Jan_G Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Episode 5 so far the best one, however, I have seen first 4 episodes for couple of times already and I really like it. I have read the book for 3 times in past 2 years so it’s easy for me to follow the characters and events but I could imagine that for audience without any knowledge of 8th AF it could be really hard to build connection to main characters quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 (edited) I bought Roger Freeman’s The Mighty Eight at its release in 1970. I was elated when I heard some 30 years later that Steven Spielberg planned a new series in the Band of Brothers mould called ‘The Mighty Eight’. The series would be based on ‘The Wild Blue’ by Stephen Ambrose, the same man who wrote the original Band of Brothers book (and also the monumental ‘’D-Day’). Being a fan of both Stephens’, I couldn’t be anything but ecstatic . I waited and waited but the project capsized… until it was replaced in 2024 by Masters of the Air. By initiating this thread, I have no intention to pitch for Spielberg nor am I on his payroll. I just wanted to share my excitement for what I consider as a long-time dream come true. But hey again, it’s only me! Cheers, Quang FYI Edited February 17 by quang Martinnfb and Shoggz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I think it's safe to say Band of Brothers will never be surpassed or even equalled. I enjoy MOTA, but it lacks....personality. It at times feels like a narrated documentary. German vocabulary seems to be limited to "Los! Schnell!" That Stalag officer, is that Richard Gibson's son? I wanted to love it, but don't. Expectations were high due to BoB, and I recognize that clouds my opninion. williamj, Oldbaldguy and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 1/28/2024 at 11:32 AM, Shoggz said: The only other slightly ‘odd’ thing was how belligerent the RAF guys were to their U.S.A.A.F. colleagues in episode 2. Beer, young men facing great danger regularly, desperation of war = some very unfortunate, ill-considered comments. Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 2/3/2024 at 9:51 PM, Troy Molitor said: mighty -17 fort going down in a field totally on fire at a 35 degree angle is also cringe worthy but with survivors! Yes. Hmmmm. Who survived the crash? IIRC, there were only two people left on board and I haven't seen either man in subsequent episodes. I'm pretty sure they were both killed. Chris. Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 As much as I was enthusiastic about the 5 first episodes, I’m UTTERLY disappointed by Episode 8. Cardboard characters, Disney-like cgi Mustangs, even the alleged streets of Paris wouldn’t convince an occasional Buryat tourist. Tuskegee airmen attacking Wehrmacht positions in the Côte d’Azur, probably looking for Brigitte Bardot? C’mon I just checked the first 4 episodes (pretty good) were directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Episodes 5&6 (the best IMO) were directed by Ana Boden & Ryan Fleck Episodes 5&8 (where the series flirted with ridicule) are directed by Dee Rees The upcoming episode 9 is also directed by Dee Rees. If it turns out to be as ridiculous as the previous two, we’ll know precisely who’s behind the fiasco. TAG, Oldbaldguy and Martinnfb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I stopped watching a long time ago.... Pete Fleischmann, Pete Roberts and williamj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 2 hours ago, LSP_Ron said: I stopped watching a long time ago.... I keep watching but it just doesn't have that je ne sais quoi that Band of Brothers had, for me it's just not that contagious. Troy Molitor and LSP_Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I'm certainly in the camp of all the above mentions. I'm really struggling or wanting to find something to come to all the last three episodes in particular for excitement or for a minimal moral boost at best but, however it just isn't happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 It is the same with almost every "combat" series. Somehow it devolves into humanistic crap with side side shows that don't belong, forgetting all about the stuff that drew you to it in the first place. Troy Molitor, Grunticus and williamj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 We’ll, I’m bucking the trend and enjoying it immensely. Christa, williamj and R Palimaka 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I haven't landed yet either. A yarn is underway, the canvass is incomplete. williamj and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Ditto pretty much all of the above. Seems to me the series gets worse with each episode. My wife and I have all but sworn off of ANY American/Hollywood produced movie or series made less than ten or twenty years ago in favor of just about any Brit movie or show. We both think their actors, the level of acting, directing, production, etc are far superior to anything oozing out of Hollywood these days. We watched Devotion last week and were underwhelmed with its poor acting, odd CGI and obvious agenda. I suppose it is unfair to expect actors and directors who have never so much as seen the equipment being depicted nor have they ever spoken a word to someone who was actually there doing the work, to be able to recreate any part of the story accurately. But that never stopped Hollywood and, sadly, many, many who watch Masters of the Air will believe it to be historically accurate whether it is or not. Pete Roberts, Grunticus, atelier.brunt and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 1/28/2024 at 12:47 AM, gunpowder said: I visited Thorpe Abbots a few years ago. It was the strangest feeling. It felt so familiar to me . I have no idea why. , I have never been there before. It was most odd. Funny that you mentioned Thorpe Abbots, I visited in 1978 with a friend and we HAD to leave after about 15 minutes. I can't really describe the feeling except it felt very menacing. I wasn't the only one either as she felt it too, took about an hour for us to finally shake it off. We went to other old bases but that was the only one that spooked us. williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atelier.brunt Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Waste of time this show. shockingly disappointing and should have spent the time on the bench... with every episode I thought it might get better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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