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Stream Season 1 Episode 1 of Generation Kill online or on your device plus recaps, previews, and other clips.
Jul 14, 2008 · Generation Kill. Recap: Episode 1, “Get Some”. There’s an old saying that, in good storytelling, action precedes explanation and commitment precedes realization. When I interviewed Bruno Dumont for his Existential French horror film Twentynine Palms, he said he was very interested in observing his characters from a distance and generating ...
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Get some is the first episode of HBO's miniseries Generation Kill
In the northern desert of Kuwait, the elite, specially trained U.S. First Recon Marines prepare to invade Iraq as the "tip of the spear" for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Meet the battle-hungry USMC 1st Recon Battalion as they deal with the mundane issues of grooming standards, sand storms, a by-the-book CO and a lot of waiting. A variety of creative ra...
The scenes of Iraqis surrendering and being turned away was filmed near Walvis Bay airport, and filming was constantly delayed due to interference from planes departing or arriving. The train track location was also much busier than the filmmakers had been led to believe.
The main thing that fascinates me in episode 1 is just the lack of caring for the politics of war. They are all relatively carefree for men on the eve of war. Hell they even invite it. These aren't men that joined the military to escape. For the most part they joined to be in comabt, to be warriors. That kind if plays into the whole Generation Kill vibe. These aren't kids that bought into ...
Jul 12, 2008 · S1 E1: In the northern desert of Kuwait, First Recon Marines prepare to invade Iraq as the 'tip of the spear' for Operation Iraqi Freedom. At the Camp Mathilda staging ground, soldiers in First Recon's Bravo Company combat boredom, cramped tents, a lack of Humvee supplies, mustache protocol, officer ineptitude, a wind storm, an espresso machine fire, and rumors of J-Lo's death while awaiting ...
The things some characters say (like Chaffin's racial humor), he initially takes at face value. But episode by episode, as he begins to analyze what's happening on the screen and to pick up the finer points, it starts to dawn on him how fantastic the series truly is.
Get ready to see the new face of American war: 'Generation Kill.' See all seven parts plus behind-the-scenes specials, and more from this acclaimed HBO miniseries about the elite Marines who spearheaded the invasion of Iraq.
