HBO has posted the full video of Episode One on their website for your viewing pleasure! We dont’ expect them to post all of the episodes online. This just serves as a taste of what is to come in case you’re interested in watching the rest of the Episodes in the coming weeks. If you like what you see, why not subscribe to HBO and watch the remainder of the Episodes? To watch Episode One now for free online, go to this link and subscribe for a free HBO website account. You will be sent a confirmation email, so be sure to type in your email correctly. Once confirmed, you can then go back to the website and watch Episode One. If you have any questions, or need assistance, please post a message in our forum here and we’ll try and help!

Watch a short clip about one of the characters portrayed in The Pacific, Sid Phillips. You can expect to see these little clips on the film’s DVD release as extra material. Watch the clip here.

A look at heroic WWII Marine John Basilone with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and the team behind the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” .

We recently had the privilege to interview Geoff Zanelli, one of the three film score composers that worked on THE PACIFIC musical soundtrack. Geoff collaborated with legendary Hans Zimmer and Blake Neely on Pacific. Geoff’s past credits include work with Zimmer on The Last Samurai and Angels & Demons.  Here’s what Geoff had to say:

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A look at the life of WWII veteran Eugene Sledge featuring interviews with Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, actor Joe Mazzello and the team behind the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” Watch the .

A look at the life of WWII vet Robert Leckie featuring interviews with the high-profile team behind the HBO miniseries “The Pacific.” Highly recommended. .

You can now watch the entire “Making of” Pacific at the HBO website.

HBO has uploaded a 2minute video clip on the making of The Pacific. .

The official website for The Pacific over at HBO.com has posted a short clip taken directly from the miniseries. The clip shows an action sequence from Iwo Jima. Watch it and let us know what you thought about it by posting in our forum!

Steven Spielberg, Executive Producer of The Pacific, was recently interviewed and discussed the mini-series with film blog website, The Collider.com. When asked about how long it took him to help get Pacific developed, he said the following:

“I would say years. Longer than I actually remember. It was inevitable that we would do The Pacific with HBO because there was such an overwhelming response, not only from the general public that got very involved in Band of Brothers, but we got so much positive mail. At the same time, that mail said, “I was a veteran of the Solomons.” “I fought on Tarawa.” “I was at Midway.” We got so many letters of veterans from the Pacific Theater of Operations, asking us if we could acquit their stories the way we acquitted the stories of the European Theater of Operations.”

Futhermore, when asked about any future plans to develop WWII films, he hinted:

“There are many more stories to tell, and we’re going to tell them.”

What will these films be? Midway? 8th Air Force? German/Russian Theater of War?

The highly anticipated soundtrack to The Pacific will be available for purchase on March 9, 2010 and .

The score was composed by Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, and Blake Neely. The soundtrack includes the following tracks:

1. Honor [Main Title Theme From 'The Pacific']
2. With The Old Breed [End Title Theme From 'The Pacific']
3. You Have No Idea
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Just a reminder in case you haven’t noticed, we have a very active messageboard full of a diverse range of fans (historians, filmmakers, authors, students, etc) that are counting down the days until the release of Pacific on March 14, 2010.  Come on over and say Hi! You can access the forum here. You don’t need to register to read the posts, but if you want to post messages, you need to sign up here.

What made Band of Brothers so effective in putting the viewer right into the heart of the story was the use of short interview segments with war veterans right before Band aired on TV. The Pacific will follow this same powerful intro sequence to each of the 10 episodes starting in March 14, 2010.  However, one of the main characters in the film, E.B. Sledge (whom penned his memoirs in his book With the Old Breed of which Pacific is partly based and played by actor Joseph Mazzello) passed away in March 2001, shortly before the airing of Band of Brothers–and way before Spielberg and HBO were able to get him on camera (Pacific was not even a script yet!). More »

From the StreetInsider.com:

Starting today, Comcast Digital Cable customers will have access to the first look at a selection of new features about The Pacific, including From Band of Brothers to The Pacific featuring Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg sharing their experiences creating Band of Brothers and how that epic miniseries led to the creation of The Pacific. In addition, as a lead-in to The Pacific, HBO On Demand will bring back Band of Brothers with a new episode premiering each week, and offer never-before-seen-on-TV companion content On Demand in the “Top Picks” folder.

A brand new teaser for Pacific has been shown on HBO. This new teaser shows an  invasion sequence reminiscent of the intro to Saving Private Ryan with underwater scenes as the Marines are wading to the beach. Lots of intense distorted shots with all hell breaking loose. Thanks to member Matt314159 in our forums for giving us the link to the trailer which can be seen on Youtube. Go to our TRAILERS page to watch it!