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August 06, 2005
TV : Over There
I've watched the first two episodes of Bochco's "Over There" – a war series set in the current conflict in Iraq, and have still not made up my mind.
On the one hand, the characters are largely stereotypes and paper thin. I'm willing to accept that they might flesh out over time; but it would be nice if they had not been defined along such obvious lines to begin with.
On the other hand, it is one of the more realistic depictions of war that has ever been shown on a TV series. Things happen the way they really happen in war (I base that observation on my long interest in military history and on reading blogs by current soldiers in Iraq). It is brutal, it is senseless, it is chaotic; but it is not without honor and purpose.
My thumb is still wavering on this one; but I'll keep watching for now.
Posted by Steven at August 6, 2005 08:15 PM
