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It was Michael Fassbender. 😂 The amount of acting talent in this series is astonishing. With many unknowns at the time, now famous. Read the credits at the end of each episode. Your jaws may just drop a little 😀
After this series , You must watch the behind the scenes , The actors actually did a few weeks in a basic training camp in character , They really bonded in real life and became brothers. Also once they get dropped into France the series really takes off ! Pleasure as always gents!
Not just one of the greatest shows ever made, but a significant credit in the early careers of so many actors. Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Damian Lewis, Michael Fassbender, Stephen Graham, Dominic Cooper & James McAvoy to just a few! It was like a training ground for a generation of male actors!
The last surviving member of Easy company Bradford Freeman passed away last July at the age of 97. Don't recall if he was interviewed in any of these episodes. Winters had mentioned in interviews that Sobel was a good training officer, but he was weak in other areas. He also said it's because of how hard Sobel trained Easy company that many of them survived the war.
@@beckayshaw6083 I think the Pacific does a really good job of diving into the inner-personal conflicts and morality of war and how it ripples out and impacts lives in different ways. It's a much more brutal experience than Band of Brothers.
@@lukejohnson2316 Yup, also I think from a technical point of view, the sets and battlefields were more impressive and clearly creators had more budget to use
@@lukejohnson2316 I agree, don’t get me wrong it’s amazing tv. Just my opinion that nothing compares to band of brothers in quality. The pacific was brutal, harder to watch
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this. There's episodes and moments that I cannot wait for you all to get to. This series is an absolute classic and incredibly moving.
This is it, one of the best reaction channels (if not the best) doing one of the best miniseries out there. I love that Rick is on this one with the rest of the crew! His historical knowledge could bring great discussions. Sooooo excited for this.
@@jonathanjones8839and? What’s wrong with being nitpicky when your literally reacting to something? Would you rather him try to be someone else? On this one your wrong man even if he is nitpicky it would still bring out more information and more talking with the guys. Isn’t he a teacher? Of history? Being nitpicky? Really?
It was Michael Fassbender. He's also the guy who drank out of his canteen when he wasn't supposed to. Also one of the officers during the briefing of the landing is Director Mace from Agents of Shield. And there are going to be a lot more cameos moving forward.
A cameo by definition is a small appearance by a well-known actor. These appearances are by guys just starting out in the industry. Mostly bit-part roles. The fact that so many of them would go on to stellar careers says a lot about the casting director of the show. If they re-shot this today with the same cast, they would be cameos.
Band of Brothers remains the pinnacle of miniseries storytelling. Every episode builds upon the last and the show trusts its audience that you can keep up with its large cast of characters. And yes, expect a lot of "wait, is that...?!" with this show. With such a massive cast, they basically called any and everyone they could to fill roles in it. From future stars to character actors, you're gonna be stunned at the breadth of talent that emerged out of this show.
Sink is played by Dale Dye, a real life Vietnam veteran who has been an advisor on numerous war movies and shows. His commentary on Platoon is well worth checking out.
One of the greatest things that this show emphasizes is that these men were not superheroes. They were ordinary men from nearly every walk of life who trained together to do extraordinary things. None of them probably knew before the war that they were capable of rising to such an occasion. None of us know what we are capable of until we meet the situation. It is through trial that our true abilities shine.
Very commendable and there are many worse ways to remember history. The only thing i'd add is a gentle reminder that this is a story about a specific group of people and so almost completely neglects the contributions of the rest of the allies (totally fine in context IMO because this is a story _about_ Easy company but still a _very_ skewed view historically).
My highschooos football team would have our summer football camp here every summer. Ran the mountain on the last day of camp. I actually hiked the mountain with some buddies a little before graduating and found some old medals under a rock from the same platoon. Really cool to see this show
One of the greatest television series ever produced. This series was based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's book, "Band of Brothers" that was itself based on extensive research, and, exhaustive interviews with surviving veterans from Easy Company. There were a LOT of now well known actors in this. Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, James McAvoy, Michael Cudlitz... At the time it was produced, it was the most expensive TV production EVER, with a $120 million budget for 10 episodes.
2:45 There is a documentary with just the soldiers talking about their time in the war. It’s called We Stand Alone Together just like what Rick said about what Currahee meant.
I’ve been wanting some Band of Brothers reactions. Just prepare yourself for the emotional journey, never fails to make me emotional when I see clips, hell, even the music gets me.
So glad you guys are watching this. It has to be one of the greatest mini-series of all time. No matter what I’m doing, if I see this on TV somewhere I stop in my tracks to watch an episode or two. And that in turn makes me want to watch the whole series again. I lost count of how many times I’ve watched it. And it still delivers the same emotional effect as the first time I watched. This is going to be an amazing reaction series.
I always play this the night before D-DAY and imagine that while I'm watching, these company of heroes were gearing up and soon will be flying over the channel to do a deed we can never thank them enough for.
