Damn good show, why isn't there more like this?
Also, man some of those officers were total dumbasses. I felt legit sorry for Lt. Nate.
ive never seen this show
>>68861285
still the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEFLKpknM4
>>68861294
Highly recommend it.
Really puts Iraqi freedom into perspective.
>why aren't there more shows like this?
Because the Pentagon controls tightly about what kind of movies or television shows they'll offer their cooperation to, and if the show is too realistic(not going to be politically correct) then there's no cooperation.
>>68862150
Sadly this is the case...
It was a great show and I want to rewatch it.
>>68862150
How did Generation Kill get around this? Did HBO give them an ungodly budget after the success of the Wire? Was the Pentagon tricked in that the book and One Bullet Away were generally positive portrayals?
>>68863148
I think they got a large budget, but maybe the USMC played ball with them since I wanted to enlist into the USMC as I watched the series.
>>68861285
It's pretty similar to all of David Simon's other stuff. He tries to make dramas based around certain jobs or parts of society, that the people that they are based on in real life would actually recognise and see as accurate.
>>68861328
>moo-stash
>It's a Godfather changes the plans episode
>>68864101
Best character.
>>68863703
I guess you've got to be pretty true to the facts when you've got one of the characters being played by his real-life self.
Friendly reminder that Sgt.Maj Sixta is a convicted child molester.
>tfw you will never be fruity Rudy level of attractive while being simultaneously operator as fuck
>you will never get hopped up as fuck on go pills and mow down camels and shieeeeeeet while being a teenage dirt bag, baby
>>68864385
Reminder it's not gay if it's Fruity Rudy.
>>68864189
No one could've been as hot as fruity rudy, though.
![93191b228bf1e8e13d41085e0ba65eee[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/cv9rzuv.jpg "93191b228bf1e8e13d41085e0ba65eee[1].jpg")
>>68864803
Is he even human?
The Pacific > Band of Brothers > Generation Kill
>>68864993
">" means greater than, not worse than.
>>68864993
Ignore the plebans, TP was WarKino
>>68864993
nice b8 faggot
>>68864993
I don't think I have ever seen an opinion more wrong than this
POLEEECE THAT MOOSTASH
where do i start with genneration kill?
>>68865472
Episode 1
>>68865472
last episode obviously
>>68865472
Middle episode
Band of Brothers > Generation Kill
Why? Because it nailed the realism and drama of war while at the same time leaving enough room for action scenes.
Generation Kill suffered from having way too much of literally nothing happening. Just when you think a firefight is going to break out, it doesn't.
>>68865472
start with band of brothers
>>68861328
POLICE THAT MOOSE-TASH
I remember watching this shit back when it came out. I was in 8th grade and I was telling my teacher about it and she called my parents and say she was worried about me watching adult programming.
>>68865472
the first album like you would any artist
>>68865629
seen it already senpai.
>>68865617
This has to be bait.
>>68865617
newsflash, iraq wasn't constant conflict
a large amount was doing fuck all really, and Simon nailed that
>>68865710
>not starting with the best album
GK isnt even in chronological order. he can start wherever he wants
>>68865782
Yes it is. It's in strict chronological order, what the fuck are you talking about?
GROOOooOOMIIIIIIiiiIIING STANDARD
>>68865818
>>68865774
>a large amount of doing fuck all
You're thinking of Desert Shield/Storm. Iraq was the happening of happens for the 21st century and look what came of it.
>its a singalong episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXjXmvy-c34
>>68865617
The reason why Generation Kill is better is EXACTLY because it does what you said in the first line so much better than Band of Brothers.
Really BoB was just very well shot propaganda and fun action scenes. GK wasn't afraid to explore the duality of war and look at various issues from both sides, BoB couldn't even have a prisoner get shot without first making him American.
>>68865774
Im well aware of that.
It didnt serve in the shows favor.
>>68865865
Ray's songs and singing were the best
>>68865885
>BoB couldn't even have a prisoner get shot without first making him American.
It was one guy in a group of Germans.
>>68865952
Exactly, but they wouldn't think anyone would care unless the victims included an American. BoB was basically an extended mindless Hollywood blockbuster about WWII.
