"The Pacific" Is Released on DVD and Blu-ray

WWII miniseries The Pacific comes out on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow.  The Pacific received the most nominations (24) and wins (8) for any program at this year's Emmy Awards.  Its eight wins included: Outstanding Miniseries; Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic); Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie; and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

Best Director nominee Timothy Van Patten discusses working on The Pacific in his Archive of American Television interview, excerpt below.  See Van Patten's entire interview here.