In 2010, as a member of the 101st Airborne, I shook the hand of Dick Winters as we boarded the plane to Afghanistan. Every single solider in our battalion that left that day shook that mans hand. One of the most surreal moments of my life.

@TheDihaltus

5 ай бұрын

Fucking awesome. Wish I had done that before my deployment.

@randallshughart

5 ай бұрын

Holy sh**. What an honnor. As a fellow paratrooper (1st Para Infantry Regiment, French Army) and Afghanistan vet, I measure the depth and strenght of the moment you must have lived. I can't phathom how surreal it must have been. Salute Brother.

@nicholaspietrzak9992

5 ай бұрын

A year before he passed.

@xfiremaniac

5 ай бұрын

Now that was a day to remember...

@brianbyrne3003

5 ай бұрын

Has to be a career highlight, especially for someone in the 101st.

20+ years and this show still holds up as one of the greatest in tv history

@tobiasb9645

4 ай бұрын

Good for you you have understood what a man is and What grandfathers has succrified

@moleman1976

2 ай бұрын

You can cross out "one of" - in my mind it's the greatest thing ever put to film! TV, movies, animation - nothing has ever moved me as much as this series!

Some people have trouble taking Schwimmer seriously, but I didn't because I've never watched Friends. I was going to check it out one time, but then Captain Sobel canceled my weekend pass.

@va3svd

5 ай бұрын

I guess you shouldn’t have taken that can of peaches from his mess facility.

@purdyquibb

5 ай бұрын

I had real trouble taking him seriously. After I dove into the actual life of Capt. Sobel I realized he actually nailed it.... seem he was spot on with Sobels actions and demeanor

@leonardyoung6821

5 ай бұрын

Schwimmer killed it!

@Conn30Mtenor

5 ай бұрын

how were you going to fight the war with a footlocker full of condoms?

@dbach1025

5 ай бұрын

Its not a can of peaches. it is US Army property. Your pass is cancelled as well.@@va3svd

It wasn’t the pettiness or hard-assedness of Sobel that led to the NCO mutiny. It was that they noticed his poor performance in combat exercises and they were convinced that he would get them all killed. No, they didn’t like him, but these were elite athletic specimens. They could handle the forced marches and running, etc. They drew the line at the perceived risk of his battlefield incompetence. Almost everybody in E company after the war acknowledged the role Sobel had in their development, and his son even spoke at one of their reunions. They were nervous about how he would be received, but they had one of the most likeable remaining veterans introduce him to everyone and apparently the veterans were welcoming and warm with him. Sobel did later have several different staff positions, but he was never actually given a combat command.

@gingerbardman2391

5 ай бұрын

This was especially true for paratroopers, who suffered casualty rates as high as 40% in some battles. They could not afford to have added risk from their commanding officer, and if they had arranged for an "accident" to happen they wouldn't have been the only ones from WW2 to lose incompetent officers to an "act of providence". Is it harsh and unacceptable under pretty much any other circumstances? Absolutely. But this was a job where spending lives was already an accepted practice, this was just a single step further.

@MWSin1

5 ай бұрын

There's a long tradition of officers that are excellent at creating an army but unfit to lead one. George McClellan is their patron saint.

@i_noah_guy18

5 ай бұрын

So true. I read Winter's book and I remember him saying that he thought that Sobel got a bad wrap, especially from the BoB book and series. Winter's also credits the performance of Easy Company to the physical training that they were given from Sobel. As a veteran myself, I can totally see how Stephen Ambrose interviewed a couple of Easy Company guys, and then jumped to the conclusion that he was the worst commander on the face of the earth. I noticed when I was in uniform that when someone was hated, it was never enough that they were a d!ck, they had to be a sh!tbag in their job too (whether it was justified or not).

@mariuszpudzianowski8400

5 ай бұрын

True, some officers are made for training people some for leading them to battle - and there's nothing wrong with that.

@terminallumbago6465

5 ай бұрын

It’s a shame how tragic Captain Sobel’s postwar life was. He may not have been very popular, but he served his country with honor.

Funnily enough, Saving Private Ryan is a war film that's NOT based on a true story, other than the broader historical events of course. The Omaha Beach landing was obviously something that happened and the film's portrayal of it is supposedly very faithful in many aspects, but all the individual characters and the actual plot details are all fictionalized. Unlike Band of Brothers, that's based on real people and their recounting of events. (That's not to say BoB is not dramatized or even straight up wrong about certain major things, like the much brought up ending texts of Ep. 3 about Blithe.) Edit: That said, Saving Private Ryan is still a great war film and probably without it we would not have gotten this series!

@AndrewAHynd

5 ай бұрын

It is to a point. There was a man, Fritz Niland, who did lose all brothers(or thought they did) and was in fact ordered removed from battle to protect him, as his mother had received all letters at the same time. So that aspect is true. But, he was found relatively quickly, and no squad members were lost in finding him. Niland was actually a friend of Malarkey's, and was able to catch up with him, and tell wha was going on near Carentan before he went home. It was later found that his brother in the Pacific, was not killed, but was in a POW camp and did in fact survive the war. The other two are buried in Normandy.

@uncoolmartin460

5 ай бұрын

While I agree with you about SPR, I just want to remember the Sullivan brothers in the US Navy (PTO) where all 5 were KIA (afaiac). (USS Junea). That is worth remembering.

@jobanh7ify

5 ай бұрын

@@AndrewAHyndyes indeed

@TheBigjake04

5 ай бұрын

You are correct however, SPR was in fact “inspired by true events.”

@darkamora5123

5 ай бұрын

And "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was based on the story of Ed Gein (as was Psycho and Silence of the Lambs, et cetera). Inspired by true events is just Hollywood speak for "we made it up, out of whole cloth, but some historical event vaguely resembles it, if you squint, in the dark and you don't expect anyone in the original story to be in ours."

