War Of The Worlds

I quite liked the TV programme but the intro didn't strike a dramatic note. The reading by Richard Burton at the Front of the Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds album is so chilling and sets the pace for the whole. Had the music running through my head all the time. I didn't see the need to stray from original text - perhaps juts to give Mrs Poldark another role where she can stare wistfully into the distance. I shall carry on the special effects were good.

It seems Valentine Warleggan has joined Demelza Poldark now.

Yawn.......

Gimme some good telly please.

This is dire. I think I'll download the book and read it again.

Well , I for one am totally confused as to who is where and who is who. Don’t think I’ll bother any more.

I thought this was the first episode,as only just seen it advertised ,can't get i nto it now

Is it flashbacks or something? Or a before and after scenario?

This new adaptation is so boring; just a chance to see more of Demelza, but she's nothing without Ross!! So it's a big fat miss from me.

It's only a three parter so the last one will be next week. Not sure I'll bother.

I didn't enjoy tonight's episode either, thought the flashbacks were very confusing and I didn't really care about the two main characters.

Absolutely dreadful, in fact pathetic. Far too outdated.

Outdated ? What do you mean yehbutnobut?
Wells’s book was originally published in 1897, serialised in Pearson’s magazine.
I imagine the director was aiming to reflect the period it was written.

It’s more like flash forwards Gonegirl. And I’m finding it confusing as to which is which. Needs concentration, I have to put my knitting down!

Yes I read a lot of HG Wells many years ago.
This version was too visually dark . It would be better if we could actually see what is going on.
I really did enjoy his stuff though.

I agree it’s confusing.
We lost the thread (at least) twice ... once when my partner asked me a question and then Amy (Demelza) seemed to have lost her husband again.
Then we made the mistake of pouring out a glass of wine and suddenly Robert Carlisle was there, wearing a face mask.

We both read the HG Wells story (decades ago) but that isn’t helping us to navigate through this programme. And sorry to be facile but Demelza’s wild hair (obviously to indicate chaos and disaster) is getting on my nerves ...

I haven’t read The War of the Worlds. I was looking forward to watching this new series, but from what you are all writing, it seems this version is straying far from the original.
Should I just get on and read the book?

U enjoyed the first episode, but must admit I was totally confused at the second. Do not like 'time shifts' generally in tv drama. and these were totally confusing. Were they supposed to 'have happened' or 'might have happened'?
Not sure if they actually add anything to this, would have been better, IMO, just to keep to the simple linear story line. Will watch next week, just to see if they sort this out. But must say that I do not have much empathy for either of the two main characters.

Praise the Lord it finishes next week. Just need to get rid of the other load of junk now.

Well, I have to say, I’m quite enjoying it. I agree the second episode was a bit confusing until I realised the characters were in the future, so flash forwards rather than flashbacks. The future looks quite bleak, doesn’t it?! Will watch next week, as I want to know how they conclude it.

I want to know how they conclude it.

So long as there's no hint of a follow up series I don't care what they do with it.

War of the Worlds - more gloom and doom, dark, dismal and over dramatic. Not for me. The over use of CGI effects looked out of place in the Edwardian setting. Sadly, I feel the actors have been let down by the post production team who are trying to turn this into a Hollywood movie.

Is putting out "The War of the Worlds" at this time a ploy by the BBC to make us think that the threat of brexit's not that bad?

varian

We were wondering who the woman with the boy was. It took us a while to realise it was the same person!

Not bothering to watch any more

I've never seen any version of WOTW or read the book so had no preconceptions. I quite enjoyed the first episode but this week's has me bamboozled. The time changes weren't helped by the fact that I'd recorded it and we seem to have had some mini-power cuts on Sunday evening, so I don't know which is which time warp and which is power cut.

Is that actually Woking in the programme? My son lives not far away but I'd never thought to go there. Maybe I should. Or maybe not! ☠️

Well I'm enjoying it!