Band of Brothers Ep.1 Reaction (Re-Upload) | First Time Watching | Asia and BJ

[@georgemartin1436]

I'm watching them watch...again. Fascinating to see Asia IMMEDIATELY see through the training...and I thank her for her service of course...

[@actionalex3611]

What an intro, loving it.

[@qabma]

Is Asia do/did serve in military? wow.

[@ReelMeurik]

Their training commander, "Lt Sobel" while he was a sonofabitch during training, pretty much the entire Easy Company credits his training for their survival. As a commander in combat, he was however unfit, which is why he was reassigned.

[@RetroClassic66]

They were called Easy Company because they were Company E of their Battalion. A company has anywhere from a few dozen to 200 soldiers. It’s a tactical-sized unit that can perform a battlefield function on its own. A company consists of three or four platoons (a platoon being approximately 36 soldiers, commanded by a lieutenant), and is generally commanded by a captain. It can also go by different names, depending on the function: Company-sized artillery units are called batteries, while in armor and air cavalry units, they are called troops. During WWII, the military alphabet used somewhat different words for each letter; Easy was used for the letter E. In the 1950s the military alphabet was adjusted to become more uniform, since it was to be used by all NATO forces, and the American and British militaries before that had utilized different words for each letter. Sometimes it matched, sometimes it didn’t, and this caused confusion in communication in the postwar period, so they updated it. Today, we still use this updated military alphabet across all types of communications. Today, Easy Company would be called Echo Company.

[@9HighFlyer9]

That may be the most concise and accurate explanation of any subject I've ever seen in a KZbin comment section.

[@owend33344]

I appreciate you giving me this information

[@Dobi714]

One of the greatest series ever made. BJ I love that you noticed that Winters shook each hand and looked them in the eye standing them up. I always thought that was an subtle, but very powerful and important thing.

[@nathanmiller2521]

It can’t be said enough. Asia thank you for your service. This series is one of the best in my opinion. My favorite part is the interviews with the actual soldiers of easy company.

[@skysamurai8268]

You guys are going to love this. Just keep in mind that every single older man you see at the start of each episode is actually the “real” characters. Their identities will be revealed at the end. Just remember that this is a true story, it’s not made up. They got some small details messed up but for the most part, what you see is what actually happened. This is not based on a true story, this is a true story! Much love to you guys! You complement each other very well. Keep smashing it! Blessings and love from Wales, UK.

[@DaveTingwaldd]

I hope you enjoy this miniseries. I believe it was the best ever thing ever on television. It only gets better as it goes along too!

[@jameshurley9551]

It was super good. I did a report on Spielberg and used this series as an example in my presentation.

[@theragingviking9177]

I 100% agree with you, in my opinion it is the greatest tv production ever released

[@adrianpimentel7014]

I want to thank the both of you for helping me get through my deployment! After long days...I looked forward to the videos you made. I thank your families for their service and I'm proud to be part of their legacy.

[@Kamenari37]

The captions at the end of the episode were a real letter handed out to Allied Forces on the eve of the European invasion (D-Day). The Airborn divisions were sent in ahead of the landing craft with ground troops. It was the Airborn's job to take out targets behind the beaches, weakening the enemies and cutting off reinforcements while working their way back to the beachhead. Given how new paratroopers were in the concept of warfare things did not go entirely to plan, but from the start, the mission was to be dropped behind enemy lines and be surrounded by the enemy. They knew that would be the outcome no matter what.

[@nunyabidness7824]

My favorite series or movie of all time! I served 12 years in the Army (most in the infantry). I am so thankful for the WWII veterans. They truly were the greatest generation!

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Cool name!

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Thanks so much for your service Nunya! Much love, glad you’ll be watching with us!!

[@lizd2943]

The spaghetti thing had a purpose. They're going to be dropped behind enemy lines on their own until ground forces can get to them. They have to eat whatever food they can when they can and could have to fight right after. The weird part was Sobel looking peeved when they started to sing. They're gelling as a unit, that's exactly what he should want.

