A
richly-acclaimed
World
War
II
drama,
and
one
that
deserved
the
many
plaudits
it
garnered,
Band
Of
Brothers
remains
as
compelling,
gripping
and
moving
as
it
was
when
it
first
appeared
over
half
a
decade
ago.
And
now
it
makes
a
very
welcome
debut
in
high
definition.

Across
ten
haunting
episodes,
Band
Of
Brothers
follows
the
real-life
story
of
the
American
army?s
Easy
Company,
an
elite
paratrooper
regiment,
from
their
initial
training
through
to
the
very
end
of
the
war.
Along
the
way,
not
only
do
Easy
Company
take
part
in
some
of
the
most
infamous
battles
and
events
of
the
War,
but
they
also
suffer
many,
often
brutal
losses.
And
Band
Of
Brothers
pulls
no
punches
in
putting
those
moments
across
on
screen.

But
that?s
not,
ultimately,
what
Band
Of
Brothers
is
about.
At
it's
heart,
this
is
the
tale
of
a
group
of
men
relying
on
one
another
to
get
them
through
unthinkable
situations.
And
this
camaraderie
is
brilliantly
put
across
by
the
generally
unknown
cast
of
actors,
many
of
whom
turn
in
outstanding
performances
here.

The
quality
production
values
are
sustained
behind
the
camera,
as
Band
Of
Brothers?
episodes
are
directed
by
the
likes
of
Tom
Hanks,
Phil
Alden
Robinson
(Field
of
Dreams)
and
David
Leland
(The
Devil
Wears
Prada).
The
show
gives
all
the
impression
that
little
expense
was
spared
in
depicting
the
right
visual
look,
and
the
results
are
on
screen
to
be
admired.

In
short,
Band
of
Brothers
remains
a
vital,
brilliant
piece
of
television
drama,
and
one
that
will
stick
in
your
mind
long
after
the
credits
have
rolled
on
the
final
episode.


From
Academy
Award
winners
Tom
Hanks
and
Steven
Spielberg,
HBO
presents
the
story
of
Easy
Company--an
elite
team
of
U.S.
paratroopers
whose
WWII
exploits
are
as
incredible
as
they
are
true.
Based
on
the
bestseller
by
Stephen
E.
Ambrose,
the
epic
10-part
miniseries
Band
of
Brothers
tells
the
story
of
Easy
Company,
506th
Regiment
of
the
101st
Airborne
Division,
U.S.
Army.

Drawn
from
interviews
with
survivors
of
Easy
Company,
as
well
as
soldiers'
journals
and
letters,
Band
of
Brothers
chronicles
the
experiences
of
these
men
who
knew
extraordinary
bravery
and
extraordinary
fear.
They
were
an
elite
rifle
company
parachuting
into
France
early
on
D-Day
morning,
fighting
in
the
Battle
of
the
Bulge
and
capturing
Hitler's
Eagle's
Nest
at
Berchtesgaden.
They
were
also
a
unit
that
suffered
vast
casualties,
and
whose
lives
became
legend.
They
were
ordinary
men,
swept
up
in
the
most
extraordinary
conflict
in
history.
With
the
eyes
of
the
world
upon
them,
they
found
their
greatest
source
of
strength
in
one
another.