Yep, it's a 7-part miniseries based on the book, about the first 40 days of the Iraq invasion as experienced by a platoon of First Recon Marines (aka one of the most elite military units). GK is always a hard sell bcause of the subject matter BUT it's not your standard war series. It's not that violent either, not compared to Saving Private Ryan or whatever (though the violence -is- integral to the story it's never gratuitous) It's more character-driven and focuses on the relationship between the Marines, and how they deal with incompetent superiors and their mission becoming progressively FUBAR. I guess it's angsty in that sense, but there's A LOT of humor too, like, I was simultaneously cringing and loling quite often. A friend described it perfectly in saying that the -characters- shocked her more than the violence, because the show goes to great lengths to portray Marine culture accurately and not as sanitized heroes... so yeah, it's not always pretty, but it makes for a compelling watch, and you end up -caring- for these men despite their flaws.

Oh, and the actors are HOT. which is always a bonus. :D

haha, i get all tl;dr when I'm in GK Pimp Mode so I'll shut up now. It's not a big commitment since canon is closed, so I highly encourage you to give it a chance! Let me know if you need DL links too.

I blame you for enabling my Super Junior phase and my current SPN obsession.

See? When have I steered you wrong, baybee?? (wait don't answer that, lol)