Mr Lime
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Currently about half way through this eight part mini series.
Not the version that is due to debut on the BBC shortly, but the Studio Canal/Fox co-production starring Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern.
Quite why they've called it 'War of the Worlds' I am not sure, as it bears no resemblance to the HG Wells novel, other than the fact it is about an alien attack on Earth. Quite likely a commercial decision to cash in on the name.
Having said that, this is an infinitely more engaging and interesting yarn than the disappointing BBC version. Bleak, dystopian SF with echoes of the '70s BBC end-of-teh-world series, 'Survivors'
I'm thoroughly enjoying it and will be interested to see how it pans out.
Not the version that is due to debut on the BBC shortly, but the Studio Canal/Fox co-production starring Gabriel Byrne and Elizabeth McGovern.
Quite why they've called it 'War of the Worlds' I am not sure, as it bears no resemblance to the HG Wells novel, other than the fact it is about an alien attack on Earth. Quite likely a commercial decision to cash in on the name.
Having said that, this is an infinitely more engaging and interesting yarn than the disappointing BBC version. Bleak, dystopian SF with echoes of the '70s BBC end-of-teh-world series, 'Survivors'
I'm thoroughly enjoying it and will be interested to see how it pans out.