HBO mini series GENERATION KILL

Subject: HBO mini series GENERATION KILL Wed May 27, 2009 11:44 pm

Generation Kill is a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on the book of the same name by Evan Wright, and adapted for television by David Simon, Ed Burns, and Wright. The series premiered on July 13, 2008 and spanned seven episodes. It is produced by Simon, Burns, Nina K. Noble, Andrea Calderwood, George Faber, and Charles Pattinson.

Episodes
# Title Writers Director Original U.S. Airdate
1 "Get Some" David Simon & Ed Burns Susanna White July 13, 2008
Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the Marines wait to receive their orders at Camp Mathilda in Kuwait, they learn that Rolling Stone columnist Evan Wright will be embedded with them.
2 "The Cradle of Civilization" Ed Burns & Evan Wright (teleplay)
David Simon & Ed Burns (story) Susanna White July 20, 2008
With the invasion of Iraq now in full swing, Sgt. Colbert tries to keep his unit focused. First Recon Marines adjust to shifting attack plans while anticipating their first contact with the enemy in Nasiriyah and Al Gharraf.
3 "Screwby" Ed Burns (teleplay)
David Simon & Ed Burns (story) Susanna White July 27, 2008
Bravo Company awaits for their next orders for a recon mission, having survived its first trial by fire; Encino Man requests an artillery strike on a phantom RPG team; Fick tries to take control of a dangerous situation; Ferrando issues a new, more urgent order shortly after Alpha Company shells Ar Rifa.
4 "Combat Jack" David Simon (teleplay)
David Simon & Ed Burns (story) Simon Cellan Jones August 3, 2008
Grumbling in the ranks about the abandoned supply truck occupies time to kill at the captured airfield, but Bravo is soon on the move again, heading north, clearing villages and setting up a roadblock outside Al Hayy. Meanwhile, Alpha is ordered to find the body of a Marine in Al Shatra, but their mission is delayed by a CIA operation.
5 "A Burning Dog" Evan Wright (teleplay)
David Simon & Ed Burns (story) Simon Cellan Jones August 10, 2008
Despite an armored division's punishing response to First Recon's intelligence-gathering about an ambush-in-waiting at a strategic bridge, Bravo still meets stiff resistance while making several attempts to cross it; a survey of the battlefield prompts more questions than answers about the enemy; a roadblock in Al Muwaffiqiyah tests the Marines' ever-changing rules of engagement.
6 "Stay Frosty" Ed Burns (teleplay)
David Simon & Ed Burns (story) Simon Cellan Jones August 17, 2008
After First Recon is assigned the unfamiliar mission of escorting hundreds of civilians fleeing Baghdad, they begin to wonder if their part in the war may be ending. Godfather has other plans to get his men back into the battle.
7 "Bomb in the Garden" David Simon (teleplay)
David Simon & Ed Burns (story) Susanna White August 24, 2008
Having reached Baghdad, Bravo Team is shocked at the size of the city; while First Recon begin doing their daily patrols in Baghdad, they find out the obstacles that they and the Iraqis face are much greater than they could ever think of.