I have no family I know of, that fought in WW2, one set of grandparents lived through the blitz in London, the other set were in Portsmouth (my grandad was a fireman).
First I want to mention Blake Neely. The soundtrack is fantastic, I'm a big french horn fanboi, ever since Star Trek First Contact! Just the right level of goosebumps vs sniffles (in later episodes), certainly making it into my "movie soundtracks" playlist.
I liked the progression of the series, the big events like the Battle of Brittain were done with the standard US made twist, I dont hate it but can recognise the stench of U571...I can appreciate why they laboured the point of RAF strikes being night raids, because of the level of attrition already suffered after 4 years of war in europe, I think it tried to tell us that the pilots were grizzled, they hated the German pilots, pationately...the accents were a bit much, but again, it wasnt quite as bad as "James William Bottomtooth III", but its pretty bad.
Through the early episodes the losses really mounted quickly, I think thats why they struggled to develop some characters, but then there are characters like Rosey that are really deep, I love the character and was in bits when they show the actual photos at the end. Bringing in the Tuskegee did feel a touch crammed, I'd spotted the red tails in the intro sequence (or a trailer) so i knew to expect them, but it did feel a bit left field, segway to "meanwhile, in this hitherto unmentioned region"...but I do like Gatwa, so I'm not against it!
Is this as good as Band of Brothers, no its not...for a number of reasons. Is it a great series that is well worth a watch, 100% yes, I've enjoyed it hugely...Its not going to be for everyone, but I liked it a lot.
First I want to mention Blake Neely. The soundtrack is fantastic, I'm a big french horn fanboi, ever since Star Trek First Contact! Just the right level of goosebumps vs sniffles (in later episodes), certainly making it into my "movie soundtracks" playlist.
I liked the progression of the series, the big events like the Battle of Brittain were done with the standard US made twist, I dont hate it but can recognise the stench of U571...I can appreciate why they laboured the point of RAF strikes being night raids, because of the level of attrition already suffered after 4 years of war in europe, I think it tried to tell us that the pilots were grizzled, they hated the German pilots, pationately...the accents were a bit much, but again, it wasnt quite as bad as "James William Bottomtooth III", but its pretty bad.
Through the early episodes the losses really mounted quickly, I think thats why they struggled to develop some characters, but then there are characters like Rosey that are really deep, I love the character and was in bits when they show the actual photos at the end. Bringing in the Tuskegee did feel a touch crammed, I'd spotted the red tails in the intro sequence (or a trailer) so i knew to expect them, but it did feel a bit left field, segway to "meanwhile, in this hitherto unmentioned region"...but I do like Gatwa, so I'm not against it!
Is this as good as Band of Brothers, no its not...for a number of reasons. Is it a great series that is well worth a watch, 100% yes, I've enjoyed it hugely...Its not going to be for everyone, but I liked it a lot.