1960s series 'Combat!' revolutionised war TV before 'Band of Brothers'

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There are plenty of important war movies and TV shows from over the years, but none have as big of an impact on the genre as the classic 1960s series Combat! This television show ran from 1962 to 1967, programmed in an era when war was rarely ever shown on screen as gravely serious as it was here. Today, we take that for granted. Why wouldn't war be shown on screen as a dark and terrible thing? Well, with the soon-to-come "New Hollywood" movement of the late '60s, some filmmakers were ahead of the game, bringing authenticity and true stakes to their stories. Away with the polished shininess of classic Hollywood; it was time for the real world to be presented on-screen. War would be no different, and Combat! would be what changed its portrayal on our screens .