EPISODE
Band of Brothers - Season 1
The Airborne Infantry, which is part of the U.S. Army contains mean who knew no fear as part of an Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
8 October 1944, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
7 March 1974, Middlesex, England, UK
9 July 1956, Concord, California, USA
19 April 1977, Surrey, England, UK
30 January 1920, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
31 January 1966, Enfield, London, England, UK
12 September 1968, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
13 March 1976
November 21, 2017
Using 10 hours to show the full horrors of a five-year war is impossible, but by following a single company across its European battles we are given a sense of an impossibly huge conflict as seen through the eyes of real people.
November 21, 2017
... balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war.
November 21, 2017
If the rest of Band of Brothers plays out with the same amount of intensity, I expect it to be a memorable but harrowing experience.
November 22, 2017
No TV entertainment program has shown combat in such terrifyingly realistic and lethal terms, or so accurately depicted its frantic chaos.
November 21, 2017
Hanks and Spielberg do an excellent job of bringing the horror of war to life, after the painfully slow build-up of the first episode.
November 21, 2017
... remains an incredibly visceral and evocative piece of war drama.
November 21, 2017
There's a reason why Band of Brothers earned so many awards and so much acclaim.
November 22, 2017
All of their actions, both heroic and savage, are revealed in the harsh light of impartiality.
November 22, 2017
As with another Spielberg wartime project, "Schindler's List," it's the real-life people who have the last, and best, word, after a reverent and effective dramatization of the horrors and heroes of war.
November 21, 2017
Despite some flaws, "Band of Brothers" is an engrossing war story with much to recommend, from the spectacular special effects to moments of quiet drama.