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Over There - The Battle Begins (Pilot Episode)

directed by: Chris Gerolmo, Mikael Salomon

: Over There - The Battle Begins (Pilot Episode)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543202271
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 02, 2005
Running Time: 44 minutes
Sales Rank: 27811
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 2005



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Description:
From producer Steven Bochco ('NYPD Blue,' 'L.A. Law,' 'Hill Street Blues') comes the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing war involving the United States. Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, 'Over There' takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at home by their families and loved ones.

A must-see show for all Americans, 'Over There' is not about politics or policies. It's a true-to-life depiction of our courageous soldiers—the everyday heroes who fight for freedom under extraordinary conditions.

Includes an exclusive behind the scenes featurette!

Amazon.com:
The pilot episode of Steven Bochco's Over There is as riveting, unexpected, and shocking as the series premieres of the legendary producer's Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. The first television drama set in an existing war being waged by the United States, Over There concerns the first tour of duty for a young, U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq. Unlike any number of movies and TV shows starring middle-age actors portraying American fighting forces in past wars, Over There's combat soldiers look and act like the barely-out-of-high-school young adults (many of whom, in Over There, joined the military out of economic necessity) most of our real-life troops actually are.

Whatever one's feelings about the Iraq war, Bochco and co-writer and director Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X) cut through the politics to get to the individuals whose lives are on the line, who left behind families to find themselves in a most alien environment, fired upon for reasons they may not fully understand. Gerolmo does a superb job of showing us combat conditions in desert sandstorms, with rookie soldiers hanging tough under intense heat while insurgents fire from a distance at anything that moves. This is a new kind of war show, yet in many ways Over There embraces a few sentimental conventions, notably scenes in which the unit's members explain the origins of their nicknames ('Angel,' 'Dim,' 'Doublewide,' 'Mrs. B,' and more). In the Bochco tradition, when violence comes, it comes as a grievous surprise. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Wish they never cancelled it.
I am in the Army myself, and thought this was a great series. I don't know why they cancelled it. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Over There
I purchased both the pilot episode and the season DVD's for my son-in-law who is currently serving in ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Love the movie but watch your orders!
I loved this TV show and was disappointed when they took it off the air. However, be VERY careful when ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Interpitation of 3ID
This show has been cancelled for quite some time; (thank god), and others should not use it as their "reference" ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Loved it
Heard about this show and decided to get the pilot: loved it!
This way you get some idea what it's like for ... Read More

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