Jon Seda, the actor playing Marine Sgt. John Basilone, attended the 28th annual John Basilone Memorial Parade on Sunday (Sept. 27) in Raritan Borough, New Jersey. Seda, a New Jersey native who spent a year filming his role as Basilone in “The Pacific,” said being in Sunday’s parade was like coming full circle in his recreation of the war hero’s life. Read the entire article here.

HBO has just released a brand new trailer for “The Pacific”! Many more never-before-seen shots can be viewed in this trailer. Click here to view it . We hope to have a better quality version available sometime soon.

Be sure to post your thoughts and comments in our forum. We’ll be talking about it in there, so come on over!

Update: THE TRAILER HAS BEEN REMOVED…and now it’s BACK!

Tom Hanks, the executive producer of ‘Pacific’, will show an exclusive preview of the series this October 12, 2009 at the Great Lakes Theatre Festival being held in Northern Ohio. Hanks is the honorary chairman at this year’s stage Festival and he will lend Hollywood star power by making a guest appearance there. For more information, read The Morning Journal. If you’re in the Ohio area and planning to attend, let us know! We’d love to have someone give us a report about the Festival, including the footage shown.