I think "The Pacific" has been done very well. Even though the series is just focusing on three guys, I think that makes it more personal in a way. Episodes 5,6, and 7 have been just mind blowing. The directors have definitely given the viewer a glimpse at the ferocity of battle against the Japanese.

I like that they show the elements contributing just as much to the misery as the enemy. The psychological effect it has on the soldiers and marines is very pronounced and I think this is something that is often overlooked by those who are uninitiated.

Pacific is good but BoB is better in storyline.....

I agree with KnightTemplar, ignorance is a good description. I have always been amazed at how limited is knowledge of most WWII vets (to the War’s history and the “big picture”) and how influenced they seem to be by their own propaganda.
pendennis also makes points -In retrospect how could a man (Earl Warren) who would so flagrantly ignored our Constitution become Chief Justice of the very institution charged with interpreting the document.

"History is complicated. It is not the story of a few people, it is the story of an immense number of people-each of them full individuals in their own right, each of them having their own grater of lesser impact on developments." Eric Flint

I just watched the Pacific again in its entirety....love it. absolutely love it. Especially after reading all the books that it's based off of, they did an excellent job with the series. Like I've said before, you expect it to be like BoB...It's just different. The nature of the war was different, the campaigns were fought differently, and the battles were so costly that it is hard to follow any one company with any type of continuity.

From a soldier to the Marines, Semper Fi Mac.

I have the utmost respect for the Marines of the 1st Division in the South-West Pacific campaign. Those blokes fought awful battles under abysmal conditions. Especially when they were left without logistic support for a time.

Semper Fi.

Read the book and greatly enjoyed and admired it. Havent had a chance to see it on the t.v but would like too. Gotta have respect for those men, scratch that any man or women who has stood and up and sacrificed something for their country whichever one it may be

The Pacific is great. It shows the horror and savagery of the war without mercy in the pacific. It wasn't like the war in Europe at all. In the ETO you were fighting an enemy that--for the most part--obeyed the rules of the Geneva Convention. If you were captured you could be reasonably sure of humane treatment at the hands of the Germans.

I like Band of Brothers very much, but with the depiction of the war in the pacific Hanks and Spielberg were up against a much different challenge. Remember, BOB chronicled the events of Easy company from basic training to the end of the war in Europe. From Normandy to VE day was only 9 months.

In the Pacific the fighting started in August of 1942. It would have been impossible to follow a group of Marines from Guadalcanal to VJ Day. That's why the story focuses on Leckie, Sledge, and Basilone. That was the only way they could deal with so much time in combat. Smart guys, great series.

That is a good TV ,but if describe battle scene paragraph maybe more,that will perfect.

Originally Posted by KnightTemplar

Last night I had the privilege of watching part of what I believe could be the best thing ever put on film (or whatever they use now). Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have outdone themselves with this in my opinion. Just seeing Part one and a brief glimpse of Part 6 when they try to take Peleliu's airfield, I have to say this will probably surpass Band of Brother's as my favorite.

Suffices to say that Band of Brothers will still be my favourite.

They're both just different. Band of Brothers set up worked for the European theatre but probably would not have worked for the Pacific. Same goes for the Pacific, worked for the Pacific Theatre but probably would not have for the European. Both were excellant in my opinion and I can't honestly pick a favorite out of the two.