The Pacific
TV Series2010Ended

The Pacific

Taste attributes: action & adventuredramawar & politicspoliticalhistoricaladventureactionheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipdeep rivalry

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"Hell was an ocean away."

Boxlist takeA sweeping, grounded war and politics series, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalry

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

James Badge DaleJon SedaJoseph MazzelloAshton HolmesJacob Pitts

Details

Genre
Action & Adventure
Year
2010
Runtime
60 min
Status
Ended
Studio
DreamWorks Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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