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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Tonight bbc1.

I can't wait ..

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

We've been looking forward to this for ages!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me too

Remember folks it's an adaptation not a faithful version. Things and people will be in that are not in the book and vice versa

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

"Me too

Remember folks it's an adaptation not a faithful version. Things and people will be in that are not in the book and vice versa"

Absolutely, there have been many versions over the years, another must be a good thing - especially as we're going to steampunks in space next weekend, where Dave will be in his version of a war of the worlds themed outfit.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

As it's the BBC I expect it to be quite good adaptation of the book. I recently reread the book earlier this year, so I'm excited as well, to see it on the TV. The casting looks good as well

I truly hope it's successful as HG Wells story is certainly a great Family watch

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By *bsolutebeginnersCouple
over a year ago

Planet Ork

I have already managed to watch most of this as it has already been broadcast in New Zealand and somebody managed to sneak it onto YouTube under a different title.

I too was really looking forward to this but I was really disappointed with it. There are very few scenes of the fighting machines, there’s no thunderchild and no parson Nathaniel. The story is told through the eyes of the reporters fancy piece ( he’s scandalously left his wife to live with another woman ) but the story is a real plodder and didn’t grip me as I was hoping it would. Towards the second half it starts jumping forward and backwards in time which actually becomes a little irritating. I will rewatch it and see if I enjoy it any better watching in better definition than a YouTube stream. I will be interested in this thread later to see everyone else’s opinions.

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

Ooo...didn't know about this

I loved the 1950's film but didn't care much for the 2005 remake, even if the alien juggernauts looked cool.

I'll have to check this out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Me too

Remember folks it's an adaptation not a faithful version. Things and people will be in that are not in the book and vice versa

Set in a different era as well, the book was set in 60s. "

1890s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have already managed to watch most of this as it has already been broadcast in New Zealand and somebody managed to sneak it onto YouTube under a different title.

Hence my comment above

And thanks for the spoilers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Me too

Remember folks it's an adaptation not a faithful version. Things and people will be in that are not in the book and vice versa

Set in a different era as well, the book was set in 60s.

1890s"

My bad, yes it was

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By *bsolutebeginnersCouple
over a year ago

Planet Ork

"I have already managed to watch most of this as it has already been broadcast in New Zealand and somebody managed to sneak it onto YouTube under a different title.

Hence my comment above

And thanks for the spoilers

Not really put any spoilers in my summary, just mentioned a couple of aspects that were not included in the production.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I'm looking forward to it but nervous about the insertion of a new main character.

I'll miss Jeff Wayne's soundtrack (I'm already singing the songs).

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

"I'm looking forward to it but nervous about the insertion of a new main character.

I'll miss Jeff Wayne's soundtrack (I'm already singing the songs).

"a million to ooooooooone,but still they come"

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

I love the book, not sure I like the sound of the changes, but I'll probably watch it and see how it is.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Demelza

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By *rivateparts!Man
over a year ago

Walking down the only road I've ever known!

I'm looking forward to this adaptation, not the garbage that Tom cruise attempted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn’t the film end abruptly? And the aliens all died off due to catching the common cold

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

I just hope they've kept the OOOOOOOOOOH-LAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I'm looking forward to it but nervous about the insertion of a new main character.

I'll miss Jeff Wayne's soundtrack (I'm already singing the songs).

"a million to ooooooooone,but still they come"

"No, Nathaniel, no. There must be more to life. There has to be a way..."

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

"I'm looking forward to it but nervous about the insertion of a new main character.

I'll miss Jeff Wayne's soundtrack (I'm already singing the songs).

"a million to ooooooooone,but still they come"

"No, Nathaniel, no. There must be more to life. There has to be a way...""

"There is a curse on mankind, we may as well be resigned, to let the devil, the devil take the spirit of man"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Didn’t the film end abruptly? And the aliens all died off due to catching the common cold "

That's how the book ended too. And the 1950s version. I don't want to throw spoilers around for this series, but...

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

"Didn’t the film end abruptly? And the aliens all died off due to catching the common cold

That's how the book ended too. And the 1950s version. I don't want to throw spoilers around for this series, but...

Apparently Beth survived!