Fun fact, colonel sink, the commanding officer, is played by the military adviser that trained the actors

@uncoolmartin460

5 ай бұрын

Dale A Dye, Vietnam Veteran, Author and has been involved with many films. iirc.

@thatnorwegianguy1986

5 ай бұрын

@@uncoolmartin460 He also reprised his role as Colonel Sink in the Brothers in Arms video game which follows a different company in the 101st airborne.

@TheLanceUppercut

5 ай бұрын

He did the same for Saving Private Ryan. He trained the actors and even had a little cameo.

@yodawg3469

5 ай бұрын

​@@TheLanceUppercuthe was also in Platoon if I'm not mistaken.

@hanscombe72

5 ай бұрын

The guy playing Lewis Nixon made a video diary of how the easy company actors were trained to be soldiers by Captain dale dye and his cadre. One of the things they loved to do was impersonate Dale dye. On picture day Michael cudlitz who played Bull randleman polished it off in front of Captain dye. “Grab a partner we are going to do open heart suuurgerrreeeee.” Without missing a beat dye chimes in “don’t think I won’t find out who that f---er is.” Easy company is based on the world war 2 phonetic alphabet. Able, baker, Charlie, dog, easy, fox and so on….. apologies for all the armchair officers who want to explain stuff to you.

Yep, Sobel felt threatened by Winters, resenting how he inspired admiration and loyalty in the men, with them coming to see him as the true leader of the company. Making Winters the mess officer was a way of punishing Winters, as kitchen patrol duty was, and still is, considered one of the worst assignments. He'd basically be confined to the mess hall all day, making sure everyone's meals were prepared and served, that all the dishes were washed. He'd have to get up much earlier than even everyone else in order to organize breakfast. In addition to that, the whole spaghetti dinner fiasco was Sobel's attempt to make the men resent Winters. He was hoping that they'd blame him for serving them spaghetti before the Currahee run because of him being the mess officer. This scheme backfired on Sobel when Winters chose to run Currahee along with everyone else, showing sympathy and solidarity. That's why Sobel made up that bullshit indictment next. If he'd just accepted the punishment it wouldn't necessarily have been a big deal, but it would've been a stain on Winters's service record, which is why he chose court martial instead.

@przemekkozlowski7835

5 ай бұрын

From what I understand, Winters was technically at fault in the final incident. However, it was just a minor breach of protocol and essentially a miscommunication on Winters's part. Sobel tried to turn it into a charge of insubordination which Winters would not stand for. Winters also understood army culture well enough to know that the colonel would never approve a court martial over something like that.

@tehdipstick

5 ай бұрын

@@przemekkozlowski7835 Technically speaking, yes, he missed his assignment, but that only happened because Sobel deliberately changed the timing of it without telling him. Sobel makes up an excuse that he sent runners and tried calling Winters to let him know that his shift had been changed, but as Winters pointed out, he was quartered with a family that didn't have a telephone. Seeing as Winters is his executive officer/second-in-command, Sobel would have been aware that he didn't have a phone where he was staying, meaning he was lying about trying to call him, which heavily implies that he lied about sending a runner to look for him as well. Sobel purposefully set Winters up to miss his assignment, simply because he wanted to tarnish Winters's record out of jealousy and spite for making him look bad. He figured Winters would just take the punishment rather than be court-martialed for insubordination.

@BillyButcher90

5 ай бұрын

​​@@tehdipstickWhat he didn't count on was that Winters was wise to this trickery and that Sobel was just doing this as a power trip. He could've also had Col Strayer vouch for his innocence if this were to go for a court martial as Winters claimed he had been under his orders to censor the mail before Sobel's last minute and uninformed change. Also Sobel would be hard pressed to explain how he tried telephoning Winters (when the latter didn't have access to a phone) and the name of the runner he supposedly sent to Winters.

@Yora21

5 ай бұрын

Based on this presentation, his authority was threatened by Winters. But that was entirely his own fault.

@quadog9019

5 ай бұрын

Funny enough Sobel acting like an SOB was what saved his life - he would've been in the plane that went down with Lt. Meehan and Sgt. Evans in Normandy.

The amount of young talent in this series is astounding. And it changed the way of some of the established actors were seen, David Schwimmer was no longer just Ross. Ron Livingston was no longer just the dude from “Office Space”. A real ensemble tour de force.

@joedufour8188

5 ай бұрын

Damian Lewis will forever be Winters.

@kissmy_butt1302

5 ай бұрын

I feel bad for Schwimmer and Livingstone. This series didn't seem to be the lift on their careers as it was for everyone else. It really showed their acting chops.

@BillyButcher90

5 ай бұрын

But Schwimmer did well playing Robert Kardashian in that OJ Simpson TV movie.

@Crazy_Diamond_75

5 ай бұрын

@@kissmy_butt1302 Nah, don't feel too bad for Shwimmer. That man is set for life from Friends. He's a good dude, too, leveraged his own and Aniston's popularity to make sure the whole cast got good contracts.

@user-wm3bf7pi3u

5 ай бұрын

"There are so many people in this I know"......... YEAH NOW!!!!!!! most of them were snot nosed kids fresh from cereal commercials. Memphis Belle sent the actors through 'boot' camp same as this and it made the movie and performances so much better.

Called “Easy” Company, not because it will be easy, rather “Easy” was the Military Phonetic Alphabet for the letter “E” (now it is “Echo”

Eisenhower cried in his car after seeing some of the Para's taking off, 80% were expected to die on Day 1.

@oceanchaos1

5 ай бұрын

Even if there was a drop at all, given the uncertainty about the weather. Could have been even worse if teh landing craft capsized and the paras didn't back them up.

@mariuszpudzianowski8400

5 ай бұрын

Those were some tough motherfuckers

@davidcorriveau8615

5 ай бұрын

There were good reasons Ike was smoking about 5 packs a day circa WW2. Stress is a killer.

