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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Generation Kill on HBO

Just got to see the first two installments of the new series on HBO, Generation Kill.
I thought is was pretty good. Funny. Made me wonder if that is how it's really like for some soldiers.
Kinda reminded me of a modern Band of Brothers, which I really liked.
What do you guys think?
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Clever dialogue. Pretty accurate on how harsh the marines talk to each other too.....(race, sex, etc.......)......

I only saw the 1st one so far (I think part II just came out)......So far, so good.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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I was thinking about recording that, but I expected it was just going to trash the whole war effort and the military in general. I expected another Stop Loss type show. Did I jump to a bad conclusion? If it's an interesting portrayal and leaves the politics out of it I give it a go.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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I've tried watching it a couple of times, but never could get interested in it. Maybe I should have spent more than a few minutes to see how it developed.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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I watched a few minutes of this, a day or so back.

I thought it was interesting.
When I first walked into the room, I didn't know what channel the TV was on.

My son told me that it was HBO.


Is it a series?????
 
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7-Part series, I think.
 
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Originally Posted by oldgoat49
I've tried watching it a couple of times, but never could get interested in it. Maybe I should have spent more than a few minutes to see how it developed.
Ya, it took me to at least half way to get into it. Once you got to know the characters, it makes it much more interesting.

I didn't think it bashed nor glorified the war.
 
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