[@Rogers_Ranger]

He was initially peeved but at the last second you see a proud father.

[@Rogers_Ranger]

This is why they have multiple drill sgts , one is the teacher , the other is the kill hat

[@GogoFly68]

Having served for 20 years in the Military I will tell you that the Spaghetti was yes a test, but an evil one directed at Winters by Sobel because he was promoted on the same day. have you ever ran long distance on a full stomach? Its not recomended as the cramps will be very bad on that run as well making most people sick as seen in the show. Another thing on that run they sang as a FU to Sobel by the group for what they were going through and Sobel was pissed he did not get what he wanted. For sure most people watching the show may not understand what Sobel represents and most have a hard time moving past the actors Friends Character from the past. As a molder of Troops many understand that he has to be the apparent bad guy to get the troops to bond together as a unit, as we see from easy company he did his job well.

[@yrualeg1]

@19:18 That was the First Sergeant (Highest Ranking Non-Commissioned Officer in the Unit) delivering the non-judicial punishment to Lt. Winters. That's why his insignia on this cap was different than the Commissioned Officers. As a 3rd Generation Paratrooper, this series is significant to me. These men and my Grandfather and Father lead the way for my future service in THE Division from the late 80s to 2001.

[@anacrobat89]

Easy Company men were assigned to jump BEHIND enemy lines so they are not hitting the beaches like others. They explained it on the board that they will have to destroy the German gun posts behind enemy lines.

[@ryanstarkey3011]

As I watched you guys react to Saving Private Ryan, I wondered how you would enjoy this epic series, based on the book written about the wonderful men of Easy Company. I hope you watch all 10 episodes! Well worth the time.

[@CigarMick]

"Easy Company" was used to identify "E Company" using the military alphabet at the time. Today we use "Echo" for E. After this could you watch "The Pacific"? It is a mini-series based on the same premise following a Marine platoon fighting the Japanse in the pacific theatre of operations of WWII.

[@suprchickn7745]

In my opinion this is one of the greatest things ever put on film. God bless you both for being willing to take this journey. You're in for one heck of a ride!

[@actionalex3611]

Try dig into the background story of the title. Band Of Brothers is from Shakespeare, namely Henry V. The movie is out there starring Kenneth Branagh(also director and producer) and Emma Thomson. Well worth a watch. Edit; Band Of Brothers is a rather famous speech.

[@Marleyjr00X]

I'd say The Wire is the best thing ever on TV but BOB is definitely up in my tops.

[@Carson_Blu]

Hey y'all! I have to tell you that the first time I saw this, I was awestruck to the point of tears. My wife and I love this series so much that we went out amd bought it on DVD (I forgot about that until my wife said something the other day). Now, we're rewatching it on Netflix. Not sure if y'all noticed the beginning credits that Stevent Spielberg (Directed Saving Private Ryan) and Tom Hanks (Starred in Saving Private Ryan) created this series. Huge shout out to our vets including you, Asia! Im stoked to see your reaction to the other episodes. Sending y'all love and positive vibes, always!

[@christinelegate8137]

We can never forger these brave young men who faced terrible battles and gave or risked their lives so that we could be free. This is why they are called “ the greatest generation “.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I remember watching this when it came out. When that one trooper was running up the hill and his brothers joined him....that brought a tear to my eye. All for one and one for all.

[@janak132]

It is my impression that the way Cpt. Sobel is portrayed in the series he was afraid of jumping and afraid of combat and that's why he worked his men harder than anyone else did. He wanted his men to be so good that he at least had a chance at surviving himself. Unfortunately his nervous personality led him to make several leadership mistakes as well as taking out his insecurities on the men under his command.

[@AbruptandOffensive]

There are a few modern vets who have made videos about running up Currahee since Camp Toccoa. It was a 12 mile RUN, not march, almost straight uphill. Easy Company was a group of ABSOLUTELY different kind of men. Sobel was an asshole but he created one of the most effective company’s of soldiers the world has ever seen.