@CubeInspector

5 ай бұрын

Eisenhower was a scumbag freemason it's hilarious you think he actually cared about them

@Gecko....

28 күн бұрын

They expected massive casualties on the Normandy beaches too, I read over 50% with the first waves expected to take 80% casualties. They were prepared to take those just to secure at least 1 beach head. In reality they received nowhere near those.

"everything about this is so good, everything is so good." You ain't seen nothing yet. I can not wait to join you on this journey. One of. the greatest tv series of all time, and yes, tied in with the Pacific, and I imagine Masters of the Air will be. Being a history teacher I use clips from both this and The Pacific in class. They are so accurate and so damn good.

@signalnine2601

5 ай бұрын

I always wonder about these reactions though. What is someone going to do? Say they don't like it. See how that works out for them. I mean I think it's the best series ever made but if someone is reacting to it, there's only one answer they can safely give.

@weeatpplproductions

5 ай бұрын

I WISH my teachers used Band of Brother/The Pacific to teach us about WW2 when I was in high school. That's super cool!

@jbv776

4 ай бұрын

best and most memorable part of high school was learning about this series

As a film student you might enjoy the fact that when the actors where chosen every actor and extra received period correct 1940's military training in a 10 day bootcamp. They where called by their characters names, had to wear 1940's uniforms and had to behave as 1940's soldiers and learn 1940's military procedures. Ron Livingstone (who playes Lewis Nixon) has also made a video diary of the entire series with a lot of behind the scenes footage. And yes this series is based on the book 'Band of Brothers' by Stephen Ambrose. Stephen was a history teacher who lived in the same building as John Martin (one of the veterans) so through John, Stephen got into contact with all the survivors from Easy Company and wrote the book based on their stories.

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

Yep. The training was done by Dale Dye (the Colonel /commander of the 506th regiment) he was the films military advisor as well.

When you have finished band Brothers, there’s a mini documentary where they interview the veterans of Easy company where they tell their side of the story and experiences it’s called. “We stand alone together” it’s a must watch. Some of the interviews you see at the beginning of each episode

"How many famous people are in this?" - Better question, how many people who were in this, became household names afterwards?

@thatnorwegianguy1986

5 ай бұрын

Quite a few two of the biggest names that comes to mind is Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender

@fantasycamp4000

5 ай бұрын

I don't think anyone was famous before except Ron Livingston and David Schwimmer and Dale Dye for his military advice

@BillyButcher90

5 ай бұрын

James McAvoy, Simon Pegg, Andrew Scott, Dexter Fletcher, Donnie Whalberg, Jimmy Fallon and Colin Hanks

@candel0692

5 ай бұрын

This show got all the big names, that you recognize, started in their careers.

@doommonger7784

5 ай бұрын

@@BillyButcher90 Don't forget Stephen Graham who later on played a great Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire. Terrific actor

A quick Military lesson. For Army / Marine Infintry Units. 4 Soldiers to a fire team 3 Fire teams to a Squad 3 Squads to a Platoon 3 Platoons to a Company 3 Company's to a Battalion 3 Battalions to a Regiment 3 or more Regiments to a Divisions 3 or more Divisions to a Army 2 or more Armies to a Army Group This is in general and can be added to or deleted as needed to tailor for a specific need. Hope this helps a bit.

@garycrow1943

5 ай бұрын

I understood that each Company had a heavy weapons platoon as well as 3 Riflemen platoons.

@bigsteve6200

5 ай бұрын

@garycrow1943 The answer I gave. Is just in general for a novice. To help someone who has not been exposed to any military organizations. Getting into the weeds was not the purpose here. But yes you are correct. Semper Fi

@garycrow1943

5 ай бұрын

Semper Fi@@bigsteve6200

@paulf4802

5 ай бұрын

We are all going to need to learn some nomenclature after the next election. @@bigsteve6200

@DIYBFF123

5 ай бұрын

Thx!

21:35 "I request trial by courts martial" is just a simple saying in the military, as is your right as a soldier/officer. It's the salute that he gives right after that has gone down in cinema/TV history as the single greatest "fuck you, SIR" salute of all time

@snipegrzywa

4 ай бұрын

It's a little deeper then that. Without going too crazy into details, the military has basically 3 types of punishments. Immediate/low level, written formal, and trials. The immiedate/low level is things like "do push-ups" or modern day counseling statements that may have a punishment like stand guard for x hrs, or write an essay. Written formal is letters of reprimand for officers, or article 15s. Depending who issues these, they have different lengths before they expire. So it's a significant impact to your advancements, for a certain amount of time. Then trial, aka court martial. These are most serious, as losing this trial results in serious penalties. A soldier has the right to escalate those mid tier punishments to court martial. Here, Winters was willing to stake his career (win or lose the court martial) in showing their senior officers what type of leader Sobel is. He was committing professional suicide in essence, and IF he lost, he could face extremes like jail time. (modern day I think it's dishonorable discharge, forfetuire of pay, and 6 months confinement as the max penalties for failing to obey a lawful order, someone can correct me).

Lt. Winters helping his men board the transport was more than simply symbolic. As the last trooper to board the plane, he would be the first one OUT of the plane when the green light switched on.

@CubeInspector

5 ай бұрын

The Infantry officer motto is Follow Me for a reason.

