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War of the Worlds by the Star Trek Cast

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the genres-collide dept.

eDavidLu writes "Here is a radio remake of The War of the Worlds. From the promo: 'Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an eyewitness report of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic in 1938. Originally performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, War of the Worlds is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature.' My local NPR station KPCC broadcast this show last Saturday night, and the streaming audio for the entire program is available for one week only on their site. I was going to submit this story for Halloween eve, but KPCC was in the middle of a fund drive. Now that the fund drive is over, the slashdotting can begin. If you like this type of programming, remember to contribute to your local NPR station." Update: 11/05 17:53 GMT by Z : Edited for jerks. Thanks, guys. Seriously. Way to be responsible members of the internet community.

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  1. oi you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Stop reading the comments idiot, get downloading before she blows!

  2. wow by TheDarkRogue · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's cold man, they operate on the funding of listeners, and so you 'save' them from a slashdotting during a fund drive.

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  3. Re:I thought the movie was pretty bad by zakezuke · · Score: 2, Funny

    > In 1938, it was pretty damn clever, actually.

    And the basic plot device was used in Independence Day... when everything else failed the aliens were vulnerable to a computer virus... but since their computer network was not compatable with anything on earth, and appletalk is also not compatable with anything on earth... makes for a simple resolution.

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    There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
  4. Re:Real Media format by CaptnMArk · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, no, no. The Real format is *required* to simulate the aliens' jamming of the radio signal.

  5. It could get much worse by harlows_monkeys · · Score: 3, Funny
    Some slimeball has hacked the LA theater Works website and put a picture of Mr Goatse on it

    I was happily surfing porn sites, and in the midst of an otherwise lovely thumbnail gallery, there was Mr Goatse.

    Worse...it was a different shot of him, so we've only seen the beginning of this horror.

    I quickly closed the window, but it wasn't quick enough to prevent the horror, as it is hard to act quickly when surfing with only one hand...

  6. Re:DO NOT CLICK THE LA THEATER WORKS LINK! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    *CLAP*


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    *CLAP*