[@2104dogface]

So from the time i was 17 yrs old back in 1993 every Jan at the Battle of the Bulge Reenactment in Fort Indiantown GAP, PA with E/ 506th living history unit we had almost all the org. Troopers with us (along with Troopers from other Airborne units, and at other events during the year) in our Barrack's and at the public battle. it was this event were i grew up Drinking Prop Blast listing to stories , laughing and singing with these Troopers. God i miss them scalawags those late night drunk Grunt to Grunt talks sitting on bunks with canteen cups of Prop blast and it was this event were XXXX read the letter he got from Tom Hanks asking permission to do it. then he asked us what we thought and we shouted a big HELL YES!! lifting our drinks 100+ Drunken Troopers cheering, them were some epic hangovers

[@MasterWooten]

19:11 That was the parachute emblem on his hat. He's an enlisted man which means that his ranks will be on his sleeves. The Officers wear their ranks on their collars and their hats.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

Those planes were the legendary C47 transport planes. First introduced over 80 years ago, they were so successful that hundreds are still flying. The civilian passenger version was the DC3. Very sturdy and reliable, because they had the capability of landing and taking off on dirt runways, they are still an industry standard in undeveloped air strips. Remarkably, the shots of the planes taking off were of real, serviceable aircraft, not CGI.

[@bryanbaird4646]

In the book, Ambrose told about the men knocking Sobel out, making and sewing up an incision as if his appendix had been removed. He thought they stole his appendix!

[@holdcroft72]

God bless you, Asia and BJ, for reacting to this important docudrama and introducing this part of US history to your younger viewers. Please mention at some point that this miniseries is squarely based on a book by historian Stephen Ambrose, RIP. The book is as good as the miniseries. Thanks again.

[@justicebarnes7857]

Who does the army trust the most? Airborne! Who do the ladies love the most? Airborne! Who do the Nazis fear the most?? Airborne!!

[@yrualeg1]

CURAHEE loosely means “We Stand Alone Together”

[@MasterWooten]

20:10 Yes his mistake which means that at Court Martial you get to introduce that evidence and will likely be acquitted. Taking the 60 day denial of leave (summary punishment) doesn't allow you to refute the accusation.

[@oliversherman2414]

I'm from the UK. My great grandfather served in the British homeguard during WW2 (basically Britain's national guard). Him and his unit never saw any action but it's still interesting that he did his part in that way

[@TheBrownSys]

I cant wait to watch this again with ya'll. This is far and away my favorite TV series ever.

[@micpar2]

My father was in the US Army from 1938-45; He was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. He didn't fight in Europe but fought in the Pacific. Like the Marines did in WWII. I was a Marine between 1982-88. I was lucky I never had to fight in a war. But the Marines/military isn't for everyone. It sure isn't Gomer Pyle. It's much more like Saving PVT Ryan, the Band of Brothers and Full Metal Jacket. Semper FI

[@chrisaustin612]

been waiting on ep2...now I know why...thanks for re-upping!

[@Guitcad1]

So happy to see you taking this on. You are in for an emotional roller coaster, my friends!

[@Guitcad1]

Oh wait, it's a reupload. Okay, that makes sense, because I was like "How are you just now doing BoB?" (I watch a LOT of people react to BoB, so sometimes it's hard to remember who has and hasn't done it.)

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

It was removed so we’re reposted. But we’re definitely doing all eps of BoB!! Thanks 😊

[@Eodsgm369]

Reel talk. Army fact: Service member Group Life Insurance is a base of 400K. A death gratuity of 100k is paid out also. That death gratuity can be split up to ten times in 10% increments. So I can leave the SGLI to spouse, and designate amounts of the death gratuity to anyone.