Phil Alden Robinson directed this episode. He previously directed on Field of Dreams and Sneakers. This is also one of the Episodes where Tom Hanks wrote a large portion of the script. The DP (Joel Ransom) was also a relative unknown before this, he did a little TV work but this was his main start. David Schwimmer was isolated throughout the entire bootcamp and training of the actors on purpose. They needed to create a rift between him and every other person on the cast. All the rest of the starting cast went through a multiple week training exercise with instructors leading runs, inspections, dining in a mess hall, sleeping in barracks, etc. Schwimmer did many of the same activities but just with him and instructors. The real Herbert Sobel did get sent off, but he successfully trained over 400 of the supporting staff through Jump school. He jumped in during the D-Day invasion with his men, gathered 4 troopers and organized the assault on german gun nets. Unfortunately in his later life he eventually attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head, he survived it and was placed into VA facility. He died from neglect and malnutrition in the VA facility, and the VA staff neglected to file for a memorial service or conduct military honors at his death. The Invasion of Normandy was a massive undertaking as it was the first time such a coordinated strike by multiple armed forces was conducted requiring precise timing and planning. The other factor was it was all a giant fake out. The allies spoon fed information through leaks and back channels that the allies were going to do an Allied assault through Norway. They actually prepared supplies and setup decoy operations. Then on top of this they created plans for a fictitious invasion of Pas de Calais. They assigned General Patton to lead a small force but masked via massive false radio chatter, supply movements, and notices of fake soldiers getting married and causing a ruckus in town newspapers suggesting activity there. This was all in case there were leaks inside the Allies intelligence. They even deployed inflatable tanks and fake landing craft and simulated tire/tank tracks. They had an actor impersonate General Montgomery in Gibtalter so they could be seen scouting the Mediterranean. Then on the night of the Invasion just a few hours before they dropped dummies and radar chaff over Pas de Calais. These methods worked to a decent degree. Forces were moved up to Norway. The german commanders believed Patton to be the most important person so focused the backup forces on his activities. And the night of D-Day a large portion of the German troops were routed 150-miles northeast to reinforce Calais.

Currahee is Cherokee, Native American tribe, for the mountain in Northeast Georgia near the town of Toccoa that the entire 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) ran nine miles to the top and back at least once every day. The mountain peak stood alone among the mountain range so the motto for all 506th PIR Soldiers later paratroopers was, "Stands Alone!" The most junior Soldier approaching another Soldier would say, "Stands Alone!" The other Soldier would respond, "Currahee!" I was honored to be assigned to this proud U.S. Army unit which stood alone with the Imjin River to our backs in the Republic of Korea's De-Militarized Zone (DMZ). We were outnumbered 300 communist North Korean soldiers to every one American Soldier. Amazing how those simple words reminding us all of the Band of Brothers who went before us motivated us to face and overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that day. Certainly, great leaders push their Soldiers to the breaking point and prepare them for war and then there are narcissistic leaders like First Lieutenant Sobel who care about their image pursuing and the next promotion. Sobel's "hard leadership style" masked his own weakness, fear (hesitating in the door) and poor map reading skills which is the kind of leader which kills many of his men in training and combat.

@luketimewalker

5 ай бұрын

Salute from France!

If you're going all the way with this...be prepared to grow, laugh, learn and suffer with these characters. The first episode is in some ways my favorite, if only for the innocence and the fact that I know what lies ahead for these men. This was when their biggest threats were "Army noodles with ketchup." I love the power move Winters makes by literally grabbing the pen out of Sobel's hand while he was abusing his power...it's brilliant, and a true story. Hard to call this a TV show honestly, it's a 12 hour Saving Private Ryan in quality...CURRAHEE! ♠

@SDsailor7

5 ай бұрын

The first episode to me felt cheese, due to David Shweemer. Wearing a pilot's jacket in Georgia.😅

@_BELMONT_

5 ай бұрын

just wait. learning about these men changed my life. @@SDsailor7

"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops," Eisenhower wrote. "My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone." General Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander's other prepared speech. D-DAY was never a guarantee...

@ph1shstyx

5 ай бұрын

There was also an extensive counterintelligence campaign run by the british and americans that was so successful that even at the end of the day during the invasion of normandy, German commanders held back forces because they expected the main thrust of the invasion to be at Calais. It wasn't until a full day after that they started to move forces south to try to county normandy and by then, it was too late for them.

@benn454

5 ай бұрын

@@ph1shstyx Including an entire fake tank division made of inflatable tanks commanded by none other than Patton himself.

@GamerKatz_1971

5 ай бұрын

I love the fact it was written in pencil on the back of an envelope. As if the idea of "I really need to write this out so I will remember it if the landings don't work" just popped into his head.

So glad to see you beginning your journey with the men of Easy Company. I had been in the Navy for five when the first episode was released, two days before the September 11th attacks. As a Veteran, I can say that Richard Winters is the perfect example of what a leader should be and he is someone I would like to have met before he passed away. I love the stories of each of these men and what they experienced in the war. I also like the impact these men had on the lives of the actors who portrayed them. Like hearing that Neal McDonough named his first-born son after the person he portrayed, Buck Compton. And there is a great picture of Richard Winters and Damian Lewis taken on Winters farm in Pennsylvania. I watch this series at least once a year. The Pacific is amazing as well, just a bit of a harder watch than Band of Brothers because of what the Marines went through in the Pacific, fighting in a very different environment and a very different enemy. Looking forward to your reaction to the next episode.

I love how many people have been watching Band of Brothers lately, and yes, I'll gladly join you for this journey all over again!

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

I think it because of the release of Masters of the Air, which Tom Hanks is again involved in. The Pacific was also very good.

@robertframe7349

4 ай бұрын

And every Memorial Day weekend.

Herbert Sobel was much older than the men. He was from a city, Chicago, while most were not. He was Jewish in an antisemitic world. He was disaffected from those he commanded and they from him. He was not able to overcome these issues to be a combat commander. Winters was born to lead men in combat. The men were lucky to have him, and they knew it.

@RaderizDorret

5 ай бұрын

It's more than that. Liebgott got shit for being a Jew but was otherwise accepted because he was competent and even Guarnere (the most obviously bigoted of the company) respected him. Sobel was hated because he was a glory hound and in real life barely managed to keep up with the minimums while he demanded excellence from his men. Combine with his incompetence in the field, and that mutiny happened for a reason.

