Generation Kill on HBO

2008, TV Show

Pushing Daisies and Law & Order Alums Join HBO's The Miraculous Year

Pushing Daisies star Lee Pace, Law & Order's Linus Roache and Generation Kill's Stark Sands have joined HBO's new pilot The Miraculous Year, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The drama will focus on a New York ...
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Season 1, Episode 7
Ends 12/31/12. 'Bomb in the Garden.' Bravo reaches Baghdad, where the men are shocked by the size and scope of the city. They set up shop in an abandoned cigarette factory and get a chance to rest for a bit, although the factory grounds aren't quite as secure as they'd like. Hampered by having only one translator for the battalion, First Recon can only send sporadic patrols into the city.

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Paid | Xfinity Aired: 8/17/2008

Season 1, Episode 6
Ends 12/31/12. 'Stay Frosty.' Outside of Al Kut, Captain America is over-eager in his attempts to subdue a prisoner, while his men's growing disillusionment with his command is growing more apparent. Meanwhile, Ferrando relays to his officers the news that his counterpart in the Regimental Combat Team has been relieved of duty despite achieving his objective.

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Paid | Xfinity Aired: 8/10/2008

Season 1, Episode 5
Ends 12/31/12. 'A Burning Dog.' As they scope a tiny hamlet, the men of Bravo are frustrated by the capricious nature of the war, and Colbert struggles to defend the actions of the higher-ups. First Recon finally gets to use their skills and exploit intelligence from Iraqi locals about an ambush at a bridge ahead. For once, First Recon isn't tasked with heading straight into the ambush.

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Paid | Xfinity Aired: 8/3/2008

Season 1, Episode 4
Ends 12/31/12. 'Combat Jack.' Having raced to capture the airfield, First Recon has some time to rest and regroup. The abandoned supply truck has been looted and destroyed and the company is now down to one meal a day. After expressing their dismay to their commander, Alpha is tasked with a different mission: to recover the body of a captured Marine who was murdered in Ah Shatra.

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Pushing Daisies and Law & Order Alums Join HBO's The Miraculous Year

Pushing Daisies star Lee Pace, Law & Order's Linus Roache and Generation Kill's Stark Sands have joined HBO's new pilot The Miraculous Year, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The drama will focus on a New York ...
read more

Mad Men Season 2 and Other Announced Releases

New releases announced today, March 5:

HBO's Generation Kill (Blu-ray) will be coming out June 16

HBO's John Adams (Blu-ray) will be coming out June 16

Mad Men - Season 2 (DVD & Blu-ray) will be coming out July 7

Get Smart - Season 3 will be coming out June 9

The Transformers - The Complete 1st Season: 25th Anniversary Edition will be coming out June 16

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Kyle XY Season 2 and Other Announced Releases

New releases announced today, October 17:

HBO's Generation Kill (mini-series) on Blu-ray will be coming out December 16

Greek - Chapter 2 will be coming out December 30

Kyle XY - The Complete 2nd Season: Revelations will be coming out December 30

The Secret Life of the American Teenager - Season 1 will be coming out December 30

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After watching the finale of ...

Question: After watching the finale of the excellent miniseries Generation Kill, I wondered why the miniseries format is not more popular. I guess the obvious answer is money, since popular TV shows and movies are way more profitable. Books should be adapted into miniseries rather than movies in my opinion, considering how there is enough time to cover most of the material (The Corner, Generation Kill and the wonderful Band Of Brothers come to mind). The format just makes a lot of sense to me anyway, since TV shows can drag on too long, and movies sometimes do not provide enough depth. HBO is the only channel I see willing to do miniseries, and I was wondering why there is a distinct lack of them on other networks. What do you think? Answer: Changing times, changing habits. Used to be the networks would build their seasons and sweeps months around blockbuster miniseries "events," often based on massive best-sellers or epic historical events. Roots still ranks among TV's top-rated shows ... read more

A few months ago, I wrote in ...

Question: A few months ago, I wrote in to criticize HBO's management for how they dealt with 12 Miles of Bad Road. I still hold my original opinion, but after watching the finale of Generation Kill, it's obvious that HBO still knows how to put out great original programming. I know that you and many of your colleagues have been hard on HBO since The Sopranos ended and have no problem praising the lineups of Showtime, AMC and FX. However, putting Nielsen ratings aside, if you compare the networks' quality programming over the past year, I have to give HBO the edge. Showtime is led by Dexter and Weeds. Most critics don't seem to be in love with The Tudors or Californication. FX has Damages and the final season of The Shield. And AMC had two of the best rookie dramas in years, but now the pressure in on to go three for three. I hope the six-part The Prisoner is up to the standards they've set. With shows like Big Love, The Wire (final season), Entourage (a weak season but still gets Emmy ... read more

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Premiered: July 13, 2008, on HBO
Rating: TV-MA
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Premise: A seven-part miniseries about an elite Marine unit in the first weeks of the Iraq War, based on the book by Evan Wright, a reporter who was embedded with the First Recon Battalion as they crossed the border from Kuwait.

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