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Title: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Malamute on 08 May 2017, 04:35:38 PM: A Victorian/Edwardian setting for War of the Worlds has finally been announced by the BBC as going into production.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/4/15551306/bbc-the-war-of-the-worlds-tv-series-peter-hartness

Glad that it will have a period setting :)
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 08 May 2017, 05:02:10 PM: I'll keep my fingers crossed they don't wreck it

cheers

James
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: black hat miniatures on 08 May 2017, 05:30:17 PM: Should be interesting - be nice if they followed the story and based it in WOKING rather than Dorking (as in the quote) though... :-)

Mike
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Cubs on 08 May 2017, 05:39:29 PM: The Dorking reference could be an error based on the 'The Battle of Dorking' (written in the 1870's, about a German invasion of Britain), which is said to have inspired HG Wells when writing 'The War of the Worlds'.

I can understand if the story is adapted to keep to a single narrator (unlike the book, where it shifts between the two brothers narrating the story) and to introduce some more characters and events to pad it out (it's a very short book), specifically more rounded female ones, so long as they don't spoil the overall narrative. In the book the two women encountered are rather clichéd by modern standards as damsels in distress and, although possibly accurate to the period, probably wouldn't be greeted with much enthusiasm today.
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Elk101 on 08 May 2017, 06:45:23 PM: There should be no excuses for not nailing the sets and costumes. Hopefully it will be watchable for more than its visuals.
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: SpaceGoblin on 08 May 2017, 07:41:00 PM: Directed by the guy that did 'Jonothan Strange and Mr Norrel'-which makes me hopeful for something decent (I liked that series a lot). Fingers crossed for a Jeff Wayne soundtrack ;)
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Traveler Man on 08 May 2017, 09:12:31 PM: It looks like it'll be rather spiffy. I do hope they don't muck it up.
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Ballardian on 11 May 2017, 02:48:55 PM: It'll be nice to see a proper attempt at the story & I don't think that adding a little more insight into its characters & their development would hurt it - as Cubs said, it's quite a short book, so some expansion will be necessary.
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Ray Rivers on 12 May 2017, 01:07:39 PM: Quote
It will be interesting to see how and if the series addresses the politics of the novel’s era, and how they relate to the politics of England and Europe today.

Spare me, please.

Otherwise... sounds good.
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 12 May 2017, 08:09:22 PM: Quote from: Ray Rivers on 12 May 2017, 01:07:39 PM
Spare me, please.

Otherwise... sounds good.

Well said, just follo the fucking story ::)
Title: Re: BBC War of the Worlds production
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 23 July 2018, 09:01:05 AM: Amongst the hype of the new Doctor Who trailer (moderators you have my sympathy) there was a coming soon multi-teaser which included The War of The Worlds.

IMDB entry is sparse, but their moderators have remove most of the Jeff Wayne drivel that has someone thought was funny.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8001226/?ref_=nv_sr_2 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8001226/?ref_=nv_sr_2)