CURRAHEE! - Our First Time Watching *Band Of Brothers*

[@SpartanandPudgey]

We are READY for this long anticipated adventure! let's see what the hype is about Watch up to episode 5 of Band of Brothers Reaction EARLY & UNCUT over on Patreon! www.patreon.com/spartanandpudgey

[@tanelviil9149]

omg no... not this lame stuff... another 90s Hollywood ww2 stuff....we dont need it.... let it die already... Saving Private ryan is enough.

[@marct8160]

@@tanelviil9149 then don't watch....

[@cassu6]

@@tanelviil9149bro shut up. This is one of the best series ever made

[@tanelviil9149]

@@cassu6 nah it's lame and mostly hollywood fantasy . stop living in your childhood movies and grow up mentally.

[@krisfrederick5001]

He intentionally put the letter in Bill's jacket as an indirect way of letting him know.

[@ExUSSailor]

Important to remember is, as accurate as "Saving Private Ryan" was to the time, it was still a fictional story. "Band of Brothers" is all real people, and, the actual events they went through.

[@Rabs1]

Mostly. There are some liberties taken (I’m specifically referring to episode 9, but keeping it vague to prevent spoilers) that prevent it from being totally historically accurate, but it comes pretty close. I think they definitely made the right call in what they did, though.

[@Ronfost89]

Nah 1 thing they fucked up pretty hard. Episode 2s ending is pure bullshit. ​@@Rabs1

[@Rabs1]

@@Ronfost89 I agree- I was just mentioning what I could remember and point to with certainty off the top of my head. There are definite inaccuracies all over the series. Still a 10/10 in my book though.

[@Ronfost89]

@@Rabs1 Oh I love the show and it is the single greatest War media ever made. That is why when the errors happen they are all the more noticeable.

[@Manolo0528]

@@Rabs1Episode 8, “Last Patrol” is the most “Hollywood” of the series. Won’t specify to avoid spoilers.

[@jimflores9098]

My Uncle, Sgt Louis B "Shorty" Flores from Louisiana - wasn't portrayed, but he was part of this exact group. Told me, if I wanted to know what it was like, to read the book this is based closely on. And the series was extremely close to the book. He made it all the way through every battle without major injury and was just an amazing guy. He held Winters in very high regard, btw...

[@amurderofbananas7449]

That is awesome. Thankful for his service. My grandfather was with Patton at (after) Bastogne and he agreed with the sentiment of Easy Co.

[@Alvan81]

It's been a few years, but I wanna say that the name was mentioned in Webster's Book? I may go back and re-liten to the audiobook.

[@FanEAW]

talk about being lucky not having major injuries throughout the war lol, much respect to him.

[@MrTech226]

Is your uncle still living? If so, ask him about Herbert Sobel? I know answer might be after all other vets commented about him.

[@waterbottle1041]

Jim, I have seen the name Shorty on a 101st memorial at Normandy, France. Not quite sure which exact one it was. Amazing to see someone with a connection to a name i saw.

[@marekanthony3935]

This is my favorite series of all time. Thank you for reacting to it.

[@KarFDA]

Mine too.

[@morganhenskjold3062]

mine three

[@bobsnyder7247]

Ditto

[@ReligionIsSilly]

mine x1,000,000

[@Birdseed99]

The interviews with the vets at the beginning of every episode get me. One of the best historical war series ever made. The Pacific is also outstanding

[@michaellindley4500]

The full motto of the 506th Airborne Regiment - and the translation of 'Currahee' in Native Amrican is: "We Stand Alone. Together"

[@KelappanKing]

Yep. It's translated from the Cherokee language specifically.

[@jimmy2k4o]

@@KelappanKingyeah I was gonna say “Native American language” is like saying “European language” People seem to lump all native tribes of America together. They were distinct from each other like how countries or states can have different cultures but live in the same region. Some native tribes hated other native tribes and went to war against them. So if you were to return the lands to the indigenous peoples, which people would receive what land? If before the Europeans arrived the east coast was controlled by Apache, but the Apache stole the land from the Comanche in the first place……do you return it to the Apache or the Comanche?

