March Climber
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Drama Comedy show about Bootcamp. Coming October 9th.
Edit: Full Trailer
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Drama Comedy show about Bootcamp. Coming October 9th.
Edit: Full Trailer
MrTroubleMaker
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How many alphabet soup characters are there? Probably a bunch.
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"The show aims to tell a queer military story that goes beyond typical portrayals. It focuses on the protagonist's journey and shows how queer individuals found community and self-acceptance even in hostile systems like the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era military"
I'll pass...
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"The show aims to tell a queer military story that goes beyond typical portrayals. It focuses on the protagonist's journey and shows how queer individuals found community and self-acceptance even in hostile systems like the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era military"
I'll pass...
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March Climber
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Full trailer is up:
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
That is definitely a no for ME. Netflix sitcoms are already bad normally. That tag line is Netflix cannot help itself.
March Climber
Member
Apologies for the bump, but I wanted to clear things up.
So, I watched the show. I don't think many here will ever see this show, but I wanted to set the record straight for the very, very few who might click into this thread or even think about seeing it.
I wanted to start by saying that Netflix dropped the ball on how to advertise it.
This:
Yes, the main character is gay (and there is one more character who is revealed to be gay later) but this is not really a "queer military story" as Netflix describes. At most you will get one scene to confirm that a character is gay in a flashback and that flashback will touch a bit on how dangerous such a secret can be during a generation where it was not allowed. Then a scene in one episode where two characters could build up to something, but it never happens and one of them actually almost beats the other to death.
That's it. Three moments.
Now, the actual show goes through the process of 18-22 year olds of different backgrounds joining the military. On this journey, they start out with the mindset of post-highschoolers, who sometimes get into squabbles and fights, and act immature at times. You really realize that these guys are just grown kids who are out of their element, as most people are when they leave high school to join a military that could go to war at any minute. They are essentially adult-in-number-only. But they want to be seen as adults and be respected themselves.
Over the course of this show they learn through trials, lessons, and tribulations, to honor, respect, and serve for their country eventually as a brotherhood and as a collective. Good moments of dialogue and speeches are there as well.
One of my favorite lines from the show is: "USMC, U Signed the Motherfucking Contract. You serve. You don't walk out on your brothers."
Throughout the course of the show they even touch on themes of tenacity, maturity, death, suicide, and missing very important events back home, and they do all of this in a serious way. A large part of it honestly reminded me of old 80s and 90s movies where a team is put together and they eventually find their path to cooperating to win a championship together, even if losses were had along the way.
The sad thing here, is that barely anyone will watch this show to realize this, and I think Netflix shot themselves in the foot here with the show description, and by advertising it to directly the queer community instead of just advertising it as a good military show. They have shot themselves in the foot a second time because I don't think that queer community will be interested in a show about the greatness of the U.S. military, with a ratio of 97/3 on the not queer/queer topic.
Also side note, Ward from Agents of Shield is randomly in this show for 2 episodes, sleeps with the main character's mom (after she learns he already left for boot camp), and then he is never seen again lol.
For me the show is a solid B+
So, I watched the show. I don't think many here will ever see this show, but I wanted to set the record straight for the very, very few who might click into this thread or even think about seeing it.
I wanted to start by saying that Netflix dropped the ball on how to advertise it.
This:
Is mostly wrong.
Yes, the main character is gay (and there is one more character who is revealed to be gay later) but this is not really a "queer military story" as Netflix describes. At most you will get one scene to confirm that a character is gay in a flashback and that flashback will touch a bit on how dangerous such a secret can be during a generation where it was not allowed. Then a scene in one episode where two characters could build up to something, but it never happens and one of them actually almost beats the other to death.
That's it. Three moments.
Now, the actual show goes through the process of 18-22 year olds of different backgrounds joining the military. On this journey, they start out with the mindset of post-highschoolers, who sometimes get into squabbles and fights, and act immature at times. You really realize that these guys are just grown kids who are out of their element, as most people are when they leave high school to join a military that could go to war at any minute. They are essentially adult-in-number-only. But they want to be seen as adults and be respected themselves.
Over the course of this show they learn through trials, lessons, and tribulations, to honor, respect, and serve for their country eventually as a brotherhood and as a collective. Good moments of dialogue and speeches are there as well.
One of my favorite lines from the show is: "USMC, U Signed the Motherfucking Contract. You serve. You don't walk out on your brothers."
Throughout the course of the show they even touch on themes of tenacity, maturity, death, suicide, and missing very important events back home, and they do all of this in a serious way. A large part of it honestly reminded me of old 80s and 90s movies where a team is put together and they eventually find their path to cooperating to win a championship together, even if losses were had along the way.
The sad thing here, is that barely anyone will watch this show to realize this, and I think Netflix shot themselves in the foot here with the show description, and by advertising it to directly the queer community instead of just advertising it as a good military show. They have shot themselves in the foot a second time because I don't think that queer community will be interested in a show about the greatness of the U.S. military, with a ratio of 97/3 on the not queer/queer topic.
Also side note, Ward from Agents of Shield is randomly in this show for 2 episodes, sleeps with the main character's mom (after she learns he already left for boot camp), and then he is never seen again lol.
For me the show is a solid B+
ClanOfNone
Gold Member
I've yet to see a boot camp scene/movie that tops Kubrick's.
March Climber
Member
Probably because it's better to show the positives of the US Military through more than just one insulated network that some people have never heard of.
SomeNorseGuy
Gold Member
I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode of Band of Brothers aswell. Doesn't reach the height of FMJ, but as a part of their journey it's great.