Rip Fuel Ray > Iceman > Nate > Doc
>>68865935
Agreed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRajfty4OuU
It had a bit too much lefty faggot dialogue from guys that would probably never even think about shit like that.
>>68865860
GK was about one unit who were often on point during the invasion, and covered all the battles they were involved in. You think they should have made up new battles instead so the show had more explosions?
>>68866058
Did you actually watch it? The only left wing guy was the black dude.
>>68862150
is this really true?
does anyone have a legit source to back this up?
>>68865860
Depending on where you were at the time of the conflicts. Some Divisions got cucked while others got in on the action.
And after the initial invasion, the occupational duties were boring for many.
>>68866062
That's not what I'm saying at all. All I'm saying is that Iraq wasn't a large amount of "doing fuck all."
>>68866147
The occupational "duties" were the worst of the Iraqi was. The invasion was a cake walk. The Iraqi army and the Baathist got their shit kicked in, Iraqi insurgency was the turning point in that war, and look what the fruits of US labour and billions of dollars turned Iraq into. A giant shithole.
Place was better off with Saddam.
>>68864984
Didn't he play himself or something?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUg3SzjJMKg
>>68866336
Yes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Reyes_%28actor%29
>>68864984
>>68864803
this fà m
I would a Rudy no homo
>>68861285
Generation Kill has given me so many lines I still use
>Y'all startin' to look like Elvises
>No more rip fuel
>The plan has changed with best godfather voice
>I love you Fruity Rudy
>>68866606
I wish that one day I will get a chance to use "Po-lice that mu-stache"
>>68866711
>mfw its the one line I haven't used and I have a big hipster 'stache
>>68866046
>>68865935
>>68865865
why did Brad hate Country Music so much?
>>68866774
What about Nate's "I am assured of this"?
Why did everyone walk away at the end?
Why did Driver assault Fruity Rudy?
>>68864993
The Pacific > Generation Kill > Generation War > Rome >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Band of Brothers
>>68867747
All that pent up negative emotion, the stress,the frustration, all came out. Up until that point they had been running on adrenaline, all their aggression spent keeping themselves and eachother alive, but the moment they stepped out of that things just got ugly - it's a completely different psychological place to be, either on the outside watching a video of what you just did. It's why soldiers often find it so hard to integrate back into society.
>>68868058
I think I understand now.
Before I thought it was because Rudy was a bigger guy than Driver and Driver was jealous.
>>68868123
I mean that could definitely be a part of it, I think they were all just so wound up by that point that the smallest thing could make them flip.
The scene makes a brilliant contrast with the one at the end of BoB when they play baseball as inspirational music is in the background, that corny shit could have faded into a flapping US flag and no-one would have blinked.
BoB is overrated trash
>>68867804
Being contrarian doesn't make you a unique snowflake senpai
>>68868171
I was pretty relieved that they didnt have to fight anymore tbqh
>>68868204
Some of it is fucking ace, all the battle of the bulge stuff. But yeah it's like GoT, mostly just worth watching for the production value and special effects.
>>68865895
>>68868368
>its a "I like this show because /tv/ told me to" episode
>>68866110
It's true, films like Blackhawk down and Transformers are pretty much giant adds for the military because of their pornographic shots of military hardware and portrayal of the soldiers.
http://warmovies.about.com/od/Political/fl/Which-Films-Does-the-Pentagon-Financially-Support.htm
>>68868438
literally no one does this
i hope
>>68868368
>soul purpose
It tries so hard to be smart yet fails so utterly.
>>68868618
you're kidding right?
>>68867297
Yes in the most passive aggressive tone or making my face wooden and voice deadpan
>>68868618
>its a "guy is baited by bait image" episode
So did Cpt. America ever face any consequences of all the shit he pulled?
>>68868924
>its a "guy gets baited by guy who got baited by a bait pic" episode
is pretending that band of brothers is shit a new meme?
in terms of books BoB > GK for sure anyway
>>68868939
Hope so. I kept waiting for him to get fucked but they never delivered.
>>68868939
No because his Uncle was a Col in CENTCOM
>>68869049
It's a great show, just overrated.