[@maxulic]

Also I always understood it as "we stand as one". Like one united group.

[@craigcassidy6078]

It's embarrassing that is the motto lets just ignore giant elephant in the room ..

[@rollomaughfling380]

_Currahee,_ as a corruption of the Cherokee _gurahiyi,_ *_might_* mean "stands alone," (referring to the mountain, not "We stand alone together" which is a meaning ascribed by the 506th). No one knows.

[@sakifrahman1531]

My favorite scene from this episode after many rewatches was Winters lifting up his men. It was very symbolic of his role as a courageous, supportive, and encouraging leader. "Leaders lead from the front."

[@craigcassidy6078]

It's a drama , so its not real buddy

[@sakifrahman1531]

@@craigcassidy6078 you're not real bud

[@TheJerbol]

@@craigcassidy6078 ...it's literally based on real people and real events

[@tobimobiv1]

​@@craigcassidy6078My lieutenant would do stuff like this, and make sure to look you straight in the eye to make sure you were there, just for small things like throwing your first live hand grenade, as it was kind of important that you'd follow instructions in order not to get pierced with shrapnel when it went off. I chose not to deploy, but he's in a documentary from the war Afghanistan called "Armadillo". He got hurt pretty badly, which was a bit hard to watch when you know the man.

[@jeremybr2020]

@@tobimobiv1 Good comment. However I'm confused why you made it to craigcassidy6078, the dip shit who just said that this wasn't real. As if just by it being a historical drama, what it's portraying can't be real. Anyone that knows anything about this series, will know that this show is as accurate to the truth, as any show could hope to be. Moving on....... I had heard in an interview with Bill Guarere's son, spoke about his dad having a conversation with Winters. Winters said the day that he truly lost all respect for Sobel, was when Sobel actually told his officers that they were to lead by fear. Winters of course knew that good leaders lead by example. Winters was a special person.

[@woeshaling6421]

If noone has mentioned it before: Winter's buddy Nixon is an intelligence officer. He is in charge of scouts and relays all available intel and combat reports to battalion command. This means he will be close to the front line but will rarely engage in combat

[@alanmacification]

That's why Nix is only around after we see Easy in combat. There is another book on 2nd Battalion 506th HQ Company that covers some of Nixon's exploits.

[@rschroev]

I assume that's also why Nixon knew they were going to Europe before Winters knew.

[@Knight-Bishop]

​@@rschroev Oddly enough, it's weirdly both yes and no. He did know because of the skills needed for that position, but not because he was privy to the info that would've confirmed it; he figured it out through the very little he could get about the ship's course, and then again about how they got moved around England. Operation Overlord and the D-Day invasion was one of the most well kept secret plans in global military history.

[@ryanweintraub9448]

Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air are all made by the same people. Each follows the Army in Europe, the Marines in the Pacific, and the US bomber force in Europe. All are absolute great pieces of historical shows

[@jackpowell9276]

MotA was for me a let down, so much CGI that really took me out of the show.

[@kentbarnes1955]

@@jackpowell9276 Alas...that was all that was available (and it was a disappointment how poorly some of it was done). There just aren't enough flying B-17s to film such a show (perhaps they could have used real P-51s etc....but that would have highlighted even more how poorly the CGI was). However, the portrayal of the war in the air is powerful. And I still highly recommend the show. It is NOT Bob...nothing could be. I did feel it was better than The Pacific, which itself was still good. For me BoB 8.5/10, MOA 7/10, TP 6/10

[@PaulDear-jb2bu]

@@kentbarnes1955 I think I'm correct in saying that they only had two C47's (the planes they jumped from) and the rest were CGI. A lot of the tanks were the wrong type as well and some were a mish mash, the wrong chassis for a certain type of tank. They just don't have enough WW2 vehicles around these days and they have to make do with what they do have.

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

A masterpiece, the true story of these amazing human beings. I can guarantee that by the end you will remember every name and love them. This show is about the incredible emotional sacrifice these men made in WW2.

