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Well, I had to reboot in order to watch the vid, but it was worth it. “Victory at Sea” was a staple of my youth, and although the family and I were overseas during its first run in prime time, I caught ALL the episodes as re-runs when we returned to the ZI.
And…if EVER there was a candidate for high-end digital re-mastering, Victory at Sea’s score is IT. I suppose the market for such a project would be limited to us Ol’ Farts…which is probably why it hasn’t happened… and probably won’t. More’s the pity. 🙁