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Dude, the @hboww2rewatch is going to be soooo good.

The Pacific really just throws us into the war the same way it throws these men into it - we don't get H company at bootcamp, or how JP and Manny and John became friends. We're just - there. It's Guadalcanal, and it's awful, and mind-boggling to Leckie in its awfulness. You don't get to pick your wars, and here we are, in the middle of the Pacific, on islands your family can't find on a map, and there's no water and you've got jungle sores, and your mom is writing to ask if you want your dress blues.

One of the things I'm appreciating, watching in this order, is just how much this show anchors us in their families - our three main leads all start at home. (And how much I dislike Leckie's dad!!!!)

We also get a staggering sense of how much they don't know. "Professor Leckie, enlighten us." And Leckie gives a flippant answer, a line of poetry from Alexander Pope's translation of the Iliad - Without a sign his sword the brave man draws, And asks no omen but his country's cause.

One wonders if he's thinking about those words and his country's cause as he shoots the soldier trying to cross the river. That man, too, had a cause and a country. What makes one better or worse? The poets didn't tell him it would be like this.

We also get a sense, so quickly, of how the war becomes who you're with, where you are, right now, to the exclusion of everything else. H Company watches the naval battle in the distance, and then learns, the next morning, that Admiral Turner and the Navy have all left. Their war has just become very, very small.

And by the end of the episode, where they're all reading letters from home, you (and Leckie) realize just how far away from home they really are. Dress blues. Birthdays. Incredible.

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love doing rewatches of shows that're one step shy of being historical biopics because it makes me feel like I'm in a timeloop.

yes, we're back at the beginning. say good bye to your friend, your father, your family. you're not going to see any of them again as you are. this war is going to strip you of your identity. this has happened before, in ww1, and it has happened before because this is a retelling, and it has happened before because I have seen it all unfold nearly 10 times on my laptop screen.

there is no changing the outcome. you were and are doomed from the beginning.

let's go again.

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Just watched the "I wish we were going together" scene in episode 1 of the Pacific and while that line murders me and throws me into a cave never to be found, let's all not forget to stare into the abyss about "oh, you don't have to worry about me".

Oh, you don't have to worry about me. The forced bravado of a seventeen-year-old boy who can't make the smile reach all the way to his eyes because when he enlisted he figured there was no way he was going anywhere without Eugene (he's never been anywhere without Eugene) and the closer he gets to leaving, the realer this all feels and the bigger that pit in his stomach gets.

And that 6AM train is coming real fast.

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For Week 1 of HBO WWII Rewatch Promts: Friends, Orange

From ‘The art of starving’ by Sam J. Miller // The orange, Wendy Cope // We are okay, Nina La Cour

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— Donna Roberts

Prompt: Friends

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TONIGHT: Our rewatch of Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order begins!

At 6:30pm PDT tonight (what time is this for you?), we will be watching the first episode of the Pacific. Find where to watch the episodes here.

Live blog along with us by using the tag #hboww2rewatch

If you can’t watch tonight, no worries! Watch whenever you can during the week.

We'll be watching the next episode on Thursday.

View the full rewatch schedule and prompts.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

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THIS WEEK: Our rewatch of Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order is beginning!

Our plan is to watch three episodes a week - Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6:30pm PDT (find what time that is for you here). If you can’t watch at those times, no worries! Watch whenever you can during those days or the week.

Find out where you can watch the shows here.

Please tag posts with #hboww2rewatch

View the full rewatch schedule and prompts.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

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Update: I’ve already queued posts for each day of the show, with a graphic that says PST. I didn’t save psds for those graphics and am unable to go back to edit them. The graphics will remain saying PST.

PDT and PST are both the correct area no matter what cause it’s Pacific Time, but if anyone is concerned about having the right time, please use the “what time is this for you?” Link that is and will continue to be linked in each post about the schedule.

hi there, was just wondering, shouldn't the timezone in the post be PDT not PST?

or am i mistaken here?

no, you’re right - it’s PDT. Sorry, I never use the daylight abbreviation 😬. I’ll fix the post. Thanks!

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hi there, was just wondering, shouldn't the timezone in the post be PDT not PST?

or am i mistaken here?

no, you’re right - it’s PDT. Sorry, I never use the daylight abbreviation 😬. I’ll fix the post. Thanks!

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THIS WEEK! Watch when you are able or join in our group liveblog watches on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays!

[hboww2rewatch]

THIS WEEK: Our rewatch of Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order is beginning!

Our plan is to watch three episodes a week - Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6:30pm PDT (find what time that is for you here). If you can’t watch at those times, no worries! Watch whenever you can during those days or the week.

Find out where you can watch the shows here.

Please tag posts with #hboww2rewatch

View the full rewatch schedule and prompts.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

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Where will the episodes be liveblogged?

