The Pacific
Dec. 28th, 2011 08:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
inmyriadbitsSo, apparently there's something about me + being sick + Christmastime that leads to me watching HBO war miniseries. I don't know why this is, but considering the way I watched Generation Kill two years ago when I was sick on Christmas, and the way I just watched all of The Pacific since Sunday, I seem to be creating a pattern.
(I was reading through old posts while typing this up, and now I'm trying not to think too much about the fact that it's been a) 2 years since I graduated, and b) 2 years since I've gotten laid. Both are depressing for different reasons.)
People I was surprised to see on The Pacific:
- Joe Mazzello (probably best known as Tim from Jurassic Park; he grew up cute, and he's fantastic as Eugene Sledge, so I kinda have a crush)
- Ashton Holmes (aka Thom from Nikita, aka apparently some guy on Revenge) as Sid Phillips
- Anna Torv (aka Olivia Dunham from Fringe) playing a movie star selling war bonds
- Caroline Dhavernas (aka Jaye Tyler from Wonderfalls) as Leckie's girl-across-the-street Vera
- Clare van der Boom (aka Rachel, Danny's ex-wife on Hawaii Five-0) as that Greek girl Stella that Leckie hooks up with in Melbourne
People I was not surprised to see:
- William Sadler. That man turns up everywhere, and I love it. :)
Anyway. Unfortunately, fic for The Pacific seems to be much harder to find than fic for GK was. So. Recs? Anyone? I'm rather fond of Sledge, because he's great. Weirdly, my other favorite character from the miniseries was Lena, the sergeant that John Basilone marries in "Iwo Jima." I just thought she was awesome.
(I was reading through old posts while typing this up, and now I'm trying not to think too much about the fact that it's been a) 2 years since I graduated, and b) 2 years since I've gotten laid. Both are depressing for different reasons.)
People I was surprised to see on The Pacific:
- Joe Mazzello (probably best known as Tim from Jurassic Park; he grew up cute, and he's fantastic as Eugene Sledge, so I kinda have a crush)
- Ashton Holmes (aka Thom from Nikita, aka apparently some guy on Revenge) as Sid Phillips
- Anna Torv (aka Olivia Dunham from Fringe) playing a movie star selling war bonds
- Caroline Dhavernas (aka Jaye Tyler from Wonderfalls) as Leckie's girl-across-the-street Vera
- Clare van der Boom (aka Rachel, Danny's ex-wife on Hawaii Five-0) as that Greek girl Stella that Leckie hooks up with in Melbourne
People I was not surprised to see:
- William Sadler. That man turns up everywhere, and I love it. :)
Anyway. Unfortunately, fic for The Pacific seems to be much harder to find than fic for GK was. So. Recs? Anyone? I'm rather fond of Sledge, because he's great. Weirdly, my other favorite character from the miniseries was Lena, the sergeant that John Basilone marries in "Iwo Jima." I just thought she was awesome.
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