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| rdfs:comment | - In October 1938, Orson Welles directed a American radio adaption of Wells' novel. However, the realism of the radio broadcast, which tells of an alien invasion created widespread panic in the United States. The government, having already been aware of the alien existence of the Chimera, harshly responded to the broadcast and causing Orson Wells' career into ruins.
- In "The Fright Stuff," Buster mentions this when he, Arthur, Binky, and Brain are trying to come up with a prank to pull on the girls at Muffy's party. Buster imagines a UFO landing with two aliens coming out to greet the girls, scaring them away. In "D.W. Aims High," dad shows the book to D.W. to help her with her fear of Attack of the Sleepless Martian Dinosaurs by explaining that people have been afraid of aliens before, but they don't need to be, since they aren't real. (At least, the evil ones aren't real.)
- The novel is about the invasion of Earth by Martians. There have been numerous adaptations of The War of the Worlds to other media. The most famous of those adaptations remains the 1937 radio play directed by and starring Orson Welles. it is reported that the first time the radio play was broadcast it caused mass panic when people believed they were hearing news of a genuine alien invasion.
- The novel has been adapted to other media numerous times, the best known adaptations including a 1953 movie produced by George Pal and a 2005 one directed by Steven Spielberg. The most infamous adaptation remains the radio version, directed by Orson Welles, which was conceived as a Halloween entertainment and first broadcast on October 30, 1938. The first sixty minutes of the drama take the form of a "live news broadcast". Many listeners who heard the program in October 1938 believed that they were hearing genuine news of an alien invasion and panic ensued.
- By the technical definition, The War of the Worlds isn’t a war, more of an ongoing battle royal series as (currently) sponsored by Coca-Cola. Each series is divided into a season of approximately one Earth year. Each entrant enters into the War for a nominated World, in recent years the proliferation of adopted worlds has led to vast increase in the number of Wars and accusations that the series has lost its way.
- Der Master liest The War of Worlds, während der Dritte Doctor und Jo Grant im Jahre 2540 gefangen gehalten werden.(Frontier in Space) In der Episode Timelash trifft der noch recht jungen Wells den Sechsten Doctor und begleitet diesen als blinder Passagier in der TARDIS. Möglicherweise hat ihn dieses Ereignis zu seinem Roman inspiriert. Die Meercocks in ihrer natürlichen Form ähnelten den Marsmenschen im Roman.(Verdigris) Im Land der Fiktion, materialisiert der Master Tripods um Wärmestrahlen gegen seine Feinde zu verwenden.(Character Assassin)
- The War of the Worlds is a book written by author H.G. Wells. It takes place in England at the turn of the 20th century, and describes an invasion of Earth by aliens from Mars. They built flying machines as part of this invasion. Charles Tucker read the book as a child. (ENT: "Similitude")
- Wells' experiences of witnessing interplanetary war alongside the Sixth Doctor may have vaguely inspired his novel. (TV: Timelash) read The War of the Worlds while holding the Third Doctor and Jo Grant prisoner in 2540. (TV: Frontier in Space) The Meercocks in their natural form resembled the Martians in the novel. (PROSE: Verdigris) Orson Welles' 1938 Halloween broadcast of a radio play adaptation The War of the Worlds convinced certain members of the American population that Mars had really invaded. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars)
- The War of the Worlds has two parts, Book One: The Coming of the Martians and Book Two: The Earth under the Martians. The narrator, a philosophically inclined author, struggles to return to his wife while seeing the Martians lay waste to southern England. Book One (Chapters 14, 16, and 17) imparts the experience of his brother, also unnamed, who describes events in the capital and escapes the Martians by boarding a ship near Tillingham on the coast sixty-five miles northeast of London and is not mentioned again.
- The War of the Worlds (1898), a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist's (and his brothers) adventures in London and the countryside around London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written in 1895–97, it is one of the earliest stories that details a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race.
