A production cost in excess of $110 million.Īnd it is that last and bottom line that makes "War and Remembrance" not only a monster but a television dinosaur, the sort of monster that economy-consious networks are not likely to create again. A cast, including stars, supporting players and extras, of some 43,000 people. It is by all standards a mammoth undertaking, the largest in television history. The remaining 12-to-14 hours, depending on how the editing goes, will air next spring. This installment of the adaptation of Herman Wouk's novel will end Nov. "War and Remembrance," unfolding for more than 30 hours altogether, begins an 18-hour, seven-night odyssey on ABC tonight. It is the last of the breed of giant miniseries, a relic from another TV time, and its kind will not pass our way again. Like the last of the dinosaurs, "War and Remembrance" trundles across the home screen this week - huge and imposing, but no longer fit for survival in a changing Televisionland.
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