Tom Hanks had a hand in crafting this unforgettable war miniseries.
The Big Picture If it hasn’t been clear by his recent track record, Tom Hanks clearly has an affinity for historical stories. In the past few years, Hanks has played the title role in Charlie Wilson’s War, Richard Phillips in Captain Phillips, Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks, James B. Donovan in Bridge of Spies, Captain Chelsey Sullenberger in Sully, Ben Bradlee in The Post, Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, and Colonel Tom Parker in Elvis.
Hanks also wrote the pilot episode "Currahee," which couldn’t have served as a better introduction to the series. The episode gave a brief overview of each of the main characters and gave them each unique personality trait that made them easily identifiable once the action started; it was clearly important to Hanks that each man stand out, as they were all heroes whose names should be remembered.
‘Band of Brothers’ Changed Television By the time that Spielberg and Hanks were appearing in promotional advertising campaigns on HBO to promote the series, it was evident that Band of Brothers was unlike anything that the prestige television market had ever seen before. While HBO had just started experimenting with the “prestige television” market thanks to shows like Oz and The Sopranos, a big budget miniseries like Band of Brothers that came from two Academy Award winners was unheard of.
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