[@fettfan91]

The scene of all the sergeants signing their resignations actually happened. They were very close after getting through training and didn't want to see their men killed. Winters' leadership was also well known at this point, that's why they all saluted him on the way out.

[@LifeWithTim1]

Just please remember and keep in mind that this isn’t fiction. This is real, taken directly from the men you’re watching being portrayed on screen. Some things are wrong but 99% of it is real and true. You’re watching the story of this company and Men from the beginning to the end of the war. I only mention this because so many times I see reactions and people just believe it to be a historical fiction when that’s not the case.

[@ReligionIsSilly]

THIS!

[@EduardoRodriguez-tu8nf]

There are hints of Hollywood embellishment, slight artistic liberties, and minor historical inaccuracies, but overall one of the most solid series in modern media history.

[@LifeWithTim1]

@@EduardoRodriguez-tu8nf definitely but the events and story itself is pretty true to word besides the little bit they got wrong in some episodes. But yea Hollywood will have its way sometimes haha

[@snowhavenz]

@@LifeWithTim1 i mean to a degree it needs to. the show is grim enough in its depiction of what combat is like. I dont think most could stomach a real visual of what war is like specifically this war. the embellishments definitely work to mellow the experience sort to speak. to make it more digestible to audiences. regardless, the book and the show are tremendously written/directed/produced.

[@olllena148k]

maybe if hollywood didn’t sometimes replace what british soldiers did irl with fictional American regiments then ppl wouldn’t be so skeptical. the irony here is that 70 pc of the actors in this are actually brits playing Americans as this was filmed in england

[@Fez135]

"You're having a bath" - You're having a bubble bath - You're having a laugh. "Half-inching" - Pinching - Stealing. There was quite a bit of rhyming slang in that exchange.

[@Dej24601]

“We Stand Alone, Together” is the full motto.😊

[@timothyhedrick5295]

This is an epic experience. You will love this. The difference between Winters and Sobel is that one is a leader and the other is a manager. Being tough serves a purpose but never without acknowledging and rewarding achievement. A leader does both.

[@Trepanation21]

When I was a younger soldier, the difference between two hard leaders is night and day when you recognize that one of them is building you up with hard work, and another is just being a fruitless dickhead. Both of them put you through the wringer, but only one of them makes you want to push through it, and follow them into the fire.

[@owaindavies916]

You need to do The Pacific after this. Both amazing war series and both up there with the best.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

10,000% agree! Plus, there are Aussies in The Pacific! I can't remember any series/movie they've watched with Australian characters.

[@cassu6]

Honestly it’s weird but as I’ve grown up and watched these again my favorite has switched a lot. At first I thought BoB was best, then I thought Pacific was a lot more deep , but now that I finally watched Generation Kill I think that’s the most real and deep for me.

[@Allaiya.]

The Pacific was hard to watch for me. Good, but was way more of a depressing watch imo. Really made me hate war in general & I had to take longer breaks between episodes.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

@@cassu6 Generation Kill is great too. If you have read Lt Fick's book "One Bullet Away" I highly recommend it.

[@kroft6799]

Fairly good chance we might see the rare Spartan tears before this series is over.

[@pabloc8808]

If that one episode doesn't get him, the very final line of the interviews will. And if that doesn't, then the documentary will. It's basically impossible not to cry watching this

[@Alvan81]

He'll edit it out? Most guys do that.😂. Side note, he seems to get really irritated w/Pudgie's carefree/silly side. But that's priceless quality in your gf/wife. Anyone who's had experience dating a nagging or downer-mate has come to know this!!

[@Ryanrichey13]

@@Alvan81 He really needs to relax and stop thinking that laughing or crying is gay

[@Reblwitoutacause]

💯

[@s1lm4r1l6]

1,000 Bombers attacking coastal defences. 1,200 aircraft and gliders transporting 3 Divisions of troops to their dropzones. Approximately 150,000 men arrived in Normandy on the First day. 5 Battleships, 20 Cruisers, 65 Destroyers and 2 Monitors provided a 40 minute naval bombardment that ended 5 minutes before troops began landing on the beaches. Largest amphibious assault in the entire history of warfare. Nothing begins to come close.

