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Band of Brothers is, by far, the best TV show ever aired. It surpases all but the best movies in sheer quality. There is no show I know that has made me react in such a way to the plight of another.

First off, what the show is. The show was a 10-episode miniseries on Easy Company, 2nd Batallion, 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division and their exploits during WWII. It is not the show of an officer making all the difference in the war, it is not the show of a Rambo-type guy shooting all the Germans, it is a true story- the story of a group of normal boys who got put into the worst hell man has ever created- war.

The actors all do supreme jobs of making their characters real. It hurts when you see Muck and Penkala's foxhole explode with them in it. It hurts when you see Blithe take the bullet to the neck. You feel the losses that these men had to go through. But you also feel the joys, the little jokes and the overall brothership between them.

The special effects are incredible as well. Instead of cheesy explosions it has explosions that are truly frightening (The actor playing Pvt. Daniel Webster admitted to having been incredibly scared when he saw the effects at work in front of him. He actually feared for his life it was so real!). Also, Episode 9- Why We Fight has an incredibly horrific and realistic depiction of a concentration camp and the evil that men do. Stephen Spielberg didn't want to create a glorification of war, he wanted audiences to experience the hell of battle. And he does frighteningly well.

Also, an incredible score by Michael Kamen brings all of it together. If you haven't seen Band of Brothers, I highly suggest you do. You won't regret it at all.

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