The War of the Worlds

As other reviewers have said the first episode wasn't really terrible although the flash forward scenes were annoying and confusing. However the second episode after the "miraculous" meeting between the "heroes" is a total disaster. In this episode the whole alien invasion thing becomes irrelevant and we're stuck with a little bit of a horror movie (where the aliens play the part of the serial killer) and a little bit of post invasion red planet survival simulation. In the end i didn't even care if the heroes survived in the past or in the present. The only people who might like this mess are fans of the lead actress Eleanor Tomlinson.

Total tosh.

I have some advise for the BBC, next time you want to dramatise a classic novel get some people to actually read it.

I've been waiting most of my life for a faithful adaptation of the great novel. Sadly, the wait goes on. This is more like a cheap Dr Who episode crossed with Edwardian Eastenders. Absolutely crushed with disappointment. Ah well...

This is more about Amy fighting against the repression of the male dominated hierarchy and traditional western values than it is about earth fighting aliens.

I'm sort of cheering for the martians.

The BBC took a classic masterpiece and turned it into a steaming pile of ####!