Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg joined forces with writer Erik Jendresen to adapt Stephen E. Ambrose’s book, Band of Brothers, into a miniseries. The show told the story of the paratroopers of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Out of the 10 episodes that began with their training and followed their horrific experience in World War II, Jendresen has a clear favorite.
Damian Lewis as Major Richard ‘Dick’ Winters in Band of Brothers | HBO
Jendresen and Hanks met with Major Richard “Dick” Winters, who contributed largely to Ambrose’s book. Major Winters was the commanding officer of the company and he was initially silent on his experiences. According to Jendresen, one of the episodes helped all the soldiers who were silent about their experiences to open up to their close ones.
Band Of Brothers Lead Writer Reveals His Favorite Episode And Explains Why...
Damian Lewis as Major Richard ‘Dick’ Winters in Band of Brothers | HBO
Jendresen and Hanks met with Major Richard “Dick” Winters, who contributed largely to Ambrose’s book. Major Winters was the commanding officer of the company and he was initially silent on his experiences. According to Jendresen, one of the episodes helped all the soldiers who were silent about their experiences to open up to their close ones.
Band Of Brothers Lead Writer Reveals His Favorite Episode And Explains Why...
- 8/8/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Band of Brothers is arguably one of the best war drama shows ever made and continues to enjoy reverence among viewers even after almost 25 years since its debut. The series was co-created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and details the experiences of the real-life Easy Company, soldiers who fought on the frontlines during World War II.
Band of Brothers head writer Erik Jendresen talked about the challenges of the war drama series (Credit: HBO).
In an interview, head writer Erik Jendresen opened up about the writing process for the series, especially staying true to the real experiences of the soldiers. As a result, the writers faced a stern test when trying to execute a nearly impossible storyline for an episode. Here is what Jendresen had to say about the inexecutable story Band of Brothers pulled off with conviction.
Writer Erik Jendresen Reveals How Band of Brothers Featured a Nearly...
Band of Brothers head writer Erik Jendresen talked about the challenges of the war drama series (Credit: HBO).
In an interview, head writer Erik Jendresen opened up about the writing process for the series, especially staying true to the real experiences of the soldiers. As a result, the writers faced a stern test when trying to execute a nearly impossible storyline for an episode. Here is what Jendresen had to say about the inexecutable story Band of Brothers pulled off with conviction.
Writer Erik Jendresen Reveals How Band of Brothers Featured a Nearly...
- 6/28/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Review Robert Keeling 4 Mar 2014 - 07:00
Death and trauma await the Easy Company in the seventh episode of Band Of Brothers, aptly named The Breaking Point...
Read the previous part in this series, here.
Perhaps even more so than Bastogne, this episode is a truly harrowing piece of television. The Breaking Point is a heart-breaking and unflinching look at the brutal toll the war took on this group of young men and continued to take on them for years to come afterwards.
The opening talking-head moments are extremely touching as the real men of Easy let us know just how horrifying their experiences in the forests near Foy were. Death was all around them, wherever they looked there was a dead soldier, and they had no time to look after their fallen friends when the worst came to pass. As one tearful veteran points out, the things he saw there...
Death and trauma await the Easy Company in the seventh episode of Band Of Brothers, aptly named The Breaking Point...
Read the previous part in this series, here.
Perhaps even more so than Bastogne, this episode is a truly harrowing piece of television. The Breaking Point is a heart-breaking and unflinching look at the brutal toll the war took on this group of young men and continued to take on them for years to come afterwards.
The opening talking-head moments are extremely touching as the real men of Easy let us know just how horrifying their experiences in the forests near Foy were. Death was all around them, wherever they looked there was a dead soldier, and they had no time to look after their fallen friends when the worst came to pass. As one tearful veteran points out, the things he saw there...
- 3/3/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Robert Keeling 25 Feb 2014 - 07:00
Rob's 10-part Band Of Brothers look-back continues with episode 2, Day Of Days...
Read the first part of this series, here.
After Currahee provided an initial introduction to the men of Easy Company, Day Of Days was a jolting wake-up call. The veterans at the episode’s start remind us of just how many men they lost on that first jump. Judging by the opening few minutes of confusion and carnage, you begin to wonder why it wasn’t so many more.
This episode revolves around Operation Overlord which took place on the 6th of June 1944. This was the military codename for the Battle of Normandy which famously included the vast D-Day beach landings. Easy’s job, along with that of many other paratrooper companies, was to land behind enemy lines and secure the causeway leading off the beach.
At the episode’s outset, as...
Rob's 10-part Band Of Brothers look-back continues with episode 2, Day Of Days...
Read the first part of this series, here.
After Currahee provided an initial introduction to the men of Easy Company, Day Of Days was a jolting wake-up call. The veterans at the episode’s start remind us of just how many men they lost on that first jump. Judging by the opening few minutes of confusion and carnage, you begin to wonder why it wasn’t so many more.
This episode revolves around Operation Overlord which took place on the 6th of June 1944. This was the military codename for the Battle of Normandy which famously included the vast D-Day beach landings. Easy’s job, along with that of many other paratrooper companies, was to land behind enemy lines and secure the causeway leading off the beach.
At the episode’s outset, as...
- 2/24/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It’s now been twelve years since Band of Brothers hit our screens, yet HBO’s miniseries remains a timeless classic. Devised by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks in the wake of their success with Saving Private Ryan, the show was an adaptation of the book of the same name by historian Stephen E. Ambrose (who had served as Saving Private Ryan’s military advisor), which told the story of Easy Company, part of a parachute regiment from the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.
The series tells the true story (though some dramatic licence is taken) of the unit and the men within it, who are shown participating in a number of major battles and events from the last year of the War in Europe, ranging from D-Day and Operation Market Garden to the liberation of Landsberg Concentration Camp and the capture of...
The series tells the true story (though some dramatic licence is taken) of the unit and the men within it, who are shown participating in a number of major battles and events from the last year of the War in Europe, ranging from D-Day and Operation Market Garden to the liberation of Landsberg Concentration Camp and the capture of...
- 3/28/2013
- by Alex Antliff
- Obsessed with Film
Twelve years ago, HBO put to screen a miniseries that was one part Television event, one part historical drama, which had the considerable backing of executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and the hype of being something of a spiritual successor to their highly acclaimed war film Saving Private Ryan. Through ten one hour long episodes, essentially using TV as a medium to explore a vast and epic journey through the Second World War that would simply be impossible to map on the big screen, and with Stephen E Ambrose’s critically acclaimed non-fiction book as source material and a huge cast representing a collective of real world heroes, one of the most ambitious storytelling exercises the small screen has ever mounted was brought to life. The result was much fanfare, both critically and among the masses, a recurring trope that continues to this day, and the fledgling start...
- 3/3/2013
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
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