Bubblehead1980
06-19-10, 02:29 PM
I've had SH 4 two years now and have been posting on the forums at UBI and SubSim for a while as well and in that time the discussion of a modern WW II PTO submarine movie or HBO BOB/The Pacific type series for US subs has been discussed many times and recently the discussion popped up again after my posting about the movie Run Silent, Run Deep.The conversation usually ends with hoping or waiting, which most know hoping or waiting for something is usually pointless, you kind of have to do things yourself most of the time to get things started.
I am proposing a sort of "write your congressman" type campaign.Think everyone should write Hanks/Spielberg etc urging them to read books such as Clear the Bridge! by O Kane, Thunder Below by Fluckey or Silent Running by Calvert etc and to honor some vets who played a major role in winning the war but do not get the exposure.Taking nothing away from the ground war in ETO or PTO, it's been well documented, the PTO sub war has not been covered in movies or series in years, it's time.As said, urge them to read the books as they did with Sledge's book. Of course there is a good chance theyd never read it and this is some wild idea but who knows, enough letters/emails arrive at both, it could make a difference.The way I see it, worth a try and better than doing nothing but hoping and waiting.So, who is on board?:arrgh!:
Some contact info I found for Tom Hanks, writing his production company Playtone is prob the best but writing his agents couldnt hurt either.
Playtone Productions
P.O. Box 7340
Santa Monica, CA 90406 Phone: 310-394-5700
Brian Siberell or Carin Sage or Richard Lovett
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: 424-288-2000
Steven Spielberg
DreamWorks SKG
100 Universal Plaza, #601
Universal City, CA 91608
Anyone else finds anymore info, post it.
I am proposing a sort of "write your congressman" type campaign.Think everyone should write Hanks/Spielberg etc urging them to read books such as Clear the Bridge! by O Kane, Thunder Below by Fluckey or Silent Running by Calvert etc and to honor some vets who played a major role in winning the war but do not get the exposure.Taking nothing away from the ground war in ETO or PTO, it's been well documented, the PTO sub war has not been covered in movies or series in years, it's time.As said, urge them to read the books as they did with Sledge's book. Of course there is a good chance theyd never read it and this is some wild idea but who knows, enough letters/emails arrive at both, it could make a difference.The way I see it, worth a try and better than doing nothing but hoping and waiting.So, who is on board?:arrgh!:
Some contact info I found for Tom Hanks, writing his production company Playtone is prob the best but writing his agents couldnt hurt either.
Playtone Productions
P.O. Box 7340
Santa Monica, CA 90406 Phone: 310-394-5700
Brian Siberell or Carin Sage or Richard Lovett
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: 424-288-2000
Steven Spielberg
DreamWorks SKG
100 Universal Plaza, #601
Universal City, CA 91608
Anyone else finds anymore info, post it.