- The War of the Worlds was a science fiction novel written by H.G. Wells and published in 1889. It told the story of a Martian invasion of Earth in the late 19th century. (ST website: Startrek.com) Part of the novel described a British Royal Navy warship, the HMS Thunder Child, drawing enemy fire to allow civilians to escape. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 12: "USS Thunderchild NCC-63549") James Wainwright, Trip Tucker, and Jean-Luc Picard all read The War of the Worlds as children. (TOS short story: "The Aliens Are Coming!", ENT episode: "Similitude", TNG - Section 31 novel: Rogue)
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| abstract | - The War of the Worlds was a science fiction novel written by H.G. Wells and published in 1889. It told the story of a Martian invasion of Earth in the late 19th century. (ST website: Startrek.com) Part of the novel described a British Royal Navy warship, the HMS Thunder Child, drawing enemy fire to allow civilians to escape. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 12: "USS Thunderchild NCC-63549") James Wainwright, Trip Tucker, and Jean-Luc Picard all read The War of the Worlds as children. (TOS short story: "The Aliens Are Coming!", ENT episode: "Similitude", TNG - Section 31 novel: Rogue) On 30 October 1938, Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre on the Air presented a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds. (DS9 short story: "Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor") The broadcast caused a mass panic in the United States of America as many believed that it was in fact a news report about a real Martian invasion. Wainwright, who was then 21, did not hear the broadcast but read about it in the newspapers the next day. On September 23, 1947, Professor Jeffrey Carlson told him that there was a theory that the broadcast was used as a cover story for the discovery of an actual alien spaceship. However, Wainwright dismissed this theory, branding it "crazy." (TOS novel: From History's Shadow)
- In October 1938, Orson Welles directed a American radio adaption of Wells' novel. However, the realism of the radio broadcast, which tells of an alien invasion created widespread panic in the United States. The government, having already been aware of the alien existence of the Chimera, harshly responded to the broadcast and causing Orson Wells' career into ruins.
- The War of the Worlds (1898), a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist's (and his brothers) adventures in London and the countryside around London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written in 1895–97, it is one of the earliest stories that details a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The War of the Worlds has two parts, Book One: The Coming of the Martians and Book Two: The Earth under the Martians. The narrator, a philosophically inclined author, struggles to return to his wife while seeing the Martians lay waste to southern England. Book One (Chapters 14, 16, and 17) imparts the experience of his brother, also unnamed, who describes events in the capital and escapes the Martians by boarding a ship near Tillingham on the coast sixty-five miles northeast of London and is not mentioned again. The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions, fears and prejudices. At the time of publication it was classified as a scientific romance, like his earlier novel The Time Machine. The War of the Worlds has been both popular (having never gone out of print) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films, radio dramas, various comic book adaptations, a television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. It has even influenced the work of scientists, notably Robert Hutchings Goddard.
- The War of the Worlds is a book written by author H.G. Wells. It takes place in England at the turn of the 20th century, and describes an invasion of Earth by aliens from Mars. They built flying machines as part of this invasion. Charles Tucker read the book as a child. (ENT: "Similitude") A deleted scene from ENT: "Storm Front" referred to Orson Welles' radio adaptation of the book, and the ensuing panic. Jonathan Archer also claimed that Tucker once replayed the broadcast for him. The episode's script implied that Archer had actually seen a filmed production of the story and that his claim that it had been an audio recording was because he didn't want to reveal to Sal that he was from the future. The USS Thunderchild was named after the ironclad warship described in The War of the Worlds, the HMS Thunder Child. The Thunder Child destroyed two of three Martian fighting machines while defending a steamer that was carrying refugees out of England.
- In "The Fright Stuff," Buster mentions this when he, Arthur, Binky, and Brain are trying to come up with a prank to pull on the girls at Muffy's party. Buster imagines a UFO landing with two aliens coming out to greet the girls, scaring them away. In "D.W. Aims High," dad shows the book to D.W. to help her with her fear of Attack of the Sleepless Martian Dinosaurs by explaining that people have been afraid of aliens before, but they don't need to be, since they aren't real. (At least, the evil ones aren't real.)