Good herring others tell the stories of grandparents that served. I had grandfathers on both sides of the war. One flew B-17s out of England and another was an engineering Officer abord the KM Bismarck. Both kept journals and I got to read them. Wow the stories they told.
My grandma, her father and 3 brothers were in the Belgian resistance smuggling downed airmen back to the UK. Unfortuantely they were ratted out to the Gestapo by the girl living next door who had a relationship with a German soldier. So my great grandfather and 2 of my great uncles were tortured and beheaded. All knowing that the allies were the ones bombing their houses as the accuracy of the bombs was so low. If you ever have the chance to visit Normandy, visit the German cemetary, and that makes you realize how little German soldiers had anything to do with the reasons behind the war, as you see group graves of boys who were 16-17 when they died on d-day. Those kids were 11-12 when the war started.
This show is so good! I can't wait to see y'all react to the coming badassery in Episodes 2 and 3 especially. The opening theme still makes me tear up 20 years later, one of the greatest miniseries ever produced.
I literally got goosebumps when I saw this on my feed. One of the best if not the best television that has ever been made. On my birthday this past January I drove out to where Dick Winters memorial is. So moving.
Haven’t been this excited for a new Blind Wave reaction series in a long time. Possibly one of the greatest miniseries of all time, alongside Chernobyl. This one has stood the test of time, much like Jackson’s LotR, for the attention to detail, powerful human-focused storytelling even in the midst of often unbelievable circumstances.
My great-grandfather was an infantryman in the British Army in WW2. Never said anything about his war experience beyond "They gave me two medals. One for going, one for coming back"
The actor who plays Luz played a detective in the first Transformers and he was also in Sin City. Liebgott was the leader of the Satanists in the first season of Lucifer. That might be where you recognize them from.
Liebgott (Ross Mccall) was also in green street as one of the g.s.e, then in green street 2 he was the main character- Imo he's quite an underrated actor, but hasn't been cast in many successful shows, which is a shame.
I know this is 3 months later, but you guys realize that Currahee is in the Chattahoochee State Park in Georgia, and the very same trail, 3 miles up, 3 miles down, that Easy Company used to run is still there. You guys could totally run Currahee. It would make great content for your channel, even it is isn't your normal thing. You could even do it as a fund raiser.
There are a _lot_ of recognisable actors in this, it's kind of a who's who of male actors that were in their 20s in 2001 ish (fair few Brits playing American too, given it was mostly filmed in the UK). (amazing series BTW, very glad Blind Wave is reacting to it)
Dale Dye who plays Colonel Sink is actually a vet of Vietnam and Lebanese Civil War. He founded Warriors Inc where they help make sure war is realistically portrayed in film and television. He also made all of the cast go through a boot camp of what it would've been like. Ron Livingston (who plays Nixon) made basically a whole vlog about the boot camp. But I love this show so much and the Pacific is amazing as well. My family is full of military vets stretching back to WWII.
Since the guys are into the BTS "how it was done" stuff with the massive wide-angle shots: the shots at the end of the episode with the planes taking off and forming up, there were actually only 6 planes involved. They could only find 6 C-47s that could actually still (safely) fly, so they lined them up, had each one taxi up and take off, then circle around out of camera view and land, only to rejoin the line to taxi into place and take off again. They also had the planes fly a few different formations at varying altitudes and distances, then stacked everything in post to create the massive air fleet that we see in the episode. Same technique was used for the nighttime shot crossing the Channel. So hyped you guys are doing this! There will be a lot more "wait, HE'S in this?!" moments, as this show is basically a who's-who of famous actors from before they were famous.
I was in Orlando Florida for a trade show the week before this aired. My dad and I watched episodes 1 and 2 premier that Sunday September 9, 2001 in our hotel room. Two days later on Tuesday as we were packing up, 9/11 happened. Kept our rental car and drove the I-10 all the way home to SoCal. I'll never forget this show and the timing of what it means to have servicemen like this.
Oh my god, I could NOT believe it when I saw the title. This is the greatest mini series ever made and I can’t wait to see y’all’s reaction to the whole thing. It is truly a masterpiece! Just so you know, you are going to recognize so many actors in this who started or were early in their careers with this series.
The fact that they started watching this AND mentioned The Pacific almost brought tears of joy to my eyes :') Two of my favorite shows, about to be watched by my favorite reactors on the internet!
Every American soldier you see in Easy company in this series was a 100% volunteer. Also many of the veterans actually credit Soble's tough training for them in helping to survive the war. The veterans you see being interviewed at the beginning were actual members of Easy company that are portrayed in the show.
I personally wouldn’t have told them the old folks being interviewed are the actual people the actors are portraying just because of the reveal at the end
The real life person portrayed by the lead, Richard Winters lived for a decade past the show, died in 2011 and at rest in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, PA. Saw this opening night on HBO (world changed forever 2 days later).
