New adaptation

It’s quite weird but so was the book and way ahead of its time.

Good SFX I thought.

never read the book but thought was quite good, however, not sure i like to watch back to back weird dramas as per BBC1

I'm wondering if three episodes is not "an episode too far". I watched "Independence Day" the other evening, not having seen it before. Tongue in cheek chewing gum version of a similar plot line but enjoyable for all that.

There’s no need for gung ho we have the common cold in our arsenal. . .Oh yes & Tom Cruise👍🏻

" War of the Worlds "  ==>  seems like a precis of some of the threads on CT  Oh sorry, no, that should have been War of the Words " I think  

I didn't expect to enjoy it, but was pleasantly surprised. Whether the standard will be maintained over 3 episodes remains to be seen. I reread the book a couple of years ago before reading Stephen Baxter's sequel "The Masacre of Mankind". HG Wells was truly years ahead of his time!

3 hours of my life I'll not get back .... not particularly impressed

I share MM's assessment. Disappointing and also used to make a point of someone's view of our colonial past.

hopefully going to Spain for a few months early next year, so i might just spend a few hours reading the book just so that i can form an opinion as to how bad or good the drama was, but the ending did leave me a little confused.

Just watched last nights episode, as MM says a waste of time