War Is Hell

I just watched 5 of the 10 episodes of "Band of Brothers." While I do not think it is as great as many have indicated, I do believe it is a fine piece of television. So far, I find it to be a compelling story with mostly excellent acting across the board. The only problem I have so far is that though I feel it starts off strong, it started dragging a bit around the fourth episode. It can be monotonous watching the same maneuvers used every single episode. While I understand that this was likely historically accurate, it does not make for compelling drama. The only episode that I think handled this very well was the third one, which featured a soldier who was so scared, he had trouble fighting. Watching the episode through his point of view, sympathizing with his fear and the way he eventually overcomes it was very powerful. I think if the series had taken that approach, showing the fights through a personal point of view, it would be much more interesting.

Overall, though, I find "Band of Brothers" to be very good, and I can't wait to finish it.

Holy Cow, Batman!

It seems like just yesterday I was watching an episode of "Doctor Who," getting ready to write my review. Hard to believe that was more than three weeks ago. Since that time, I ran into some school issues, then some health issues, went on a cruise, and had some more health issues. Due to these health issues, it looks like I will not be going back to school until August. Thus, since I now have an abundance of free time, I have decided to get back on track towards watching as many unopened DVDs as possible. I've decided to stick to watching the television DVDs for now, but I am returning to watching as many as possible in a row. Hopefully, when this is all over I can go back and watch the ones I really like at a slower pace.

So, let's get this truck rolling. I've just put in the "Band of Brothers" DVDs into my player and am set to watch as many as possible today. Fingers crossed!

You have to take the good with the bad

It's been a long time between posts. Unlike in the past, it has nothing to do with lack of time. I am just sad about the fact that I only have 3 seasons of David Tennant as The Doctor. His final two episodes, The End of Time, are the only episodes I have not watched. I think a part of me figures that if I just don't go through these episodes, I can pretend that Tennant hasn't actually left. Silly, of course. So, tonight I will watch the next episode: New Earth. This is one of my favorites, so it should be fun to watch again.