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By *ikilovesCCouple
over a year ago

village life, closest main town inverness

"Tonight bbc1.

I can't wait .."

Thanks for the reminder

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

I remember listening to the album when it first came out..just brilliant.

looking forward to the series

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

all that money and they cant even produce a new film, Yet have to produce a remake of the film yet again.

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By *bsolutebeginnersCouple
over a year ago

Planet Ork

"all that money and they cant even produce a new film, Yet have to produce a remake of the film yet again. "

They haven’t made a remake of the film. It’s a mini series. To be fair to them it bears no resemblance at all to either of the previous 2 war of the worlds films either.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"all that money and they cant even produce a new film, Yet have to produce a remake of the film yet again. "

Adaptations of classic books get made and made again several times. This one hasn't been done for television in the UK since I don't know when. There was a First World War version done, re-imagining the story that way, about four or five years ago but I think I remember that as American.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I worked on it. Didn't get to see it through. Was it any good?

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"I worked on it. Didn't get to see it through. Was it any good?"

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I worked on it. Didn't get to see it through. Was it any good?

Oh!

I'm only 10 minutes in.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It's promising.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"I worked on it. Didn't get to see it through. Was it any good?

Oh!

I'm only 10 minutes in.

It's just that I love the book so much and it's already strayed too much from it for me. I didn't enjoy it, I won't watch the rest.

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By *elloIntrigueMan
over a year ago

North West UK

"I worked on it. Didn't get to see it through. Was it any good?

Oh!

I'm only 10 minutes in.

It's just that I love the book so much and it's already strayed too much from it for me. I didn't enjoy it, I won't watch the rest."

I feel the same, no-one has quite got it right. Feels like it will end up like that series a few years ago - The Tripods..

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I worked on it. Didn't get to see it through. Was it any good?

Oh!

I'm only 10 minutes in.

It's just that I love the book so much and it's already strayed too much from it for me. I didn't enjoy it, I won't watch the rest."

I haven't read the book since about 1978 and just watch each adaptation as their own works. I'm not sure where they're going with the domestic storyline, except as a way of introducing Poldark's missus.

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By *hilliandspiceMan
over a year ago

Wimborne

Wanted to enjoy it.

1 episode in and to be honest, hasnt impressed in any way.

But to be fair - I listened to Jeff Waynes musical version when it was first released and fell in love with it. When you hit the perfect notes on the first try.....

Went to see the Jeff Wayne show last year and it was fantastic.

Will try to keep an open mind as much as possible and keep watching next week.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Wanted to enjoy it.

1 episode in and to be honest, hasnt impressed in any way.

But to be fair - I listened to Jeff Waynes musical version when it was first released and fell in love with it. When you hit the perfect notes on the first try.....

Went to see the Jeff Wayne show last year and it was fantastic.

Will try to keep an open mind as much as possible and keep watching next week.

I think there is something in that. I heard the Jeff Wayne version in '78 and saved up to buy the album (I still have it even though I have nothing to play it on any more). I don't think any version I have seen has given me the same thrill I had with that album.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

It's a bit too choppy.

I'm going to go to bed with the Ursula K.Le Guin documentary. She's one of my favourite writers so I hope they don't ruin that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not too bothered with the minor change in period setting. It's closer than anyone else has managed so far.

Similarly, I'm fine with them expanding on the characters. Wells' unnamed narrator was a very thinly sketched cipher and needed fleshing out if he was ever going to work on-screen. His wife/lover even more so.

I really wasn't keen on the way they handled the heat ray scene. The changes were jarring and unnecessary and the effects were quite poor. Ditching the enormous cylinder for a flying ball of disintegrating black goo? Hmph...

Also, what's the deal with the flash-forward post-apocalyptic "Red Earth" scenes? I'm assuming that's the Red Weed they keep focusing on?

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Not too bothered with the minor change in period setting. It's closer than anyone else has managed so far.

Also, what's the deal with the flash-forward post-apocalyptic "Red Earth" scenes? I'm assuming that's the Red Weed they keep focusing on?"

