D Day plus 23,010

Today is the 63rd anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. (If we have to explain to you what the Normandy invasion is, then perhaps you've found this site by accident.)

Some people we know are bent out of shape that it’s not being acknowledged today, but what do you expect? Everyone’s already seen the movie. (Another great point made by someone who works at a rival web site is that 63 is a weird number; just wait’ll the 65th anniversary.)

Fortunately, the World War II nostalgia machine keeps on churning. Spielberg and Hanks are getting back together to make The Pacific, another HBO WWII miniseries (or Maxi-series, as the kids in the Industry call them), this time focusing on the, er, Pacific campaign. Captain Dale Dye, who by law must be involved in any movie about the military, just signed off from his LA radio show this past Sunday, explaining that he’s shipping out to the jungle for the next year to work on the series. If they're deploying Dale Dye, then you know it's for real.

And, for those of you who want something a little more recent, Generation Kill is just around the corner. Brought to you by David Simon and Ed Burns, the guys who created The Wire, based on the book Generation kill. Can't wait for this one.