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

@@RaderizDorretinterestingly, the real liebgot apparently was not Jewish.

@RaderizDorret

5 ай бұрын

@@Analysta654 His parents were Jewish but they had him convert to Christianity

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

@@RaderizDorret Sobel story is truly sad, as he attempts suicide but botched it, and spent the last pat of his life blind.

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

@@RaderizDorret thanks for clarifying. I think someone said it in reference to the scene when someone was giving Sobel a hard time for being Jew, and Liebgott got mad. Makes sense now while even if he was not “officially” a Jew, why he would still be offended.

Love your analysis and insight on the technicalities of filmmaking. Subscribed.

I visited Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, and Carentan last year and I was shocked at just how active the locals are with keeping all the monuments so clean, lined with flowers, and how much effort they put in to remembering those who came to liberate them. There is so much passion in keeping all those museums running, passing on the many stories, and teaching the history. I saw five buses full of school kids from some French school at Omaha Beach, and they all laid down flowers. It was a little emotional to see that. Say what you will about the French, but they, like the Dutch, are still very grateful to have been liberated. Also, it was fun to see James Madio, who played Frank Perconte, actively involved with tour groups there.

@artbagley1406

Ай бұрын

I understand the citizens in Belgian towns have the same level of gratitude for the American and Canadian soldiers moving forward and in Market Garden.

I just discovered reaction videos on KZread this past Summer. The first I watched was a Band of Brothers Reaction and have seen quite a few since. Several things that I really appreciate from those reacting. An observation of a quality story, notice of production quality and film techniques, an understanding of the background context such as the history of what is occurring, and the emotional connection. You have shared knowledge about creating a film, a strong emotional content which allows even those of us who have watched the show previously, to experience those initial emotions again, and at the very least if not a detailed knowledge of the history, at least a respect for it. I look forward to following you and sharing in your experience of a truly great show about truly great heroes.

@TheFalconerNZ

5 ай бұрын

Well said, I to have just found this reaction channel & I am in for her ride as well hoping to learn about the film techniques used as she learns about Easy company.

In addition to James McAvoy, Tom Hardy, Jimmy Fallon, and Michael Fassbender, the series also features a young Andrew Scott (Andrew also cameo'd in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN). Tom Hardy in fact appeared in both BLACK HAWK DOWN (his first movie) and BAND OF BROTHERS (his first TV role) in the same year (BLACK HAWK DOWN is another movie with a huge star cast). Quite the launching pad for all of the actors.

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

Tom Hanks also does a couple of cameos. I don’t rember the episodes, but he is in the episode when they are passing by some French officers (he’s one of them) executing some Nazis; he’s also in the background of the briefing with the British commandos.

@lald01

5 ай бұрын

Stephen Graham is often missed as a big name now too. Fresh off of his first big film role as Tommy in Snatch. He's Sgt. (Busted to Pvt) Ranney.

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

@@lald01 Tom hanks must like working with him a lot, because he’s also in Greyhound as the XO of the ship.

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

Funny thing is thy were all relatively unknown at the time, which is why they were hired, and probably paid very low rates.

@dckill

4 ай бұрын

Almost all of them are famous thanks to this mini-series!

I regularly rewatch this series and it never fails to hold my attention, or my admiration for the young men who gave their lives to create what we all should have absolute respect for, and what we all still benefit from and enjoy today. While watching BoB, I often contemplate the potential of all the many great minds and transformative individuals that were sacrificed throughout this war. Such a tragedy should never be repeated. We may stand alone, but we are all here together. Lest we forget. Oh, and yeah, I'm subbing. I am genuinely looking forward to the rest of your very perceptive observations going forward, Jacqui. Thank you in advance.

I remember signing a permission slip to watch the scene that comes up in like episode 6 or 7 and it was life changing. This show is incredible

@user-wm3bf7pi3u

5 ай бұрын

Toye and Garrnier?

Buckle up. Even with its inaccuracies, this is arguably the best miniseries ever done.

@michaelstach5744

5 ай бұрын

Some of the inaccuracies were because of Ambrose. Some were artistic license from the production. Overall they don’t impact a great series.

She should watch some of the KZread videos about the actors talking actors talking about their roles. These actors 'served' together, they became lifetime friends and get together... they have each other's backs... this series changed many of their entire lives and helped define them. The parallels to the real soldiers is beautiful.

I am a 16 year army vet and I love that you are reacting to this series. I’ve had 2 commanders that were like sobel and they are a pain in the neck to work for. No one can live and work in that job without any faults or perceived faults. Sobel was just a petty a-hole who refused to let his troops have a moment’s respite for fear that it would make him look bad. Commanders like that don’t usually last very long for one reason or another. Usually the first and most glaring trend would be the retention rate and rate of transfer out of that unit. There would be indications of a toxic leader. That said this series is a masterpiece with the history that is told and how they honor the soldiers that this is about.

@bretcantwell4921

5 ай бұрын

My dad was a career AF NCO. I did enlisted basic and Field Artillery officer basic course before hurting my back and being retired as a 2LT who did and accomplished nothing. From my perspective Sobel was toxic to morale but not unit cohesion because he became the enemy of the entire company. Everything I've seen from Easy vets is that his training was the anvil that hardened them for battle... even if they wouldn't follow him into it.

My favorite episode from a filmmaking standpoint is episode 5. The editing is stunning. There is “connective tissue” between the story that inspired Saving Private Ryan and the events of Band of Brothers. James (Francis) Ryan was based on Fritz Niland, a paratrooper who had lost all his brothers and was evacuated from the front lines as part of the Sullivan law. Fritz Niland was good friends with Skip Muck (who he grew up with in Tonawanda NY) and Don Malarkey , who was close with Muck. I’m excited for you to experience this series!

