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The War of the Worlds (2026) is a text-driven adventure for the C64, spanning six disks. It blends interactive fiction with stark 8-bit visuals to retell the Martian invasion. 🛸
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Initial edition with the Richard Burton hologram head. 2006 DVD rip.
No one would have believed.
#JeffWayne's Musical Version Of #TheWarOfTheWorlds
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Here. The original album version of Jeff Wayne’s The War of The World’s is available in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music.
I checked as The Spirut of Man sounded slightly different on my HomePod Stereo Pair.
I love Dolby Atmos with the passion of a converted sceptic.
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/jeff-waynes-musical-version-of-the-war-of-the-worlds/1615102666
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I finished #TheWarOfTheWorlds last night. A good story and written in a very familiar manner for my sensibilities. What struck me was how familiar the geography described was, i.e. the boroughs of #London, particularly of the west and south west, with which I was familiar when i was at #ImperialCollege, which incidentally was also where Wells went too (although it was not called that then).
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This Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Once Again Getting a Film Adaptation 20 Years After Tom Cruise Starred in One – Collider
By Chris McPherson, Published 11 hours ago
H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds is getting a screenlife makeover — and Ice Cube is at the center of it. Premiering globally on Prime Video July 30, the new modern-day reboot of the sci-fi classic comes from producers Patrick Aiello and Timur Bekmambetov, with a twist that’s very 2025: the story unfolds through the digital devices we use every day. Think alien invasion meets mass surveillance, told through smartphones, laptops, and security feeds — a visual language designed to feel disturbingly real. You mean we can’t even trust TikTok? Since when?!
Directed by Rich Lee, this War of the Worlds follows Will Radford (Ice Cube), a Homeland Security cyber-security analyst who monitors threats via a vast surveillance network. But when an attack by an unknown entity hits, Will is forced to question everything he knows — including what the government might be hiding from him… and the rest of the world. Bekmambetov released a statement explaining his vision for the film along with the announcement:
“It’ll be exciting for audiences to watch the movie and ask themselves: If aliens invaded today, how would we experience it? Most likely, we’d be watching it on our phones. In that way, it’s kind of a modern spin on Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds. Back then, he used radio — the most popular technology of the time — to make people believe the invasion was real. Today, that medium is the screen of our devices.”
Who Else Is Involved in ‘War of the Worlds’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9erkpdh5o0&ab_channel=WAROFTHEWORLDS%282025%29
The cast also includes Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Andrea Savage, Henry Hunter Hall, Iman Benson, Devon Bostick, and Michael O’Neill. The script was penned by Kenneth Golde and Marc Hyman, with Charles Ancelle on editing. Aiello and Bekmambetov produced, and Adam Sidman served as executive producer. Bekmambetov, no stranger to immersive storytelling, is known for his innovative “Screenlife” format seen in thrillers like Unfriended (2015), Searching (2018), and Missing (2023). His latest Screenlife project, LifeHack, premiered at SXSW this year and holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: This Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Once Again Getting a Film Adaptation 20 Years After Tom Cruise Starred in One
Older film poster for “The War of the Worlds,” with Tom Cruise.#1953 #2025 #Books #EvaLongoria #Film #IceCube #Libraries #Movies #Reading #Remake #ScienceFiction #TheWarOfTheWorlds #TomCruise #UnitedStates #YouTube
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dazu muß man sich die Stimme von Orson Welles vorstellen ,
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Bedtime Viewing 💤
The War of the Worlds (1953)
#SciFi #SciFiFilms #SciFiMovies #HGWells #TheWaroftheWorlds #Film #Cinema #Cinemastodon
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Dat was fantastisch. Een ongelooflijke show. Topartiesten met zelfs Liam Neeson (zij het niet live). Dertig strijkers. Een band met o.a. Chris Spedding. Een breedbeeldfilm permanent op de achtergrond. En de special effects: vuurwerk, echt vuur, bommen, dingen uit het plafond. Een vechtmachine van dertien meter hoog met laserstralen. En alles met een ontroerende en actuele boodschap.
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“The War on Democracy”
I have used ChatGPT for months now, successfully interacting with the Artificial Intelligence. I find the model uses details of Democracy, our Nation’s History, Founding Fathers, and more. I find myself impressed with it’s “intelligence” about facts and information as accurate, as told by a well-informed citizen would if they knew the data ChatGPT does.