My great uncle (Elijah Whytsell) was in Easy Company. He was injured in what would be episode 5 "Crossroads" by mortar fire and was sent back to England to heal. Unfortunately he wasn't represented in the series but was friends with David Webster and he mentions him a few times in his book. Amazing series!
I can't believe you guys are finally watching this incredible series! I first saw it when I was a teenager and have watched it countless times since- it's an absolute masterpiece.
20 years back, I was in a bookstore in Sydney and I encountered a man with a portfolio of back & white photos. He had been a background extra in Band of Brothers and there had been a photographer on site who had taken shots of the cast and extras prepping in uniform. The pictures were simply amazing, the extras had superbly accurate uniforms, the sets were equally detailed and because the photos were black & white they looked period-authentic. The result was I was looking at a young man showing me a photo of himself in 101st Airbourne full battle rattle preparing with other young soldiers (extras) to board a C-47 and go to war; it was a mental dissonance to look at a picture of a man who appeared in an era 65 years past and see the same young man, not a day older standing in front of you. It gave me an appreciation of the fiction of immortals who have lived through centuries and may be captured in photos or films, it really does look weird, your mind stutters.
The timing on this is awesome for me. Watched Band Of Brothers when I was a teenager, and started rewatching it last week, and have been recently watching these guys react to Barry and enjoying it.
I'm realy glad we reached this moment with you guys! Band of Brother basicly the greatest show ever made! A realy important one, and its never getsold! I'm looking forward for the thirs series, Masters of Air which will come out for Apple+ (fyi). All in short, thank you guys!
IMO, this is the greatest show of all time. I've watched it hundreds of times and it never gets old. It's a timeless masterpiece that was created with a lot of love and respect for the veterans who gave their lives during the war.
yes it was Michael Fassbender as Christensen, he was the one when at night after the march they had to open and turn around their cantines and his was empty, he drank while ordered not to and was punished by repeating the march immediatly
As of a few months ago, Easy Company is fully assembled together for the first time since June 5th 1944. RIP Easy, you did everything that was asked of you and more. ❤
Michael Fassbender played Private Christiansen. He was the guy whose water ran out of the canteen forcing him to refill the canteen and repeat the 12 mile night march.
I've watched band of brothers & the Pacific over 50 times each.. so now when ever I want to watch it I just get on UA-cam and watch people's reactions.. so to say the least I'm thrilled to watch my favorite mini series with you guys..
Band of Brothers and Rome, still both two of my favourite tv shows of all time and they both still standup against even the highest budget tv shows being released now.
My father was one of those who could not get into the service during WWII. He had a 70-80% hearing loss in one ear and a 30-40% in the other. 6ft.1, big shoulders, strong as an ox. He wanted to go so bad. He worked in an office and had great skills in typing, shorthand, etc. Begged the recruiter to put him in an office somewhere so he could serve but they refused as he would have still had to go through boot camp and they were afraid he would lose what hearing he had left. It plagued him the rest of his life and not a darn thing he could do about it!
Oh you guys are doing Band Of Brothers totally awesome one of the greatest shows ever made. Afterwards you should do the follow up The Pacific. Also there is gonna be a brand new series coming up called Masters Of The Air. Hopefully you do all 3 of them🥰
I cannot express how FUCKING excited I am for this. This series is one of the best programs to ever air, and I cannot wait to hear your guys commentary.
One thing I really loved and took away from these was it was the first time I really begun to appreciate the scale of the operation. Watching the 101st fly in and how many planes there were, knowing this was just one cog in a massive invasion really impressed on me the complexity of D-Day. Sure, not everything went to plan, but the fact it was pulled off in the first place is impressive.
My brother was always watching this show when I was a kid and I have specific flash memories from the few scenes I caught wandering in and out of the room. Will be great to rediscover it in context with you guys.
Boys, you were the first reaction channel I ever subscribed to something like 3 years ago. I've been waiting for you to do this show. So happy we're finally here. And also so happy Rick is so well versed in it so that you have a good, well-informed guide so you won't miss a thing.
Damien Lewis was the f'kn man in this series! His performance was outstanding in a show full of fantastic performances. Donnie Wahlberg is a really underrated actor. He also really shined in this. I thought the show was pretty well written, but I REALLY loved the visual presentation. Top notch cinematography. Battle sequences are pretty gritty and intense. Great show. Also, love the interview segments with the real guys. Some of what they shared still gets me, even in rewatches.
