All you have to do is constantly monitor my Twitter account between 2 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 28) and 11 p.m. Friday (Jan. 29) Pacific Time. At two different points during this period I will post two contest questions. The first to correctly answer via Twitter each of these questions AFTER I pose these questions via Twitter will get his or her own Blu-ray copy of “WWII In HD.”
THE FIRST CONTEST QUESTION HERC WILL POST ON TWITTER: “Which famous Canadian comedian once said, ‘You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him’?”
THE SECOND CONTEST QUESTION HERC WILL POST ON TWITTER, SOMETIME LATER: “What kind of porn does Eli Roth call ‘Inglourious Basterds’?”
IMPORTANT!! Your Twittered answers MUST begin with @hercAICN. Don’t screw this up!
IMPORTANT!! If you answer either of these questions BEFORE I post the questions in Twitter you will be automatically disqualified.
IMPORTANT!! This contest is only available to residents of the United States.
I will update this post as each winner wins.
Info on the “WWII In HD”:
The only people to see the war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now…
Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage few knew existed. The first documentary to show original color footage of World War II in immersive HD, the world premiere HISTORY™ series WWII in HD uses the journals and accounts of those who served in the war’s biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the front lines.
Follow 12 unforgettable Americans, and experience the war through their eyes, in their own words, as it really looked and sounded. WWII in HD transforms their stirring journey into a tangible piece of history. Culled from rare color film found in a two-year worldwide search and converted to HD with meticulous technique, WWII in HD provides a picture of World War II as it has never been seen before.
Featuring the voices of:
Josh Lucas
Amy Smart
Rob Lowe
Justin Bartha
LL Cool J
Steve Zahn
Jason Ritter
Ron Livingston
Tim Dekay
Mark Hefti
James Kyson Lee
Rob Corddry
• The ultimate, accurate view of WWII. For the first time, experience what the battles were really like by seeing them in full HD as if you were in the battle
• 70 years in the making, culled from thousands of hours of color footage of WWII, some never seen on television before. Broadcast in Dolby Surround Sound 5.1
• History told through the epic personal accounts of real soldiers. Some survived the war; some made the ultimate sacrifice
• Major historical figures and battles seen with real life clarity for the first time
Television history will be made with WWII in HD, the first WWII documentary in full, immersive HD color. Viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict.
You will meet a group of soldiers who represented different branches of the service and fought in each of the major theaters of war. Their wartime diaries and journals show in visceral detail what the war was really like. They lived, triumphed, and sometimes died in a conflict so huge it threatened to dwarf them, but couldn’t. It is history told from a profoundly human point of view.
Through a meticulous process that refines and enhances clarity to the lost color footage, the sights and sounds of war come to life. The series begins in 1940, when the free people of the world find themselves on the verge of defeat, and charts the long, hard road to victory. It includes never-before-seen footage of pivotal battles like Tarawa, Anzio, Attu, New Guinea, Battle of the Bulge, Market Garden, Okinawa, Normandy, naval engagements, and bombing raids. WWII in HD also features rare footage of military and political leaders like Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, and Rommel, seen for the first time with high-definition clarity. The power of the footage and the individual journeys of the soldiers reveal the civilian toll at Nazi Concentration Camps and in cities wrecked by war.
• Disc 1 - Darkness Falls / Hard Way Back / Bloody Resolve / Battle Stations
• Disc 2 - Day of Days / The Breaking Point/ Striking Distance
• Disc 3 - Glory and Guts / Edge of the Abyss / End Game + bonus
EPISODE GUIDE:
• DARKNESS FALLS:
As Europe falls under Nazi control, America is unprepared for war and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The first bloody battles are fought on Guadalcanal and in North Africa.
• HARD WAY BACK:
The Allies take on the daunting forces of the Axis, with victory far from certain. Charles Scheffel battles Rommel’s forces in Tunisia and Jack Werner faces bitter combat in the northern Pacific.
• BLOODY RESOLVE:
The Marines assault Tarawa in one of the bloodiest battles yet waged. MacArthur island-hops and Italy’s front lines claim a casualty.
• BATTLE STATIONS:
The Allies lay plans for the invasion of France; Bert Stiles and the 8th Air Force attempt to clear the skies over Normandy, while the Pacific remains a quagmire. D-Day arrives.
• DAY OF DAYS:
The Allies are bogged down in Normandy’s hedgerows in the aftermath of D-Day, while on Saipan, victory turns to horror.
• THE BREAKING POINT:
The Allies race toward Germany as American Marines battle for ground on Peleliu and across the bloody Pacific.
• STRIKING DISTANCE:
American forces storm the Philippines while Shelby Westbrook is shot down over Europe. Jack Yusen battles the dangers of the deep when his ship is sunk after a heroic duel.
• GLORY AND GUTS:
The Marine assault on Iwo Jima brings horror and glory. Pilot Bert Stiles engages a German fighter with disastrous consequences. Reinforcements arrive in Europe to push the Allies toward victory.
• EDGE OF THE ABYSS:
The Battle of the Bulge pushes the Allies to the brink, and Rockie Blunt barely survives the fight. Okinawa erupts as the Japanese make their last stand. Hitler is handed a final ultimatum.
• END GAME:
With the end in sight, Okinawa is a bloody obstacle to victory. The Third Reich ends with a single gunshot. America delivers the final blow to Japan and the world celebrates the fall of the Axis.
BONUS FEATURES: Character Profiles; Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes - Finding the Footage, Preserving the Footage