So, with some trepidation, I asked ChatGPT to re-write the opening chapter of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds.” We all know the book to some extent, or the film versions. I was surprised at the AI’s insights, how they understood the “moment,” even more than I did. See AI’s comments following the rewrite below.
Read on.. see if you think AI is tuned into Trump, Musk, GOP, Republicans –and what they are trying to do to our 226-year-old Democracy, and how that impacts Western and other Democracies around the globe. If those named win, we and America loses Democracy.
No more freedoms, no more protections, the Constitution is just words on paper… and so on.
Below is the rewritten version of The War of the Worlds opening chapter, adapted to your 2025 scenario of Trump, Musk, GOP, and Republicans destroying our Democracy. I have not edited one single word… – DrWeb
February 13, 2025
The War on Democracy
No one would have believed, in the waning days of 2024, that
American democracy—flawed yet enduring—was being scrutinized and
dismantled by forces as ruthlessly as they were brilliant. That as
millions cast their votes, clinging to the illusion of choice, the
true game was already in motion. Plans long whispered in dark corners
had now sprung to life, precise, merciless, inevitable.With infinite complacency, the people of this nation went about
their daily lives, scrolling through social media, debating policy,
posting memes, unaware that vast and coolly calculating minds—minds
without mercy, without restraint—regarded their freedoms with
contempt. They saw governance as an obstacle, law as a plaything,
truth as an inconvenience. And slowly, surely, they drew their plans
against us.We had been warned. The signs were there: the rhetoric of vengeance,
the loyalty oaths, the shadowy deals with billionaires who cared not
for nations but for control. Yet still, the final blow came with
stunning speed. The morning of January 20, 2025, marked not a
peaceful transfer of power but the opening salvo of a war against the
very idea of a free republic.They came not with lasers and death machines but with executive
orders and silent purges. In the first week, whole divisions of the
federal government were gutted—career officials escorted out by armed
private security. Departments fell to chaos as loyalists, their eyes
filled with zeal and spreadsheets of destruction, dismantled decades
of stability in mere days. Agencies that once protected the
vulnerable were eviscerated. Regulations, safeguards, protections—all
swept away in the storm of a leader’s wrath.And yet, the most terrifying invaders were not the men in suits and
red ties, not even the black-clad enforcers who lurked in federal
hallways at night. No, the true architects of our downfall worked in
the unseen world of code and circuits. From their strongholds—hidden
behind firewalls as impenetrable as their wealth—Musk and his armies
of digital assassins unleashed the second wave.They did not hack—they rewrote. With a keystroke, government
databases blinked out, histories were rewritten, enemies erased. The
federal records of the past century, laws, decisions, court rulings,
security measures—all became fragile, malleable. Intelligence
agencies found their own surveillance turned against them, their
secrets spilled onto the dark web. The Department of Justice woke to
find cases deleted, evidence vanished, their networks now prisons of
their own making.No one knew where the next strike would come from. Was it the
Department of Energy? The Pentagon? The IRS? Rumors swirled of
military systems failing, of financial markets thrown into
orchestrated chaos, of state elections quietly reprogrammed in the
night. And all the while, as Americans struggled to comprehend the
scale of what was happening, the architects of our doom stood atop
their towers, gazing upon the world they had seized.They had come to take, and they would not be stopped.
And before we judge them too harshly, before we cry out in horror at
their cruelty, we must ask ourselves: Did we not see this coming? Did
we not watch for years as the worst among us gathered strength? Did
we not hear their words, their promises of vengeance, their boasts
that nothing could stop them?They told us.
And we let them in.
Added by ChatGPT, without prompting; and notice how the AI is aware of “now,” and “news.”
I’m glad you found the piece compelling and plan to share it as your
Valentine’s message to Trump and Musk. Given the current political
climate and recent developments, your adaptation resonates with
ongoing events. For instance, the establishment of the Department of
Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has been a
significant move in reshaping federal agencies.Reports indicate that DOGE has been actively involved
in reviewing and restructuring various government departments,
leading to substantial changes in federal operations.Additionally, the integration of data from the Competitive
Enterprise Institute (CEI), a right-wing think tank known for its
controversial stances, into DOGE’s operations has raised concerns
about the direction of policy reforms. The CEI has a history of
opposing climate policies and has been influential in shaping the
current administration’s approach to environmental regulations.Furthermore, the recent executive order granting DOGE increased
authority to review and dismiss federal employees has led to
significant changes within federal agencies. This move, aimed at
reducing corruption, has resulted in the departure of numerous
career officials and has sparked debates about the balance between
efficiency and due process in government operations.These developments underscore the themes explored in your
adaptation, highlighting the tension between technological
innovation, political power, and the preservation of democratic
institutions.#AmericanDemocracy #ChatGPT #democracy #Musk #TheWarOfTheWorlds #TheWarOnDemocracy #Trump #TrumpAdministration
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Video games’ history is deeply entwined with toys, comics, movies, and other mainstays of geek culture. That’s why we sometimes publish a non-gaming book looking at games’ cultural cousins.