[@trespasserswill7052]

Saipan disagrees.

[@Trepanation21]

@@trespasserswill7052 Both examples of such logistical force that I wouldn't dare personally compare the two.

[@trespasserswill7052]

@@Trepanation21 Well said.

[@TreyBlythe]

It wasn't that they were upset the invasion got postponed, it was that they had all already gotten mentally prepared and when you're told to hold off, that's a big let down, since they have to do it all over again.

[@davidpeters6743]

I mean they were probably upset.

[@lyletuck]

A weekend pass wasn't going to be long enough for most (any?) of these soldiers to go see family. The US is HUGE, and unless they just happened to be from Georgia (or real close) they wouldn't be able to get home for a weekend. A weekend pass would have been for recreation in the local town: a movie, a meal, some drinking, some dancing... that sort of stuff.

[@Alvan81]

Good Point. Yet still, one of the last times these guys would be abke to have that for the rest of their lives..

[@Linruat]

For those who committed suicide, it wasn't just a desire to be a hero, it was also shame. He specifically mentions "4f." In the US military, a 4-F classification means that a person is not fit for military service due to physical, mental, or moral reasons. These men were seeing nearly every man around them being called to serve, and there was an intense feeling of shame/guilt for not being able to go while everyone else was forced to.

[@walterblackledge1137]

I watched this back in 2000 and he said "Had they just waited, they would have been drafted" He tried to enlist the day after pearl harbor but was 4F because of his eye sight. He got drafted later in 1944.

[@aaroncarr5725]

My grandpa was 4F because of a collapsed lung. Many of his brothers disowned him because he wasn’t able to join them.

[@LucasxDucas]

That cold opening, Pudgey 😂. So glad you all are watching this limited series, which I and many others consider to be the best ever filmed. After you finish, please consider watching the companion documentary We Stand Alone Together.

[@zacaldridge1372]

Winters, the ginger guy was aunt Polls husband in real life.

[@audiogarden21]

His name is Damian Lewis.

[@pabloc8808]

I cannot overstate how good this series is. It is one of the best things I have ever watched, and I've watched a LOT of stuff. Band of Brothers is on a different level: the directing, the acting, the writing, and the respect they pay these men.

[@jackray333]

My first time watching your reactions. This is the Greatest Generation of our age. They grew up through the Great Depression. Lived through WW1. Fought in the biggest war known to mankind in WW2. Stopped Hitler from Genocide. And Changed the World. Your Great Grandfather may have served in WW2. But so happy you are watching this series. The best I've every seen.

[@michaellindley4500]

at 27' 40". It's Cockney rhyming slang: Bath = Laugh. Half-Inch = Pinch.: "...Your'e having a laugh if you think you're pinching [stealing] that"

[@KelappanKing]

And Pudgey thought it might have been an Australian accent. Which makes sense. Cockney sounds a lot like the classic Broad Aussie accent. Which also makes sense. I imagine the first people to speak English in Australia (sailors from Southern England) would have had that accent, so that's where the Aussie accent would have developed from.

[@benschultz1784]

​@KelappanKing The Aussie accent comes from a variety of Southern English lower-class dialects, given the place was a penal colony.

[@KelappanKing]

@@benschultz1784 Yup - makes sense! 😊 Convicts and sailors, I guess. I'm from Sydney and we get a lot of people from the UK. Overhearing them, I began to understand where our accent came from.

[@Unashamed_Christian]

I genuinely have watched most everyone react to this series on KZbin.. Pudgey.. I think you might be the very first one that’s ever felt sorry for Sobel 😂😂

[@JohnnyUtah15]

Lmao I was thinking the same thing too. I can’t recall any other reactors having the same sentiment 😂

[@EduardoRodriguez-tu8nf]

I believe Sobel was portrayed rather poorly in this. I recall his still living family members being incredibly offended by the B.o.B. portrayal of their father/grandfather.

[@moonman8450]

It’s not hard to feel sorry for him even though he was a dick the whole time. It’s called compassion

[@roguechevelle]

I think it's David Schwimmer's big puppy dog eyes when he lost Easy company that really got her lol. But seriously she is just a sweet empathic person but yeah first time seeing that for me too.

