I've really hesitated before posting this
I know this may not be the most substantial post.
But my girlfriend sat down with me while I was watching the second episode. For the next hour, she was asking me "who is that? "why did he do that?" "what did that mean?
Two questions stood out, however: "Are Marines really that funny?" and "Are Marines all really that good looking?"
It sounds like your girlfriend might be shopping.Originally Posted by oblong
But, never fear, I "won" my wife from a much better looking Marine Officer. He was bigger than me, too.
That was a powerful final scene with the Johnny Cash tune. (YouTube clip)
FWIW, here's some long commentary by one of the guys portrayed in the book. He notes places where the author did screw some stuff up, and places where the author's perspective might've gotten in the way of his interpretation of what was happening, as well as places where the author was spot-on.
http://commentaryongenerationkill.blogspot.com/
Brant
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Great find. I wonder is LTC Shoup related to General Shoup?
Tom
keine ahnung.
I just read the commentary. I haven't read the book yet (still buried under grad school reading) and waiting for the entire series before I start watching it on TV.
Brant
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“their citizens (all of them counted as such) glorified their mythology of ‘rights’… and lost track of their duties. No nation, so constituted, can endure.” Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers 1959
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Brant,
Thanks for sharing that. Good read.
Fwiw, Evan Wright (the reporter), has an extensive note in the comment section. (August 25)
Another comment, posted August 23 by J.M. Keynes, is worth echoing:
BTW, for anyone interested, a new edition of Wright's book has just been published, with a "new afterword" that contains some interesting surprises, both pleasant and unpleasant. You'll also appreciate the clever cover. (If nothing else, drop by your local bookstore and skim that chapter over a cup of coffee.)
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