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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Johnno on May 12, 2016, 01:44:07 AM

Title: TV inspiration
Post by: Johnno on May 12, 2016, 01:44:07 AM

I just watched a TV show called Apocalypse World War 1 on TVO. I believe it was on National Geographic as World War 1: The Apocalypse. It's from 2014.

It features colourized  historical film footage from the Great War and chronicals the events. The episode I watched featured events in 1914. It included lesser known or forgotten battles ( Japan invading Tsintsao) as well as the big ones ( Anzac's in Gallipoli).

Overall, I found it pretty informative and will try to PVR the rest of the series.

Wondering if anyone else has seen it? Thoughts?

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: joroas on May 12, 2016, 01:53:31 AM

There was a series over here called World War I in Colour

(http://store.hmv.com/HMVStore/media/product/81552/01-81552.jpg)

Episode 1 - Catastrophe
 Episode 2 - Slaughter in the Trenches
 Episode 3 - Blood in the Air
 Episode 4 - Killers of the Sea
 Episode 5 - Mayhem on the Eastern Front
 Episode 6 - Victory and Despair
 Episode 7 - Tactics & Strategy - Episode narrated by Robert Powell
 Episode 8 - Making the Series

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: tim in saskatoon on May 12, 2016, 04:02:03 PM

Quote from: Johnno on May 12, 2016, 01:44:07 AM

I just watched a TV show called Apocalypse World War 1 on TVO.... Wondering if anyone else has seen it? Thoughts?

I'd never heard of it until now, but I see my local library has it on DVD and I've just requested it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: joroas on May 12, 2016, 04:21:30 PM

Its a great series. Enjoy!

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: Metternich on May 13, 2016, 11:01:16 PM

We have been enjoying it here in the States for maybe a year.  Wonderful series - I think quite the best on WW 1.

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: Sir_Theo on May 13, 2016, 11:12:09 PM

Any series has to go some to beat the great 1960s BBC series 'The Great War'. I've not seen the one the OP mentions but the Kenneth Brannagh one is also good.

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: Metternich on May 16, 2016, 10:52:40 PM

World War One in Color was quite good, but this one is even better.

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: julius1880 on May 17, 2016, 01:01:42 AM

The series runs on AHC (American Heroes Channel). Personally I did not like it, too politically correct.

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: Von Stroheim on May 17, 2016, 02:33:58 PM

The Apocalypse series were made for French Television by Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelloe as well as WW1 there is a series on WWII and a two -parter on the rise of Hitler.  They were shown on National Geo and Channel 4 in UK with an English commentary.  I think the colourization works well with documentaries not so with well known feature films.  Region 2 DVDs can be had fairly cheaply on Amazon etc

Title: Re: TV inspiration
Post by: gweirda on May 17, 2016, 03:57:27 PM

i found this to be worth the time...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_-_Diaries_of_the_Great_War