The effects felt like they were trying to give us a 1950s adaptation. I'll watch the next one and abandon if that doesn't keep me interested.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved it! Loved the original

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a plus, it was fabulous to spot St George's Hall, Sefton Park Palm House, Formby Woods and Port Sunlight Village in the first episode...one for the Scousers on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As a plus, it was fabulous to spot St George's Hall, Sefton Park Palm House, Formby Woods and Port Sunlight Village in the first episode...one for the Scousers on here

Yes! I did spot the Palm House and St George's Hall!

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

I've read on another forum that it's dire and typical BBC with them applying today's politically correct ideals to a different period in history, which is a shame as I was really looking forward to a faithful version of the original story, particularly if it resembled some of the fantastic artwork in the Jeff Wayne album cover.

It's such a great story and should be easy to make into a good film, yet they mess it up on every attempt. The Tom Cruise one started well but was ultimately a bit crap, and the 1950's one with the flying saucers instead of tripods is bad as well.

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

Seriously panned here just cannot get into the film and still to finish it

I like my sci fi

Its not helped skipping backwards and forwards between the future to the past cant really see the point in that

whats the point in knowing whats going to happen before it happens

The levitating ball idiots do you think that if they could levitate a ball that they would levitate the ship instead of being a tripod being

Cant see the point of sticking in a man thats had an affair, A woman telling him where to stick it whats that got to do with a series or the film

Bbc are pure morons ruined a good film it would have been better to spend the money elsewhere than this drivel

I like the old one, tom cruise film wasnt that bad ive seen better and yes I have the record as well

not read the book though

just a really disappointing series might take a look at second part but no hopes there.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Erm......this new series of Poldark seems to be taking extreme liberties with the original novels

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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago

halifax

Wonder why, in these days of cgi, nobody has made a film that runs alongside jeff wayne's version?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jeff Wayne pretty much has. He has animated sequences playing on screens all through the stage show and he recently ran an interactive VR experience in London that took you through the whole story. I imagine an animated movie will surface sooner or later.

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

Some people will always argue ice cream isn't apple pie. Much like the novel being in two parts I think you have to give it a chance to get going.

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Well I thought it was good

Let’s face it, if it had stayed to the original book we all know what would have occurred

So yeh 8/10 so far

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thought it was utter pants tbh

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

"Some people will always argue ice cream isn't apple pie. Much like the novel being in two parts I think you have to give it a chance to get going. "

If it hasnt got going in the first 1 1/2hr whats the point in the second part.

Id lost interest in it in the first 15mins.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Didn’t the film end abruptly? And the aliens all died off due to catching the common cold "

I think it must have been Man Flu to be fatal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's an adaptation not an exact copy. It means that the BBC will use some artistic licence to suit their needs. Anyone turning it on expecting it to be an exact but more modern remake are going to be disappointed every day of the week.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

"It's an adaptation not an exact copy. It means that the BBC will use some artistic licence to suit their needs. Anyone turning it on expecting it to be an exact but more modern remake are going to be disappointed every day of the week."

Indeed.

With that said it was a boring, dull and quite frankly shit adaption. This only applies to how the episode went down in terms of plot and pacing, and just general vibe.

The actual creation of the show by the cast and crew is fine.

And I say this as somebody who will give any TV show a chance.

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By *Man1263Man
over a year ago

Stockport

I don't have live tv so havnt seen it.

However, I do like the audio books!

But with the mixed reviews, might just miss it anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jeff Wayne pretty much has. He has animated sequences playing on screens all through the stage show and he recently ran an interactive VR experience in London that took you through the whole story. I imagine an animated movie will surface sooner or later."
I believe Jeff Wayne has been trying to secure funding for a number of years to make the animated adaptation

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

"I don't have live tv so havnt seen it.

However, I do like the audio books!

But with the mixed reviews, might just miss it anyway.

I definitely think you should give it a shot and make your own mindnup. However don't go in with high expectations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I watched this series as a child, freaked me out, watching this now, still freaks me out. I'm enjoying it though. Not read the book so can't compare.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It's ok. Preposterous but ok.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They destroyed the story. Real shame. And the sets are some kind of joke, as it appears the aliens have strewn rubbish and rubble in the streets without actually damaging any buildings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I went in with an open mind and wanted it to be good but having caught up with all three, it was a bit shite for me. Quite disappointing

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I had forgotten about it to be honest.

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