''The Pacific'' is a 2010 American

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produced by HBO,

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, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010. The series is a

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to the 2001 miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and focuses on the

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's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider

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. Whereas ''Band of Brothers'' followed the men of

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of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment through the

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, ''The Pacific'' centers on the experiences of three Marines ( Robert Leckie,

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, and John Basilone) who were in different regiments (

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, and 7th, respectively) of the

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. ''The Pacific'' was spearheaded by Bruce C. McKenna (

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), one of the main writers on ''Band of Brothers.''

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, the son of '' Band of Brothers'' author Stephen Ambrose, served as a project consultant. ''The Pacific'' miniseries features the

's battles in the Pacific, such as

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, Cape Gloucester,

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, and

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, as well as Basilone's involvement in the

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. It is based primarily on the

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s of two

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: '' With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa'' by Eugene Sledge and '' Helmet for My Pillow'' by Robert Leckie. It also draws on Sledge's memoir '' China Marine'' and ''Red Blood, Black Sand,'' the memoir of Chuck Tatum, a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima.

Cast

The following actors played starring roles in multiple episodes and are split by the principal character they appear in relation to. Characters from the different plot strands do occasionally interact, while Sidney Phillips both serves with Leckie and is the best friend of Sledge. *

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as Pfc. Robert Leckie (1920–2001) *

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as Cpl. Sidney Phillips (1924–2015) *

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as Pfc. Lew "Chuckler" Juergens (1918–1982) * Keith Nobbs as Pfc. Wilbur "Runner" Conley (1921–1997) *

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as Pfc. Bill "Hoosier" Smith (1922–1985) *

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Stone *

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as 1st Lt. Hugh Corrigan (1920–2005) *

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as Pfc. Ronnie Gibson *

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as Vera Keller * Joseph Mazzello as Cpl.

(1923–2001) *

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as Cpl. Merriell "Snafu" Shelton (1922–1993) * Martin McCann as Sgt. R.V. Burgin (1922–2019) * Brendan Fletcher as Pfc. Bill Leyden (1926–2008) *

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as Mary Frank Sledge (1893–1989) * Conor O'Farrell as Dr. Sledge (1887–1954) * Dylan Young as Pfc. Jay De L'Eau (1923–1997) *

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as 1st Lt. Edward "Hillbilly" Jones (1917–1944) * Scott Gibson as Capt.

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(1917–1944) *

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as MGySgt. Elmo "Gunny" Haney (1898–1979) *

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as GySgt. John Basilone (1916–1945) * Joshua Bitton as Sgt. J.P. Morgan (1919–1980) * William Sadler as

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Lewis "Chesty" Puller (1898–1971) *

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as Sgt. Manuel "Manny" Rodriguez (1922−1942) *

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as Sgt. Lena Basilone (1913–1999)

Production

''The Pacific'' was produced by

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, and Gary Goetzman in association with HBO Miniseries,

, DreamWorks,

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and

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. Seven and Sky both invested in the project for the right to broadcast it in Australia and the United Kingdom respectively.

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has previously broadcast the HBO productions of '' Band of Brothers''. Nine had a broadcast deal with HBO's parent Warner Bros., but then HBO started to distribute its own productions separately. In April 2007, the producers set up a production office in Melbourne and began casting. Originally the project was estimated at $100 million to produce, but ended up costing over $200 million, making ''The Pacific'' the most expensive television miniseries ever created by any network. According to the ''

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'' an estimated A$134 million was spent in Australia. The Australian newspaper ''

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'' estimates that it brought 4,000 jobs and generated A$180 million for the Australian economy. Filming of the miniseries in Australia started on August 10, 2007, and finished in late May 2008. From August until November 2007 filming took place at locations in and around Port Douglas,

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including Mossman, Queensland; Drumsara Plantation,

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and beaches at Rocky Point, Queensland. Production then moved to rural

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, in the

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near Lara (from November–December 2007), then at a sand quarry on Sandy Creek Road near

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until February 2008. Melbourne city locations were used in late 2007 and through 2008 including Central City Studios at Melbourne Docklands (March 2008); Flinders Street (between Swanston and Elizabeth streets, February 1–4, 2008); the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets (February 2008);

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(February 2–3, 2008). Other suburban locations included Mornington Railway,

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, specifically the Ernest Jones Hall at the

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campus, Bundoora (late May 2008); the Railway Hotel,

