I thought BoB was the finest mini series ever made. I'm having a tough time seperating the two. I watched the first two episodes and I thought they were just okay. I have the rest Tivo'd for when I get around to it. I thought BoB did a better job with character developement and therefore did a better job of making me care about the characters.
I was really looking forward to this series because both sides of my family fought in the Pacific during WW2 for two different countries, and it's a huge part of my family's history. Three of my paternal grandfather's brothers were in the Bataan Death March, and my grandfather was also a POW, but not in the march. Unfortunately every single movie or series on the subject has been a little lacking. Thin Red Line, Great Raid, etc.