EPISODE
Band of Brothers - Season 1
The first season recognizes the achievements of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
13 March 1923, Clinchco, Virginia, USA
10 June 1976, London, England, UK
29 September 1971, UK
13 July 1980, Liverpool, England, UK
19 September 1974, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
23 December 1970, Zurich, Switzerland
31 August 1942, Berlin, Germany
31 July 1921, Astoria, Oregon, USA
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
... remains an incredibly visceral and evocative piece of war 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 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
... balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war.
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 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 22, 2017
No TV entertainment program has shown combat in such terrifyingly realistic and lethal terms, or so accurately depicted its frantic chaos.