The audio seems like an improvement, at least at first. Not completely unwatchable, but a big disappointment after the WoW transfer. It’s dark and dreary, with no contrast or detail. Ironically, this younger series features a much worse video transfer-quite possibly the same transfer used on the VHS release from the ‘80s. WaR (broadcast in 1988) was actually released on DVD first in 2003 by MPI. I suppose that is par for the course for a TV production of that vintage. It’s a mono track with very little dynamic range.

But overall I’m quite please with the video quality. Those original elements appear to be a bit dirty at times, especially on shots featuring obvious optical printing, like subtitles or superimposed effects. It appears to sport a brand-new digital transfer from original film elements.

The video quality is quite good for an early ‘80s TV show. WoW (broadcast in 1983) was released on DVD in 2004 by Paramount. They tell the story of the fictional US Naval Officer Victor Henry (Robert Mitchum) and how his friends and family intersect with many of the major figures and events of the Second World War. They were directed by Dan Curtis (of Dark Shadows fame) and based on 2 novels of the same names written by Herman Wouk. I guess I’ll kick-start a thread here, and hopefully others can add some meaningful insight or information or opinion.įor those who don’t know or remember “Winds or War” (WoW) and “War and Remembrance” (WaR) were two big mini-series broadcast on ABC in the US. I am always amazed at how little information or discussion can be found about these two mini-series from the ‘80s, even on the internet.

Book the winds of war