More for my "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast archive

[kestrell]

Jeff Wayne releases new "War of the Worlds" musical
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/jeff-wayne-releases-new-war-of-the-worlds-musical-drama-exclusive-clip#main-content
My favorite paratext on the subject is still the TV documentary
The Night that Panicked America (TV movie, 1975, screenplay by Nicholas Meyer)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073454/
screenplay by Nicholas Meyer, screenwriter of "The Seven Percent Solution" and many Star Trek movies
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583292/?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writer

Comments

[kestrell]

So glad someone else fan this movie! I remember seeing it on TV as a little kid, and immediately falling in love with Orson. When I went to grad school for media studies, this was the first project I proposed doing and was amazed at how few students in my media studies class knew about it, other than believing the myth that it caused widespread panic.
If you are up for a doorstopper of a book, I recommend Barton Whaley's _The Man Who Was magic_, which focuses on Orson's use of magic and deception in his work.

[duskpeterson]

Thanks much for the recommendation!

[kestrell]

Btw, I have this in ebook format, if that's your preferred medium.

[duskpeterson]

Thanks much for the offer, but my To Be Read list has exploded to massive proportions. :)