Editing Band of Brothers (miniseries) (section)

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
''Band of Brothers'' has a 94% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of 8.1/10 and based on 34 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads: "''Band of Brothers'' offers a visceral, intense look at the horrors of war – and the sacrifices of the millions of ordinary people who served."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Band of Brothers|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/band_of_brothers/s01|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], gives the miniseries a score of 87 out of 100 based on 28 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Band of Brothers |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/band-of-brothers |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

[[CNN]]'s Paul Clinton said that the miniseries "is a remarkable testament to that generation of citizen soldiers, who responded when called upon to save the world for democracy and then quietly returned to build the nation that we now all enjoy, and all too often take for granted".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/07/band.brothers/index.html |title=Enlist TV for 'Band of Brothers' |last=Clinton |first=Paul |date=September 7, 2001 |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 15, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321052240/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/07/band.brothers/index.html |archive-date=March 21, 2008}}</ref> Caryn James of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "an extraordinary 10-part series that masters its greatest challenge: it balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war." James also remarked on the generation gap between most viewers and characters, suggesting this was a significant hurdle.<ref>{{cite news |first=Caryn |last=James |title=TV Weekend; An Intricate Tapestry Of a Heroic Age |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 7, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/07/movies/tv-weekend-an-intricate-tapestry-of-a-heroic-age.html |access-date=August 24, 2008 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173037/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/07/movies/tv-weekend-an-intricate-tapestry-of-a-heroic-age.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote that the series was "significantly flawed and yet absolutely extraordinary—just like the men it portrays," rating the series four out of four stars. He noted however that it was hard to identify with individual characters during crowded battle scenes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Bianco |title='Band' masterfully depicts horror, complexity of war |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=September 7, 2001}}</ref>

[[Philip French]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' commented that he had "seen nothing in the cinema this past year that impressed me as much as BBC2's 10-part ''Band of Brothers'', produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and [[Ken Loach]]'s ''The Navigators'' on Channel 4", and that it was "one of the best films ever made about men in war and superior in most ways to ''Saving Private Ryan''."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/23/features.review |title=Diamonds in the dross: Films of the year |last1=French |first1=Philip |date=December 23, 2001 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173216/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/23/features.review |url-status=live }}</ref> Matt Seaton, also in ''The Guardian'', wrote that the film's production was "on such a scale that in an ad hoc, inadvertent way it gives one a powerful sense of what really was accomplished during the D-Day invasion - the extraordinary logistical effort of moving men and matériel in vast quantities."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/24/features.mattseaton |title=Too close for comfort |last1=Seaton |first1=Matt |date=September 24, 2001 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173213/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/24/features.mattseaton |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Tom Shales]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that though the series is "at times visually astonishing," it suffers from "disorganization, muddled thinking and a sense of redundancy." Shales observed that the characters are hard to identify: "Few of the characters stand out strikingly against the backdrop of the war. In fact, this show is all backdrop and no frontdrop. When you watch two hours and still aren't quite sure who the main characters are, something is wrong."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/09/08/band-of-brothers-ragged-wwii-saga-off-to-a-slow-march/4a25b6f3-14f7-49b4-96aa-d1b7fd1d9b86/?noredirect=on |title='Band of Brothers': Ragged WWII Saga Off to a Slow March |first=Tom |last=Shales |date=August 7, 2001 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173230/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/09/08/band-of-brothers-ragged-wwii-saga-off-to-a-slow-march/4a25b6f3-14f7-49b4-96aa-d1b7fd1d9b86/?noredirect=on |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Band of Brothers'' has become a benchmark for World War II series. The German series ''[[Generation War]],'' for example, was characterized by critics as ''Band of Brüder'' (the German word for "Brothers").<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/band-of-br%C3%BCder-a-german-view-of-wartime-1.1343285 |title=Band of Brüder: a German view of wartime |first=Derek |last=Scally |date=March 30, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173046/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/band-of-br%C3%BCder-a-german-view-of-wartime-1.1343285 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Ratings===
''Band of Brothers''{{'}} September 9, 2001 premiere drew almost 10 million viewers.<ref name="9/11">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/movies/fewer-soldiers-march-onscreen-after-attacks-filmmakers-weigh-wisdom-military.html |title=Fewer Soldiers March Onscreen; After Attacks, Filmmakers Weigh Wisdom of Military Stories |first=Rick |last=Lyman |date=October 16, 2001 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173040/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/movies/fewer-soldiers-march-onscreen-after-attacks-filmmakers-weigh-wisdom-military.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Two days later, the [[September 11 attacks]] occurred, and HBO immediately ceased its marketing campaign.<ref name="9/11" /> The  third episode drew 7.2 million viewers<ref name="9/11" /> and the last episode received almost 5.1 million viewers, the smallest audience.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1005087812651291880 |title=HBO's 'Band of Brothers' Draws Series' Smallest Audience for Finale |first=Sally |last=Beatty |date=November 7, 2001 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428163241/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1005087812651291880 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
The series was nominated for 20 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s and won seven, including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special.<ref name=emmys2002>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/band-brothers |title=Band of Brothers: Awards & Nominations |website=Television Academy |access-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231727/http://www.emmys.com/shows/band-brothers |url-status=live }}</ref> It also won the [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television,<ref name=goldenGlobes2002>{{cite web |title=Band of Brothers |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/band-brothers |website=Golden Globes Awards |access-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203520/http://www.goldenglobes.com/band-brothers |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> [[American Film Institute]] Award for TV Movie or Miniseries of the Year,<ref name=afi2001>{{cite web |title=AFI Awards 2001 |url=http://afi.com/afiawards/AFIAwards01.aspx |website=American Film Institute |access-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723065242/http://afi.com/afiawards/AFIAwards01.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Producers Guild of America Award]] for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television,<ref name=upi20020304>{{cite web |title=Producers Guild of America Awards winners |url=http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/03/04/Producers-Guild-of-America-Awards-winners/UPI-21691015268843/ |website=United Press International |access-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173042/https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/03/04/Producers-Guild-of-America-Awards-winners/21691015268843/?ur3=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials|TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials]].<ref name=tca2002>{{cite web |title=2002 TCA Awards winners |url=http://tvcritics.org/2002-tca-awards-winners/ |website=Television Critics Association |access-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134814/http://tvcritics.org/2002-tca-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show was selected for a [[Peabody Award]] for "relying on both history and memory to create a new tribute to those who fought to preserve liberty."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/band-of-brothers |title=Band of Brothers (HBO) |date=May 2002 |website=Peabody Awards |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116173043/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/band-of-brothers |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ranked the show 68th on its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century, stating that it "expanded the horizons – and budgets – of prestige TV".<ref name=Guardian_20190926>{{cite news |title= The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/16/100-best-tv-shows-of-the-21st-century |work=The Guardian |date=September 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101054025/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/16/100-best-tv-shows-of-the-21st-century |archive-date=November 1, 2019| url-status=live }}</ref>

