02 PM	#13
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,674 Trading: (63)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD Picked up several books the series was based on including the companion book to the series. The Series is on my Netflix queue. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

03-08-2011, 07:26 PM	#15
hscmit Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: James Location: no where Posts: 2,200 Trading: (4)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD just started watching the series first 2 episodes were good and on 3 now

03-08-2011, 07:33 PM	#16
jonumberone Raw Dog Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Dom Location: Exit 8A Posts: 6,491 Trading: (62)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD Don't want to ruin it for you James, But my favorite part was when.................... Never made it through! I assume we won __________________ Sex junkie looking for a dealer

03-08-2011, 08:19 PM	#18
hscmit Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: James Location: no where Posts: 2,200 Trading: (4)	Re: The Pacific - DISCUSSION THREAD watching episode 4 now and enjoying the series it is a lot easier for me to get into shows when I can marathon through them