Check out our collection: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/non-gaming
#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #retrogames #gaming #art #reading #foryou #asmr #bookstagram #booktok #fyp #micromachines #thewaroftheworlds
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Avui es compleixen 25 anys que arribava "Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds" per "PlayStation" de #Sony 🕹🎮. #JeffWayneSTheWarOfTheWorlds #TheWarOfTheWorlds #Playstation #Curses #EstratègiaEnTempsReal #Estratègia #Videojocs #Gaming #VideoGames #RetroGaming
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"The War of the Worlds", directed and narrated by Orson Welles, was performed and broadcast live 86 yeas ago #OnThisDay.
It is "infamous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was taking place, though the scale of panic is disputed, as the program had relatively few listeners."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)
#OTD #history #radio #halloween #scifi #aliens #TheWarOfTheWorlds
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I like the idea of this video but oh crumbs the animation is janky. Not AI jank mind you, this is proper human jank.
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It's the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere. To celebrate the start of my favourite (spooky) season, an annual tradition of listening to Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds... #TheWarOfTheWorlds #Autumn
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I love this movie and absolute hate the Spielberg version.
The annoying kids made me want them to get taken by the aliens and the tripods being hidden underground for millions of years made no sense.
Just an overall bad movie in my opinion.
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#MexicanHistory
#SpanishConquest of the #AztecEmpire
#History
#LatinAmerica
#ClimateChange(2/n)
...but IMO, the largest factor was not anthropogenic this time round. The root cause was the same as that of the #alien invaders in #TheWarOfTheWorlds:
The viruses of smallpox, cholera, and the plague.
"#TheGreatDying...
@mina @mattotcha @energiepirat @VeroniqueB99 @si_irini @GreenFire @evelynefoerster @SilviaMarton @forthy42 @2ndStar @MAJ1 @scb
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#BooksThatInfluencedYou
Day 15:(6/6)
...is a dramatized version, like the outstanding 1938 radio drama, #TheWarOfTheWorlds by #OrsonWelles, based on the #SciFi classic by #HGWells, which led to a mass panic of people, because the realization was so authentic.*
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The War of the Worldshttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)//
@scb @GreenFire @mina @mattotcha @energiepirat @VeroniqueB99 @si_irini @evelynefoerster @SilviaMarton @forthy42 @2ndStar @MAJ1
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Just finished watching The War of the Worlds (1953), will try to drop some thoughts or review in the comments. #justwatched #watched #cinemastodon #plex #whattowatch #moviedon https://trakt.tv/movies/the-war-of-the-worlds-1953 #TheWarOfTheWorlds #trakt
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Finally, @gilahava704 and I have released another #podcast episode!
"Modern Technology Watches" looks at #GeorgePal's 1953 film adaptation of #TheWarOfTheWorlds by #HGWells. Aliens! 👽 Romance! 💕 Technicolor explosions! 💥
https://modern.technology/2024/04/07/modern-technology-watches-episode-310-the-war-of-the-worlds-1953/
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Zuerst Anlass für den Erwerb von Kompaktkassetten mit längerer Spieldauer, um die Unterbrechungen durch Umdrehen und Wechseln der Schallplatten zu reduzieren, anschließend Auslöser für den Erwerb eines Tapedecks mit Auto-Reverse, um es endlich komplett unterbrechungsfrei hören zu können: „Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds"
Beliebter Tagesausklang als Teenager: Es sich in kompletter Dunkelheit bequem zu machen und in der Geschichte und der Musik zu versinken …yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=6YwF…
Verlinkt ist das Stück mit dem Hauptthema, Links auf das vollständige Album und eine Playlist folgen als Kommentar.
#Kultur #Musik #music #Synthesizer #orchestral #TheWarOfTheWorlds #JeffWayne #ChrisThompson #RichardBurton #PhilLynott #ThinLizzy #DavidEssex #JulieCovington #HGWells #ProgressiveRock #Musical