Without going into spoilers... can honestly say that this was possibly one of the BEST researched books turned into a series ever produced. There are a few things here and there that are inaccurate, some due to the soldiers themselves not hearing further information to simply mixing up time frame of which event happened when, or merely trying to not become too open and admitting something that someone else might not want to be told. BUT... outside of the very FEW errors. When you look at the tactics, the equipment, the training and the attitudes? Well, the end result is amazing. They were actually put together for several weeks BEFORE filming to do their own little "boot camp" to become familiar with the equipment. But it also gave them a reference point for cold, hunger, fatigue, friendship and mental stress to pull on as actors. PLUS... during this little boot camp period, they were required to call each other by RANK and NAME (of character, not actor) as well as the use of phrases that were common in the 1940's. So, you wouldn't get "modern slang" used, and you would get terms that have gone out of fashion by the time the series was approved to start filming. But due to this very small "trick" to get their speech patterns correct, it actually makes a huge difference on how they interacted with each other. Not just in the way they would do the traditional 40's "pick on your brother" type stuff, but also how they could mix and match both the "slang" and "military terms" together so well that it actually came across as NATURAL speech and not something scripted. Being 20 years later, this should come to no surprise for the WW2 generation... But R.I.P. every single member of Easy-Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th. We truly thank you for your service, and honor your memories by ensuring that your story (This series) will NOT be forgotten by strongly recommending it as much as possible, and showing it whenever able.
Fassbender was the private that drank from his cantine and had to repeat the 12 mile march during boot camp. He showed up again when they were on the ship to Britain as well
We used to call all the rough parts of military life, training and deployment being “in the suck”, and it really is the thing that makes those friendships special. I have friends I’ve known since middle school, but the folks I met in my Army days are people I trust on an entirely different level. You suffer together, and you strive together, and you never lose that experience.
Damn, such a good show! What's even more amazing than the careers that started here is the people involved all round. The general that was "on leave" in London is a former Marine who founded a military technical advisory company.. his job is to tell companies like HBO how things were done... and they put him in the show!
YES!! This is a great series from Executive Producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg! My brother and sister used to watch this all the time as part of their history class. I used to watch it as well, and they would air the series every Memorial Day.
Interestingly, one of the officers seemed to be colour blind. As they were preparing to board the planes, he tells another guy to tap him when to light goes from red to green and gets flustered when asked about it.
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It was Michael Fassbender. 😂
The amount of acting talent in this series is astonishing. With many unknowns at the time, now famous.
Read the credits at the end of each episode. Your jaws may just drop a little 😀
After this series , You must watch the behind the scenes , The actors actually did a few weeks in a basic training camp in character , They really bonded in real life and became brothers. Also once they get dropped into France the series really takes off ! Pleasure as always gents!
Finally! Waited for ages - definitely one of the best War Series ever! Looking forward to rewatching this one with the Wave Crew!
I literally GASPED when i saw this! one of the greatest shows of all time, still holds up 20 years later!
Facts.
Does more than hold up honestly, think it's *better* than more modern stuff
I too let out a screech of joy
I jumped out of my seat😂, love this show. Battlestar Galactica next please 🙏🏻, pretty please😊
I did too lol, literally went “NO WAY” 💀
Not just one of the greatest shows ever made, but a significant credit in the early careers of so many actors. Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Damian Lewis, Michael Fassbender, Stephen Graham, Dominic Cooper & James McAvoy to just a few! It was like a training ground for a generation of male actors!
Jimmy Fallon lol
Don't forget Loudermilk !
Add Tom Hanks himself to the list, too. 👍
@@iKvetch558 Hanks was one of the producers, and already was acting for a while before that.
@@W4rr4X Well...yeah...of course...but he still makes an appearance in the show...regardless of whether it is a significant credit for him.😁👍
The last surviving member of Easy company Bradford Freeman passed away last July at the age of 97. Don't recall if he was interviewed in any of these episodes.
Winters had mentioned in interviews that Sobel was a good training officer, but he was weak in other areas. He also said it's because of how hard Sobel trained Easy company that many of them survived the war.
Excited for this.
Pacific isn't a sequel as much as it is an additional set of stories around individuals, whereas BoB is about a group.
I enjoyed the pacific, but nothing compares to band of brothers
@@beckayshaw6083 I think the Pacific does a really good job of diving into the inner-personal conflicts and morality of war and how it ripples out and impacts lives in different ways. It's a much more brutal experience than Band of Brothers.
@@lukejohnson2316 Yup, also I think from a technical point of view, the sets and battlefields were more impressive and clearly creators had more budget to use
@@lukejohnson2316 I agree, don’t get me wrong it’s amazing tv. Just my opinion that nothing compares to band of brothers in quality. The pacific was brutal, harder to watch
The Pacific is one that its occasionally good to have a bucket nearby for and a lot of booze. This one is more consistent devastation
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this. There's episodes and moments that I cannot wait for you all to get to. This series is an absolute classic and incredibly moving.
Calling it a classic sure makes me feel old. It is of course.
@@aeldin131 it did come out 22? Years ago.
Since no one mentioned the film score, I will. It's iconic. Anytime I hear it, I get nostalgic/emotional. Shout out to the late, great Michael Kamen.
