The Pacific HBO miniseries

[Aragorn243]

I've had this set for quite a while and know it's been out for a couple of years but I'm just now getting around to watching it.

When the series first came out, I purchased and read the book expecting something along the lines of "Band of Brothers" which I really enjoyed.

The book was not bad but it did not grab onto me the way the Band of Brothers did.

The miniseries is a major disappointment. It seems almost as if they are trying to bring out the worst in men in this series.

I've only gotten through the first four parts so perhaps it will improve.

Where Band of Brothers emphasized friendship, honor and integrity, this series seems to focus on drunken nights on the town, sex when they can get it, divisions between the men and their leaders, mental breakdowns and violations of the Geneva Conventions.

Anyone else get this impression or am I barking up the wrong tree?

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