[@kelstf4636]

So excited to see yall react to this show! its a masterpiece. Remember that all of these men were real people!

[@howardhavardramberg333]

I love Pudgy cracking up for nothing 😂😂 then she laughs even more because how straightfaced Spartan is 😭😭😭

[@djJaXx101]

I learnt more from this TV series about WW2 than 7 years at school.

[@jimmy2k4o]

Same, history teachers in high school seem to be rubbish because everyone I know hated history in school but loves it after school.

[@alleyeditor]

Woo Hoo! Band of Brothers. You guys are in for something truly amazing. My great uncle died fighting the Nazi's in the same battle Bill Guarnere's brother died. I watch this series at least once a year. Never forget these guys and never forget what all the allies did for the world.

[@RaukoDaz3D]

The guy at the airfield was English but speaking with a lot of Cockney slang .. so "You're having a bath" translates to "You're having a laugh" .. So you're taking the p1ss .. "if you're half inching that .. "

[@thecovesf]

Epic start to an epic series by Pudgy! LOL Spartan’s reaction was priceless. I can’t wait to take this journey with you both on Band of Brothers. Worth the wait.

[@Dej24601]

Tom Hanks was an executive producer of the series (with Steven Spielberg) and co-wrote episode 1, directed episode 5, and had a few quick cameo appearances as an actor.

[@FrenchieQc]

FYI EVERYONE, they're only up to Ep4 uploaded on Patreon, so they're likely not done watching all 10 eps, please don't start dropping names of survivors right away..

[@davidpeters6743]

I mean the guys that are doing the interviews are the ones that survive.

[@FrenchieQc]

@@davidpeters6743 Well obviously. It's kinda hard to interview those who died in the war. My point was to not spoil names before they see them themselves at the end of Ep10.

[@eschiedler]

Band of Brothers was a very big hit on DVD sales, so a huge budget was established to make the "The Pacific" on HBO to try replicate those profits. No spoilers, but The Pacific War Theater was a more brutal, visceral war in many ways and didn't have the same cultural Zeitgeist of the Normandy Invasion, books, Tom Brokaw's 'Greatest Generation' moniker, etc. etc that the European Theater did at the time Band of Brothers was made. But The Pacific War was an epic conflict beyond all imagination in its own right.

[@natskivna]

My favorite series/film of all time. I'm an older man (60) and my own father was airborne...a Glider Trooper of the 194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne (my avatar is his shoulder patch). He saw combat in WWII in many places including at Flamierge, Belgium near Foy...a place you will see later in this series. His unit saw 30% casualties in it's first day of action. He never talked about the war and said he only made it through because of a non commissioned officer in his platoon and a lot of luck.

[@Docgy]

Since 20 years ago, this has been an all-time favorite for me till now. Appreciate you to come visit.

[@minnesotavikings7163]

The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II (E-Company).

[@brendanlucchino6640]

Idc how many times I watch this series and the interview production they put together, it doesn’t get any easier to watch. So real and authentic. Hits the feels extremely hard. So happy you guys are taking this up and can’t wait to enjoy the ride with ya!!!

[@CuttinEJ]

She doesn’t look pudgey to me. 😊❤ When you finish this excellent series you need to watch its companion, The Pacific, which documents the experiences of the Marines of (mostly) the 5th Marine Regiment as they fought their way from Guadalcanal to Okinawa against a savage enemy under conditions that were brutal and unending except for death or to be wounded so badly that they simply couldn’t continue. These men deserve your attention and remembrance too. ❤

[@davidjonsson6793]

Pacific is a really great show as well!

[@NickThorbjørnsen2207]

Oh my god this is a treat you two. This is by far the best war series ever made and one of the best series in general. Its going to be a pleasure enjoying it with you two.

[@haaxeu6501]

Yea, Band of Brothers is beyond entertainment in my opinion

[@Grabthars_Hammer]

@@haaxeu6501 It is art for sure.

[@NickThorbjørnsen2207]

@@haaxeu6501 it's almost a documentary.

