A new adaptation starts tonight at 9pm on BBC1
The downside for me is that it stars Eleanor Tomlinson (Demelza Poldark), I’m not sure how that will work but will give it a try tonight.
I love the concept of The War of the Worlds although I did think the book itself was a bit… repetitive, despite being a classic. Has to be better than the Tom Cruise version though. 
I expect that it will be long on CGI and short on characterisation … 
Sadly you are probably right. There seems to be a bit of a run on them at the moment… Somehow, the magic of Sci-Fi has gone. 
I think CGI only enhances films, especially sci,fi…
I’ve been looking forward to it for so long, I hope it’s true to the book. Looks good in the trailer! 
It is supposed to be a good adaptation dark and brooding, I will give it a go 
I’ll be watching it.
Surprisingly, a TV programme about the best Sc-Fi films of all time shown last night, gave the TC version a thumbs up as they (the celeb reviewers), thought it was in keeping with the original novel in contrast to the 1953 version.
To me, it sucked. For instance, how many plane crashes have you seen that scatter debris everywhere but leave a convenient corridor for our hero to drive through? The son got on my nerves too. Any acting plaudits in that film should go to Dakota Fanning, she out-acted everyone else.
Dakota Fanning is excellent,one of my favourite films is Secret Life of Bees, she was brilliant in it.
Fanning was great in the part but I have never been a Cruise fan. I just think you can see him acting.
I’m hoping that too but I don’t remember a female part in the book tbh. Mind you, I read it a long long time ago. 
I listen to Jeff Wayne’s ‘The War Of The Worlds’ once in a while. Great music. Richard Burton’s story telling is good too.
I love that CD, it was the last thing my late OH listened to before he was admitted to hospital. :-(We had Forever Autumn at his funeral.
I am not watching the new WOTW tonight, but I might watch it on i player.
Someone please tell me if it’s worth watching?
I’m sad to read that Tiffany. A super choice of music.
… and he looks like a Jack Russell 
Well, I certainly enjoyed the first episode, a bit confused about the woman and little boy that turned out to be the same woman.
I didn’t think the “war” lasted that long, but I could be confusing the book with Jeff Wayne’s version. Its been years since I read the book.
I thought tonight’s episode was good. I’m not sure about the love interest part that been woven into the story but good nonetheless.
Watched first episode tonight
Really not overly impressed.
The opening irritated me greatly with the narration of one of the most famous opening speeches. It was all changed around purely for the sake of change. Just didn’t work for me. H G Well’s work was just fine, no need to have messed with the “No-one would have believed” speech.
Then as soon as that speech ended, when they say
“and slowly but surely they drew their plans against us”
I was just desperate to hear Jeff Waynes opening bars,
Dum, dah Dum Dum
But no, nothing, just an empty void.
From there is just tottered on TBH greatly changing the story again for the sake of trying to be different.
What was the point of the initial spherical object?
Wells described the objects as cylinders.
It’s a 3 part drama and it showed imho. Everything is being rushed through, we went from one alien craft landing to the devastation of the city in a few minutes.
Overall disappointed. The book is generations better and more emotive. A story of dark desperation and depression as the protagonist comes to terms with the devastation around him. I highly recommend people read the book if they have never done so. It can be downloaded free for Kindles and other eReaders from various sites.
Comparing this to the new series “His Dark Materials”, the Philip Pullman Northern Lights story is like chalk and cheese.
HDM is excellently produced and has strong visuals and special effects and a very well presented alternative word.
War Of The Worlds comes up wanting for me.
I’ll watch it this week now that I’ve finished Lie To Me, Guilt and Gold Digger.
Not too keen on sci-fi and the Tom Cruise movie was crap but this is a classic story nonetheless. For me though, no adaptation can beat Jeff Wayne’s 1978 musical version.
Spolier!! Don’t tell us what happened, TessA, I haven’t seen it yet! 
Hi
I must be easily pleased, I loved it.
