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RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:17 pm
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Charles_22
ORIGINAL: marky
but wat is the winds of war about exactly i never heard of it before
You don't want to hear of it. It was a mini-series, like the Thornbirds if you recall that. I think it ran about 1983 or so and it was basically a movie that was very long, but cut into seperate parts. I can't remember if it was on for consequetive nights or if it was the same day every week for quite a while.
The plot for what little of one that there was, was centered around WWII. I think Mitchum was flying a B17 at one point for example.
[:)]Actually it was a RAF Wellington. He was supposed to be the US naval attache and he goes out for a joy ride. The seires is based on the Herman Wouk book.[:)]
Books, i think, "The Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance"...
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:23 pm
by Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Charles_22
You don't want to hear of it. It was a mini-series, like the Thornbirds if you recall that. I think it ran about 1983 or so and it was basically a movie that was very long, but cut into seperate parts. I can't remember if it was on for consequetive nights or if it was the same day every week for quite a while.
The plot for what little of one that there was, was centered around WWII. I think Mitchum was flying a B17 at one point for example.
[:)]Actually it was a RAF Wellington. He was supposed to be the US naval attache and he goes out for a joy ride. The seires is based on the Herman Wouk book.[:)]
Books, i think, "The Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance"...
That's correct!
BTW, those books are 100x better than TV series (as always)...
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:37 pm
by AW1Steve
True , but they didn't do a bad job. Especially when you consider what they did to other books. Ned beach ("Run silent , run deep", ) was so angry about what they did to his book he told the press "They didn't buy my book, they bought the title!" Sorry about books vs book. My edition had them in the same volume.[8|]
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
[:)]Actually it was a RAF Wellington. He was supposed to be the US naval attache and he goes out for a joy ride. The seires is based on the Herman Wouk book.[:)]
Books, i think, "The Winds of War" and "War and Rememberance"...
That's correct!
BTW, those books are 100x better than TV series (as always)...
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:48 pm
by ny59giants
BTW, those books are 100x better than TV series (as always)...
Actually, the movies did one of the better jobs of following the books. Even some of the dialog was straight out of the book.
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:51 pm
by DuckofTindalos
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
True , but they didn't do a bad job. Especially when you consider what they did to other books. Ned beach ("Run silent , run deep", ) was so angry about what they did to his book he told the press "They didn't buy my book, they bought the title!"
Reminds me of an old Simpson episode where the family get cheated out of movie royalties. "The movie people called. They said they changed the story just enough that they don't have to pay us"...[:D]
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:13 pm
by pad152
The Winds of War, could it be the long awaited Med War game could be finally seeing the light of day?
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:14 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Again, there is no game called Winds of War... At least that's not what we're talking about here...
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:19 pm
by rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Again, there is no game called Winds of War... At least that's not what we're talking about here...
Oh what the heck - let's start a vaporware campaign for the "Winds of War" game...[:'(]
EDIT: If enough people send me $99, i'll send you a "Winds of War" game. [:'(]
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:23 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Sounds suspicious...
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:25 pm
by Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: rtrapasso
ORIGINAL: Terminus
Again, there is no game called Winds of War... At least that's not what we're talking about here...
Oh what the heck - let's start a vaporware campaign for the "Winds of War" game...[:'(]
EDIT: If enough people send me $99, i'll send you a "Winds of War" game. [:'(]
The scary thing is that I can imagine what you might send them (though it might not be the game)... [8D]
Leo "Apollo11"
RE: Post Deleted
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:53 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Maybe we should start the rumourmill elsewhere as well, like on The Wargamer...[:D]
Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:03 pm
by Don Bowen
All this Winds of War speculation amounts to a hill of beans (or the results thereof).
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:19 pm
by David Heath
Hi Guys
Say one word and look at all the posts. The will be something special coming along for War In The Pacific but that is all I am going to say now until our press release. This is just to everyone knows we are working on something and that is it. No other information is available at this time.
David
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:34 pm
by VSWG
I think now would be a good time to hand out some sedatives...
pad152, you can be proud of yourself: your thread became the official unofficial announcements thread! [;)]
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:40 pm
by Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Don Bowen
All this Winds of War speculation amounts to a hill of beans (or the results thereof).
Black or refried?
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:43 pm
by Banquet
The will be something special coming along for War In The Pacific
Great news, and great timing for me, as I'm trying to get back into WitP! [:)]
Say one word and look at all the posts.
Lucky you for having such a dedicated bunch of supporters for one of your games.
No other information is available at this time.
Any estimate for when further info will be available?
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:58 pm
by AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: David Heath
Hi Guys
Say one word and look at all the posts. The will be something special coming along for War In The Pacific but that is all I am going to say now until our press release. This is just to everyone knows we are working on something and that is it. No other information is available at this time.
David
[&:]I won't ask ,who, what or when. But an I ask when might be a good time to start looking for a press release? No pressure , just a guess, a hint , a suggestion, ? Do you want us to BEG! Please.........................[&:] ( Just a little hint- a year , a season,?)
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:02 pm
by DuckofTindalos
ORIGINAL: Banquet
The will be something special coming along for War In The Pacific
Great news, and great timing for me, as I'm trying to get back into WitP! [:)]
Say one word and look at all the posts.
Lucky you for having such a dedicated bunch of supporters for one of your games.
No other information is available at this time.
Any estimate for when further info will be available?
I think that's probably covered under "No other information is available at this time", don't you?[8|]
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:04 pm
by DuckofTindalos
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: David Heath
Hi Guys
Say one word and look at all the posts. The will be something special coming along for War In The Pacific but that is all I am going to say now until our press release. This is just to everyone knows we are working on something and that is it. No other information is available at this time.
David
[&:]I won't ask ,who, what or when. But an I ask when might be a good time to start looking for a press release? No pressure , just a guess, a hint , a suggestion, ? Do you want us to BEG! Please.........................[&:] ( Just a little hint- a year , a season,?)
Definitely sometime between now and the time the sun burns out and turns into a lump of coal the size of a raisin...
RE: Hill of Beans
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:04 pm
by Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Terminus
I think that's probably covered under "No other information is available at this time", don't you?[8|]
Ever the diplomat. [:'(]