[@knifeparty7]

This is the greatest tv series ever made. Enjoy the journey.

[@Dej24601]

Many of the main cast in Saving Private Ryan were in a week long “bootcamp” training period. When BOB was being put together, it was decided to have that cast go through a 2 week training period. Actor Ron Livingston (Nixon) recorded a “video diary” about the experience, which is available online KZbin. Recommended!

[@Markus117d]

The guy with the accent was a cockney, a native of East London, traditionally one born within hearing of Bow Bells. Ie Cockney rhyming slang, Half inch = Pinch, aka steal & Having a bath = having a laugh, Aka joking if you think u'r.. in this case taking the guy's souvenir...

[@666Trollish]

You are starting one of the greatest series of all time. This should be the standard watch for everyone. By the end of this you'll know every one of these soldiers names and you will never forget them.

[@beautybysaranwrap]

BEST INTRO MUSIC EVER

[@jordanpeterson5140]

I like the theme from The Pacific slightly better, but the music from all three series (Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air) goes WAY harder than they need to...and I'm grateful for it.

[@dougfisher1266]

Yes! I've been wanting to watch this with you two. After the end of the series, you will be keen to watch The Pacific. Buckle up folks, you are in for a ride!

[@VideaBoss]

The Pacific is really good as well, definitely check that one out too. Really looking forward to this 👍

[@rogerlincoln451]

This is the first BOB reaction I've seen that doesn't include "OMG is that Ross?!"

[@salto1994]

Thought the same

[@jamesgardner2101]

Refreshing!

[@bluecedar7914]

😄

[@soflyedits322]

this is one of those shows i wish i could watch again for the first time. it's so emotional, gritty, and just knowing these were things that happened, some of it made less gruesome for TV than the actual reality because war really is hell on earth. spielberg flexed with this one, especially considering it came out the same WEEK as 9/11 ... ww2 is so fascinating but this series really brings the european theater to life. it's important to know that when it was happening, no one called it world war 2, it was just the war in the pacific [which included AUSTRALIA] , the war in africa, and the war in europe. its only in hindsight that we acknowledge the fact that this was a global conflict that literally ended with oppenheimer's bomb .... which we now can understand didn't END the war, it just started a new COLD one ... if you look at global history closely you can even argue WW2 ended with the fall of the soviet union in '89 and WW3 started on 9/11 ... please watch more historical dramas and documentaries, learn more about this complicated world we live in and that these brave men fought hard to protect for future generations ... it's important we appreciate their sacrifices.

[@M3333]

You HAVE to watch The Pacific and Masters of the Air too but definitely The Pacific

[@jaymilski]

The way I audibly gasped seeing you guys start this series!!! I’m so excited to see your reaction to this! Sooooo good

[@czarfore]

In those days training the body to do without water was the norm. Did you notice Michael Fassbender, Stephen Graham, and Simon Pegg in the cast? In future episodes look for Tom Hardy, James McAvoy, Jimmy Fallon, and Dominic Cooper.

[@JDCheng]

There are many actors in this series that have gone on to major other roles. It speaks to the quality of the casting for this series.

[@Jumpman67]

My dad was in the 101st during peace time. Still pretty cool.

[@boki1693]

You should definitely do the Pacific next. It takes place in the same time period but in your neck of the woods. As a matter of fact, one episode takes place in Australia. Most feel it's not quite as good as this, but it's still excellent. But be warned ,the Pacific is brutal.

[@NPA1001]

Yaaay! You have now reacted to the 3 shows I consider as near to perfect as it gets. Breaking Bad, Peaky Blinders, and Band of Brothers.

[@alexglezarch]

Best series of all time by far. Not only that, This is the best media of any kind ever created, period. There is nothing like this. It will touch your soul like no other. By the end you will know.

[@stallion78]

Please watch “the Pacific” after this. Made by same people. May not be as highly rated but is every bit as good. Also an Australian 🇦🇺 element to that series you will enjoy

[@amanofiron8252]

I would definitely recommend The Pacific. I think in some ways it's even better than Band of Brothers. I couldn't finish Masters of the Air though, I thought it was boring.

