1976 Called ... and it wants this overly long soap opera miniseries back!!!
No, we are not talking Winds Of War or War & Remembrance which were also pretty soapy (Rhonda almost sunk the franchise) they at least had ample historical context. Nor are we talking about Holocaust ... the best of all but this one right here.
Now at writing this has an 8.1 rating on IMDb. This IMHO reflects the nostalgic vote because having just seen the series for the first time I can tell you it's not that good. No I did not see this when I was 15 with my parents in the living room nor did I read the book nor was I part of the greatest generation just a person accessing history through film.
Now there are good things to say, especially Sam Waterson & Cliff Potts in the leads more so the rest of the cast was quite solid (it is fun to have one of those "I remember her" moments like with Juliet Mills). And I do like the theme of disgusting politics and self-promotion at the expense of others in war time.
My biggest problem remains the sappy soap which was needed to attract big audiences over the course of many nights to offset the great expense of the production. It just made this show way too long.
I guess it all comes down to what you like a little soap with your history or a little history with you soap? I go prior all the time history is juicy enough.
6 of 10
No, we are not talking Winds Of War or War & Remembrance which were also pretty soapy (Rhonda almost sunk the franchise) they at least had ample historical context. Nor are we talking about Holocaust ... the best of all but this one right here.
Now at writing this has an 8.1 rating on IMDb. This IMHO reflects the nostalgic vote because having just seen the series for the first time I can tell you it's not that good. No I did not see this when I was 15 with my parents in the living room nor did I read the book nor was I part of the greatest generation just a person accessing history through film.
Now there are good things to say, especially Sam Waterson & Cliff Potts in the leads more so the rest of the cast was quite solid (it is fun to have one of those "I remember her" moments like with Juliet Mills). And I do like the theme of disgusting politics and self-promotion at the expense of others in war time.
My biggest problem remains the sappy soap which was needed to attract big audiences over the course of many nights to offset the great expense of the production. It just made this show way too long.
I guess it all comes down to what you like a little soap with your history or a little history with you soap? I go prior all the time history is juicy enough.
6 of 10