I don't think I will be able to stop talking about Generation Kill

[alexandral]

"Generation Kill" continues to be great. I am reading anything and everything connected with the show.

One of the facts is the losses in the Iraq war. More than a million are dead on Iraqi side, and the half of this are civilians. The population of Iraq is about 20 million and this means 1 in 20 is dead. The losses on the USA and allies side are around 4000, one for 250 on Iraqi side.

I came across an interview with real Brad Colbert (you can find a piece of it on the HBO Generation Kill website http://www.hbo.com/generationkill/ , in Brad Corbert's profile) . His looks are quite similar to the looks of Alexander Skarsgard, but in the interview he seemed to be quite a different guy from the TV show Brad. I must say, I didn't like the real Brad Colbert as much as I like Alexander Skarsgard's Brad Colbert. The real Brad seems to come across as a guy with a big dose of American patriotism, "I wanted to be a marine since I was a little boy" type of guy, where Alexander Skarsgard plays a more complex character. As the_grynne noted, the phrases like "Vote Republican" don't seem to sit well with the TV show's Brad.
One particular phrase irked me in the interview, something about "Why did I want to become a marine .. may be because of all the travel and adventure".

But to end it all on a happy (if somewhat shallow note), a new promotional photo for HBO's "True Blood" Eric (played by Alexander Skarsgard) is out, big thank you to endlessdeep:

Comments

[kenorland.livejournal.com]

I'd always known Stellan Skarsgard had two or three kids who were making their own way as actors, but I'd never really paid attention until this one showed up, in excellent fashion, as Colbert.

OMG, normally this whole thing -- vampire, long hair, angst, a 'normal' love interest, sexy club owner (LOLOL, didn't we already do this in Forever Knight?) is ANATHEMA to me, but oh man, I know I am going to love this guy.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Though I am personally a great fan of vampire lore, but I agree that the genre is SO overdone. But I LOVED Eric-from-the-book too, even though I thought the "Southern Vampires" series themselves are very weak. (And this has nothing to do with the fact that I ADORE Brad Colbert ;D)