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Giallo Corsa
Member
It really is.
Honorable mentions :
- The wire
- Carnivale
- Deadwood
- The Sopranos
...all HBO stuff basically
Honorable mentions :
- The wire
- Carnivale
- Deadwood
- The Sopranos
...all HBO stuff basically
GnomeChimpsky
Member
Correct
But those aren't miniseries, although i love those shows.
Trogdor1123
Member
It is a masterpiece.
I also liked the original “the stand” and “v”
I also liked the original “the stand” and “v”
Outpost #31
Member
Agreed.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
CURRAHEEEE
Such a show, I watch it basically every year coming up to Christmas for some reason. A true classic.
Werewolf Jones
Member
People who entered this thread didn't read the title. lol.
LimanimaPT
Member
Yeah, this show is realy great.
The other one, about the Pacific? Not so much, even didn't finished it.
The other one, about the Pacific? Not so much, even didn't finished it.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Spyxos
Member
It is great and i watched it multiple times, but no.
12Goblins
Lil’ Gobbie
Are they not? What constitutes a mini series? One season?
E-Cat
Member
Yes, one season and often only 4-6 episodes in total.
Mattdaddy
Gold Member
Easily the greatest show ever put on TV.
Such a badass character
midnightAI
Member
Just curious, what do you think is better?
Spyxos
Member
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Lonesome Dove is better.
midnightAI
Member
Ah, watched that, thought it might have been a gem I hadn't watched
midnightAI
Member
Now this I hadn't heard of, will give it a shot
OverHeat
« generous god »
Damn you got a tear out of me.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Maximum Satisfaction.
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
It's amazing how well it holds up. I gave it a rewatch earlier this year. It feels like it could have been filmed yesterday.
Seeing all of those awesome actors back in their prime twenty+ years ago certainly made me feel old though. Like, I'm older than some of them when they were on the show now.
Seeing all of those awesome actors back in their prime twenty+ years ago certainly made me feel old though. Like, I'm older than some of them when they were on the show now.
newtypepilot
Member
Ron Livingston shot a series of vlogs during his time at boot camp and it's worth a watch.
AJUMP23
Gold Member
Every time for me too.
Johnny2Bad
Member
Excellent series. One of the things that makes it great is the historical realism. I've seen war documentaries involving the 101st Airborne that featured the exploits of those very men and it was identical to what was in the show.
Kudos to a show that doesn't bullshit the audience.
Kudos to a show that doesn't bullshit the audience.
AJUMP23
Gold Member
It wasn’t. Same production company and look. But overall better characters better story and better experience.Band of brothers wasn't really a miniseries, it's a full length version of saving private Ryan.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
It really is
It was also filmed at the small airfield half a mile from where I live
It was also filmed at the small airfield half a mile from where I live
bitbydeath
Gold Member
I would give best mini-series to either:
Westworld (there was only one season, don’t bother trying to look for others)
Or
The Haunting of Hill House
Westworld (there was only one season, don’t bother trying to look for others)
Or
The Haunting of Hill House
Trilobit
Member
Unpopular opinion:
The Pacific is the better show as it's a much more realistic and brutal depiction of WW2. Band of Brothers feels too gung ho American. It doesn't have the same subtle character traits as The Pacific. So while I absolutely enjoyed BoB I think TP surpasses it.
The Pacific is the better show as it's a much more realistic and brutal depiction of WW2. Band of Brothers feels too gung ho American. It doesn't have the same subtle character traits as The Pacific. So while I absolutely enjoyed BoB I think TP surpasses it.
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Putonahappyface
Gold Member
I break out my Blu-ray tin boxset every year on Remembrance Sunday, without fail.
Rawbutt Jellybean
Member
Can't disagree. Been a couple years since my last rewatch and I'll probably have to fire it up again this week now.
I think so, yes. The Wire has 5 seasons with 12 episodes each or something around that. Rome was cancelled at the time because it was too expensive.
Band of Brothers has 10 episodes in one season, same with Generation Kill or The Pacific. Chernobyl has 5 episodes.
They're like really big movies for me.
But honestly, it doesn't really matter, i was only joking a bit and to say The Wire is the best show ever imo.
They portray different war scenarios, completely different from each other. Even in books about WWII, you can tell the difference between both fronts. Japanese were way fiercer on the defense of an objective, they didn't give a shit about tactical warfare and save their men. You need to defend this, now stay there and defend it until you die, type of attitude.
Germany, usually backed off to someplace safer so they could rebuild and send a counter offensive.
The Pacific is more gritty and visceral, there's no doubt about that.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Absolutely no exaggeration to say that this is one of the greatest human beings to ever walk this planet.