Every time it came up
Discussion of rewatching Band of Brothers; praise for memorable snow episodes and overall quality; comparison to The Pacific which had slower pacing
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm going to rewatch Band of Brothers. This thing's fucking awesome.”
Referenced as example of quality sustained television pacing
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“imagine episode seven of Band of Brothers and they're still practicing”
Discussion of Band of Brothers series and portrayal of shell shock and PTSD
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Band of Brothers. Like you'd see people kind of like guys who were – they went from kind of rookies or maybe just good to great to like somehow over the hill courage-wise.”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“That's true. Yeah, it does show him leading up and kind of getting jaded. Maybe jaded is the right word, but I guess, you know.”
Discussion about rewatching the World War II miniseries and quality variation across episodes
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'll co-sign. There are some episodes that really shine, and then every now and then there's an episode where it's like, ah, these guys? Winters is my favorite, the red-haired guy. He's great.”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I am due for a rewatch of that show. I don't think I've ever seen it. It's good, but not every episode is good.”
Currently watching WWII miniseries; brief positive assessment
Unknown · unverified▲ positive
“we're on band of brothers now and that's a good show band of brothers gets it done”
Kyle discusses the final scene and its emotional impact
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“when lieutenant winners is talking about you know with his family where he's like my grandson asked me said grandpa were you a hero in the war and grandpa said no but i served in a company of heroes and it's like oh oh”
Discussed in context of Medal of Honor documentary stories and emotional impact
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Do it, do it, Taylor. My grandson asked me, Grandpa, were you a hero in the war? Grandpa said no, but I served in a company of heroes. And then it plays the sad music, and he's just this old man, and he had all these rem”
Discussion of WWII uniforms and how German soldiers looked cooler than Americans in the series
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“when you go back and watch Band of Brothers now, I'm almost a little frustrated where I'm like, God damn it, how come the side I'm on is wearing these basic bitch-looking outfits”
Discussion of the HBO miniseries, comparing it favorably to other shows
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“Military PTSD freaks me out, man. In a company of heroes. But, oh, go ahead, Woody, sorry”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I think some of my favorite content ever have been miniseries Band of Brothers of course”
Extended discussion of the WWII HBO series, interviews with real veterans, and emotional moments
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“Another good show that's totally different in the go-to than the ones we just mentioned that all sometimes watch is Band of Brothers, the original one, not the Pacific one.”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“My favorite interview... this part in Band of Brothers where they're in this forest in France... Sometimes it'll be cold at night. And my wife will be in bed and she'll say, oh, it's cold. And I'll say, nothing's as cold”
Discussion of Band of Brothers quality, acting, cinematography, and Jimmy Fallon's appearance in the show
Woody · unverified▼ negative
“Jimmy Fallon shows up with supplies in The Battle of the Bulge, and it just, I'm like, I'm out!”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“It's such a good series. I've watched it numerous times, and every time I'm just captivated by the story, and the acting is great.”
Discussion of surround sound quality in war miniseries
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Band of Brothers too also has some neat surround sound, you hear like a bullet just”
Referenced as high standard for war storytelling that other WWII projects are compared against
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Not as good as Band of Brothers, but it was still... I feel like it's a different problem.”
Discussed as example of military experience and training scenes
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“watching Band of Brothers, like in that one scene in the beginning of it where Ross from Friends is like training the troop”
Discussion of HBO miniseries and emotional connection
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“we I think we all here rank it in that like Rushmore of like miniseries and TV shows”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“my roommate had that DVD box set and I took the day off work because I was crying and I just watched the whole series”
Referenced as comparison point for Masters of the Air, discussion of religious elements and character authenticity in WWII shows
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I watched my favorite season with when she got there I jumped in it's Terminus I like the Terminus season with the cannibals that should have been late season L later in the show that was some dark stuff”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I remember in Banda Brothers when they're about to drop into [ __ ] occupied France we're all taking a knee and throwing one up to the big guy”
Discussing the HBO WWII miniseries, its strengths and weaknesses
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I watched it like a year ago it's all yeah I don't know I've seen it enough at some point”
Woody · unverified◆ mixed
“I liked the lead I like the buildup episodes in the beginning but you're right it really does Peter out at really the last two episodes”
Brief mention of soldier with four purple hearts in Band of Brothers.
Kyle · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I remember in Band of Brothers I think who's got four purple hearts”
Comparison to other war shows and discussion of episode quality
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I actually I disagree with Woody on the beginning part I really like it when they're like kind of signing up”
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“when I watch it now I'm like oh you know what it turns out that a lot of this isn't the part that I loved about it like I want to say there are eight episodes and the last two are kind of not World War II anymore”
Discussion of WWII miniseries compared to The Pacific, focusing on difficulty and character behavior
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i know it's just a tv show but you're watching the band of brothers and like in in the first one which is about like the nazi front the the western front”
Woody mentions the location of their survival trip matches where the first episode is filmed; used as a geographical reference point
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“if you've ever seen um a band of brothers it's where they're running uh it's it's the first episode you know it's where ross is training them to like be soldiers”
Discussion of the HBO WWII miniseries, episode quality, and favorite characters
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“i am due for a re-watch of that show i've never seen it it's good”
Woody · unverified◆ mixed
“oh you've never not every episode is good i'll co-sign i'll co-sign there are some episodes that really shine”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“winters is my favorite the red-haired guy he's great he's he's a perfect human it seems”