[@rllangevin3841]

Very much looking forward to this journey with you. IMHO the best tv series, ever. The interviews at the beginning set the stage to some degree for each individual episode. Glad you're including them as part of your reaction! You will come to genuinely care for these men and learn the value of good leadership, courage and valour and why they are part of the Greatest Generation. Please be sure to also react to the unofficial 11th eposide, We Stand Alone Together - it's a MUST to finish up this series. Thanks!

[@evilsponge6911]

We few, we happy few. We Band of Brothers. For he who sheds his blood with me this day shall be my brother.

[@JayEvans1911A1]

So glad to see y'all finally reacting to this! And yes, please also react to The Pacific and Masters of the Air. They're both great series, but in my opinion, nothing tops Band of Brothers.

[@pnwcruiser]

Indeed, a superb series. And the interview clips with real world Easy Company survivors makes it all the more special.

[@Mdvkng358]

Have tissues ready starting with the next episode. This series is a magnificent emotional roller coaster

[@FanOfDaUnderAppreciated]

I think you guys are going to love this series. I wouldn't be surprised if Pudgey likes it even more than Spartan.

[@davenaldrich3985]

And thus, the Band of Brothers viewing experience begins anew…

[@salto1994]

Time to see it for the 250th time 😅

[@NoName-oq2if]

Dont forget THE PACIFIC after this series

[@HyperXsoduK]

1:30 I think even Tom Hanks himself was an executive producer so yeah there's a strong connection between them and both are GOATed true war stories as well.

[@shrodingerschat2258]

"Easy" was not a description of difficulty. It was the phonetic description. Companies within each regiment were given letter designations; A as in Abel, B as in Baker, C as in Charlie, D as in Dog, E as in Easy, F as in Fox, and so forth.

[@jramostt86]

This show is based on the real accounts of the Men of Easy company, some things have been changed for dramatic purposes. But for the most part very accurate. And yes the next show is a must watch as well.

[@raise1000]

During war, you dont control when the enemy attacks. It could be right after a meal. You dont control when you dont have water. These are real life situations that Sobel is training them for. Yes, he took it to the extreme but what is more extreme than war itself? This show is based on true recollections of Easy Company in WW2 by the men themselves. Not everything is true but most are. There are many memorials in Europe, at the exact locations that Easy Company fought, to commemorate their accomplishments.

[@LeviHoward175]

The Pacific is absolutely worth a watch. Absolutely brutal but a very good show.

[@ericdulyon4601]

So glad you two are reacting to this. You both are good genuine people and reactors.

[@magicbrownie1357]

LOL. Pudgey cracking up two seconds into the intro and Spartan just biting his lip. Classic.

[@shamrokz95]

just casually dropping a reaction to one of the best tv series ever!!! lets go!!!

[@andyt9296]

when you finish all 10 episodes there’s a mini documentary about easy company where they talk to the veterans about their experiences of going to war some of it you see at the beginning of each episode it is called “we stand alone together”

[@MrTech226]

Currahee is Cherokee word means "Stand Alone". There is a mountain in Northeastern Georgia in USA called Currahee Mountain. This mountain that troops ran up and down "3 miles up, 3 miles down" near their training camp, Camp Toccoa.

[@MrTech226]

Spartan After you and Pudgey finished all 10 episodes, go watch the documentary: The Men of Easy Company: We Stand Alone Together. This doc shows then surviving members interviewed during miniseries.

[@TheRagratus]

You unknowly just invited one of the largest, most knowledgeable, devoted KZbin fan bases on the planet. It's borderline religious and I am a proud member of this congregation.

[@EastPeakSlim]

Amen, my brother.

[@empireants3052]

Haven't even watched the video yet and already the best intro ever 🤣. Spartan's non reaction stare into the camera is the cherry on top haha

[@hiigara2085]

This is one I'm genuinely excited to watch again with you guys

[@ExUSSailor]

At the time this was made, it was the most expensive television production EVER. It had a total budget of $120 million.

