The next HBO/Spielberg/Hanks WW2 miniseries is a go...

mookiemookie · 01-21-13, 09:12 AM

Apparently they've "acquired the rights to Donald L. Miller’s book Masters Of The Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought The Air War Against Nazi Germany, which may be joined by other source material."

I'm sure it'll be just as well done as BoB and The Pacific.

EDIT: Whoops. Forgot the link

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...iseries-413632

Dowly · 01-21-13, 09:16 AM

Oh goodie!

AVGWarhawk · 01-21-13, 09:17 AM

Excellent. I love both miniseries. I hope other source material will include "Contrails from the Big Square A".

BossMark · 01-21-13, 09:24 AM

Bloody marvellous

Oberon · 01-21-13, 09:26 AM

Excellent!

Onkel Neal · 01-21-13, 09:36 AM

Great news, this will be good.

Wish Steven would do the same for the American sub war.

nikimcbee · 01-21-13, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Great news, this will be good.

Wish Steven would do the same for the American sub war.

They could do the Wahoo/Tang story.

CCIP · 01-21-13, 10:52 AM

Awesome! Looking forward to it

Skybird · 01-21-13, 10:57 AM

Band was absolutely stunning and excellent any maybe is the best project ever done on the war. But while I was heavily impressed by Band, Pacific left me just as unimpressed. Something they had done superbly in Band, was missing in Pacific, and that was detailing and calling-to-life the various characters, and their relations, depicted in a believable way. In Pacific, there are just bots running around and they are just placeholders with a ID-name on them. Band also lacked the typical Hollywood pathos and extreme display of patriotism that ruins so many other productions on the topic, and even almost brought Private Ryan down, at the very end - good movie, with a very oh-bah! end.

If they get these things right again with the new series, it could become another good one.

soopaman2 · 01-21-13, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Band was absolutely stunning and excellent any maybe is the best project ever done on the war. But while I was heavily impressed by Band, Pacific left me just as unimpressed. Something they had done superbly in Band, was missing in Pacific, and that was detailing and calling-to-life the various characters, and their relations, depicted in a believable way. In Pacific, there are just bots running around and they are just placeholders with a ID-name on them. Band also lacked the typical Hollywood pathos and extreme display of patriotism that ruins so many other productions on the topic, and even almost brought Private Ryan down, at the very end - good movie, with a very oh-bah! end.

If they get these things right again with the new series, it could become another good one.

I wanted to express a similar opinion on my comparisons of the BoB compared to the Pacific, you said it better than I ever could, so I 'll just quote you and stupidly say, "Uh yeah, I agree"

Pacifics problem was that its story was too fragmented.

In BoB you almost "fell in love with" or gained a window into the soul, with the men it followed, Pacific seemed empty.

Joe Bassilone is a NJ hero, to this day they hold parades to him in his hometown, he is beloved!

I did not feel that vibe seeing his portrayal in the Pacific.

BoB detailed the lives of men in the same unit, even if that particular episode did not feature them, you still saw the other guys, and learned more about them.

Pacific seemed forced, like Stevie was taking a payday.

Sailor Steve · 01-21-13, 11:52 AM

Given that Band Of Brothers was based on the book of the same name by Stephen Ambrose, perhaps Spielberg should base this new one on another Ambrose book, The Wild Blue.

Red October1984 · 01-21-13, 12:04 PM

Oh......my........God.

This is just what I've been waiting for. Wow....I can't wait. I really cannot hold in my excitement.

I loved Band and The Pacific both. I could follow the Pacific's storyline fine and I felt that in some ways, It was better than Band. But in other ways, was not.

I'm so excited! When will this Air?

Red October1984 · 01-21-13, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Great news, this will be good.

Wish Steven would do the same for the American sub war.

1100th post! Woo!

They've done a war in europe, a war in the pacific, and now a war in the air....

They'll do a Naval one next.

Just wait...

Jimbuna · 01-21-13, 12:24 PM

Looking forward to it and would love to see something on the Atlantic....an ASW group perhaps.

CaptainMattJ. · 01-21-13, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

1100th post! Woo!

They've done a war in europe, a war in the pacific, and now a war in the air....

They'll do a Naval one next.

Just wait...

For the members of the board's sake i hope they get their facts correct, or we wouldn't hear the end of it from all of our naval enthusiasts.

But absolutely, hollywood, for the most part, has barely nicked the surface of the war at sea. U-571 was the last good naval movie they made (battleship was a disgrace). If they did it would probably be again in the pacific, perhaps even a letters of Iwo type deal where it portrays both the life of a Japanese and an American sailor. They might even do a WW1 Jutland type deal.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Band was absolutely stunning and excellent any maybe is the best project ever done on the war. But while I was heavily impressed by Band, Pacific left me just as unimpressed. Something they had done superbly in Band, was missing in Pacific, and that was detailing and calling-to-life the various characters, and their relations, depicted in a believable way. In Pacific, there are just bots running around and they are just placeholders with a ID-name on them. Band also lacked the typical Hollywood pathos and extreme display of patriotism that ruins so many other productions on the topic, and even almost brought Private Ryan down, at the very end - good movie, with a very oh-bah! end. If they get these things right again with the new series, it could become another good one. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Given that Band Of Brothers was based on the book of the same name by Stephen Ambrose, perhaps Spielberg should base this new one on another Ambrose book, The Wild Blue. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Oh......my........God. This is just what I've been waiting for. Wow....I can't wait. I really cannot hold in my excitement. I loved Band and The Pacific both. I could follow the Pacific's storyline fine and I felt that in some ways, It was better than Band. But in other ways, was not. I'm so excited! When will this Air? __________________

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