Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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HBO 9 part series now out on dvd from the creaters of 'The Wire'. Its awesome.
Buy it- and while your at it buy all 5 series of The Wire as well- its as good as TV has ever got imo.
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/7871279/Generation-Kill/Product.html
"Generation Kill is an authentic and vividly detailed 7 part HBO mini-series event that presents a uniquely epic and intimate portrait of the first 40 days of the Iraq war from the perspective of the Marines of the First Recon Battalion - a new breed of American soldiers.
The mini-series tells the story of these young Marines physical and emotional journey into the heart of Baghdad in those initial weeks, and how the war reveals to be much more complicated, problematic and tragic than anyone had contemplated. Many of the complications and problems that arise are due to the unwieldy military bureaucracy which the Marines confront in the midst of the war, the challenges of over-zealous and incompetent commanding officers, ever-changing rules of engagement, a non-existent strategy, severe deficiencies in necessary armor and supplies, and an enemy they don't understand.
Generation Kill is a humorous and frightening first hand account of these remarkable men, of the personal toll of victory, and of the brutality, camaraderie and bureaucracy of a new American war. It is a profoundly insightful and realistic look at the risk, costs and ultimately, the failures of the war.
Written and produced by Emmy-award winner David Simon (The Wire), and also produced by the award-winning George Faber (Elizabeth I)."
[Edited on 24-03-2009 by Dr Pepper]
[Edited on 24-03-2009 by Dr Pepper]
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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I nailed season 1 a few months back (been downloading it from USA).
Your quite right, I've watched the series twice as its excellent.
I think it does portray an accurate story and quite shocking really.
The Godfather FTW 
I thought he was a freak the first time I heard him speak, but he is the mac daddy
[Edited on 24-03-2009 by Bart]
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