- The novel is about the invasion of Earth by Martians. There have been numerous adaptations of The War of the Worlds to other media. The most famous of those adaptations remains the 1937 radio play directed by and starring Orson Welles. it is reported that the first time the radio play was broadcast it caused mass panic when people believed they were hearing news of a genuine alien invasion.
- The novel has been adapted to other media numerous times, the best known adaptations including a 1953 movie produced by George Pal and a 2005 one directed by Steven Spielberg. The most infamous adaptation remains the radio version, directed by Orson Welles, which was conceived as a Halloween entertainment and first broadcast on October 30, 1938. The first sixty minutes of the drama take the form of a "live news broadcast". Many listeners who heard the program in October 1938 believed that they were hearing genuine news of an alien invasion and panic ensued.
- Der Master liest The War of Worlds, während der Dritte Doctor und Jo Grant im Jahre 2540 gefangen gehalten werden.(Frontier in Space) In der Episode Timelash trifft der noch recht jungen Wells den Sechsten Doctor und begleitet diesen als blinder Passagier in der TARDIS. Möglicherweise hat ihn dieses Ereignis zu seinem Roman inspiriert. Die Meercocks in ihrer natürlichen Form ähnelten den Marsmenschen im Roman.(Verdigris) Im Land der Fiktion, materialisiert der Master Tripods um Wärmestrahlen gegen seine Feinde zu verwenden.(Character Assassin) Das Siebte Doctor liest The War of the Worlds, während er ein Gefangener in Alcatraz im 20. Jahrhundert ist. (Inmate 280) Der Zehnte Doctor traf auf die Judoon im 19. Jahrhundert. Viele Veranstaltungen in dieser Begegnung wurden im Roman wiedergespiegelt. Später stieß er auf einen Mann, der die Ereignisse in The War of Worlds zu dem, was um sie herum geschieht vergleicht.(Revenge of the Judoon)
- By the technical definition, The War of the Worlds isn’t a war, more of an ongoing battle royal series as (currently) sponsored by Coca-Cola. Each series is divided into a season of approximately one Earth year. Each entrant enters into the War for a nominated World, in recent years the proliferation of adopted worlds has led to vast increase in the number of Wars and accusations that the series has lost its way.
- Wells' experiences of witnessing interplanetary war alongside the Sixth Doctor may have vaguely inspired his novel. (TV: Timelash) read The War of the Worlds while holding the Third Doctor and Jo Grant prisoner in 2540. (TV: Frontier in Space) The Meercocks in their natural form resembled the Martians in the novel. (PROSE: Verdigris) Orson Welles' 1938 Halloween broadcast of a radio play adaptation The War of the Worlds convinced certain members of the American population that Mars had really invaded. (AUDIO: Invaders from Mars) In the Land of Fiction, the Master materialised tripods to use heat rays against his enemies. (COMIC: Character Assassin) The Seventh Doctor read The War of the Worlds while a prisoner in Alcatraz in the 20th century. (PROSE: Inmate 280) The Tenth Doctor came up against the Judoon in the 19th century. Many events in this encounter were mirrored in the novel. He later came across a man who had read it and compared the events of The War of the Worlds to what was happening around them. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon) When the Eleventh Doctor briefly suspected an alien invasion, Rory was not so sure such an event would begin at a small farm. The Doctor thought it worth noting that the original War of the Worlds book began at Horsell Common. He jested with Rory, implying that the events of the story were true, but quickly admitted he was kidding. (PROSE: Heart of Stone)
- The War of the Worlds has two parts, Book One: The Coming of the Martians and Book Two: The Earth under the Martians. The narrator, a philosophically inclined author, struggles to return to his wife while seeing the Martians lay waste to southern England. Book One (Chapters 14, 16, and 17) imparts the experience of his brother, also unnamed, who describes events in the capital and escapes the Martians by boarding a ship near Tillingham on the coast sixty-five miles northeast of London and is not mentioned again. At the time of publication it was classified as a scientific romance, like his earlier novel The Time Machine. The War of the Worlds has been both popular (having never gone out of print) and influential, spawning half a dozen feature films, radio dramas, music, various comic book adaptations, a television series, computer games, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors.
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