This is it, one of the best reaction channels (if not the best) doing one of the best miniseries out there.
I love that Rick is on this one with the rest of the crew! His historical knowledge could bring great discussions. Sooooo excited for this.
@@jonathanjones8839and? What’s wrong with being nitpicky when your literally reacting to something? Would you rather him try to be someone else? On this one your wrong man even if he is nitpicky it would still bring out more information and more talking with the guys. Isn’t he a teacher? Of history? Being nitpicky? Really?
It was Michael Fassbender. He's also the guy who drank out of his canteen when he wasn't supposed to. Also one of the officers during the briefing of the landing is Director Mace from Agents of Shield.
And there are going to be a lot more cameos moving forward.
The actor is Jason O'Mara and he plays Captain Thomas Meehan who took command of Easy Company after Sobel was transferred out.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 Also voiced Batman in the more recent ish years correct? In the New 52 DCAU Movies like Justice League War and what not?
A cameo by definition is a small appearance by a well-known actor. These appearances are by guys just starting out in the industry. Mostly bit-part roles. The fact that so many of them would go on to stellar careers says a lot about the casting director of the show. If they re-shot this today with the same cast, they would be cameos.
@@emwungarand If you want real cameos, try to find the scenes in the later episodes where Tom Hanks appears as an extra.
They're going to go nutso when we get to Tom Hardy.
Band of Brothers remains the pinnacle of miniseries storytelling. Every episode builds upon the last and the show trusts its audience that you can keep up with its large cast of characters.
And yes, expect a lot of "wait, is that...?!" with this show. With such a massive cast, they basically called any and everyone they could to fill roles in it. From future stars to character actors, you're gonna be stunned at the breadth of talent that emerged out of this show.
Sink is played by Dale Dye, a real life Vietnam veteran who has been an advisor on numerous war movies and shows. His commentary on Platoon is well worth checking out.
One of the greatest things that this show emphasizes is that these men were not superheroes. They were ordinary men from nearly every walk of life who trained together to do extraordinary things. None of them probably knew before the war that they were capable of rising to such an occasion. None of us know what we are capable of until we meet the situation. It is through trial that our true abilities shine.
I watch this series every few years, its so good to remember history and teach people about the past.
Very commendable and there are many worse ways to remember history. The only thing i'd add is a gentle reminder that this is a story about a specific group of people and so almost completely neglects the contributions of the rest of the allies (totally fine in context IMO because this is a story _about_ Easy company but still a _very_ skewed view historically).
I do the same, but with The Pacific...
My highschooos football team would have our summer football camp here every summer. Ran the mountain on the last day of camp. I actually hiked the mountain with some buddies a little before graduating and found some old medals under a rock from the same platoon. Really cool to see this show
This is sooooooo overdue. One of the GREATEST serious of all time and soooooo many stars in it. Plus the stories are top notch.
One of the greatest television series ever produced. This series was based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's book, "Band of Brothers" that was itself based on extensive research, and, exhaustive interviews with surviving veterans from Easy Company. There were a LOT of now well known actors in this. Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, James McAvoy, Michael Cudlitz... At the time it was produced, it was the most expensive TV production EVER, with a $120 million budget for 10 episodes.
2:45 There is a documentary with just the soldiers talking about their time in the war. It’s called We Stand Alone Together just like what Rick said about what Currahee meant.
Ok, actually showing the real “courts martial” letter was very very cool. Never saw that before
Omg I’m so happy you guys are reacting to this! One of my favorite pieces of WWII media, I hope you guys like it!
It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve already seen it, I’ll take any opportunity to watch BoB again!
I’ve been wanting some Band of Brothers reactions. Just prepare yourself for the emotional journey, never fails to make me emotional when I see clips, hell, even the music gets me.
So glad you guys are watching this. It has to be one of the greatest mini-series of all time. No matter what I’m doing, if I see this on TV somewhere I stop in my tracks to watch an episode or two. And that in turn makes me want to watch the whole series again. I lost count of how many times I’ve watched it. And it still delivers the same emotional effect as the first time I watched. This is going to be an amazing reaction series.
I always play this the night before D-DAY and imagine that while I'm watching, these company of heroes were gearing up and soon will be flying over the channel to do a deed we can never thank them enough for.
So glad you guys are watching this masterpiece of a show!
Glad you guys are watching this! I just finished it about a month back and man, what an impact. Excited to follow you on this journey!!
You should checkout, "The Pacific"
Good herring others tell the stories of grandparents that served. I had grandfathers on both sides of the war. One flew B-17s out of England and another was an engineering Officer abord the KM Bismarck. Both kept journals and I got to read them. Wow the stories they told.
