The Pacific - On DemandFebruary 02, 2010
David James Courtesy of HBO On Demand
To get everyone primed and ready for the airing of "Band of Brothers, The Pacific" on March 14, HBO has teamed up with Comcast TV On Demand to offer a wide array of features and featurettes about the series. Comcast TV On Demand offers interviews with their little known producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, early scenes, trailers, mini-documentaries and the airing of the original 'Band of Brothers.'
“With so much rich, complementary content, we have a wonderful opportunity to provide a special viewing experience of The Pacific to Comcast’s customers,” said Shelley Brindle, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Affiliate Sales, HBO. “We are delighted to be partnering with Comcast to provide unique access to this incredible, epic miniseries.”
You can see the features by clicking on the Top Picks section and then going to the "The Pacific" button.
"Band of Brothers, The Pacific" is sort of a sequel to HBO's 2001 most excellent mini-series "Band of Brothers." The ten part mini-series, based on real-life soldiers documented by historian Stephen Ambrose, followed the journey of members of E (Easy) Company during WWII as you see them get trained, parachute into Normandy on D-Day, and experience much of the major events of the Western Front of the war.
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You get to see what their lives are like during the day, what they experience (including the discovery of a Concentration Camp), how they fought, and what they thought of the war. It was one of the most sprawling and ambitious things created for TV and at $125 million also one of the most expensive. "Band of Brothers, the Pacific" will attempt to do the same but will follow a bunch of Marines making their way through the Pacific Front.
And what will this nice package include?
- Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg talking about their experiences making Band Brothers and how it led to the creation of The Pacific
- A documentary about the making of the series
- A preview and clips of major characters
It will also include things features concerning "Band of Brothers" including
-The making of
-Video diaries from star and "Office Space" God, Ron Livingston
-Documentary with interviews of the soldiers depicted in the series.
