Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Aaron1375 The movie was very well done for its time and quite memorable. This show though, took a very different approach in how the aliens did things. More "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" than aliens in super ships that blast every thing to dust. This added a bit of a horror aspect to a movie that was mainly science fiction and action. This show basically has the bodies of the aliens reviving after a long slumber as the diseases we thought killed them simply put them into a hibernation type state. They are now back on the attack and use the bodies of others to move about the world so you never quite know who is one of the enemy and the people who make the show save a ton on the cost of make up and creature effects. In like the first episode though they did bring back the martian war machines briefly, but for the most part the show was very understated and not over the top in what it showed on the screen. Granted, a few more aliens actually shown might have been cooler, eh?

alrk66-1 The first season wasn't the best sci-fi had to offer, but without it, the second most awesome season wouldn't have been as awesome a story. you need the back story to understand a bit of what's happening in the second season. Most television, with rare exception, sci-fi shows are usually predictable: either they're too preachy, too political, or very little attempt at a viable story line or cohesive & continuous story throughout with many ending without actually ending. This one, even with the less than perfect 1st season, had an incredibly deep & thoughtful story line that had a continuous line from start to finish. It must be watched completely if it can to be best understood. I only hope they release the 2nd season on DVD as they've done the first. I've only a remaining playable few episodes scattered on VHS that are steadily becoming more & more unwatchable.

rayrod55 I started watching this series in 1989, and wouldn't miss an episode for nearly anything. The plot was a clever adaptation to a real event (HG Wells broadcast). The character interplay was excellent as were the special effects. I was stunned at the 2nd year changes and thought the first episode would have been a fantastic season 1 finale. All that has been said before. The second season was also excellent. The tools and weapons were original and were ahead of the technology of that era but not so advanced as to seem ridiculous. The engrams,videophones,lasers,cloning, organic technology, and even the music were foreshadowing of this era.The first season can be rented from Blockbuster but i haven't been able to find the second. Sad sad,sad. I taped most of the episodes but they're aging and incomplete. One of the best si-fi series of all time. Oh, if you like this look for First wave and Friday the thirteenth the series, two other GREAT shows

rabadabadu-1 I worked at Paramount Studios as a film editor between 1969-1973 and had the priveledge to work directly with George Pal,(Producer of the original "War Of The Worlds" feature movie) along with Niel MacDonald (film editor)on a T.V. pilot presentation based on the movie. We used original "War Of The Worlds" feature footage, along with various artists original renderings(used for posters and promotions). Along with original "War Of The Worlds" matte shots. Using an animation camera to shoot pans and slow move-ins of the paintings along with original footage and sound track, George himself wrote and narrated over the edited material. Not one frame was actually shot for the presentation. we used existing material only. I believe, that the presentation was about 15-20 minutes long. It was done in 1971. The studio said it was a great Idea, but the cost would be prohibative, so they passed. What a shame!! At almost the same time the original "Star Trek" series was being done at Paramount.