My grandma, her father and 3 brothers were in the Belgian resistance smuggling downed airmen back to the UK. Unfortuantely they were ratted out to the Gestapo by the girl living next door who had a relationship with a German soldier. So my great grandfather and 2 of my great uncles were tortured and beheaded. All knowing that the allies were the ones bombing their houses as the accuracy of the bombs was so low. If you ever have the chance to visit Normandy, visit the German cemetary, and that makes you realize how little German soldiers had anything to do with the reasons behind the war, as you see group graves of boys who were 16-17 when they died on d-day. Those kids were 11-12 when the war started.
This show is so good! I can't wait to see y'all react to the coming badassery in Episodes 2 and 3 especially. The opening theme still makes me tear up 20 years later, one of the greatest miniseries ever produced.
Got a purple heart to match his BRASS BALLS.
I literally got goosebumps when I saw this on my feed. One of the best if not the best television that has ever been made. On my birthday this past January I drove out to where Dick Winters memorial is. So moving.
Haven’t been this excited for a new Blind Wave reaction series in a long time. Possibly one of the greatest miniseries of all time, alongside Chernobyl. This one has stood the test of time, much like Jackson’s LotR, for the attention to detail, powerful human-focused storytelling even in the midst of often unbelievable circumstances.
My great-grandfather was an infantryman in the British Army in WW2. Never said anything about his war experience beyond "They gave me two medals. One for going, one for coming back"
The actor who plays Luz played a detective in the first Transformers and he was also in Sin City. Liebgott was the leader of the Satanists in the first season of Lucifer. That might be where you recognize them from.
Liebgott (Ross Mccall) was also in green street as one of the g.s.e, then in green street 2 he was the main character- Imo he's quite an underrated actor, but hasn't been cast in many successful shows, which is a shame.
I know this is 3 months later, but you guys realize that Currahee is in the Chattahoochee State Park in Georgia, and the very same trail, 3 miles up, 3 miles down, that Easy Company used to run is still there. You guys could totally run Currahee. It would make great content for your channel, even it is isn't your normal thing. You could even do it as a fund raiser.
There are a _lot_ of recognisable actors in this, it's kind of a who's who of male actors that were in their 20s in 2001 ish (fair few Brits playing American too, given it was mostly filmed in the UK).
(amazing series BTW, very glad Blind Wave is reacting to it)
Oh my god, I never thaught this day would come
Dale Dye who plays Colonel Sink is actually a vet of Vietnam and Lebanese Civil War. He founded Warriors Inc where they help make sure war is realistically portrayed in film and television. He also made all of the cast go through a boot camp of what it would've been like. Ron Livingston (who plays Nixon) made basically a whole vlog about the boot camp. But I love this show so much and the Pacific is amazing as well. My family is full of military vets stretching back to WWII.
The part of the vlog where they all imitate Dale Daye is hysterical.
Excellent job with showing the actual letter of court-martial for Winters.
Was not expecting this reaction but i'm excite.
Since the guys are into the BTS "how it was done" stuff with the massive wide-angle shots: the shots at the end of the episode with the planes taking off and forming up, there were actually only 6 planes involved. They could only find 6 C-47s that could actually still (safely) fly, so they lined them up, had each one taxi up and take off, then circle around out of camera view and land, only to rejoin the line to taxi into place and take off again. They also had the planes fly a few different formations at varying altitudes and distances, then stacked everything in post to create the massive air fleet that we see in the episode. Same technique was used for the nighttime shot crossing the Channel.
So hyped you guys are doing this! There will be a lot more "wait, HE'S in this?!" moments, as this show is basically a who's-who of famous actors from before they were famous.
I was in Orlando Florida for a trade show the week before this aired. My dad and I watched episodes 1 and 2 premier that Sunday September 9, 2001 in our hotel room. Two days later on Tuesday as we were packing up, 9/11 happened. Kept our rental car and drove the I-10 all the way home to SoCal.
I'll never forget this show and the timing of what it means to have servicemen like this.
My favourite show ever, so glad you guys are watching it! Have fun and enjoy the ride!
Edit: Rick’s story of his great Grandfather was phenomenal 😂😂😂
Got a purple heart to match his BRASS BALLS.
I've seen this show probably 30 times over the years and I never get sick of it. Hyped for this series on here.
This is the best day of my life! Blind Wave watching Band of Brothers?!
Kirk Acevedo was also Charlie Francis in Fringe.
Top5 tv shows from all time in my books. I watch it again every year. When you see it for first time, it is already a part of you forever.
Oh my god, I could NOT believe it when I saw the title. This is the greatest mini series ever made and I can’t wait to see y’all’s reaction to the whole thing. It is truly a masterpiece!
Just so you know, you are going to recognize so many actors in this who started or were early in their careers with this series.
Rick was so softly spoken in the discussion. He’s so interesting. Beautiful.
YES so glad this won the poll, really looking forward to your reactions and discussions
Oooft, gotta prepare myself for this one.
