"The Pacific"

[Weiss Pinguin]

I suppose. But movie companies and writers seem to think elite units make for better viewing.

[August]

I think a movie on the FJ's would be very interesting and that includes Crete.

But it has to be done by Germans. Hollywood would never get it right!

You're wrong about their lack of Airborne ops though. There were several FJ combat jumps in the early part of the war in Belgium, Norway and Denmark.

[tater]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

But would it have a successful outcome/ending?

They could all die, speeding the end of nazi aggression and democide. That's pretty successful.

[Bubblehead1980]

The ground war in ETO and PTO has been covered again and again.A show about US silent service would be great.

[stabiz]

Originally Posted by tater

They could all die, speeding the end of nazi aggression and democide. That's pretty successful.

Obvious response award.

Seriously, it would be cool to see some war drama thats not about US troops, be it German, Russian, British etc. I hope the Germans will do more WW2 stuff, Das Boot is still excellent.

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by August

I think a movie on the FJ's would be very interesting and that includes Crete.

But it has to be done by Germans. Hollywood would never get it right!

You're wrong about their lack of Airborne ops though. There were several FJ combat jumps in the early part of the war in Belgium, Norway and Denmark.

A movie about Crete could be awesome if it presented the planning and battle from both sides like Tora! Tora! Tora! did with Pearl Harbor.

And I said there weren't any other large-scale airborne operations, the earlier drops rarely involved more than a company, and those that did usually failed as well (The Hague for example). It was only the smaller raids like Fort Eben-Emael and Operation Eiche that were true successes.

[August]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

A movie about Crete could be awesome if it presented the planning and battle from both sides like Tora! Tora! Tora! did with Pearl Harbor.

Oh yeah but again it should be the Germans and/or the British who make it. The last thing i'd want to see is George Clooney or Ben Asshat wearing a Tommy helmet.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by tater

They could all die, speeding the end of nazi aggression and democide. That's pretty successful.

Yep...something like Cross of Iron (but with German actors).

Originally Posted by Raptor1

A movie about Crete could be awesome if it presented the planning and battle from both sides like Tora! Tora! Tora! did with Pearl Harbor.

And I said there weren't any other large-scale airborne operations, the earlier drops rarely involved more than a company, and those that did usually failed as well (The Hague for example). It was only the smaller raids like Fort Eben-Emael and Operation Eiche that were true successes.

I'd like to see a remake of Hunt The Bismarck or The Battle of The River Plate.

[Reaves]

Episode 3 of The pacific sucked even though it was located in the city I live in.

[Egan]

Originally Posted by stabiz

Seriously, it would be cool to see some war drama thats not about US troops, be it German, Russian, British etc. I hope the Germans will do more WW2 stuff, Das Boot is still excellent.

Little known fact: Way back in the nineties the BBC had plans to film an adaptation of a book called 'Battalion' By a guy - an old friend of my father's in fact - called Alaister Borthwick. The book was originally printed as the official wartime history of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders and details their years as part of the 51st Highland Division through North Africa, Sicilly and the Western front. My understanding is that the project was pretty well underway before the BBC and HBO decided to join forces and dump 'Battalion' and go with 'Band of Brothers' instead.

Personally, although I'm sorry they decided not to go with 'Battalion' i can understand why: it rarely discusses individual soldiers other than in brief anecdotes, and it has a geographical and chronological sweep that makes BoB look like a long weekend on the continent, but I would have loved to see it made. One day perhaps.

I'd love to see something done about the African campaign, perhaps from the point of view of both sides. I think the African campaign occupies a special place in the British national psyche and I would love to see a good show that did justice to the memories of all those who served there.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Egan

Little known fact: Way back in the nineties the BBC had plans to film an adaptation of a book called 'Battalion' By a guy - an old friend of my father's in fact - called Alaister Borthwick. The book was originally printed as the official wartime history of the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders and details their years as part of the 51st Highland Division through North Africa, Sicilly and the Western front. My understanding is that the project was pretty well underway before the BBC and HBO decided to join forces and dump 'Battalion' and go with 'Band of Brothers' instead.

Personally, although I'm sorry they decided not to go with 'Battalion' i can understand why: it rarely discusses individual soldiers other than in brief anecdotes, and it has a geographical and chronological sweep that makes BoB look like a long weekend on the continent, but I would have loved to see it made. One day perhaps.

I'd love to see something done about the African campaign, perhaps from the point of view of both sides. I think the African campaign occupies a special place in the British national psyche and I would love to see a good show that did justice to the memories of all those who served there.

Agreed

[Weiss Pinguin]

Well, tonight was still kinda slow, but next week's episode looks like it ought to be exciting.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

The episode just past was the darkest yet, even if the bodycount wasn't quite as high as in episode 2.

I'd make a further comment, here, about something which happened, but I don't want to spoil anything for anyone.

[August]

Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

The episode just past was the darkest yet, even if the bodycount wasn't quite as high as in episode 2.

I'd make a further comment, here, about something which happened, but I don't want to spoil anything for anyone.

Anyone reading this thread ought to expect spoilers. Lay it on us.

[Bubblehead1980]

Episode 4 was slow and left me kind of disappointed by I understand why they did it.War is not all battle and glory.Episode 3 was about R and R in Australia which was a big part of the war in the PTO, but it was not just R and R, it was a refit period for the 1st Marines after months of combat on Guadalcanal.Episode 4 followed Leckie after his transfer to a intel unit that landed on New Britain at Cape Gloucester in late 1943.There was a battle scene but it was more about how the constant rain and awful living conditions destroyed some men mentally and physically.Leckie's time at the rest camp on Banika was slow but interesting.I believe they could have combined episodes 3 and 4 into episode 3 and could have covered it just as well.Anyway, great show still and believe it is about to pick up even more since next week it covers battle of peleliu, which should be intense.Hopefully no more slow episodes.