[@IAmNotARobotPinkySwear]

There's a particular scene in Episode 3 and then later in Episode 7 involving a guy named "Speirs". The hairs still raise up on my arms when I see those scenes.

[@steveg5933]

Buckle up. There is little anyone can say to prepare yourself for this series. I will comment from time to time on episodes I have a close connection to. These guys had trained for 2 years. There comes a point when you've trained enough, you're on the knife edge, sitting after being told they were going, then told to stand by just causes more stress. At that point they just want to get it over with. My grandad fought in WWII, but that was a very different theater (& miniseries, closer to you guys- The Pacific). As for this series, AFTER you finish the series not before- Make sure you watch 2 documentaries We Stand Alone Together & Ron Livingston's behind the scenes home movies about the filming of BoB.

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Yes! The most epic series ever set to film, honoring that Greatest Generation of men…whom I hold in the highest regards & admire greatly. It would have been amazing to see the same delivery from the Allies perspective; British, Canadian, Australia, NZ, Polish etc. Please do this justice…& don’t skip the veterans comments at the intro. Looking forward to this journey!

[@cassu6]

Seeing a band of brothers from the Polish perspective would be awesome. Especially if it encompasses the whole war right from the start

[@panzerdeal8727]

3 divisions dropped that night..Brit 6 th "Pegasus" division, 82 nd. "All American" Division, and the 101 st. "Screaming Eagles. 82 nd had had 2 drops prior to this in Sicily, and Italy.

[@scalisque5403]

Gotta do The Pacific after. One episode is even in Australia.

[@KelappanKing]

Melbourne, specifically! Where Spartan and Pudgey are from 😊

[@moldy13]

this is def one of those "perfect shows". just excellent in every way. re: Sobel... he was promoted and given a bigger command, but he would never see combat, and to advance to the top, top of the army, one must see combat. it's a requirement for any rank beyond Lt. Col., I think (could absolutely be wrong.). they basically put a cap on how far he could go in the army with that transfer.

[@Taliesyn42]

One thing to keep in mind about how hard they're training in this one: More sweat during training means less bleeding during combat. Although, that said, Sobel carried it past training to pettiness, spite, and pure meanness. Even with that, though, the survivors of the original members credited him and his training for their survival.

[@jackpowell9276]

Such an awesome opening episode to a series. This series will be a rollercoaster, really looking forward to sharing the journey.

[@A_massive_wog]

I am so excited for you guys. You watch this series and you'll never forget it or the people it represents.

[@philphil6006]

We stand alone, together in isolation behind enemy lines. A Bond like no other a band of brothers.

[@YN97WA]

This series will break your heart and make your spirit soar. I guarantee you'll remember it for years to come. You'll have a profound respect for the men who fought WW II, and you'll fall in love with the men of Easy Compay. I watched it when it first aired in 2001, and probably 100 times since then. I subscribed to your channel so I can enjoy the journey with you. CURRAHEE .

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

I really hope you guys do The Pacific! I actually like that series better. Plus, there are Aussies in The Pacific!

[@johndaskal6513]

This is by far the masterpiece of masterpieces of WW2 shows and or movies.

[@nostalgiaplex]

Band of Brothers is the best out there. I loved every second of it.

[@fenix6297]

The issue with the jacket - the other soldier purposefully swapped jackets with Guarnere so he would find the letter and find out about his brother. He didn't have the heart to tell him to his face. So he swapped the jackets, made it look like an accident, so Guarnere would find the letter and find out about his brother.

[@PEPPER2323]

The best war movie ever....Dallas Texas. PS.... Dick Winter is played by a British actor using an American accent.

[@Stuski666]

As this series was filmed largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, in the Uk a large proportion of the central characters were played by British or Irish actors, including a couple of very famous faces to come in future episodes.. Off the top of my head; Christiansen, Martin, Raney, Liebgot, Welsh, Grant, Janovec, Miller and Simon Peggs character (who's name I can't remember😊). I'm sure there are others too.

[@TheKing-zl3bk]

"We stand alone together " was tattooed on my grandpa. Never knew where it came from. Always knew he was in ww2 tho