Band of Brothers is still so much better imho.
Disagree.
BoB was certainly very, very good but I think Pac is better.
Ironically, my initial gripe about the lack of character development in the first few episodes has been completely erased.
I think some of that is primarily due to the fact that the first couple episodes were jumping around constantly between the three main characters whereas, over the last three episodes, Sledge was 90% of the focus. I "felt" much more for him and the band of surrounding misfits than I did for the BoB characters - and that's saying a lot considering that, until this point, BoB had that trophy in the bag.
Despite being in only a couple episodes and stating only a few lines, I thought the actor portraying Captain Haldane played a more human role than did the actor portraying Winters. By all accounts, Winters was an outstanding combat leader but you knew he would make it so you viewed his actions with an air of invincibility.
By contrast, the sudden, unexpected, unseen and nearly-drama-free death of Haldane injected a significant dose of reality that BoB simply did not capture as well.
Pac just keeps getting better with each episode. I will surely purchase the DVD's upon release and I am equal parts proud and glad that the Marines hopping from island to island in the PTO have finally had their story told in such a profound fashion.
