Based on former U.S. Marine Greg Cope White’s memoir “The Pink Marine,” executive produced by the late Norman Lear and adapted for television by Andy Parker, Netflix ‘s military dramedy, “ Boots ,” is an irreverent but insightful look at friendship, self-determination, courage and acceptance amid the challenges and demands of the United States Marine boot camp. As hilarious as it is devastating, the series is a unique coming-of-age story centered on an unlikely Marine recruit who is desperate to find himself.

“Boots” opens in 1990 in a recruiter’s office in New Orleans. With the chaos of high school and its constant bullying behind him, Cameron Cope (a perfectly cast Miles Heizer ) is desperate for a new chapter. Determined to hide his sexuality and exhausted by the whims of his c

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