The series is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers and focuses on the United States Marine Corps’ actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War. Whereas Band of Brothers followed one company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment through the European Theater, The Pacific centers on the experiences of three Marines who were all in different regiments of the 1st Marine Division.
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The name of the series comes from the French “braquage” that describes armed robberies, particularly those committed on banks.
Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet’s population, the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction.
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be… perhaps better off. When Frank’s not at the bar spending what little money they have, he’s passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
It tells the story of a successful drama writer whose life turns upside down after she discovers that she has a terminal illness and a famous actor who can’t act.
Spenser: For Hire is a mystery television series based on Robert B. Parker’s Spenser novels. The series, developed for TV by John Wilder, differs from the novels, mostly in its lesser degree of detail.
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