#20th Anniversary Symposium

[pfenniged]

okay- I’m still not over the fact that Ross McCall confirmed at the Band of Brothers 20th Anniversary Symposium that some thirsty children walked up to him in the wild and had the audacity to be like I LOVED YOU IN BAND OF BROTHERS and bless this man Ross was oblivious enough to be like “IT’S A TRIBUTE TO THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE MEN THAT PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS SEVENTEEN ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR LEGACY-” and I’m just here as a fully grown woman being like BLESS YOU ROSS BUT ALL THE CONTEXT CLUES YOU’RE GIVING TO THIS STORY LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIRSTY TEENAGERS APPROACHED YOU EVEN TWENTY YEARS LATER AS MORE OF A TRIBUTE TO YOUR ENDURING HOTNESS-

[rossmccallsqueen]

Band of Brothers 20th Anniversary Symposium - From Toccoa to Europe: On the Ground with Easy Company (a brief summary)

no one wanted to write episode 6 apparently

“Put the clock on Ross” 😂

Shane always gravitated towards Roe throughout the audition process, but didn’t know if that’s who he would end up being

Shane said everyone really wanted to go to boot camp

Rick said most of his used source material was him talking to the actual people/George’s wife and people who knew George

“GET THIS GOD DAMN PLATOON ON THE MOVE” 😂

Rick said he just felt really supported by his fellow cast and the team making the show 🥺

“This isn’t about you this is about easy company.” - Ross about how the actors felt as a team doing the show

Matthew said he grew up watching war movies and his dad was a marine, so he grew up with the shows material

Matthew didn’t get to talk to Spiers but he said he “got to stare at his picture, and if you stare at it long enough something happens”

“We we’re all scared of you. We’re still scared of you” - everyone on stage @ Matthew bc of how mysterious spiers was 😂

“Ross is my handler” - Matthew “that’s the worst handler in the world!” 😂

The writers said they were all cocky after they got out of boot camp but it meant they had a show bc it showed how much they bonded

Ross said they all had to earn the right to wear their uniforms bc they wanted to make sure there was respect 🥺

RICK IMMITATED DONNIES NEW KIDS MOVES IM HAHAHAHA

Donnie whalberg took the marches very seriously bc Rick said “he has so much swagger”

ROSS CALLED THEM A BOYBAND “we were basically a boyband” 😂

Episode 6: all of the real life men said that Doc Roe was an “angel” 🥺

Episode 7: there was a moment where Buck was supposed to run out of the trees and be tackled by Luz who would save his life but they decided not to show that part to show respect

Ross said the scene in the church was just so serene for them bc of the impact it had

Episode 7 was one of the last episodes they shot

They shot them In this order: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 9, 10, 6, 7, and filmed 8 last

Dick Winters was one of the only people who would talk about the subject matter of episode 9. He kept saying “I was there I saw it you have to tell this story”

Writer wanted to make episode 9 about Nixon and dick was so excited

When winters goes into the widows house he’s so uncomfortable and he feels guilty really did happen to winters

Winters said it was okay thar the writer took his story and gave it to Nixon

When there are mistakes in the show, it was usually because of the real life guys remembering something wrong

[gluteus-canis-familiaris]

Easy Companyyyy, school circleee!!! Register now if you haven't yet! It's totally free and it's happening tomorrow 💖💖💖 the last time I was able to watch free content from the BoB cast was 10 years ago, no joke, so this is very special indeed!! Check out the program to see which of your faves are attending (*ahem ahem Liebgott simps, Ross is in nearly all the events agsjshnss*)

Registration here: http://support.nationalww2museum.org/site/Calendar/669547512?view=RSVP&id=128760

Event Program here: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/events/128621-band-brothers-20th-anniversary-symposium?&_ga=2.108172160.329197387.1657039805-502667733.1645801003#program

[shelyue99]

I came across BoB only last year (thanks Netflix the best thing you have done to me) hence 22 years late. I wish I had done it earlier (I definitely heard about the title, maybe in the 2000s, but I was too young at the time to take interests in it and I forgot about it), but because of it there are already a lot of resources and materials (and numerous fanfics) to dig into. I love research and meta and here are something I found interesting and relevant to BoB (with a focus on Winters and Nixon) :

Documentary:

Ron Livingston's Band of Brothers Video Diary

We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company

He Has Seen War

Book:

Band of Brothers, by Stephen E. Ambrose

Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoir of Major Dick Winters, by Dick Winters, Cole C. Kingseed

Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers, by Larry Alexander

Conversation with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers, by Cole C. Kingseed

Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters, by Erik Dorr, Jared Frederick

Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich, by David Kenyon Webster

Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, By James Andrew Miller

Podcast:

HBO's official Band of Brothers 20th Anniversary Podcast

The Ross Owen Show, this blog has all the BoB cast interview recordings.

Dead Eyes

Other Materials:

"Band of Brothers" 20th Anniversary Symposium, the video can be found here.