@daddynitro199

5 ай бұрын

Regarding the nighttime lighting, I think the lighting person they had for Band of Brothers was unavailable for The Pacific, since parts of episodes 1,2, and 4 have battle scenes that are not well lit (though that may have been a stylistic choice to better convey the chaos and terror of only being able to see what’s lit by flares and muzzle flashes) The Pacific is, in my opinion, every bit as good as Band of Brothers, but in different ways. I didn’t like it as much initially, since it dealt with a broader timeframe, unfamiliar places, and didn’t focus on just one company. I think you’ll find a lot to love about both series, and I look forward to your incisive commentary!

@jonathancarlson6127

5 ай бұрын

Episode 5 was “Crossroads”… if memory serves. Directed by Tom Hanks. Definitely showed he had promise behind the camera, if that’s his goal.

@texastea.2734

5 ай бұрын

To add to the nilands story it turns out his older brother was alive and was actually in a Japanese POW camp that was liberated by paratroopers near the end of the war acting quickly to save prisoners

@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258

5 ай бұрын

​@@daddynitro199Jungles are dark, even in the daytime... 🌴🌴

Very glad to join you on this journey. Looking forward to hearing your commentary.

getting to watch someone's real time reactions at watching Band of Brothers for the first time is amazing. Especially seeing you catch certain things or make certain predictions and break it down from the perspective of someone who understands film making and the importance of certain small details. I love this so much!

The men training for the airborne all have passed basic training and volunteered to go through the additional training to be paratroopers. If they wash out of AB training, they would be sent to a regular Infantry unit (and sacrifice the additional jump pay). The airborne were given the best training available and were a genuine elite (one of the reasons why an AB private got the same pay as an average sergeant)

@davidcorriveau8615

5 ай бұрын

Also an Airborne private was expected to make sergeant (or higher) level decisions after the jump when he first hit the ground. There might be no officers or NCOs there to give direction and orders. That private was expected to take the imitative, to know the overall unit mission and to work towards achieving it; alone if necessary. Indeed in some cases scratch units of men jumbled together from 3-6 units with minimal 'official' leadership captured objectives that helped get men off of invasion beaches and securing a defensible beachhead. For what they did they were criminally underpaid.

@mancubwwa

5 ай бұрын

​@@davidcorriveau8615Yes, and at D-Day it was up to a division level, with so.e examples of the men from 82nd and 101st mixed during drop. And on this level the were not expected to know details of other divisions objectives, yet were still able to achive most of them o that day

When you’re speaking of details around 31:37, one of things that I remember from when I watched it on HBO in 2001 is the man on the standing on the Jeep giving the “V” for victory salute . Just one of those details that makes it so good.

Definitely looking forward to seeing you go through this series! It's an absolute masterpiece.

Thank you for joining the ranks of Band of Brothers reactors. Welcome aboard! I can see from your popup comments that you don't miss a thing. One of my favorite parts of this episode is when Winters asks God to bless his men, helps each one up and looks them in the eye. A born leader of men.

I must say, i watch many reactions to this series, but i really enjoy when someone else looks at how everything was shot and just gush about it. This series was shot at the turn of the century and employed some ground breaking technology. Very few things in this series look dated, even in 2024

Really good reaction. Excellent mix of film-making technique and empathy. As countless others have said, this just gets better, albeit heavier. It'll steal your heart and change your understanding of this important history forever. It will take you places no other film or series could. Epic stuff, and hugely important to remember that overwhelmingly, all this stuff actually happened, some of it actually underplayed in the series. Nice work, look forward to the rest of them.

Just came across your channel Jacqui directly because of this fantastic series. Very much enjoyed your insightful & intelligent commentary. Think I'll stick around, looking forward to the next episode. These men of that "Greatest Generation" are among my heroes. Grew up listening to the stories from my grandfather & great uncles who served in the war. The pride, esprit de corp & honor prompted me to serve 24 years. I have the utmost respect for them.

The greatest WWII Miniseries ever made! My older brother and sister used to watch this show every Sunday night on HBO for their history class. From Producers Tom Hanks And Steven Spielberg.

@BramGaunt

5 ай бұрын

Personally, I think "The Pacific" is better. But I suppose the two series don't differ that much.

@bretcantwell4921

5 ай бұрын

​@@BramGauntI'm looking forward to Masters of the Air.

@Jjack1392

5 ай бұрын

Wrong, The World at War is the greatest series

The final sequence of this episode from then-Lieutenant Winters helping his Soldiers into the plane, the C-47s taking off, and finally flying over the channel is my favorite scene in the entire series for the same reasons you brought up. Even after watching this series countless times over the last 20 years it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. I hope you're ready for the best series to have aver aired on TV, and something that rivals the best cinema ever produced. It truly is a masterpiece that captures such a powerful story. Along with the accompanying documentary, I highly recommend listening to the HBO podcast series on Band of Brothers that interviews members of the production and the cast for the series' 20th anniversary. It's incredible to hear how this production impacted them and changed many of their lives.

@Jjack1392

5 ай бұрын

All co. Commanders help their men into the planes and were the last one in, not just Winters but also all the other brave COs

Wonderful episode 1 reaction, excitement and insight into the characters, im super excited to see the remainder!

Congratulations, you’ve discovered the best thing ever put on film!

When the man who was ordered to do the Currahee run with his gear was joined by several of his buddies, it symbolized the bond that was developing among the men in their shared hardship. It would be hard to overestimate the value of this bonding when the training was over and combat had begun

In 2016 my daughter and her family were living in Germany, her husband having been stationed there by the Air Force. We were visiting that December and she got us tickets to the Band of Brothers reunion in Bastogne. I talked to the actor that played Doc Roe, who is featured in episode 6, Bastogne, for quite a while. He's an interesting, intelligent man and I enjoyed our conversation very much. I also got to tour their foxholes in the Bois Jacques. The motto, curahee, is a native American word that means "we stand alone."