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(December 2007);

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(December 2007);

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(December 2007). The series's score was written by

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and

Blake Neely Blake Neely (born April 28, 1969) is an Emmy Award-winning American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on ''Everwood'', '' The Pacific'', and ''Pan Am'', and won the Emmy (20 ...

and was released on March 9, 2010. Historian Hugh Ambrose, son of '' Band of Brothers'' author Stephen E. Ambrose, wrote the official tie-in book to the miniseries, ''The Pacific: Hell was an Ocean Away (''2011)'','' which follows the stories of two of the featured men from the miniseries, Basilone and Sledge, as well as stories of Sledge's close friend Sidney Phillips and two men not featured in the series, marine officer

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and

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pilot Vernon Micheel. The different cast provides a wider view of the Pacific theatre, allowing the book to include the fall of the Philippines, Midway,

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and

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and expand the narrative to include depictions of life as experienced by prisoners of war, senior officers and the development of naval aviation. It was published in the UK and the US in March 2010 and Ambrose gave a webcast interview about the book at the Pritzker Military Library on April 15, 2010.

Broadcast

The series premiered in the US and Canada on March 14, 2010, on HBO.

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premiered ''The Pacific'' at 9 pm on April 3, 2010, with the first two episodes being consecutively broadcast in the first week. Singapore, Hong Kong, and Indonesia had dual language available. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Philippines broadcasts were available in high-definition on the HBO Asia HD Channel. ''The Pacific'' began broadcast on April 5, 2010 on

in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Portugal, the series was broadcast on April 5, 2010 on

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and in HD on

HD two days after the original broadcast in the US. The series broadcast commenced in Australia on Channel 7 on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 8:30 pm.Devlyn, Darren (April 6, 2010)
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''Herald Sun'', April 6, 2010. In Denmark, Norway, Finland, France and Sweden, the series began broadcasting on

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; in Turkey, CNBC-e on April 18, 2010; in the Netherlands, on April 7, 2010 on Veronica; and in Greece, on Nova Cinema on April 10, 2010. In New Zealand, the series began broadcasting on April 12, 2010 on TV One. In Italy, the miniseries began broadcast on May 9, 2010 on Sky Cinema 1; in Germany, on July 15, 2010 on Kabel eins. In Japan, the miniseries started July 18, 2010 on WOWOW. In South Africa, the miniseries started broadcasting on May 5, 2010 on the Mnet channel. In the US, the rights to the series were picked up by Ovation and it started airing sometime in 2019.

Marketing

The first official US trailer for ''The Pacific'' aired on HBO prior to the season 2 premiere of ''

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'' on June 14, 2009. It showed footage of the three main characters, including a conversation between Leckie and Sledge, Basilone's marriage and numerous combat scenes. The trailer concluded with "2010" displayed on-screen -alluding to and confirming the series release date. A second trailer was released on the HBO website after which the date "March 2010" is displayed, giving a more specific series release date. On January 14, 2010, Comcast added on-demand content from the series, including a scene from ''The Pacific'', interviews with the producers and character profiles. Another trailer was shown in February 2010 during

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, depicting several combat scenes. An extended trailer (3:47) to the miniseries can be viewed on the series' official website.

Episodes

Reception

Critical reception

''The Pacific'' received widespread critical acclaim. On the review aggregation website

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, the series holds an approval rating of 91% with an average rating of 8.8 out of 10, based on 44 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "An honest, albeit horrifying, exploration of World War II, ''The Pacific'' is a visually stunning miniseries not for the faint of heart." On

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, the series has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". ''

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'' magazine's

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named it one of the Top 10 TV Series of 2010. IGN reviewer Ramsey Isler gave the entire miniseries an 8.5 out of 10, saying, "Although I don't think ''The Pacific'' overtakes ''Band of Brothers'' in terms of technical execution and overall entertainment value, many of the comparisons will be moot as ''The Pacific'' is a different kind of series with different goals. This series sought to look beyond the combat and it paints a full, vivid picture of the war and the people that fought it through focused, individual stories. That's a tall order for any series to fulfill, and although ''The Pacific'' doesn't always come through with shining colors, it does make an admirable effort." IGN also reviewed each individual episode, with Episode 9 receiving a perfect 10 out of 10 score.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

Further reading * Masters of the Air * ''Military History Magazine'', Vol. 26, No. October 4/November 2009 *

External links

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