Books : War of the Worlds: Original Radio Broadcast
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by: H. G. Wells
Binding: Audio Cassette
EAN: 9781570194412
Format: Unabridged
ISBN: 1570194416
Label: Radio Spirits
Manufacturer: Radio Spirits
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2001-09
Publisher: Radio Spirits
Release Date: October 02, 2001
Sales Rank: 1784220
Studio: Radio Spirits
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Product Description:
Original uncut Radio Broadcast! on the evening of October 30th, 1938, Earth went to war with Mars! Martians invaded New Jersey! The famous panic broadcast that shook the world starring Orson Welles.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Faith in Science Misplaced
Interesting to listen to; note the extreme confidence of scientists and the military when initailly confronted by the Martians, an optimism that turns to despair when it hits home that Earthlings do not stand a chance. Also amusing to note the accents and diction of the radio announcers, very similar to the accents of radio and television announcers in the SouthPark cartoon series; no doubt Trey Parker and Matt Stone were lampooning the way Americans used to speak and sound, and of how current media ... Read More
Rating:  - Poor quality version of a classic
There's a reason that this CD is priced so low. My low rating has nothing to do with the material itself, but the poor quality audio. Welles's outstanding oratory skills and clever sound effects are overwhelmed by the low levels of the vocal track combined with an unrelenting hiss. The CD isn't even good for "old-timey" atmosphere, since *in between* the words of the original program they seemingly removed noise so there is a kind of "stutter". It's like listening to the show over a bad voice-activated ... Read More
Rating: - Still scary after all these years
This (in)famous radio play is beautifully acted and produced, and even now, after all the advances in what might be called fright technology, remains creepy. The writing (now seemingly a lost art in broadcasting) is also terrific: a nice adaptation of Wells' elegant prose, just purple enough for this sort of material. It's nice to see this great broadcast given the (relative) immortality of the CD format.
Rating: - One of the greatest broadcasts of all time
Ahh, the days when there was no such thing as television and people had to use their imaginations while listening to the radio.
I am 29 years old and I love collecting old radio programs, especially the "Suspense" series. I'm fascinated that people could write well enough to keep a listening audience's attention for a full thirty minutes and make them want to keep listening until the end. I have great respect for the actors and actresses of the era when radio was king as it takes a lot ... Read More
Rating:  - How's the quality
This is not a review, but a question. I have heard the radio show on rather bad quality recordings, and my only hints of how it must have sounded are the snippets from the movie "The Night That Panicked America". If it sounded that good on the radio, then the impact can certainly be understood. It was well-produced. A Peruvian radio station also tried presenting War of the Worlds, and the angry people burned the station to the ground.
Is this CD a good buy in terms of restored audio quality? Can ... Read More
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