The Show
There's a reason why Band of Brothers earned so many awards and so much acclaim. It takes the amazing true story of heroes and honors them by showing the bonds that were formed in the darkest of times. ..... Don't miss it.

9 out of 10

Video
A good majority of the series is presented in a similar style to Saving Private Ryan. Intentional grain, subdued colors, and heavy filters make up the gritty look to this WWII drama, and aside from some very minor edge enhancement; the transfer handles all of it excellently.
Blacks are perfect, rock solid. Contras is well balanced, as it's neither too high or to low. There are no compression problems that pop up, and as expected with a new show such as this the print is pristine. You want detail? Wait until you see the two episodes that take place in the snow, with the almost three-dimensional appearance that the falling snowflakes gives to the image.

9 out of 10

Audio
...Either way you hear it, you couldn't really ask for more.
Quieter moments of dialog come through crystal clear...General ambient sounds such as the sound of troops preparing for departure in the background or vehicles rumbling over the terrain come through pretty well, although it isn't quite as enveloping as it could be.

...there areplenty of battle sequences for you to enjoy the DD and DTS mixes in. From the early standoff on "Day of Days" where bullets whiz by your skull to the thunderous bass of the explosions in later battles ("Carentan" has some good ones!) the audio here doesn't disappoint.

...the Dolby and DTS mixes .. are actually pretty equal, so those fans of either format who were looking for a war between the two on this disc has best look elsewhere as both sides have excellent sound mixes.

8 out of 10

The Extra
...ten episodes ... are spread across five discs in the set, ...the sixth dedicated to the special features. However, each episode includes an interactive field map that features timelines, maps, and soldier profiles to give more detail on that part of Easy Company's story.

On disk 6,
...The 80-minute documentary "We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company". This special originally aired at the close of the mini-series on HBO and is an excellent bookend to the ten-part epic. Featuring vintage war footage and never-before-scene photos, the documentary includes interviews with the real men of Easy Company as the recount their memories of WWII.

...The twelve-part "Ron Livingston's Video Diaries", which chronicles the experience making the mini-series from the point where he is cast through the "boot camp" that the actors were put through. Each video can be viewed alone, but there is a "play all" feature as well.

...Two semi-promotional featurettes in the 30-minute "Making of Band of Bothers" and the "HBO Entertainment News" special on the premiere in Normandy. Also, if you want to know a bit more about Easy Company, there's a "Who's Who" that includes video about each member.

...Missing from the actual discs with the episodes, each trailer is included in a show index. Normally, trailers aren't that big of a deal, but these are edited together so nicely that they're worth watching.

...a little Band of Brothers-themed Jeep commercial, a photo gallery, and some DVD ROM links.

8 out of 10

Final

The Movie: 9
The Video: 9
The Audio: 8
The Extras: 8

Overall Score (not an average) 8