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Creators:
Steven Bochco
Chris Gerolmo
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
27 July 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | War more
Plot:
A dramatized take on war in Iraq.
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Ciff 2009: The winners! And our reviews
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 22 October 2009, 6:39 PM, PDT)
Fringe Producers Peer Ahead, Answer Questions
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Cast

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Josh Henderson ... Pfc. Bo Rider (13 episodes, 2005)
Luke Macfarlane ... Pvt. Frank 'Dim' Dumphy (13 episodes, 2005)

Erik Palladino ... Sgt. Chris "Scream" Silas (13 episodes, 2005)
Keith Robinson ... Pvt. Avery "Angel" King (13 episodes, 2005)

Sticky Fingaz ... Pvt. Maurice 'Smoke' Williams (13 episodes, 2005)

Omid Abtahi ... Tariq Nassiri (12 episodes, 2005)
Sprague Grayden ... Terry Rider (11 episodes, 2005)

Brigid Brannagh ... Vanessa Dumphy (11 episodes, 2005)
Lizette Carrion ... Pfc. Esmeralda "Doublewide" Del Rio / ... (10 episodes, 2005)

Nicki Aycox ... Pvt. Brenda 'Mrs. B.' Mitchell (10 episodes, 2005)

Lombardo Boyar ... Sergio Del Rio (9 episodes, 2005)

Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak ... Eddy (7 episodes, 2005)
Ana Ortiz ... Anna (7 episodes, 2005)
Adam Storke ... Captain Jonathan Baron (7 episodes, 2005)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Arabic
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:TV-MA | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2006)
Filming Locations:
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
20th Century Fox Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Josh Henderson's body double for all the amputation and prosthetic shots was played by his cousin, Clint Mabry. Clint lost his leg as the result of a fatal car accident in 2001. Clint Mabry also served as a disability advisor and consultant for the show. more
Quotes:
Vanessa Dunphy: You're an a--hole Mr. Howard. Five minutes from now I won't be yelling but you'll still be an a--hole. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tour of Duty: Filming Over There (2006) (V) more

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20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Liked it, 30 November 2005
Author: (quinby11@hotmail.com) from Canada

I watched the series from the beginning, and I have to say this was very well done. When I saw the trailers for the series last summer I was afraid it would be another flag waving, mindless exercise in patriotism, but that was not the case. To me, the story seemed unbiased and realistic. The characters were well thought out and diverse enough to demonstrate that conflict draws people in from every part of the world, not just from the scene of the event.

There was just enough mix between the members of the unit in Iraq and their families back home to give everyone a three dimensional view of the story from our own living rooms. The soldiers were not just mindless killing machines, they were human beings doing a job and worrying about the people they left behind all at the same time. Throughout the series, each person battles with their inner selves for various reasons, and these battles clearly demonstrate that the characters are thinkers, not just drones. The story and the characters provide the perfect mechanism to animate the true ugliness and destruction war brings without going overboard. The symbolism used in the series was well thought out and precisely executed right to the end of the series when the GI's douse their fire after finishing a hard day dealing with attacks and incompetent commanders.

This series was a true work of art on Mr. Bochco's part. I was sorry to see it end, but at the same time understood that it could not be continuous because then it would become irrelevant as we viewers became more and more complacent as the time wore on. I hope we see more quality work like this in the future, and I hope other producers who may be tempted to create yet another boring "reality" show should view this series in it's entirety and use it as a model to create more interesting and thought provoking television like this series.

Anyone who hasn't seen this should seriously consider a screening some time in their lives. . .........

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