Thanks for your reaction Jacqui. It is interesting to hear your cinematic POV. When I watch series/movies, I watch them from a veterans pov and am focused on leadership, decision making, tactics, uniforms, weapons etc so hearing what you see is awesome. Thanks again.

Love this! I'm in! Lot of episodes left, prepare for the rollercoaster. Bring tissues.

Hi Jacqui. I love watching reactions because I am verry empathetic so for me seeing the raw reactions is like reliving for the first time again. Yours was one of the best of mor then I can count. Seriously. I will keep this short and just say Thank you for sharing this with us and I hope you will be doing the other 2 as well. Im not one to give spoilers but I will suggest you watch shorts on Operation Market Gurden before seeing Episode #6 and somthing basic and short on Battle of the Bulge before Episode #7. It will give you much needed context on many things said and dun that they could not explain in the show due to timing constraints. Again, thanks for sharing, Bless and be well.

Curahee is a Cherokee word that means "We Stand Alone" and was the motto of the 506th Infantry Regiment and the Easy Company, a group of paratroopers in the Second World War.

This is one of those series I come back to at least once a year and I find something new to appreciate each time. Whether it's the cinematography, the music, the small acting choices that propel the characters forward, or diving more into the real stories of the men involved. There are so many things to love about this series and the real life people who went through the war.

Actually on D-Day, Sobel parachuted into Normandy with the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as commander of the 506th's service company. Immediately after landing, Sobel assembled four men and destroyed a German machine gun nest with grenades before joining the rest of the division near Carentan. Sobel spent the remainder of the war as a staff officer in the 506th, and was appointed the regiment's S-4 (logistics officer) on March 8, 1945. Sobel remained in the Army Reserve after the war, eventually retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel.

They did explain what Currahee is but it goes by quick, it's the native american name for the mountain the company was running up and down during training. (Which also translates to roughly "Stands alone", fitting to how paratroopers fight)

Great reaction. Smart and heartfelt. Terrific job. I look forward to the rest of the series. Subscribed!

My grandfather was in the Army Airborn during WWII, and have found myself imursed in reactions to Band of Brothers. Thanks for tagging in!

I’m an Oregonian so here’s a fun fact. Sargent Donald Malarkey of Astoria was the last surviving member of the original group of E company that dropped on d-day. He passed in 2017.

@user-wm3bf7pi3u

5 ай бұрын

Malarkey, that means BULLSHIT right?😂

Awww yeah, you're gonna love this. What's also crazy with the casting are some of the big names in this who weren't that big yet, and have smaller roles not listed in the opening credits. You already spotted Michael Fassbender. EDIT - And Simon Pegg. I do love that sequence at the end of this episode. The men loading themselves into the plane. The planes all taxiing into position. Then the first plane throttles its engines up, and they release the brakes, and right as they start rolling the music shifts. A perfect "here we go" moment. And I'm glad they really let the engine noises in on top of the music a bit - there really is nothing like radial engines screaming at full throttle. Then there's that shot of a single plane taking off and flying over that gun emplacement, and as it passes over head and flies off we see dozens more aircraft already airborne and climbing. Then the scene at night where we see Winters sitting by the door, looking back at his men and then outside, and we zoom out from that one airplane to see countless other planes, and they're all flying over countless ships on the ocean below, and all of them are all headed in the same direction. Its a great way of reminding the viewer that while we're going to be focused on this one small unit of men, this is also just one small part of something truly enormous.

Winters requesting trial was him saying “Take this BS power move and stick it.”

Your wrap up was very well done and on point. I'll be back for more.

I found your analysis interesting to listen to and your reactions are funny and compassionate. Some of the later episodes are heartbreaking and I look forward to seeing your analysis and reactions.

Glad to see you're reacting to this great series. Maybe you mentioned it in the intro and I just missed it, but were you planning on watching The Pacific as well? If you're going to watch Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air, you might as well complete the set

The final sequence showing the planes and ships heading across the Channel gives me chills each time. To me, it signifies a two-word message we gave the peoples of France, Belgium, Holland and elsewhere for real in 1944 - "We're coming"

@Jjack1392

5 ай бұрын

i have that shot as a screen saver

@fantasycamp4000

5 ай бұрын

Over there, Over there!

I look forward to the rest of your reaction. This series has it all, great acting, a compelling story so very well filmed.

@user-kg7co9vi5r

5 ай бұрын

I highly recommend at the end of this you watch "We Stand Alone Together " it's a documentary about the men of. Easy Company.

I'm glad you finally found this series. I think you are going to enjoy the rest (it just gets better and better).

"Easy" company is a way to spell "E" aloud. In order to say a word over the radio, sometimes one must spell it so "E" becomes "Easy. I think currently it's "Echo".

@Analysta654

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, current situation phonetic is Echo. Dog is now delta.

@Crazy_Diamond_75

5 ай бұрын

The NATO phonetic alphabet wasn't created until after the war. Before that, every national military had their own. Once NATO was created, they standardized and unified it so that all participating member states could communicate properly.

I really appreciate the commitment to historical accuracy in this. My family history is full of WWII veterans. On my Mother's side my Great Uncles served in NZ 2nd Division, the division that saw the most continuous combat of any unit in WWII. My paternal grandfather was actually a paratrooper in the British Army (who jumped into Arnhem during Operation Market Garden, the aftermath of which you will see in this show.) Saving Private Ryan was actually based on a true story about Easy Company, 506 PIR. Sergeant Frederick "Fritz" Niland Got the news of all 3 of his brothers being killed in action immediately after D-Day. He was sent home.

