'Generation Kill' offers insider look at the Iraq war

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by RobH4413

Episode 2 was great. Much better than the first.

Does anyone know how many episodes there are going to be?

7, according to Wikipedia

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Generation Kill is a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on the book of the same name by Evan Wright and adapted for television by David Simon and Ed Burns. The series premiered on July 13, 2008 and is set to span seven hours. It is produced by Simon, Burns, Nina K. Noble, Andrea Calderwood, George Faber, and Charles Pattinson.

[mheisig]

The show is pretty humorous as long as you know that it's a complete farce. A friend of mine in the Marine Corps got back from his second tour in Iraq and said the show is an absolute joke if it's attempting to portray reality over there.

According to him, "Generation Kill" has about as much to do with the real war as Star Wars has to do with legitimate space travel.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by mheisig

The show is pretty humorous as long as you know that it's a complete farce. A friend of mine in the Marine Corps got back from his second tour in Iraq and said the show is an absolute joke if it's attempting to portray reality over there.

According to him, "Generation Kill" has about as much to do with the real war as Star Wars has to do with legitimate space travel.

I heard the exact opposite thing from a friend of mine. Does he realize that the series is based on the book (which is non-fiction) and that some of the actors were the real Marines who invaded Iraq?

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I heard the exact opposite thing from a friend of mine. Does he realize that the series is based on the book (which is non-fiction) and that some of the actors were the real Marines who invaded Iraq?

Don't know. He was in Ramadi for months, so what does he know;-) Maybe he's making it all up.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Don't know. He was in Ramadi for months, so what does he know;-) Maybe he's making it all up.

I wasn't calling your friend a liar. I was just noting that my buddy was in the 75th Ranger Regiment, which took part in the initial invasion of Iraq. Granted, that's an army unit, but he says GK is pretty true to life.

As Matty pointed out, I think each soldier, marine and airman has a different experience. So, to one person the series might seem unrealistics and, to others, it might seem like a documentary.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I heard the exact opposite thing from a friend of mine. Does he realize that the series is based on the book (which is non-fiction) and that some of the actors were the real Marines who invaded Iraq?

I do not have HBO and have not seen any of this but it is very common that even though it is based on a true story things get added and removed to add entertainment value. So while the story line itself may be true all the other stuff was added.