[Argus]

I remember watching the first run of BAND OF BROTHERS on HBO the week of 9/11/01. By an amazing coincidence, this very patriotic show debuted right in the midst of that week of the attacks. It really added to the emotional wallop.

[carton253]

I watched it over Christmas holiday. New Year's day (back to work on the 2nd), I was not tired around midnight. So, I put in the episode, "Why We Fight." Oh, my. It was gut-wrenching. Not one wasted line or emotion. I watched the episode, then could not sleep. I went to work on the 2nd with about 2 hours sleep. What a fabulous, fabulous series.

I read an interview by Dick Winters about the series. He liked them for their realism but chided Spielberg and Hanks about the language. Said there was too much profanity.

[VOA]

I remember watching the first run of BAND OF BROTHERS on HBO the
week of 9/11/01.

I was in West Los Angeles at the time...without cable.
What was wild was (IIRC) a WEEK without commercials on all the
channels.
(Of course KCET, the local PBS superstation had plenty of
their "Why Do They Hate Us" and "We Had It Coming" type of commentary.
Seeing how they don't have to sell advertizing to survive,
they can engage in all sorts of fantastical, ANTI-reality thinking)

And more American flags on houses, cars and bidnesses than I
thought possible. In this left-wing, left-coast enclave.