[@Robert-pl1gd]

Speaking from experience, in basic training when they let you have a good meal, be prepared to run. We did 5 miles on a road called Agony and Misery after burger night at the mess hall. Ft Knox Kentucky 1994

[@JamesRichardson-u3i]

Captain Herbert Maxwell Sobel Born on January 26, 1912 ( born in Chicago) - September 30, 1987 ( Waukegan, Illinois). His military 🪖 career after the 101st , took a nose dive. He spent the rest of his career as a Staff Officer in the 506th and was appointed as S-4 logistics officer on March 8, 1945. After the war he remained in the U.S. Army 🪖 Reserves and retired as a L.T. Colonel. Sobel married and had three children, and later divorced. 1970 He tried to commit suicide with a small caliber pistol in the temple of his head caused him to be blind. He died in a military 🪖🎖️ veteran assistant living home , were he died of malnutrition. He was buried in Montrose Cemetery 🪦 in Chicago, Illinois. My Grandfather is a WWII Veteran US Army 🪖, he served in Europe, is buried there too.

[@coyotej4895]

This is my absolute favorite miny series. You two will get a lot of enjoyment from it. Its one of the best for accuracy of combat as well as history.

[@crew3745]

May be strange but one of my most prized possessions is a funeral pamphlet from Dick Winters funeral. Such a great leader and good man.

[@christopherchadwick2659]

The greatest TV series based on true events. A perfect accompaniment to Saving Private Ryan.

[@GruffyddFO4]

This is a great series. You'll be glad you watched it. It's hard to watch sometimes, but well worth it.

[@theLeomega]

Sobell was really hard on them but it was because he knew they needed to be tougher than tough to be airborne troopers. He was an excellent trainer but a poor leader in combat, and had a very difficult life after the war.

[@82ndAbnVet]

The diamond in the center of the soldier's rank is a 1st Sergeant's insignia. He's the top NCO of the Company.

[@feralvulcan7955]

I can't wait for you to watch more. Please keep the episodes coming and don't make us wait weeks between episodes.

[@pyro1047]

The messed up part about that extra paratrooper pay, is IIRC glider infantry were still just "Infantry" and not "Paratroopers". So even though they got towed in with the Airborne, had to run the gauntlet of AAA with the Airborne, had to crash land and fight cutoff behind enemy lines with the Airborne, etc, because they didn't physically use a parachute they didn't get the extra pay. They were taking 90% of the same risk, but without any of the benefits paras got.

[@captainz9]

"it's about to get real real"... You have no idea. You saw Saving Private Ryan so you're prepared for the next episode... I think in many ways this is harder because they start each episode with the real survivors. I read that of E-company only like 40% of the initial men survived to the end of the war... And that's actually a good number, there were some army companies that only had like 3 survivors out of 100+ in the original company (not counting reinforcements). At the start of episode 2 you'll hear the one guys voice crack over his lost comrades, probably 50 years later it still was emotional for him.

[@the_kansan_reader]

This is my favorite mini series. I love this show so much.

[@tobinfrost2517]

I’d honestly rather jump then have to run up that beach!!!

[@Rogers_Ranger]

one of my Fav shows the behind the scenes that Livington recorded was epic . All of these actors truly had to earn these roles. Huuah

[@cmonster67]

Glad to see you guys watching this!!

[@traviss818]

This is a great show about the founding of the Airborne. As a former paratrooper that never saw combat, I wish now that it was a part of Jump School

[@krisfrederick5001]

This is my favorite episode in a way, if nothing else for the innocence. When Captain Sobel and Army noodles with ketchup were their biggest threats. While knowing what horror and death lies ahead. Be prepared to learn, laugh and suffer with these characters. Currahee! ♠

[@jasongood903]

Great job guys , please keep them coming. This was such a great series .

[@lylewyant3356]

The diamond denotes that Noncommissioned officer (Simon Pegg) was company first sgt.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Band of Brothers is a masterpiece. A few recommendations : Black Hawk Down, All Quiet On The Western Front, Apocalypse Now. Great reaction ❤️

[@necrosiskoc9617]

My great uncle (RIP) flew a P-47 in Europe and my grandpa (also RIP) was an infantryman over there. This was one of my favorite series when I watched it, The Pacific is also really good and is based on the war on the Asian side (no offense Asia :D) vs the Japanese

[@MasterWooten]

23:20 These guys are not going to hit the beach but rather fall in behind German lines to take out whatever defenses the Germans will throw at the army divisions from The US, Canada and Great Britain that will actually hit the beaches.

