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elleng

(130,906 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2013, 09:49 PM Oct 2013

*War of the Worlds on PBS tonight,

interesting and useful for our times.

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*War of the Worlds on PBS tonight, (Original Post) elleng Oct 2013 OP

This one flamingdem Oct 2013 #1

Just finished watching it. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #2

Brilliantly done! The "War of the Worlds" broadcast. longship Oct 2013 #3

It was BRILLIANT! BeHereNow Oct 2013 #4

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

1. This one

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 09:50 PM

Oct 2013

still scares me!

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

2. Just finished watching it.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 09:55 PM

Oct 2013

Whoa..............

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. Brilliantly done! The "War of the Worlds" broadcast.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 10:04 PM

Oct 2013

They used actor commentators of those swept up in the "panic" using actual commentary, of course presented in glorious black and white. I especially love the woman who panicked and ended up with her friend at a New York City bar where they had a couple scotch cocktails, amongst many men, then after it was over sent a letter to Orson Welles asking for $2.10 as reimbursement for the cocktails.

This was one of the best PBS shows I've seen in a while. It was very well done.

Orson would be proud.

I am going to watch "The Third Man" tonight in his honor.

If you didn't see this, please do not miss it.

(There are lessons here. The sotta voce subtext has resonance concerning right wing radio -- The power of radio.)

BeHereNow

(17,162 posts)

4. It was BRILLIANT!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 03:27 AM

Oct 2013

Glad I taped it!!!
BHN

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