Generation Kill

2008

Generation Kill

8.5 | TV-MA | en | Drama

The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Rolling Stone reporter. A vivid account of the soldiers and of the forces that guided them in an often-improvised initiative.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP7 Bomb in the Garden

Aug. 24,2008

Having reached Baghdad, Bravo Team is shocked at the size of the city; while First Recon begin doing their daily patrols in Baghdad, they find out the obstacles that they and the Iraqis face is much greater than they could ever think of.

EP6 Stay Frosty

Aug. 17,2008

First Recon get their next mission, which is to help escort the Iraqi civilians leaving Baghdad from a nearby highway, while trying to help them flee, the men see the humanity in the Iraqi civilians; First Recon come to the realization that since Baghdad is the next stop for American and Coalition forces, their war is almost at a close.

EP5 A Burning Dog

Aug. 10,2008

First Recon get their orders to cross a local Iraqi bridge, which gives them their first chance to use local Iraqi citizens. As First Recon gets closer to the bridge, they are ambushed.

EP4 Combat Jack

Aug. 03,2008

After capturing an Iraqi airstrip, the First Recon is ahead of the other American and Coalition troops, which gives them time to regroup.

EP3 Screwby

Jul. 27,2008

Bravo Company waits for their next orders, while scoping out a roadside firefight, they watch in shock as a regimental combat team arrives with guns blazing.

EP2 The Cradle of Civilization

Jul. 20,2008

Bravo Company gets an order to treat any Iraqi, holding a weapon, as a hostile.

EP1 Get Some

Jul. 13,2008

Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the Marines wait to receive their orders at Camp Mathilda in Kuwait, they learn that Rolling Stone columnist Evan Wright will be embedded with them.

8.5 | TV-MA | en | Drama , Action & Adventure , War & Politics | More Info

Released: 2008-07-13 | Released Producted By: Company Pictures , Blown Deadline Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.hbo.com/generation-kill

Synopsis

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Cast

Alexander Skarsgård , James Ransone , Lee Tergesen

Director

Mickey Lennon

Producted By

Company Pictures , Blown Deadline Productions

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Trailers

Cast

Alexander Skarsgård

as Brad Colbert

The Northman Passing Godzilla vs. Kong The Stand The Hummingbird Project Long Shot The Kill Team The Aftermath The Little Drummer Girl

James Ransone

as Josh Ray Person

The Black Phone What We Found It Chapter Two Captive State Family Blood The Clapper Mosaic Write When You Get Work Gemini

Lee Tergesen

as Evan Wright

The Yellow Birds Equity Tooken Desert Cathedral No One Lives Red Widow Red Tails The Collection 2nd Take

Reviews

wicj I got the same feeling watching this that I got when watching the first season of Band of Brothers: Fantastic! Superb acting, no big anti- or pro-war message being shoved down your throat, just a well-told story of men in combat. It's said that warriors (from day one of war one) fight not for country, religion or cause, but for their brethren. So any war movie or TV series that tries to portray more than that is implausible tripe. Even Saving Private Ryan had it's moments of preachiness that almost--almost--ruin that movie for me. This series does visit civilian casualties, conflicting ROEs, conscientious refusal of orders, and the banalities "why are we here?/what did we really accomplish?" that are ever-present in Hollywood war tales. But the above listed do not detract from the larger narrative: the intersection of the singular experience of combat and soldiers, mere ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances. This is exactly why this series works so well; the soldiers are relatable, the dialogue is natural, their relationships are human. This is why Band of Brothers and All Quiet Along the Western Front work. The side that the soldiers are fighting for or against is immaterial; we relate to their humanity, when portrayed correctly, and imagine ourselves in their shoes. Generation Kill succeeds where its contemporary The Hurt Locker failed miserably: it portrays grunts, officers, enemy and civilians with all the humanity and diversity that you would realistically get from a cross-section of people in the midst of unfathomable violence. In addition, humor is thrown into the mix to good effect. I found myself laughing along with the soldiers' inside jokes, and cursing along with them at their tribulations, making me feel part of their story -- a sign of a well-told story. My only complaint about Generation Kill is that they only made one season. I wanted more!

rightkeith I know many people loved this show and don't want to hear otherwise, but this is my review and my honest opinion was I did not enjoy it. It starts with a lot of build-up and build-up and as I was waiting for a climax I realized the point of this show wasn't going to be a climax, but the life as a marine in between.I can see how if I'd served in the military this show would be fascinating. I would warn that it has little drama outside the day-to-day regimen marines in combat go through. The show triumphantly portrays how time as a marine probably is, but I don't think that is as exciting for most non-servicemen.I'm in finance, and I did not go see The Accountant expecting to get an in-depth lesson on the effects of exchange rate fluctuation on inter-company account reconciliation, and wisely the director didn't give us one. (hey I would've loved it, but would've been in the small small minority!) The show looked and sounded great. Acting was fairly good. And the setting felt as real as it gets. It dawned on me halfway through the show that there were no normal dudes—every single marine had a stereotypical quirk about them- the bonehead, the talker, the Brazilian, the gay one, the fearless one, muscle guy, the paranoid idiot leader, etc etc.In the end, the lulls were just too much to overcome and by the time I finished the series I was kind of relieved. 5/10

grantss Brilliant war drama.The story of 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion's participation in the second Allied invasion of Iraq, in 2003. Seen through the eyes of Rolling Stone reporter Evan Wright, who was embedded with the Battalion and upon whose book the series is based.Though dramatized, this is pretty much a warts-and-all account of a military unit in combat. Hardly glamorous, it shows well the problems they face, both external and internal. Not all drama and explosions - there are many great comedic moments, especially in the dialogue.Accurate, engrossing and entertaining.

Nick The 'war' series follows a reporter from rolling stones magazine while he joins the 1st marines in their road trip through Baghdad. They sing, they banter, they drink, they jack off and they shoot at terrorists (although this is very limited.) The majority of series doesn't even involve combat situations. It's just the marines driving through the Iraqi wilderness singing along to bad music and taking the mickey out of each other. Girls that I have talked to who have watched this show call this "a highlight" This is good for short stretches or for those in armed services who spend days on end doing this but it just got boring after a while and I was wondering when any sort of fighting would come to fruition...It never came.At the end of the series there's a football game where all the marines (bar one)is ripped with their shirts off exposing their muscles. This is to entice your moronic and unsatisfied girlfriend into thinking the series was 'good.' The small one then picks on the big one who retaliates, the small one then walks off and cries. Afterwards they watch a homemade video about their exploits in Iraq. All the marines leave before the video finishes to give an anti war propaganda feel.The whole series is just a tease, it seems like the writers were spending 10 episodes developing characters leading up to some big conflict which never came.