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"Masters of the Air" (Band of Brothers/The Pacific Companion) finally gets a Premiere Date and First Look Images

Gp1

Gp1

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This project has been around for so long.
I believe that HBO has been messing with the book since before The Pacific. They even did a "concept" trailer when it was still called Mighty 8 to jump start it in production.



Today, Apple finally gave us a premiere date.
deadline.com

‘Masters Of The Air’: Austin Butler-Led WWII Drama From Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks Gets Premiere Date; See First Photos

Apple TV+ has set Friday, January 26, for the premiere of its World War II drama Masters of the Air. Austin Butler leads the cast of the nine-episode limited series, which hails from Band of Brothe…
deadline.com deadline.com

AppleTV+ announced wartime series Masters of the Air, which serves as a companion to Band of Brothers and The Pacific, will premiere on its streaming platform on January 26, 2024. The company also shared eight images to provide a first look at the show, helmed by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman.​

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There are a bunch of pictures in the article.

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LimanimaPT

LimanimaPT

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Band of Brothers was great.
The Pacific not so much, it has been a shore watching this one... I'm in episode 6, not sure if I'll watch the rest of it.
 
SlimySnake

SlimySnake

Flashless at the Golden Globes
You guys should read the comments section of the band of brothers history buffs video. The writer of the series was in there talking about one of the inaccuracies and started divulging info on this series. this was like 5-6 years ago. he had been working on the screenplay and research for years before that.

very fascinating stuff.
 
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jason10mm

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Huh, the pictures don't show any of them but there are a lot of black actors in the cast, looks like at least some of them play Tuskegee airmen. I don't think these units worked together in WW2 (could be wrong) some I'm curious how they work them in. POW camp? Pacific jumped around a bit, maybe they do that. BoB really shined having that long continuous story, hard to replicate it though.
 
AJUMP23

AJUMP23

Parody of actual AJUMP23
I just started reading the book. My uncle was a b17 navigator and was shot down. He was hidden by the Dutch underground.
 
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nbcjr

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SlimySnake said:
You guys should read the comments section of the band of brothers history buffs video. The writer of the series was in there talking about one of the inaccuracies and started divulging info on this series. this was like 5-6 years ago. he had been working on the screenplay and research for years before that.

very fascinating stuff.
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do you have a link ?
 
DKehoe

DKehoe

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Looks good. I'll maybe do a Band of Brothers rewatch before it. It's probably been more than 15 years since I last saw that so it's due a revisit.
 
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jason10mm

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Day fucking ONE!

This had better be aircraft porn though. I want P-47s, P-51s, P-61s, P-38s, P-39s, P-40s, B-17s, B-24s, B-29s, Spitfires, Hurricanes, BF-109s, Me262s, Me163s, all that stuff. Hope it's not just P-51s, B-17s, and 1 stock German plane.
 
near

near

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To think this has been in sporadic development for 11 odd years is unbelievable. This is the longest I've endured waiting for a series to materialize.
 
Men_in_Boxes

Men_in_Boxes

Snake Oil Salesman
I'm probably nitpicking but that first line in the trailer is lame as sh**.

"When you look at it, and don't pay attention to what's really going on, it's kind of beautiful."

(Cut to bad CGI fireworks)

Dear God I hope the writers room has some men in it.
 
DKehoe

DKehoe

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Men_in_Boxes said:
I'm probably nitpicking but that first line in the trailer is lame as sh**.

"When you look at it, and don't pay attention to what's really going on, it's kind of beautiful."

(Cut to bad CGI fireworks)

Dear God I hope the writers room has some men in it.
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Not everything has to be about identity politics. That shit will poison your brain if you get obsessed with it.
 
Men_in_Boxes

Men_in_Boxes

Snake Oil Salesman
DKehoe said:
Not everything has to be about identity politics. That shit will poison your brain if you get obsessed with it.
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Eh, we'll see. Modern writing from huge production studios has been a trainwreck for years now. I think noticing red flags is probably warranted at this point.
 
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jason10mm

Gold Member
Men_in_Boxes said:
I'm probably nitpicking but that first line in the trailer is lame as sh**.

"When you look at it, and don't pay attention to what's really going on, it's kind of beautiful."

(Cut to bad CGI fireworks)

Dear God I hope the writers room has some men in it.
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According to IMDB the writers are all men, mostly just one guy (who worked on BoB back in the day). Couple episodes directed by women, I'm assuming Dee Rees is doing the ones featuring the Tuskegee as she has already worked similar ground before, the other woman director did Captain Marvel so take that as you will. The other co-director of Marvel directs a few eps of this show as well.
 
DKehoe

DKehoe

Member
Men_in_Boxes said:
Eh, we'll see. Modern writing from huge production studios has been a trainwreck for years now. I think noticing red flags is probably warranted at this point.
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Nah a bunch of people are just overly sensitive these days. It's made discussing media so much worse.
 
FunkMiller

FunkMiller

Gold Member
Really looking forward to this. I doubt it will quite rival Band Of Brothers (which I maintain is in the top 3 TV mini series of all time) but I'm sure it'll be damn good, given the people involved.
 
kutthoat5150

kutthoat5150

Member
Really enjoying this so far to. CGI could be better when the planes are on the ground but the scenes in the air are great. You definitely feel the intensity and claustrophobia of being inside the B-17.
 
AJUMP23

AJUMP23

Parody of actual AJUMP23
First episode was good.

I want them to get to the part from the book where they talk about how British profalatics were too small for Americans.
 
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