[@leosamson4311]

BJ I really enjoyed your intro involving your family in service. when it opened with Currahee I was so invigorated because that was my unit when I served in the 90's! So much good stuff here and so well done. I also enjoy the two of you in your seriousness. No civilians in jobs I have had since understand or utilize a brotherhood like in the military. Teamwork and honesty and other attributes are not as appreciated as much outside of the military with the exception of Christian born again believers. The reaction uploads are so interesting and I'm thankful for these!

[@richardwalling845]

My parent's generation. So happy to see you guys learning about WW Two. It was, and remains, so consequential. BTW, we are all Americans, regardless of race, ethnicity, creed or religion. All Americans are rightly proud of our nation's role in the world. As Lincoln said, the US is the last, best hope for humanity.

[@jayvdub5390]

This is a heavy series. But the greatest mini series of all time.

[@norsetech9416]

You got that right.

[@justin_5631]

From google: "$10,000 in 1944 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $171,497.73 today." Probably in addition to the soldier's back pay. Not bad. I mean... they'd probably rather have their relative back but.. not bad.

[@kibecawest9867]

Clearing up some stuff. The blonde dude, Buck Compton, didn't replace Captain Sobel, he took the spot of the Lieutenant that took Sobel's spot. Also, Bill wasn't supposed to see that letter, but he did due to accidentally wearing the wrong jacket. Also, from what I know, Sobel didn't try to push responsibility for his failures onto Winters with the court martial. He was just a very harsh disciplinarian, which is why he was the CO of Easy while there were being stood up (first formed). Winters just so happened to make a judgement call that didn't exactly please Sobel, and Sobel felt he needed to set an example. He gets a lot of bad rap in the show due to his harshness.

[@kibecawest9867]

The reason for this bad rap being that a lot of the first-hand accounts used to form the depiction of the man in the show were from interviews with men who had grown to dislike if not outright hate the man. Partly due to his harshness, but as Nixon implied, he wasn't the best tactician and it almost looked like he would have lead them into Normandy and gotten them killed if not for the NCOs all but mutinying, and submitting notes that basically said they would actually mutiny if Sobel lead them into combat.

[@kibecawest9867]

And Winters wasn't the one who was leading the exercise where the company lost. Sobel lead the company out of position, and then in an attempt to fix this error, lead them to get "killed", for the purposes of the exercise. Winters, as proven later in the series, was an excellent tactician, and a master of ambushes. Which is why he said "We are in textbook ambush position."

[@MasterWooten]

Captain = Company Commander. So one of the Lieutenants a platoon commander will be promoted to take Capt Sobel's former spot.

[@WaywardVet]

I'mma smash that like before I even finish watching because I saw reloaded. Oh, and there's no discipline for messing up on a training exercise. We do an AAR. An After Action Review. It's a debriefing of what we did right, and what we did wrong. 3 of each. Someone always says "good crosstalk" as a positive. Running army joke. You get to the negatives and that's when the ballsy guy suggests that maybe someone they don't name probably made a mistake and we should have maybe done this instead. So the punishment nowadays is just public humiliation in a room full of all your people where a moderator is asking questions and your commander is not in command until class is dismissed. That's also why that gentleman had a white band on his helmet when he graded the death count. Those are OCs. Observer/Controller. They grade performance in the highest levels of training. (More editing: Off by a full grid. They're talking about grid squares. That's 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer. So he is at minimum a kilometer out of place)

[@jesj27]

Love this series!! ❤❤

[@ShadowQween88]

I get goosebumps everytime I hear the music from this. Fantastic show.

[@StormTroopaKoopa]

Glad ya'll got the episode back up. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Don' let YT getcha down; keep ya head(s) up. Peace.