Hi! Currently we are planning on liveblogging on tumblr by using #hboww2rewatch and with everyone starting the episode on their own device. Hopefully by planning on a 6:30pm PCT watch it'll keep most of us synced during the episode.

The mods are most likely be liveblogging from our own blogs, but we'll definitely be reblogging some posts on here!

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Welcome to HBO's WWII Fandom Rewatch!

You are cordially invited to join us in watching Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order April 29 - July 14, 2024.

We will be watching three episodes a week and will have prompts to boost fandom creation as we watch together!

You can find the episode schedule and prompts below the cut. Individual posts can be found here and here if you prefer shorter posts.

If you are unable to watch the show at the same time as the schedule, no worries. While we are personally planning to liveblog together the episodes per the schedule, we understand everyone has lives outside of tumblr. Watch whenever you are able - our goal is to bond over our love for these shows and experience them again together. Pop in when you are able! :)

Please tag all your posts during this event with #hboww2rewatch and give us a follow for all updates on the rewatch.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

Schedule:

We are tentatively planning to watch Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays, but that is not set in stone - watch when you are able during the week!

Week 1: Mon April 29- Sun May 5

The Pacific E1  (Dec ‘41- Oct ‘42) The Pacific E2  (Oct ‘42) The Pacific E3  (Dec ‘42- Fall ‘43)

Week 2: Mon May 6- Sun May 12

Masters of the Air E1  (Spring ‘43) Masters of the Air E2  (Spring ‘43) Masters of the Air E3   (Aug ‘43)

Week 3: Mon May 13- Sun May 19

Masters of the Air E4 (Oct ‘43) Masters of the Air E5 (Oct ‘43) Masters of the Air E6 (Oct ‘43)

Week 4: Mon May 20- Sun May 26

The Pacific E4  (Dec ‘43) Masters of the Air E7  (march ‘44) Band of Brothers E1  (June ‘44)

Week 5: Mon May 27- Sun June 2

Masters of the Air E8  (June ‘44) Band of Brothers E2  (June 6, ‘44) Band of Brothers E3  (June 7, ‘44)

Week 6: Mon June 3- Sun June 9

The Pacific E5  (Sept ‘44) Band of Brothers E4  (Sept ‘44) The Pacific E6  (Sept-Oct ‘44)

Week 7: Mon June 10- Sun June 16

Band of Brothers E5  (Oct ‘44) The Pacific E7  (Oct-Dec ‘44) Band of Brothers E6  (Dec ‘44)

Week 8: Mon June 17- Sun June 23

Band of Brothers E7  (Jan ‘45) Band of Brothers E8  (Feb ‘45) The Pacific E8  (Feb ‘45)

Week 9: Mon June 24- Sun June 30

Band of Brothers E9  (April ‘45) The Pacific E9  (April-June ‘45) Masters of the Air E9  (Feb-June ‘45)

Week 10: Mon July 1- Sun July 7

Band of Brothers E10  (May-Aug ‘45) The Pacific E10  (Aug ‘45) Saving Private Ryan (Bonus event)

Week 11: Mon July 8- Sun July 14 - post rewatch events to encourage fellow fans!

Reblog people’s creations

Leave comments on fics

Consider making a new friend in someone else who participated

Prompts:

Week 1: Mon April 29- Sun May 5:

Heading Out

First Fight

Friends

Orange

Week 2: Mon May 6- Sun May 12:

Crash

Crew

Superstition

Blue

Week 3: Mon May 13- Sun May 19:

Dancing

Reunion

Kinship

Red

Week 4: Mon May 20- Sun May 26:

Recuperation

Camp Life

Training

Green

Week 5: Mon May 27- Sun June 2:

Tuskeegees

Parachute

Injured

Purple

Week 6: Mon June 3- Sun June 9

Reunited

Replacement

Airfield

White

Week 7: Mon June 10- Sun June 16:

Typewriter

Loss

Cold

Pink

Week 8: Mon June 17- Sun June 23:

Shelling

Translation

Wedding

Brown

Week 9: Mon June 24- Sun June 30:

Discovery

Humanity

Celebration

Yellow

Week 10: Mon July 1- Sun July 7:

Bonding

Adjustment

Sacrifice

Dress Uniform

Black

Week 11 Mon July 8- Sun July 14:

Favorite Crew

Favorite Company

Best Friendship

Humor

Underrated Character

Character + Quote

Headcanons

Crossover

Something Missing

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We're almost here!

We will be watching Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order starting the week of April 29th.

Our plan is to watch three episodes a week - Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6:30pm PST (find what time that is for you here). If you can't watch at those times, no worries! Watch whenever you can during those days or the week.

Please tag posts with #hboww2rewatch

View the rewatch schedule here, prompts here, and where to watch here.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!

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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!

We will be watching Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air in chronological order starting the week of April 29th.

View the rewatch schedule here and prompts here.

Please reblog this post to spread the word!