EPISODE
Band of Brothers - Season 1
Band of Brothers recounts the remarkable achievements of the newest branch of the United States Military, the Airborne Infantry, which is part of the U.S. Army from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II.
16 September 1970, Twentynine Palms, California, USA
27 May 1981, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
27 October 1969
2 April 1977, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
17 September 1969, Hickory, North Carolina, USA
12 May 1922, Columbus, Ohio, USA
13 July 1980, Liverpool, England, UK
12 July 1950, London, England, UK
4 April 1976, Oxfordshire, England, UK
1 June 1972, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
November 21, 2017
... remains an incredibly visceral and evocative piece of war drama.
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
... balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war.
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
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
There's a reason why Band of Brothers earned so many awards and so much acclaim.
November 22, 2017
All of their actions, both heroic and savage, are revealed in the harsh light of impartiality.
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.
