EPISODE
Band of Brothers - Season 1
The series follows the ordeal of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, taking into cognizance the newest branch of the United States Military, the Airborne Infantry.
15 April 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 June 1976, London, England, UK
27 May 1981, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
5 April 1973, Salford, England, UK
1977, Suffolk, England, UK
10 September 1978, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
27 October 1969
November 22, 2017
No TV entertainment program has shown combat in such terrifyingly realistic and lethal terms, or so accurately depicted its frantic chaos.
November 21, 2017
... remains an incredibly visceral and evocative piece of war drama.
November 22, 2017
All of their actions, both heroic and savage, are revealed in the harsh light of impartiality.
November 21, 2017
If the rest of Band of Brothers plays out with the same amount of intensity, I expect it to be a memorable but harrowing experience.
November 21, 2017
Hanks and Spielberg do an excellent job of bringing the horror of war to life, after the painfully slow build-up of the first episode.
November 21, 2017
There's a reason why Band of Brothers earned so many awards and so much acclaim.
November 21, 2017
Despite some flaws, "Band of Brothers" is an engrossing war story with much to recommend, from the spectacular special effects to moments of quiet drama.
November 21, 2017
Using 10 hours to show the full horrors of a five-year war is impossible, but by following a single company across its European battles we are given a sense of an impossibly huge conflict as seen through the eyes of real people.
November 22, 2017
As with another Spielberg wartime project, "Schindler's List," it's the real-life people who have the last, and best, word, after a reverent and effective dramatization of the horrors and heroes of war.
November 21, 2017
... balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war.
