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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Pacific
jdunnTX — 9 years ago(August 01, 2016 04:58 AM)
From another website discussing Band Of Brothers
"A few words re: the language in episode 2. One friend of mine who was a paratrooper in Battery 'B' of the 377th PFA Bn. actually cancelled his HBO service after viewing the first two episodes because he couldn't stand the amount of swearing. I frankly hadn't paid much attention, probably being calloused from 25 years of police work in Detroit. After hearing these reactions, I went back and re watched Episode 2, paying more attention to the language, and there ARE a considerable number of J.C.'s and 'F' bombs in there.
In Dick Winters' first written account of the action, he has Popeye Wynn saying I'm sorry I goofed-off". Screenwriter John Orloff contacted Popeye and was able to elicit the info from him that he had actually used much stronger language. Thus was the dialogue changed to :"I'm sorry I beep Regardless of the actual profanity level of the day, most WW2 vets I know will argue like all getout that there was LESS cursing in the 40's than is common today. At first I was skeptical, but after 30 years of hearing this from so many individuals, I tend to believe them. The film would have been just as good with less profanity. My friend historian Bill Warnock wrote me the following observation on this:
"The 'F' word was used by GIs of the WW2 era, but I think the BoB writers overdid it. They portray a degree of profanity typical of Vietnam and today, not WW2. This was (also) the case in 'Saving Private Ryan'. Several vets commented to me about this." -
budmanus — 9 years ago(August 01, 2016 06:45 AM)
I read in one book about The Pacific that John's family never really accepted her. After his death that they didn't have anything to do with her. Not sure how true any of that was. Me personally, if you were married to my brother and filled his last few months on earth with joy and happiness then why would I not accept you. Just doesn't match up to what they portrayed in the episode before he left for Okinawa.
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RollandsOwn — 9 years ago(January 22, 2017 05:52 AM)
actually cancelled his HBO service after viewing the first two episodes because he couldn't stand the amount of swearing.
LOL, what a ridiculous overreaction. There's always the option to, you know, stop watching it.