Buckle up gentleman this show is incredible.....be prepared to cry a lot
i am so glad you guys are reacting to this series. i watch it yearly. 20 years later it's held up amazingly well.
The fact that they started watching this AND mentioned The Pacific almost brought tears of joy to my eyes :') Two of my favorite shows, about to be watched by my favorite reactors on the internet!
Every American soldier you see in Easy company in this series was a 100% volunteer. Also many of the veterans actually credit Soble's tough training for them in helping to survive the war. The veterans you see being interviewed at the beginning were actual members of Easy company that are portrayed in the show.
I personally wouldn’t have told them the old folks being interviewed are the actual people the actors are portraying just because of the reveal at the end
@@nightnite6517 No worries, they don't read comments. At least not until they've finished.
The real life person portrayed by the lead, Richard Winters lived for a decade past the show, died in 2011 and at rest in Ephrata Township, Lancaster County, PA. Saw this opening night on HBO (world changed forever 2 days later).
My great uncle (Elijah Whytsell) was in Easy Company. He was injured in what would be episode 5 "Crossroads" by mortar fire and was sent back to England to heal. Unfortunately he wasn't represented in the series but was friends with David Webster and he mentions him a few times in his book. Amazing series!
I can't believe you guys are finally watching this incredible series! I first saw it when I was a teenager and have watched it countless times since- it's an absolute masterpiece.
20 years back, I was in a bookstore in Sydney and I encountered a man with a portfolio of back & white photos. He had been a background extra in Band of Brothers and there had been a photographer on site who had taken shots of the cast and extras prepping in uniform. The pictures were simply amazing, the extras had superbly accurate uniforms, the sets were equally detailed and because the photos were black & white they looked period-authentic. The result was I was looking at a young man showing me a photo of himself in 101st Airbourne full battle rattle preparing with other young soldiers (extras) to board a C-47 and go to war; it was a mental dissonance to look at a picture of a man who appeared in an era 65 years past and see the same young man, not a day older standing in front of you. It gave me an appreciation of the fiction of immortals who have lived through centuries and may be captured in photos or films, it really does look weird, your mind stutters.
Omg I never thought I’d se the day! YES I’m so excited for this
The timing on this is awesome for me. Watched Band Of Brothers when I was a teenager, and started rewatching it last week, and have been recently watching these guys react to Barry and enjoying it.
We're doin this!?!? Time to rewatch with ya fellas
Finally a show I can watch with you guys. I hope this will be a start of more HBO shows for you to react to.
hopefully Oz will be in the mix
I'm realy glad we reached this moment with you guys! Band of Brother basicly the greatest show ever made! A realy important one, and its never getsold! I'm looking forward for the thirs series, Masters of Air which will come out for Apple+ (fyi). All in short, thank you guys!
Stop.... Currently through 4 episodes rewatching sharing this masterpiece with my family. The timing is impeccable thank you endlessly
You will learn to appreciate that intro sequence. Sends shivers down my spine.
Keep the tissues nearby, this series gets more emotional and there is an episode towards the end that is soul destroying 😭
IMO, this is the greatest show of all time. I've watched it hundreds of times and it never gets old. It's a timeless masterpiece that was created with a lot of love and respect for the veterans who gave their lives during the war.
yes it was Michael Fassbender as Christensen, he was the one when at night after the march they had to open and turn around their cantines and his was empty, he drank while ordered not to and was punished by repeating the march immediatly
As of a few months ago, Easy Company is fully assembled together for the first time since June 5th 1944.
RIP Easy, you did everything that was asked of you and more. ❤
BoB, the Pacific are both amazing series. In addition to both of those, I'd add Generation Kill to the watch list as well.
My whole family was obsessed with this show growing up - ya'll are gonna have a blast.
In my household, every Memorial Day, we hold a Band of Brothers marathon. This series is great and one that should be rewatched again and again.
I watch this every few years and it still to this day hits hard
I'm so happy to see you watch this! It's such an incredible piece of media, utterly devastating but sooo well done!
Never in my life have I needed something so much and never known until I received it. Blind Wave doing Band of Brothers? Yes sir.
Michael Fassbender played Private Christiansen. He was the guy whose water ran out of the canteen forcing him to refill the canteen and repeat the 12 mile night march.
I've watched band of brothers & the Pacific over 50 times each.. so now when ever I want to watch it I just get on UA-cam and watch people's reactions.. so to say the least I'm thrilled to watch my favorite mini series with you guys..
Guys, this is my favourite show ever, so glad to see you reaction to it, very happy and excited!
NO WAY!! This has to be one of the greatest shows of all time, every episode is like a movie! I can't believe you're reacting to it! I'm so happy!
Hands down one of the best peices of TV ever made. I make a point of watching it every year.
Band of Brothers and Rome, still both two of my favourite tv shows of all time and they both still standup against even the highest budget tv shows being released now.
