It comes as no surprise but I was very impressed with the first episode of Generation Kill on HBO on Sunday night. It is a little difficult getting a handle on all the various characters but I trust that will just come easier with each episode. The way the show captured the absurdities of military life was perfect - the marines are routinely lectured about tucking in their shirts and trimming their mustaches but they are purchasing additional armor for their humvees with their own money. The rapport and dialogue between the marines also seems quite natural which would make sense since it is based on a non-fiction book from the embedded reporter featured as a character on the show. They were just beginning to get into Iraq by the end of the episode and I am interested to see how the characters will stand up once the battle begins.
If you haven't yet seen the episode, I'm sure it's playing multiple times on HBO this week and episode 2 is Sunday night at 9. I highly recommend checking it out.
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