Re the symposium, I love some of the trivia stories the cast shared, like when some replacement guy (I remembered it's Rene Moreno who played Ramirez but my memory could be fuzzy) were having dinner with the OG Easy men at this posh restaurant after shooting. Someone asked Moreno what he did today and he said he cut his hair and got to shoot the gun something like that, and Neal McDonough (Compton) asked him to drop and gave him 20, Moreno looked at Ron Livingston for help, who he thought was the only normal person at the table, but Ron was like yeah you had to do it, and so he dropped and did 20 push-ups and startled the waitress and other customers.

The other interesting episode is that when they were shooting for the river crossing scene in Ep 8, a replacement guy (Ramirez or Hashey?) who wasn't in the bootcamp and wasn't that immersed, jokingly told Dexter Fletcher (Martin) to fuck off, everyone went quiet like how dare you say to that to the officer, and Ross McCall (Liebgott) asked, "Permission to throw him off the boat, sir," Fletcher said let him think about it. They didn't throw him off the boat but I find the comparison between those who went to the bootcamp vs. those didn't and thus didn't have a clue is so interesting. Oh, and Matthew Settle still scared the other cast and staff because Speirs is so scary lol.

[history-freak1]

choose your fighter, @spartan-in-a-b-25 and i at the 20th band anniversary symposium:

matthew settle and i uncomfortably locking eyes when i got out of an elevator

frank john hughes catching my eye and giving me a WICKED grin before going back to his conversation

ross mccall giving me and spartan and a hug and a kiss before going, "hello, babe, how ya doing, sweetheart?!" in a crowd of people before getting on an elevator.

shane taylor awkwardly giving me a handshake with the wrong hand before pulling me into a hug.

or robin laing pointing and going "you!" before coming over to speak to us.

bonus round:

shane taylor giving spartan a hug and a fist bump for being a frontline healthcare worker.

matty settle hugging someone so hard he broke his glasses.

[royal-hair]

Queen Máxima of The Netherlands visiting De Bavokring Elementary School in Rotterdam, at the 20th anniversary symposium of the "Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development" at the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague and at a dinner for representatives of international organizations based in the Netherlands at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam - 06.12.23

[kneedeepincynade]

This is a hill I will kill on but Deng is not only a hero but the man who planted the seeds of the multipolar world and without him, socialism would have returned a spectre haunting the world instead of a firm and solid reality

The post is machine translated

Translation is at the bottom

The collective is on telegram

Attention,for those who wants them this post contains the selected works of Deng

Attenzione,per chi li vuole in questo post chi sono le opere scelte di Deng

⭐️ Qual modo migliore di questo video per ricordare il 26° Anniversario della scomparsa del Compagno Deng Xiaoping, Architetto della Riforma e Apertura (改革开放), Maestro Supremo della Trollata agli Stati Uniti d'America e Progettista del Socialismo con Caratteristiche Cinesi?

🤪 Killary Hillary Clinton, COPE AND SEETHE 🚩

😎 Qualche link BASATO:

📚 Opere Scelte di Deng Xiaoping: I, II, III 🚩

⭐️ "Integrare il Marxismo-Leninismo con le Condizioni Concrete della Cina" 🚩

🧾 Costituzione del Partito Comunista Cinese, aggiornata al 20° Congresso 🚩

⭐️ Xi Jinping, "Simposio di Commemorazione per il 110° Anniversario della nascita del Compagno Deng Xiaoping" 🚩

😂Deng Xiaoping definisce Gorbachev un "idiota" 🚩

🌸 Iscriviti 👉 @collettivoshaoshan

⭐️ What better way than this video to commemorate the 26th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, Architect of Reform and Opening Up (改革开放), Supreme Master of Trolling the United States of America and Designer of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics?

🤪 Killary Hillary Clinton, COPE AND SEETHE 🚩

😎 A few BASED links:

📚 Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping: I, II, III 🚩

⭐️ "Integrating Marxism-Leninism with China's Concrete Conditions" 🚩

🧾 Constitution of the Communist Party of China, updated to the 20th Congress 🚩

⭐️ Xi Jinping, "Commemoration Symposium for Comrade Deng Xiaoping's 110th Birth Anniversary" 🚩

😂Deng Xiaoping calls Gorbachev an "idiot" 🚩

🌸 Subscribe 👉 @collettivoshaoshan

[wwhatev3r]

GUYS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BAND OF BROTHERS REUNION THIS YEAR ON AUGUST 13. 

[“The National WWII Museum is honored to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the “Band of Brothers” miniseries premiere by hosting a daylong Symposium in New Orleans on Saturday, August 13, 2022.“]

[drinkwhiskeyandsmile]

I'm just gonna act like I didn't cry on the Band of Brothers 20th Anniversary Symposium video the Museum posted 🥲

I feel like my hearts gonna explode 🥺

The love these gents have for each other, and how strong friendships they got even 20 years later, is the most amazing thing ever. And they're so respectful and humble, I'm so happy I got to know this series, truly ❤️‍🔥

I can't believe they played war heroes in the series who had this incredible camaraderie, and now they have the same for life 😭❤️‍🩹❤

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Robin Laing’s final speech at the Band of Brothers’ 20th Anniversary Symposium <3

[rossmccallsqueen]

Ross McCall talking during the From Toccoa to Europe: On the Ground with Easy Company panel - National World War II Museum Band of Brothers 20th Anniversary Symposium

[gluteus-canis-familiaris]

this show and this cast will always be something else ❤ currahee and hang tough!

