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The Pacific War, #9

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Dateline: Saturday, 8 September 2007 So I was checking out the Entourage season 2 DVD yesterday, and guess who makes an appearance? Dale Dye was there dropping f-bombs all over the place. I thought then…” ’bout time for another entry from Mr. Dye. It’s been a week.” So this morning, I read that a good […]

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The Pacific War, #8

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Dateline: Sunday, 2 September 2007 Dale Dye has posted another Pacific War update, and the details keep getting better and better. PFC Leckie and his .30 caliber heavy machinegun crew proved that the old Browning water-cooled weapon can still sustain long periods of fire without over-heating or jamming despite blustery on-shore winds that carried packets […]

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ww2db.com Featured Image, #4

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

So you might have noticed that I’ve been writing a little about The Pacific War series, now filming in Australia. Lots of folks seem interested in this, so I’m going to ride this wave of interest where ever it takes me. This week’s featured image shows the beach on Guadalcanal, and a beached transport (Kinugawa […]

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The Pacific War #7

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Dateline AUG 25, 2007– Dale Dye has posted an update on The Pacific War project, now filming in Australia. He writes: It’s hot and muggy here in tropical North Queensland just as it was on Guadalcanal back in August 1942. We’ve managed to sweat our way through a second week of filming on this epic […]

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The Pacific War, #6

Sunday, August 19, 2007

TexasNick over www.pacificfans.com posted a link to a beach landing for the Pacific War series, now filming in Australia. I would love to link up to this, but alas. Visit the link above, read the article, and check out the picture. Sadly, there is only one, and it’s not that big. This section of the […]

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The Pacific War, #5

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Okay, this is a total poach…but what the heck. Over at the new www.pacificfans.com forum, it looks like there is a cast member from the Pacific War mini-series, now filming in Australia. A gentleman named “schmoopy” posted this updated cast list via imageshack. The direct link to this thread is here. This recent link details […]

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The Pacific War, #4

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Dateline: AUG 10, 2007 More from Dale Dye via his web site on the progress of The Pacific War mini-series, now filming in Australia. Our two-week period of intense field training – commonly but inaccurately called Boot Camp – is over and we have managed to field a unit of performers and volunteers who have […]

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Shark Week, #7

Saturday, August 11, 2007

For the last week or so, the ww2file has been running on autopilot, with posts appearing every other day (or so) while I was catching up with some relatives at the OBX, NC. It was nice to sun these tired old bones for a few days. During my time in the water, I couldn’t help […]

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The Pacific War, #3

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Dateline: July 29, 2007 On his web site, Dale Dye reports training for the series actors is set to begin. He writes: “Once training is complete, our first mission is to film the unopposed landing on Guadalcanal and then the very heavily opposed landings on Peleliu.” Further, he says that “[o]ur Special Effects magicians have […]

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The Pacific War (#2)

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

The link below concerns the production of the Pacific War series. I found this info over the pacific war forum posted by “Slit.” He writes: Thanks to appell8 over at the wildbillguarnere.com forums for informing the community about a online diary Dale Dye is doing for the series. Check it out here: http://www.warriorsinc.com/cfblog/ As of […]

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