Product Details

• Actors: Josh Henderson, Luke Macfarlane, Erik Palladino, Keith Robinson, Sticky Fingaz
• Directors: Chris Gerolmo, Mikael Salomon
• Writers: Chris Gerolmo, Steven Bochco
• Producers: Jeffrey Downer, Steven Bochco
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: August 2, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009VBTQ4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,662 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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The pilot episode of Steven Bochco's Over There is as riveting, unexpected, and shocking as the series premieres of the legendary producer's Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. The first television drama set in an existing war being waged by the United States, Over There concerns the first tour of duty for a young, U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq. Unlike any number of movies and TV shows starring middle-age actors portraying American fighting forces in past wars, Over There's combat soldiers look and act like the barely-out-of-high-school young adults (many of whom, in Over There, joined the military out of economic necessity) most of our real-life troops actually are.

Whatever one's feelings about the Iraq war, Bochco and co-writer and director Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X) cut through the politics to get to the individuals whose lives are on the line, who left behind families to find themselves in a most alien environment, fired upon for reasons they may not fully understand. Gerolmo does a superb job of showing us combat conditions in desert sandstorms, with rookie soldiers hanging tough under intense heat while insurgents fire from a distance at anything that moves. This is a new kind of war show, yet in many ways Over There embraces a few sentimental conventions, notably scenes in which the unit's members explain the origins of their nicknames ("Angel," "Dim," "Doublewide," "Mrs. B," and more). In the Bochco tradition, when violence comes, it comes as a grievous surprise. --Tom Keogh

Product Description
From producer Steven Bochco ("NYPD Blue," "L.A. Law," "Hill Street Blues") comes the first scripted television series set in a current, ongoing war involving the United States. Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at home by their families and loved ones.

A must-see show for all Americans, "Over There" is not about politics or policies. It's a true-to-life depiction of our courageous soldiers—the everyday heroes who fight for freedom under extraordinary conditions.

Includes an exclusive behind the scenes featurette!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

90 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, August 11, 2005

By	Daniel V. Hebert "SPC. HEBERT" (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well i am in the army and just returned from over there where i spent 16 months fighting on the streets of iraq. This movie is extremly accurate. It shows the way things really were, and it shows what we really went through over there. So take it from me an operation iraqi freedom veteran who was there and have some storys of my own, watch this show and support YOUR troops.

SPC. HEBERT
U.S. ARMY

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, August 14, 2005

By	Terrynce M. Jones (Patrick AFB, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got back 6 months ago from "Over There" and from what I have seen this show is a very realistic depiction of what it's like(accept that their camel back always seem to be empty, lol). I haven't missed an episode and don't plan on it. Highly Recommended!

SrA Terrynce Jones
USAF

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars over there (pilot episode), March 9, 2006

By	A. Lockwood - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

forget what you see in the media,watch this and you will truely suport our guys even if you think that they shuoldn't be there,this opens your eyes to the problems faceing them,from the "I expected that" to the complete surprise of "hell where did that come from?"