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samplegirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:10 AM
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Anyone seen all of Band of Brothers
Its suppose to rain here the next four days guess it
would be a good time to watch all of.
Its on 5 discs.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:11 AM
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1. I have
I have the disc set myself

I loved it
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samplegirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:15 AM
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2. i only saw bits and peices
so will finally get to see all of it.
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:17 AM
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3. Yep; it's amazing
A friend of mine let me borrow his set.

So sad to see how far we've come from defending the world from fascism to spreading it.

It makes me sad to watch, knowing that some of those men probably now belong to the American Legion and want us to give up the rights they were over there fighting for.

FSC
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:35 AM
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8. Not all who belong to the Am. Legion are *-bots
My s/o belongs (he's a Vietnam Vet and very Dem) so we go there once in a while. I've noticed lately that a shift has taken place. Not a large one, but more are asking questions. And this is in a town where 'traditional' conservatives outnumber us liberals.
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fudge stripe cookays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:46 AM
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9. Not all....
but I hope enough people give the head guy guff for the statement he made. I'm glad to see more people are waking up.

The one vet I know from WWII (a cousin of my mother's documented his experiences in Germany- very interesting story) refuses to even consider voting Democrat because "we kill babies." (He and my mom were both raised Catholic). Fortunately, my mom grew a brain, and has always hated the fact that she had very few choices besides getting married and having babies instead of becoming an architect years ago like she wanted to. She's extremely pro-choice, and has pretty much cut ties with him.

Mom receives the AL magazine, and when I told her about their position, she was horrified and told me she was cenceling her subscription.

FSC
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Cathyclysmic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:20 AM
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4. It's good
The Beast man and I ended up watching it on a rainy Labor day weekend a couple years ago. Very interesting. Of course, biographies are always interesting to me.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:22 AM
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5. The initial airdrop was such an incredible waste of life
War sucks. Series good.
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Mizmoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:23 AM
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6. I sometimes think of the American who moved to Germany
his parents went back to germany to answer Hitler's call for "all Aryans to come home". He ends up killed, executed if you will, by American troops. Fascinating.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:26 AM
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7. Watched it about a dozen times.
Once on HBO when it first came out and then got the DVDs for Christmas, I love the book and the series. great stories, Daniel Websters book is good too.
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atomic-fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:50 AM
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10. the BeeGees were brothers....
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 09:51 AM
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11. I have, several times
Worth every second.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 10:04 AM
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12. several times
truly great series.

It's really good when you watch it all in a short time.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 11:19 AM
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13. My dad was there and said the series was the most realistic
of any films about the Second World War that he had seen.

I watch almost nothing twice, and I've seen this twice and am ready for a third time. I will buy the DVDs when I get a chance.

Very, very good. Great acting, great on every level.
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5thGenDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 12:46 PM
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14. I have
It's awesome -- but NOT for the faint of heart. Think the opening sequence of "Saving Private Ryan," and then multiply it over several episodes.
Bloody, but war is bloody. It is a heroic story well told.
John
I'll enthusiastically recommend it.
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