Generation Kill starts on Sunday

[Endust]

David Simon and Ed Burns' Generation Kill starts this weekend.

Regardless of your politics, sounds like it will be great.

a review

 

[midwayhorn]

A 364-member division? No.

 

[UnBiased Horn]

is that too many or too few?

 

[midwayhorn]

1st Cav and 4ID are around 20,000.....each.

 

[UnBiased Horn]

it does say "elite" division, does that make a difference. the writer could be mistaken but i doubt Simon would be that off

 

[Endust]

i'm really curious as to what military folks think of this.

they claim to have gone to great lengths to make this representative of what was recorded.

 

[Endust]

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[midwayhorn]

I think the guy who wrote the review said "division", not the guy who wrote the show. Probably just a mis-speak.

 

[naijahorn]

It is the 1st Recon Battalion.

They are part of the 1st Marine Division.

 

[Thunderhoof]

Read the book, too.

It's a quick and easy read and highly entertaining. If you like it, you will almost certainly pick up Fick's "One Bullet Away".

 

[LCHorn]

One of my staff sgts in iraq was was part of a delta co. detachment (4th recon division) attached to first when the writer of Generation Kill was penning the original articles for Rolling Stone. He wasn't very happy with the book, claiming it made 4th look bad (basically the active duty recon bad-mouthing reservist recon).

I flipped through the book at BookPeople and wasn't impessed with the first five pages, but that is hardly enough to make a proper review.

I'll watch on Sunday and share my thoughts if I notice any continuing conversation about it.

 

[baboso]

Undoubtedly a misspeak on the reviewer's part, similar to this one:

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[Napoleon]

Re: Cpl vs. Cpt & other mistakes

When my parents were growing up, nearly everyone spent some time in the military. (1940s-50s)

I have a cousin from a small town in Missouri who was in the marines and I know a guy who flew for the navy, but I basically know private & general/admiral and that's about it. I think most people now don't know **** when it comes to the differences in ranks, divisions, units...

The military buffs do, but the average person doesn't.

 

[Benjamin]

HBO doesnt make anything that isn't good. I am very much looking forward to this.

 

[mandingo]

Ahem....


John from Cincinnatti.







Still, I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Endust]

little blurb here re. generation kill's reception at camp pendleton.

generation kill is reel deal

 

[badexcuse]

I'm all over this - VERY excited.

 

[kevwun]

Based on one episode, HBO knocked it out of the ******* park.

 

[Cluck]

I've been looking forward to this show for a couple of weeks now and it did not disappoint. I can't wait for the next 6 episodes.

There's a lot of terminology that was going right over my head and the are a lot of characters, but I'm going to watch this episode again and try to get it all straight.

 

[naijahorn]

If you are confused by the terminology and overall pace of the series, go here to the Chicago Tribune blog post contaning a glossary of terms and other useful info.

 

[badexcuse]

Wow - very nice initial episode. Little speechless at the ending. Totally understand and agree with the decision, but you can see why the resistance started to build.

 

[LCHorn]

Anyone catch that they were singing Robert Earl Keen?

 

[naijahorn]

That is because the actor playing Rudy Reyes is Rudy Reyes.

 

[Frogstyle]

You're not gay if you think Fruity Rudy is hot. We all do.

 

[LCHorn]

No one talks that much in a hmmwv, its just too loud. And certainly not at night driving with nods.

I'm more suprised by the accuracy than I am by the inaccuracies.

 

[LCHorn]

I like how the iraqi terp got scandalous at the end. That's amazingly accurate.

 

[Not Shinola]

Nice to see Ziggy from The Wire Season II

 

[Skipper]

I knew I'd seen him from somewhere on HBO. It was little Ziggy, all right.

 

[Mr.Wizard]

Who cares if it is accurate, the show seems to be good.

Accurate this accurate that, who cares?

 

[Lat22]

It was pretty good. Never again will I be "on the way". I'll be Oscar Mike.