>>68869082
Then again that also showed just how fucked the chain of command is.
>>68869105
overrated compared to what other shows in the genre?
>>68869836
Well, this one for starters.
>>68869836
>not watching true warkino
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120948/
>>68869974
I think Band of Brothers is a lot better than Generation Kill in a number of ways
>>68870192
Well I think you are wrong.
>>68868939
No.
>>68870248
Cool.
Production values and music are two clear examples of BoB superiority though
>>68870342
Ah, I mean in those ways I agree. BoB is a beautiful spectacle, I love both shows but GK is on another level in my opinion.
>>68870342
think you will find, there isnt a single instance of music/score in the whole of GK other than the guys singing. so musical/score choice is a null factor
Is this now a warkino thread?
>>68870463
I'd say that artistic decision really helps it. The cheesy music ruins some scenes in BoB.
>>68869974
They're so tonally different that it's hard to really make a meaningful comparison.
>>68861328
>mfw finding out Sixta irl is a convicted pedophile
No, Sgt.Major, that's the wrong kind of "grooming" standard!
>>68870566
Sure.
>>68862150
Was there really that much that the Pentagon would want to suppress?
>recon marines never given opportunity to do their actual jobs
>commanders were incomptent and had no real experience before being deployed
>marines getting fucked up on ripped fuel just to keep awake for days at a time
Can't be that much worse than FMJ.
>>68866110
Burn notice was getting too close to what the real CIA and military HUMINT really does so the government said "yo cool it", you can see the slope of quality after it happened to.
>>68870780
I disagree, the two aim at something pretty similar, there is a hell of a lot in common. You can compare things that are different you know. I mean thats the entire point of a comparison.
>>68870192
GK has better characters and the downtime is nice.
>>68871237
This. Despite being longer, there are barely any characters from BoB that are even memorable.
>>68871292
you have to watch all of band of brothers, the documentary, then bob again for it to impact.
>>68871147
Should I watch Burn Notice? Also, can you give an example of the kind of things they had to stop doing?
>>68871412
Not the guy but burne notice is pretty good
It's like an updated McGiver
>>68871209
>You can compare things that are different you know.
Compare a lightbulb to an octopus and make a quality judgement based on this please.
>the two aim at something pretty similar
BoB was a reverent wankfest and GK was a slice of life dramedy.
>>68870379
i dunno, GK just felt nowhere near as tight a production as BoB
>>68871412
all the stuff used in this show used by HUMINT can be found in FM 2-22.3 which is open source, but it made the government nervous that the consultants might forget what isnt open source and accidentally write it into the show, they stopped it before it happened, but it was borderline.
>>68871292
>>68871337
no memorable characters? really? i can think of at least 5 right now
>>68864993
Thanks, i was literally going to post about the order of these.
>>68870800
Dubs of kek.
>>68871292
>there are barely any characters from BoB that are even memorable
>>68861285
>A Generation kill thread with over 20 replied
Time to get comfy
>>68870896
>Can't be that much worse than FMJ.
Kubrick borrowed Tanks from the Belgian military
>>68872526
And he filmed the city scene in England
Unlike Coppola who actually went to some humid SE Asian shithole to film.
>>68872308
>>68872433
This is now a BoB thread.
Choose your girl before someone else does.
I call dibs on Bull.
>>68872583
>Unlike Coppola who actually went to some humid SE Asian shithole to film.
and that film broke him
VIETNAM FUCKING SHITS
>>68864993
This is objectively the worst """"""""opinion""""""" I've ever seen.
Band of Brothers >= Generation Kill > The Pacific
>>68872876
I think it helped the film immensely. Really captured the insanity of Vietnam desu.
>>68871147
did not know this
>>68871412
yes, this show is awesome, i can't imagine how great it would have been if it were made by hbo and focused more on the plot of the last few seasons instead of "hey mike i've got a friend who needs our help"
>>68871781
the consultant was basically Michael westen irl, correct?
and oh yeah, GK is great, one of the best miniseries of all time. i rewatch it at least once a year
tfw no trombley bf
>>68868817
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>>68861285
I have to assume that these cost a shitton to make or something.
The fact that they haven't done a Vietnam min-series yet is criminal.
