Band of Brothers

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 9, 2001
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 382 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 351 out of 382
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 382
  3. Negative: 17 out of 382
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  1. eagleeyeviking
    Dec 22, 2019
    5
    Band of Brothers is the best visual WW2 adaptation to ever grace any screen by brutally recreating the visceral aspects of war through the eyes of average soldiers. Unfortunately, the human characters are indistinguishable which makes it hard to care for them.
  2. SimboTheKing
    Jul 14, 2020
    4
    Disclaimer: I only watched up to episode 6 (still over half the series)

    I really wanted to like band of brothers but the more I watched the more I just found it sooooo boring. On a technical level it is truly amazing - the way many scenes are staged and shot are some of the best I've ever seen on TV. However, the story and plot are where it becomes so weak. For me, every episode felt    Disclaimer: I only watched up to episode 6 (still over half the series)

    I really wanted to like band of brothers but the more I watched the more I just found it sooooo boring. On a technical level it is truly amazing - the way many scenes are staged and shot are some of the best I've ever seen on TV. However, the story and plot are where it becomes so weak. For me, every episode felt exactly the same. They focus on a character, a load of war **** happens, some random guy will die that got introduced in that episode (usually a soon-to-be famous actor), then eventually the main troopers are fine and dandy. It just gets so repetitive and the fact that all 6 episodes I watched felt very similar just left me feeling constantly bored.

    I really don't understand how this has got such critical acclaim (outside of its production). It is literally all production with nothing else to write home about.

    Basically, if you like it when things go BOOM then this series is for you     … Expand

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best TV Season of 2001
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2001
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#2 Most Shared TV Season of 2001

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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    Aug 15, 2013
    90
    There have been many great war films, and any number that have vividly evoked the tension, tragedy and terror of battle. But due to the exceptional amount of time lavished on this story, the fluid manner in which men come and go and the drastic changes that mark them, it's doubtful that any film or TV venture has ever come close to "Brothers" in presenting "What Men Went Through" over the long haul. [4 Sept 2001, p.6]
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    Aug 15, 2013
    100
    It is doubtful that any war movie on the large or small screen has captured the varied experiences of ordinary soldiers better than Band of Brothers. Whether it's the sheer terror of facing an unseen enemy or the momentary joy following a successful mission, the mini eschews the typical movie cliches while revealing and reveling in the humanity within each member of Easy Company. It explains in large measure why this group of regular guys and others like them have come to be called the Greatest Generation. [5 Sept 2001]
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Aug 15, 2013
    100
    Band of Brothers is significantly flawed and yet absolutely extraordinary -- just like the men it portrays. [7 Sept 2001, p.1E]
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