====Primetime Emmy Awards====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:400pt;"| Category
! style="width:300pt;"| Nominee(s)
! style="width:105pt;"| Episode
! style="width:100pt;"| Result
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries|Outstanding Miniseries]]
| [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Gary Goetzman]], [[Tony To]], [[Stephen E. Ambrose]], Eric Bork, Eric Jendresen, Mary Richards
|
| {{won}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television Programming
| 
| 
| {{won}}
|-
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
| [[Anthony D. G. Pratt|Anthony Pratt]], Dom Dossett, Alan Tomkins, Kevin Philpps, Desmond Crowe, Malcolm Stone
| "The Breaking Point"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| Meg Liberman, Camille H. Patton, Angela Terry, Gary Davy, Suzanne M. Smith
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Remi Adefarasin]]
| "The Last Patrol"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]
| [[David Frankel]], Tom Hanks, [[David Nutter]], [[David Leland]], [[Richard Loncraine]], [[Phil Alden Robinson]], [[Mikael Salomon]], Tony To
|
| {{won}}
|-
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie
| Helen Smith & Paula Price
| "Crossroads"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design|Outstanding Main Title Design]]
| Michael Riley, Michelle Dougherty, Jeff Miller, Jason Web
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
| Liz Tagg & Nikita Rae
| "Why We Fight"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
| Daniel Parker, Matthew Smith, [[Duncan Jarman]]
| "Day of Days"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie
| Frances Parker
| "Day of Days"
| {{won}}
|-
| Billy Fox
| "Replacements"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| Campbell Askew, Paul Conway, James Boyle, Ross Adams, Andy Kennedy, Howard Halsall, Robert Gavin, Grahame Peters, Michael Higham, Dashiell Rae, Andie Derrick, Peter Burgis
| "Day of Days"
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie
| Colin Charles, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor
| "Carentan"
| {{won}}
|-
| David Stephenson, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor
| "Day of Days"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Colin Charles, Keven Patrick Burns, Todd Orr
| "The Breaking Point"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| Angus Bickerton, John Lockwood, Ken Dailey, Joe Pavlo, Mark Nettleton, Michael Mulholland, Joss Williams, Nigel Stone
| "Replacements"
| {{nom}}
|-
| Angus Bickerton, Mat Beck, Cindy Jones, Louis Mackall, Nigel Stone, Karl Mooney, Laurent Hugueniot, Chas Cash
| "Day of Days"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination|Outstanding Stunt Coordination]]
| Greg Powell
| "Carentan"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]
| Erik Bork, [[E. Max Frye]], Tom Hanks, Erik Jendresen, [[Bruce C. McKenna]], John Orloff, [[Graham Yost]]
|
| {{nom}}
|}

====Golden Globe Awards====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:400pt;"| Category
! style="width:200pt;"|Nominee
! style="width:100pt;"| Outcome
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]]
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Damian Lewis]] 
| {{nom}}
|- 
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film]]
| [[Ron Livingston]] 
| {{nom}} 
|}