My father was one of those who could not get into the service during WWII. He had a 70-80% hearing loss in one ear and a 30-40% in the other. 6ft.1, big shoulders, strong as an ox. He wanted to go so bad. He worked in an office and had great skills in typing, shorthand, etc. Begged the recruiter to put him in an office somewhere so he could serve but they refused as he would have still had to go through boot camp and they were afraid he would lose what hearing he had left. It plagued him the rest of his life and not a darn thing he could do about it!
We all want to see and have t-shirts made of THAT picture of Rick’s great grandfather
this show… one of the best ever. looking forward to your reaction.
Oh you guys are doing Band Of Brothers totally awesome one of the greatest shows ever made. Afterwards you should do the follow up The Pacific. Also there is gonna be a brand new series coming up called Masters Of The Air. Hopefully you do all 3 of them🥰
I cannot express how FUCKING excited I am for this. This series is one of the best programs to ever air, and I cannot wait to hear your guys commentary.
One thing I really loved and took away from these was it was the first time I really begun to appreciate the scale of the operation. Watching the 101st fly in and how many planes there were, knowing this was just one cog in a massive invasion really impressed on me the complexity of D-Day. Sure, not everything went to plan, but the fact it was pulled off in the first place is impressive.
My brother was always watching this show when I was a kid and I have specific flash memories from the few scenes I caught wandering in and out of the room. Will be great to rediscover it in context with you guys.
Boys, you were the first reaction channel I ever subscribed to something like 3 years ago. I've been waiting for you to do this show. So happy we're finally here. And also so happy Rick is so well versed in it so that you have a good, well-informed guide so you won't miss a thing.
The guy playing Colonel Sink, is Marine Captain Dale Dye, he served in the Vietnam war and was a military advisor for the series.
Damien Lewis was the f'kn man in this series! His performance was outstanding in a show full of fantastic performances. Donnie Wahlberg is a really underrated actor. He also really shined in this. I thought the show was pretty well written, but I REALLY loved the visual presentation. Top notch cinematography. Battle sequences are pretty gritty and intense. Great show. Also, love the interview segments with the real guys. Some of what they shared still gets me, even in rewatches.
Without going into spoilers... can honestly say that this was possibly one of the BEST researched books turned into a series ever produced. There are a few things here and there that are inaccurate, some due to the soldiers themselves not hearing further information to simply mixing up time frame of which event happened when, or merely trying to not become too open and admitting something that someone else might not want to be told.
BUT... outside of the very FEW errors. When you look at the tactics, the equipment, the training and the attitudes? Well, the end result is amazing. They were actually put together for several weeks BEFORE filming to do their own little "boot camp" to become familiar with the equipment. But it also gave them a reference point for cold, hunger, fatigue, friendship and mental stress to pull on as actors.
PLUS... during this little boot camp period, they were required to call each other by RANK and NAME (of character, not actor) as well as the use of phrases that were common in the 1940's. So, you wouldn't get "modern slang" used, and you would get terms that have gone out of fashion by the time the series was approved to start filming. But due to this very small "trick" to get their speech patterns correct, it actually makes a huge difference on how they interacted with each other. Not just in the way they would do the traditional 40's "pick on your brother" type stuff, but also how they could mix and match both the "slang" and "military terms" together so well that it actually came across as NATURAL speech and not something scripted.
Being 20 years later, this should come to no surprise for the WW2 generation... But R.I.P. every single member of Easy-Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th. We truly thank you for your service, and honor your memories by ensuring that your story (This series) will NOT be forgotten by strongly recommending it as much as possible, and showing it whenever able.
Fassbender was the private that drank from his cantine and had to repeat the 12 mile march during boot camp. He showed up again when they were on the ship to Britain as well
One of the finest mini series of all time. incredible story and screenplay. You will definitely love it, and the characters within it.
We used to call all the rough parts of military life, training and deployment being “in the suck”, and it really is the thing that makes those friendships special. I have friends I’ve known since middle school, but the folks I met in my Army days are people I trust on an entirely different level. You suffer together, and you strive together, and you never lose that experience.
One of the greatest mini series of all time. So many stars this was first time I say them was this.
Damn, such a good show! What's even more amazing than the careers that started here is the people involved all round. The general that was "on leave" in London is a former Marine who founded a military technical advisory company.. his job is to tell companies like HBO how things were done... and they put him in the show!
Excited for this reaction. One of my all time favorite series.
YES!!
This is a great series from Executive Producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg!
My brother and sister used to watch this all the time as part of their history class. I used to watch it as well, and they would air the series every Memorial Day.
I literally just started watching this again for the sixth time and screamed when i saw this, genuinely one of the best shows of all time
Interestingly, one of the officers seemed to be colour blind. As they were preparing to board the planes, he tells another guy to tap him when to light goes from red to green and gets flustered when asked about it.