On 2019-09-14 18:13:42 +0000, Straight Man said:
> Hello BillFrugge!
>
> The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich book sold more than one million
> hardcover copies...and more than one million paperback copies
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Third_Reich). The
> 1960 book topped U.S. best-seller lists for half a year
> (http://entertainment.time.com/2011/08/30/all-time-100-best-nonfiction-books/slide/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-third-reich-by-william-l-shirer/).
>
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> In the TV movie, a large amount of archival footage is used. The quality of
> much of this is below today's standards, especially in Part 1. But that's
> all there is, and it's still easily viewable. Just don't expect blueray
> quality.
>
> In 1968 there were TV ratings. Advertisers bought TV spots based on
> viewership. I'm sure demographics and analytics were available. Advertising
> was pretty sophisticated by this time, and advertisers needed information on
> how to best market their products over the air. Unfortunately I could find
> none of that information online for this TV movie. What were the TV ratings?
> Good question.
>
> I know the book was a long-time entry in every best seller list. I am also
> told that the TV movie was a much-heralded event. Too bad the numbers aren't
> available to see how heralded of an event.
That intrigued me enough to see if I could find something on ratings,
but I found nothing. I did find the wiki entry for the book, and it
mentions that the film weighs in at 180 minutes - including
commercials. So your inference is quite correct. I'm quite surprised,
though, that we still have revisionists that take issue with the book
and want to apply modern viewpoints to it.
The quality is quite well for what there is - especially for a 50 year
old film! I didn't expect HD, but I am very impressed at what I've seen
so far.
Have you watched 'Der Untergang?' This is the film that was the source
of the 'Hitler in the Bunker' meme that resurfaces every now and then,
but it was heavily researched from all material and I found it to be
quite powerful. We hear all the time these comparisons of current
politicians to Hitler, but these people must not understand the monster
that Hitler truly was. None of our politiicians have ever come close to
him, and I don't believe it's possible for us (USA) to bestow that much
power on such an elected official. Such is the nature of a
representative republic.
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