Watching it on HBO was pretty awesome
I really enjoyed watching this series on HBO. I thought the sound, in particular, was extraordinarily well done. The panning of the sound of planes flying overhead from front to back or back to front really stood out in my mind as did the sound of spent ammunition casings clinking around the site of the shooter.
It was really well done, and really well shot. It took a while for me to get into it as I was expecting more of a Band of Brothers warm-up where you got to meet most of the characters while they were in training, but, overall, I found the characters of Leckie (d-oh, I've forgotten the name of the other guy who was an author) to be incredibly well done. Much more complex characters than any character in Band of Brothers (except maybe Nixon), and, therefore, much more compelling drama.