Pretty Good

Nice effects though.

Gripping story with well-crafted characters

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The movie was very well done for its time and quite memorable. This show though, took a very different approach in how the aliens did things. More "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" than aliens in super ships that blast every thing to dust. This added a bit of a horror aspect to a movie that was mainly science fiction and action. This show basically has the bodies of the aliens reviving after a long slumber as the diseases we thought killed them simply put them into a hibernation type state. They are now back on the attack and use the bodies of others to move about the world so you never quite know who is one of the enemy and the people who make the show save a ton on the cost of make up and creature effects. In like the first episode though they did bring back the martian war machines briefly, but for the most part the show was very understated and not over the top in what it showed on the screen. Granted, a few more aliens actually shown might have been cooler, eh?

I started watching this series in 1989, and wouldn't miss an episode for nearly anything. The plot was a clever adaptation to a real event (HG Wells broadcast). The character interplay was excellent as were the special effects. I was stunned at the 2nd year changes and thought the first episode would have been a fantastic season 1 finale. All that has been said before. The second season was also excellent. The tools and weapons were original and were ahead of the technology of that era but not so advanced as to seem ridiculous. The engrams,videophones,lasers,cloning, organic technology, and even the music were foreshadowing of this era.The first season can be rented from Blockbuster but i haven't been able to find the second. Sad sad,sad. I taped most of the episodes but they're aging and incomplete. One of the best si-fi series of all time. Oh, if you like this look for First wave and Friday the thirteenth the series, two other GREAT shows

I loved this series when it was on the air in New Jersey. Back in the 1980s when syndicated or independent programming ruled television on the weekends, now it's all infomercials. Anyway, I loved Ann Robinson who reprised her film role as Sylvia Van Buren. She appeared to be the only person who knew how to deal with the aliens. My favorite moment is when her stepson visited her at the nursing home (it's too nice to be a sanitarium), the old guy approached him and said "It's not safe in here" and he replied "It's not safe out there." The show was really well-written with characters like Van Buren who provided a connection to the original program. I think Orson Welles and H.G. Wells would be proud of this show. It paved the way for shows like the X-Files. I only wished that they made more syndicated programs today.

I worked at Paramount Studios as a film editor between 1969-1973 and had the priveledge to work directly with George Pal,(Producer of the original "War Of The Worlds" feature movie) along with Niel MacDonald (film editor)on a T.V. pilot presentation based on the movie. We used original "War Of The Worlds" feature footage, along with various artists original renderings(used for posters and promotions). Along with original "War Of The Worlds" matte shots. Using an animation camera to shoot pans and slow move-ins of the paintings along with original footage and sound track, George himself wrote and narrated over the edited material. Not one frame was actually shot for the presentation. we used existing material only. I believe, that the presentation was about 15-20 minutes long. It was done in 1971. The studio said it was a great Idea, but the cost would be prohibative, so they passed. What a shame!! At almost the same time the original "Star Trek" series was being done at Paramount.