[@HK7Roiz]

5:09 thats Michael Fassbender... as in Magneto... you guys need to pay attention to the actors, cause theres a LOT of big names that by the time this came out were pretty much unknown, and funny detail, most of them are english, australian, german etc all playing American soldiers. youll see the faces of like Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, James McAvoy, Andrew Scott etc.

[@joecochran7797]

This is an amazing series, I hope you truly enjoy it.

[@11DNA11]

50 dollars in 1941 was $1,023 So that's $2,046 a month. $10000 is $204653

[@steverobillard3241]

I can't wait to see your reaction, This is as real as it get right down everything being prototypically correct Every time it is on TV I don't care what I am doing, I have to watchit!

[@spellr1]

I'm looking forward to y'all working your way through what has to be the best mini-series ever made.

[@Joliie]

19:02 oh that is Simon Pegg, can't believe I didn't notice that before seen the series so many times :)

[@HandlesAreStupid2024]

Band of Brothers & The Wire are the two best TV shows. EVER.

[@coldbrewer003]

$10K in 1944 is about $170K today.

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

That's almost twice my life insurance policy

[@alanmacification]

All these guys have been through Boot camp before they volunteered for Airborne. They could quit or be washed-out at anytime up until they deployed to England. It was Sobel's job to get them to quit. He was not a good field officer.

[@justin_5631]

Impressed she saw what was going to happen with the spaghetti. I did not see it coming.

[@derekphelps2819]

I'd recommend watching The Pacific as well.

[@immortanak_joe87]

My pops lowest jump was 600ft, said his chute had barely reached full before ground contact 😳😳

[@iKvetch558]

UGH...YT took down the first episode...what a shock?! LOL Sorry you had to repost...here is a comment for the algorithm. Oh...and first? ✌💯😂 Nope...second. LOL

[@CamtheMac]

The diamond on that guy's hat symbolizes the rank of First Sergeant (E-8).

[@odysseus9672]

After this, you should watch From the Earth to the Moon. t was an HBO mini series produced by Tom Hanks about the Apollo missions (excluding Apollo 13 - Hanks stared in a movie about that one).

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

Um, this is quite the journey you're starting here. Be prepared. Always remember you're watching actors portray real people. As we say here in Texas; Y'all be safe.

[@craigmeaders3867]

Curahee means “stands alone” so, they stand alone, together.

[@ldl239]

absolutely fantastic series... that shot of the planes is one of the best in the film.. and just a note -- the actor playing winters is a brit... and his natural accent will throw you the first time you hear him speak. i had no idea.

[@martinklaus2203]

$100 per month pay back then is equal to $1,850 today. That $10,000 life insurance policy is equal to $185,000 in today's money.

[@rogermcm1]

This was normal training for us in "82" at Ft. Benning GA.

[@srdaniel2]

One of my favorite WWII movies/series.

[@MasterWooten]

Also look to do "da five bloods". It's a Spike Lee joint about Vietnam. Like many of his there are many twists to it.

[@Steelrain322]

you guys are in for a good time with this series

[@dwightmarshall8920]

In one of the Friends episode's David is jacked for doing band of brothers.

[@tomservo4president61]

Eat it now, taste it later, is what my drill instructor always said at chow. Hookah!! Jump from the sky, do or die.

[@timbrady3090]

The more you watch it, the more you get to know who the characters are and then every time you watch it you feel for the guys when they get hit or killed.

[@DocHikes]

If y'all haven't seen Da' 5 Bloods yet, I think you'd love it! Great Spike Lee joint.

[@HK7Roiz]

23:31 its 205,000 today...

[@zoniekat]

Im here for the whole series One of the besr miniseries ever

[@Neotron2001]

This series, Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List should be part of all high school curriculums.

[@sharkbait_11b]

As a paratrooper in my younger days it is an adrenaline rush but at the same time it is dangerous yall should react to a current 82nd airborne operation there os film

[@onestgermain]

Jumping is easy… the landing🤣🤣🤣 , then, getting dragged by the wind!😂😂😂

[@marksanders8028]

Thank you for doing this.