The two-episode premiere introduces a complex style of warfare and lays the groundwork for an epic story
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Fans of World War II movies, and of the European Air War in particular, may remember the 1990 film Memphis Belle, which told a highly fictionalized story of the first B-17 bomber to complete its 25-mission flight over Europe. While that movie got most of the technical aspects of air combat right, it was hit and miss when it came to writing. Even with a young and lovable Sean Astin manning the ball tower, that didn't stop the producers from getting crooner Harry Connick Jr. to hum a few booms from the tail gun. Overall, it was a mixed bag, relying on black-and-white stock footage and particularly heavy performances from David Strathairn and John Lithgow to get its point across.
