Band of Brothers III: Aces High

[sickrubik]

Apparently we'll be getting another WWII mini within in the next decade.

http://badassdigest.com/2012/10/19/band-of-brothers-3-aces-high/

HBO has found considerable success - artistically and financially - in WWII. Band of Brothers and The Pacific are beloved, excellent miniseries bringing a new eye to fighting men of the 40s. And the network may not be done with the war just yet - they're looking into a third miniseries.

Technically The Pacific isn't Band of Brothers 2 except that it totally is, so whatever this new series is called, we're all going to consider it the finale of the Band of Brothers trilogy. And it'll be taking on a new theater of battle: the air war. While WWI was where air combat really got started, WWII saw aerial battle being a decisive factor. From the Blitz to kamikazes to the dropping of the A-bombs, planes were instrumental in the fighting of the war. And a miniseries that brings the Enola Gay right to Japan's airspace would be the perfect way to wrap up the longform examination of WWII.

There is no date on this yet, but I can't imagine we wait too long. We'll probably see casting and shooting within the next two years. I guess it's unlikely that it would be able to air on the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, but I imagine that thought has crossed the minds of producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

[Shannow]

I'm onboard.  A mini-series about a bunch of RAF pilots during the BoB (done well) would be great.

In the meantime enjoy some superb RAF pilot acting.. .

[Numtini]

Wow, I'll so watch this. My father flew with the 8th as a ball turret gunner on a 17. 32 bombing missions + 1 chowhound dropping food to Rotterdam. I've been hoping they'd do this.

[Surlyboi]

If it's anything like Baa Baa Blacksheep, I'm all over it.

[Abagadro]

Indeed. Loved that show as a youngling.

From what I've read they are focusing on air power in the Pacific theater which will be cool. I hope they highlight Doolittle's raid in all its bugfuck craziness.

[Slayerik]

I hope they show how fucked it was in a bomber in Europe. Sounds cool, regardless.

[Nebu]

I'm in.  100% in.