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[OverHeat]

GOAT

 

[kanjobazooie]

NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt approves this thread.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

It really is.

Honorable mentions :
- The wire
- Carnivale
- Deadwood
- The Sopranos

...all HBO stuff basically

 

[12Goblins]

Top 3 for me

1. Rome
2. Wire
3. BoB

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

Correct

 

[TheZink]

I concur

 

[Loope]

Top 3 for me

1. Rome
2. Wire
3. BoB

But those aren't miniseries, although i love those shows.

 

[Trogdor1123]

It is a masterpiece.

I also liked the original "the stand" and "v"

 

[Outpost #31]

Agreed.

 

[jufonuk]

I recently watched godless, a great mini-series too.
I also recommend Chernobyl as well

 

[Evolved1]

Yeah, I've easily watched this whole thing 20+ times over the years.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

CURRAHEEEE

Such a show, I watch it basically every year coming up to Christmas for some reason. A true classic.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

People who entered this thread didn't read the title. lol.

 

[LimanimaPT]

Yeah, this show is realy great.
The other one, about the Pacific? Not so much, even didn't finished it.

 

[HAYA8U5A]

Band of Brothers is on another level that it doesn't even seem fair to compare any other mini series to it. My distant runner-up is Generation Kill. Third is where I have a harder time deciding but think I would lean John Adams.

 

[IDKFA]

GOAT

No lies detected

 

[Spyxos]

GOAT

It is great and i watched it multiple times, but no.

 

[12Goblins]

But those aren't miniseries, although i love those shows.

Are they not? What constitutes a mini series? One season?

 

[bender]

I find it infinitly rewatchable so I'd say so.

 

[Von Hugh]

Band of Brothers is perfect. I wouldn't change a single thing about it. A modern, timeless classic.

The Pacific and Masters of the Air are not even nearly in the same league unfortunately. Even though I really wanted them to be.

 

[AJUMP23]

Easily the greatest show ever put on TV.

 

[E-Cat]

Are they not? What constitutes a mini series? One season?

Yes, one season and often only 4-6 episodes in total.

 

[Mattdaddy]

Easily the greatest show ever put on TV.

Such a badass character

 

[Kenpachii]

For sure.

I mini serie i really like and often rewatch is,

 

[midnightAI]

It is great and i watched it multiple times, but no.

Just curious, what do you think is better?

 

[Spyxos]

Just curious, what do you think is better?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Lonesome Dove is better.

 

[midnightAI]

Ah, watched that, thought it might have been a gem I hadn't watched

 

[midnightAI]

Lonesome Dove is better.

Now this I hadn't heard of, will give it a shot

 

[rm082e]

I have this on BD. I haven't watched it in a few years. I was thinking I should see if my son (12) would be interested in it. We watched TLOU and he loved it.

 

[AJUMP23]

"Grandpa were you a hero in the war......No, but I served in a company of Heroes"

 

[OverHeat]

"Grandpa were you a hero in the war......No, but I served in a company of Heroes"

Damn you got a tear out of me.

 

[Lord Panda]

Maximum Satisfaction.

 

[BadBurger]

It's amazing how well it holds up. I gave it a rewatch earlier this year. It feels like it could have been filmed yesterday.

Seeing all of those awesome actors back in their prime twenty+ years ago certainly made me feel old though. Like, I'm older than some of them when they were on the show now.

 

[newtypepilot]

Ron Livingston shot a series of vlogs during his time at boot camp and it's worth a watch.

 

[AJUMP23]

Damn you got a tear out of me.

Every time for me too.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

Excellent series. One of the things that makes it great is the historical realism. I've seen war documentaries involving the 101st Airborne that featured the exploits of those very men and it was identical to what was in the show.
Kudos to a show that doesn't bullshit the audience.

 

[THE DUCK]

Band of brothers wasn't really a miniseries, it's a full length version of saving private Ryan.

 

[DaciaJC]

I prefer The Pacific myself, but yeah, there's no doubting that BoB is legendary.

 

[AJUMP23]

Band of brothers wasn't really a miniseries, it's a full length version of saving private Ryan.

It wasn't. Same production company and look. But overall better characters better story and better experience.

 

[Embearded]

Never watched that.

For me it's:
1. True Detective S1
2. Mindhunter
3. Fringe

 

[Dr.Morris79]

It really is

It was also filmed at the small airfield half a mile from where I live

 

[bitbydeath]

I would give best mini-series to either:
Westworld (there was only one season, don't bother trying to look for others)

Or
The Haunting of Hill House

 

[Trilobit]

Unpopular opinion:
The Pacific is the better show as it's a much more realistic and brutal depiction of WW2. Band of Brothers feels too gung ho American. It doesn't have the same subtle character traits as The Pacific. So while I absolutely enjoyed BoB I think TP surpasses it.

 

[ahtlas7]

It's top tier no doubt. We got some bangers before Hollywood went sideways.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I break out my Blu-ray tin boxset every year on Remembrance Sunday, without fail.

 

[ANoa]

Can't disagree. Been a couple years since my last rewatch and I'll probably have to fire it up again this week now.

 

[Loope]

Are they not? What constitutes a mini series? One season?

I think so, yes. The Wire has 5 seasons with 12 episodes each or something around that. Rome was cancelled at the time because it was too expensive.

Band of Brothers has 10 episodes in one season, same with Generation Kill or The Pacific. Chernobyl has 5 episodes.

They're like really big movies for me.

But honestly, it doesn't really matter, i was only joking a bit and to say The Wire is the best show ever imo.

 

[Loope]

Unpopular opinion:
The Pacific is the better show as it's a much more realistic and brutal depiction of WW2. Band of Brothers feels too gung ho American. It doesn't have the same subtle character traits as The Pacific. So while I absolutely enjoyed BoB I think TP surpasses it.

They portray different war scenarios, completely different from each other. Even in books about WWII, you can tell the difference between both fronts. Japanese were way fiercer on the defense of an objective, they didn't give a shit about tactical warfare and save their men. You need to defend this, now stay there and defend it until you die, type of attitude.

Germany, usually backed off to someplace safer so they could rebuild and send a counter offensive.

The Pacific is more gritty and visceral, there's no doubt about that.

 

[FunkMiller]

"Grandpa were you a hero in the war......No, but I served in a company of Heroes"

Absolutely no exaggeration to say that this is one of the greatest human beings to ever walk this planet.