Comments on: ‘Road No. 1′

By: Bones

Bones — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:25:40 +0000

Andy J, I read the General’s book about 5 years ago, it is a good read, he is one of the greatest General’s that commanded soldiers in combat. He has a lesser know brother that was also a kick ass Commander.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:43:51 +0000

If they are going to talk about war crimes and human rights abuses, they should not stop at Americans and North Koreans. Are they willing to discuss the kangaroo courts in which thousands of ‘communist’ who had been jailed in the 40’s were executed to make space for North Korean POW? How about how people were dragged into the streets and beaten to death because neighbors wanting to settle old grudges had told the authorities that they were communist spies? Sure, the North Koreans were much worse in their treatment of civilians, but we all had the blood of innocents on our hands during the Korean war.

By: Aled

Aled — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:34:41 +0000

It had better reflect that men from nations other than the US came here and died for them.

A recent documentary on British TV followed two ex-servicemen to revisit Korea. They said of Korea’s War Museum, “It’s a great museum - if you’re a Yank or a Korean. We haven’t seen anything from the UK yet. According to this place, we were never in the war. It was just the Yanks and the Koreans. What about the Canadians, British, the Kiwis, Australians or Turks? Very very very disappointed to tell the truth.”

http://www.s4c.co.uk/e_watch_level2.shtml?title=O‘r%20Galon:%20Cyn-filwyr%20Corea

By: Andy Jackson

Andy Jackson — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:26:11 +0000

I got the idea that the first few weeks would not be covered from this part of the post: “..following the movements of the ROK 1st Corps from the Nakdong Perimeter to the capture of Pyongyang.” That would seem to exclude everything before the Nakdong Perimeter was established.

Perhaps that was a mistype?

By: Paul H.

Paul H. — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:43:31 +0000

“…producers are going to do the drama in a documentary style, following the movements of the ROK 1st Corps from the Nakdong Perimeter to the capture of Pyongyang….”

I can’t read the Korean link, but taken literally this would mean that the series only covers a couple months of the war (holding of the Pusan perimeter, approx late July 1950, through the successful MacArthur counteroffensive (Inchon landing 15 Sep 1950), through capture of Pyongyang (19 Oct 50)).

Band of Brothers covered a period of approx 2 years (sometime in 1943 through August 1945). So it would seem logical for this Korean mini-series to cover more of the war than the first year.

By: NewYorkTom

NewYorkTom — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:30:56 +0000

This movie better not portray Korea in a negative light in anyway bc Kim Seong Kon will have a field day.

Prediction: I guarantee that Americans will be portrayed as savage blood-thirsty rapists shooting at everything that moves. Oh, with the exception of one cheesy scene where one single American soldier manages to show the humane side of Americans by giving away a Hershey’s bar to a dirty little Korean boy with dribbling snot covering his face.

By: seouldout

seouldout — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:44:26 +0000

I want to be a Yankee soldier in the show! Sign me up!

You have a Russian or Nigerian accent?

By: globalvillageidiot

globalvillageidiot — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:21:16 +0000

How original.

By: ZenKimchi

ZenKimchi — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:31:01 +0000

I’d actually be interested in watching this when it airs.

By: david w.

david w. — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:14:06 +0000

I want to be a Yankee soldier in the show! Sign me up!