@richcheckmaker9789

5 ай бұрын

One of them wasn't dead though, just MIA believed to be KIA.

Omg, I love your reaction. Even someone who hasn't served, you have a great understanding what's happening. Keep up the good work!

Just wanna say I love your technical commentary (and love that bit about the nighttime shots - why are so many shows so darkly lit these days?). Definitely going to check out your other vids

Oh Im so ready. I hope you are prepared but have tissues on hand

Great Review. I love this series and in my opinion the best series ever made. I know you have watched the whole series already but if you have not done it, I would strongly encourage you to watch the Documentary about Easy company made at the same time. Its called "We Stand Alone Togehter" and is where the interviews at the start of the episodes with the real veterans come from. There is a lot of information in that, that you learn that could not be included in the series.

I enjoy watching reactors discover this series and watch it change their lives. Can’t wait to see the rest!

I'm 62, I cry every single time I watch this. My uncle was in Italy in WWII. My Dad served in Korea. The only time I ever saw him cry was when I had to sign up for Selective Service. Somehow this triggered his memories of Korea as a young corporal. He could barely speak of what he experienced. He was so traumatized, and from an era where PTSD wasn't even a thing... _“War is young men dying and old men talking”_ ~ FDR It's very hard to grasp the enormity of the undertaking that WWII was, how many lives it affected, how it impacted daily life... especially for these young men with so much of their lives in front of them.... just young men being bro's, many who never had a chance to return and be sons, brothers, boyfriends, husbands and fathers... Humanity never learns from history... we keep killing each other like we always have.... SMH.

You recognized Cary Grant. Instant thumbs up. 👍🏻

@alittlecreepywhenyou

5 ай бұрын

How could you not? Oh! You meant because of the generational difference. Then thats fair enough I guess. 'North by Northwest' is one of my favourite movies of all time from that era.

To answer your question curahee means "stand alone" if memory serves.

Buckle up! It's one hell of a journey. Great reaction!❤❤

Your attention to details and your commentary is top notch. Excited for the rest of the series!

I can’t wait for the next episode it’s amazing how much you pick up from your first watch of it

The documentary on how they made the series is a good watch . It shows why All the acting looks so natural

it's great having a film student react, because you definitely bring a different level of insight than most of the reactions to BoB I've seen!

best thing ever aired on tv, enjoy! subbed 😊

As reaction videos go, this is sharp. You’re nailing it right off the bat.

I Remember several years ago my father and I were traveling to S. Carolina. He was in WW2 and was telling me some of the things that he went thru. He was in the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. I looked over at him and saw rears in his eyes. I asked what was wrong and he said he had been afraid but never told me about it because he didn't want his son to think he was a coward. Needless to say I sat there in stunned silence. I told him that was something that never crossed my mind and told him anyone who said they were not afraid was lying.

Your reaction and analysis of this, just the first step on this journey, got a subscriber. The little things you notice and comment on...

I haven’t watched your video yet but I’m so excited. Band of Brothers is the reason I’m a history major. I’d always loved history but BoB was the first time history felt tangible to me. It is truly a life changing show for me. Also, The Pacific is very good and you should definitely react to that, though it’s more brutal in many ways. I often have to pause it when watching. Edit to add: it’s also the inspiration for my hopeful career. I plan on becoming a historical consultant for tv and movies!

Loved your reaction. Your a very thoughtful and compassionate person. Internet needs more like you. New sub👊🇺🇲

@movienightwithjacqui

5 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series 😊

Hi Jacqui... Long-time film buff and new subscriber here. Just wanted to let you know what a pleasure it is to watch your reaction to this incredible series. All your thoughts and emotions, and your observations on the style in which the series was shot, perfectly mirror those of mine 22 years ago when BoB premiered. IMO the greatest series ever made for television. Thank you for posting your reactions!

Looking forward to the rest of the series in your eyes. This was good

You will get a full range of emotions with this seriwa. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will freak out. It will hit you hard and lead you to respect the men who lived this and the actors who brought it to the screen.

You definitely hit the nail on the head when you said that the close up cinematography draws you in. It really does, and because you follow Easy Co's journey over 10 episodes you really do get drawn into their lives and their friendships and you almost start to believe that you know them personally. There are obviously main characters within the series, but there are lots of men who are in it all the way through who flit in and out as the episodes go by and it is worth watching the series again for that reason. Men like Grant, Sisk, Webster, Talbert, Moore, Cobb, "Smokey" Gordon, Toye, Christensen Hashey, Muck & Penkala . A great reaction from you for the first episode and I know I'm going to enjoy this journey with you. All the best.

I really enjoyed this! I've watched all of Band of Brothers so many times. I first watched this series back when I was in highschool. I remember watching this in my World History class during our World War II segment. It was intense! We watched each episode while we learned about everything. Each of my classes were 90 minutes long, so it easily fit in that amount of time. May decide to hop on your Patreon to watch the entire thing! :) Until then though, I'm looking forward to the next episode!

As a US Army Veteran of 25 years, 5 wars, and a paratrooper/Ranger who’s father was in an elite infantry unit in WWII, I can say I’m impressed with your insights as a civilian. Very astute observations and solid analysis from your artistic/cinema perspective. Strong work.

When this came out most of the actors were relatively unknown, David Schwimer and Dale Dye were the most famous people in it

That final sequence has to be among the finest I’ve ever seen on film. Glad to see you enjoy it so much too

Well done. Looking forward to the next one.

ive seen the series so many times, it is really cool to watch someone experience it for the first time

I've seen this series so many times. Your explanation of why it's so good just makes it even better. I knew the crew went through incredible lengths to make the best serie ever produced. I just didn't know exactly what they did.

12:00 captain dale dye did so much for this show. He even trained the actors in their “boot camp” to train for the show. Dale was involved heavily in Vietnam and is heavily decorated. He did a great job portraying col. Sink in this show