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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nKevin Biege, the creator of the new Fox show “Enlisted” writes to you this morning about his TV show. I guess he wants to clear up some misconceptions of his show. I DVR’d the pilot last week and I thought it was pretty funny and fit my perceptions of the “Rear D”. yeah, there were some things that jumped out at me, like the sacrilege of calling a Bradley Fighting Vehicle a “tank”, but to me it’s more about three brothers than it is about the Army, but your opinion may differ.<\/p>\n
Hello,<\/p>\n
My name is Kevin Biegel. I created a new Fox family comedy called Enlisted. It’s about brothers serving together on a small Army Post in Florida. It\u2019s a workplace comedy, except the workplace is the Army. It\u2019s an extremely personal show, more so than anything I\u2019ve ever worked on. The Army part comes from all my family and friends who served and the monumental effect that experience had on their lives. The brother part comes from my relationship with my two younger brothers, the closest, longest, most beat-the-crap-out-of-each-other-then-say-we-love-each-other-est relationship I\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n
While a comedy, ENLISTED will be dramatic at times. It has to be. We can never be M*A*S*H \u2013 no show can, M*A*S*H is an all-time great \u2013 but I wanted to follow its lead in combining comedy with heavier issues. I don\u2019t believe you can do a show about the military in 2014 and not deal with things like PTSD or losing a loved one. We have to write about those things, they have to be part of this world. Both because it\u2019s the right thing to do, and because it\u2019s my duty to be respectful of the men and women who do this job. I\u2019m embarrassed we got some technical stuff wrong in the pilot, but I think you\u2019ll see we course-corrected and got squared away very quickly. We even had a contest about it ( http:\/\/youtu.be\/_7X56C_cnMQ ) and sent our cast to a mini \u2018boot camp\u2019 (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_37Mld3eNls&feature=share&list=PLXd9aCB0yKuhKSVy41tTPXyMMWy20c3hA<\/a> ).<\/p>\n
We wanted to make a show that you could watch and enjoy whether you’re six or sixty. I used to love sitting down and watching TV with my Dad, and I think Enlisted is the kind of program that will afford an experience like that for modern audiences, as well as show how funny, noble, heroic, sweet and human the men and women who serve in the military can be. We want this show to be joyous and inviting, and that’s we’re reaching out to you to show you a few episodes.<\/p>\n
The pilot episode of the show is available at Fox.com or on Hulu ( http:\/\/www.fox.com\/enlisted\/full-episodes\/112801859719<\/a> or http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/watch\/581663<\/a> ), but we wanted to send along a few more to show you how the show quickly evolved. We delve into some deeper areas as you’ll see, and hopefully families will appreciate the seriousness with which we treat some of the storylines.<\/p>\n
Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy them, and if you do we appreciate you helping us get the word out about this show we’re so very proud of.<\/p>\n
Thank you,
\nKevin Biegel
\nCreator, Writer and Executive Producer, ENLISTED
\n@kbiegel<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThey sent me some of the upcoming shows, but I haven’t been able to watch them yet. But in the opening of the pilot episode, the star calls for supporting fires in combat in Afghanistan that are denied and so he goes back and punches the pogue officer who wouldn’t give him any. Some people are upset at that, but I’m sure some of you can identify with the feelings that accompany that particular situation. <\/p>\n
Here’s the videos of their mini-boot camp at Fort Bliss. <\/p>\n