r/BandofBrothers

Aloha Folks!

I think this is my first post here on this Reddit (I’m usually just liking and maybe a comment or two), but I just wanted to mention that, to this very day, viewers of the “Band of Brothers” miniseries are still learning that Albert Blithe died of his wounds in 1948 when, in reality, he died nearly twenty years later in 1967, after a long and decorated military service.

I believe Blithe was still active-duty when he passed away.

Normally, I consider myself to be fairly generous when it comes to historical inaccuracies. I realize that screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers do not always get their facts straight, and that some artistic license or liberty is inevitable when it comes to depicting History.

All that’s fair.

But when it comes to people’s deaths, especially if it’s stated in the end titles, I do believe that filmmakers and/or the producers need to be more responsible, especially if that person has surviving family members.

I still can’t believe that HBO/Dreamworks have still not revised the Episode 3 end titles to more accurately portray Blithe’s fate, even after the true story is out there.

That, to me, is inexcusable.

I hope that changes someday.

Aloha 🩷🙏🏼🤙🏼

No, unfortunately I’m not passing on an announcement that a 4th miniseries has been greenlit.

The question is: what WWII story do you think deserves a Spielberg/Hanks high-budget 10-part miniseries? Give it a title, describe the main plot lines and name your source material if possible

I’ll go first….When The Pacific was announced I had hopes that it would be a Navy story rather than a Marine story. So…

#1 “Steel Islands” - three intersecting stories - one following the USS Enterprise, based loosely on “The Big E” and “Dauntless Helldivers” and the second. more intimate based on a Destroyer Escort as told in “Little Ship Big War” - episodes 1, 4, and 9 would be the Japanese perspective, based on “Japanese Destroyer Captain” by Hara - and would show the early mastery of the seas that slowly and steadily degrades.

#2 “The Quiet War” - built around the formation of the OSS, and the various spy activities in occupied Europe and surrounding countries. “Piercing the Reich” about efforts to send sabotage teams and spies into Nazi occupied territory has some fascinating tales. We could focus in on a handful od three man Jedburgh teams

Finally, after multiple starts and knowing of the series since I was little…I finished HBO’s Band of Brothers. 28/M/Actor, and I gotta say, Chernobyl was for a long time my favorite (Limited Series) but this takes the cake. I don’t think there is a single miss in the entire series in any capacity. Chernobyl has a similar effect with its acting, writing and editing. But the heart that you feel beating throughout Band of Brothers is undeniable.

I know this is a revered series and has been since its release. But as a first time watch, I wanted to remind everyone who’s seen it time and time again that it holds the same effect it did when it was released and I’m sure it will for many years to come. Especially since rarely do we see quality storytelling in film/television of this stature anymore.

Funny enough, even though I’ve shed a few tears when watching things with far less emotional impact than this, I didn’t shed a single one 99% of the way through. All up until the final like where Major Winters says “No, but I served in a company of hero’s”.

I hate that I waited so long to watch it, but glad I watched at an age where I have a better understanding of what these men did, how they defied odds to defeat evil.

Long live Easy Company

Luke Roberts as Herbert Suerth Jr from Ep 5 Crossroads played Arthur Dayne in Game of Thrones

Jamie Harding as the young French boy on the train in Ep 5 Crossroads was Ahmed al-Nami in United 93

Paul Bentley as the old German in Ep9 Why We Fight played the High Septon in Game of Thrones

Joel Beckett as the US Army Technician, Fifth Grade who ends the movie in Ep5 Crossroads, maybe best known as Lee from The Office UK, also played Jake Moon in Eastenders

Dominic Cooper as Allington in Ep1 Currahee. Very brief cameo, maybe 2-3 seconds, maybe best known as Uday Hussein in The Devil's Double