[anantradingpvtltd]

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[afro-impact]

Benin: At the end of its 20th symposium, the IAJP calls for a citizen commitment to consolidate democracy

Benin: At the end of its 20th symposium, the IAJP calls for a citizen commitment to consolidate democracy

The 20th symposium of the Institute of Artisans of Justice and Peace (IAJP) started on Thursday 2 December and ended on Friday 3 December 2022 at the Chant d’Oiseau in Cotonou. These meetings, which also mark the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the creation of this institute, enabled the various actors invited to consult each other and then to make resolutions. These five resolutions…

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The 20th Anniversary Symposium will be livestreamed and available for audiences to watch for free.

[icology]

Team Ico / GenDesign interviews: a masterpost

Under the cut you’ll find 40 links to various interviews and videos across the years, covering all three games and on all topics, including design and development, fan Q&As and even cool chats with other developers. I tried to include as many as I could remember and find after some research, but I’ll update this post if I ever come across something new or as more content gets released in the future! Some of these interviews are fan translated, so, if you like their content and have the means to do so, consider supporting them through the links listed on their websites and sharing their work! PS: check the bottom of the list for a short note on the content and more cool things as a bonus. Enjoy!

EDGE Magazine (vol. 143, scans by @BadHumans on Twitter)

Game No Ryuugi (2005, translated by Shmuplations)

ICO developer interview and Great Scene Sharing (2 parts in one page, 2002 and 2011, translated by Shmuplations)

Wired (2006)

PlayStation Blog (2010)

SOTC Guidebook content (translated by Glitterberri, with extended dev interviews, artbook scans and a script analysis, including dialogue outtakes!)

GDC Interview (2011, Gamespot)

The Last Guardian, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD: Behind the scenes (IGN, 2011)

1up: Ueda on Ico and SOTC

Game Informer (2015)

Famitsu (August 2015, in japanese)

PlayStation Blog (2015)

ACMI (2016)

IGN First series on The Last Guardian: design, creating Trico, soundtrack (2016)

The Guardian (2016)

EuroGamer (2016)

Engadget (2016)

Interview with Geoff Keighley (2016, Gameslice)

The Verge (2016)

Medium (2016, interview transcript from its original New Yorker article)

STACK (2016)

TEC (2016, spanish subtitles)

Famitsu (April 2017, Interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi, in japanese)

Game Reactor (2017)

Games Industry (2017, from the Nordic Game Conference in Malmö, Sweden)

Venture Beat (2017, from the Gamelab conference in Barcelona, Spain)

Famitsu (interview with Ueda and Arnt Jensen from Playdead) (November 2017, in Japanese)

Famitsu (interview with Ueda, Kamiya, and Sakurai) (January 2018, translated by Source Gaming)

Famitsu (July 2018, in japanese)

Polygon (March 2018)

Special Symposium with the staff of The Last Guardian (2018, 5 parts, from the official GenDesign website)

Famitsu (September 2018, translated by Source Gaming)

Entertainment Station (2018, translated by Source Gaming)

Cane and Rinse (2019)

4Gamer (December 2019, Interview with Jenova Chen from Thatgamecompany, in japanese)

4Gamer (2020, short interviews with other well-known Japanese developers)

Epic Games partnership announcement (2020)

DenFaminico Gamer (Interview with Ueda, Keiichiro Toyama and Yoko Taro) (December 2021, in japanese)

Famitsu’s ICO 20th Anniversary Interview (December 2021, in japanese)

Team Ico Wiki Interview Archive (with various interviews from 2004-present)

Bonus content:

The Lost Files of UEQ: A collection of old Ueda creations found and saved by a fan, that were posted on his former website. Really interesting to look at knowing what came next!

Fumito Ueda’s Madden 2018 (a Mega64 skit) + 90 Yard Return: a behind the scenes from the creation of the skit (both are HILARIOUS)

Note: As you’ve probably figured out already, many of these interviews (especially from 2015 on) are centered mostly around The Last Guardian and the whole “development hell” story. Many of the questions and themes are the same, though each one is interesting in its own way, hence why I decided to just throw them all in there. Many of you are probably gonna find the older ones and the mini docs more interesting, sadly I was only able to find a few things from the Ico-SOTC era. I came across a few other interviews from that time, but the links were either broken or no longer available, so I added all that I could find. However, there’s a ton of interesting facts and bits of lore here and there that I’m sure everyone will like! Feel free to reblog and even add your own links if you know of anything else that’s missing. Hope it keeps you entertained while we wait for news!