Why was War of the Worlds written ?

Someone at work tried to explain it, made little sense !

Anyone want to explain why H G wells wrote the story ?

Person writes story.

story is published

People buy book

Author (and publishers, etc) gets money

Clear? 🙂

H.G. Wells. Orson Welles was an actor.

He had an idea for a story so wrote it to get some cash as that’s how he earned a living.

Anyone want to explain why Orseon Welles wrote the story ?

Close.

He took drugs?

If you’ve been trying to figure out why Orson Wells wrote War of the Worlds, I think I can see why it doesn’t make sense…..

Are you taking the piss! 🙂

Don’t get War of the Worlds novel by HG Wells mixed up with War of the Worlds radio broadcast by Orson Welles

It was first broadcast on radio as a prank, it didnt sound like that origi ally it was a proper news broadcast. People actually evacuated! ! It was bk in the 30’s or 50’s not sure when but really early on when people only hax radio and would actually believe it

I thought Hg Wells was where Martians got their mercury from.

recap doh

unfitgeezer – Member

Someone at work tried to explain it, made little sense !

Anyone want to explain why H G wells wrote the story ?

Weird thread 🙂

Do you mean why did Orson Welles do a radio series of War Of The Worlds, dressed up as a documentary/news report ?

Certainly worked and messed with quite a few people’s heads, so “for the craic” is probably the answer.

I refer the gentleman to my previous answer 😉

It’s another version of the Outside Context Problem – a new unstoppable enemy. With the lovely twist that it’s the (recently discovered) tiny bacteria that defeat the aliens. Wells was a futurist, looking at current technology and science (and politics) and extrapolating.

orson wells did the famous radio broadcast that led to folk thinking we were being invaded [ except the reaction bit is largely myth]

Unfiteditor…

To sell books and make money! It’s a long shot but I think some geezer called Billy Shaky started making money from stories a while back.

Anyone want to explain why H G wells wrote the story ?

Do you mean why did Orson Welles do a radio series of War Of The Worlds, dressed up as a documentary/news report ?

Yes this

The actual reason is the universe knew that it had to happen to ensure this masterpiece was created:

Anyone want to explain why H G wells wrote the story ?

What does this even mean?

He wrote it because he was a brilliantly gifted futurist who could imagine things that was just way ahead of the technology when he lived.

I thought Hg Wells was where Martians got their mercury from.

Very good! Not nearly enough periodic table jokes on here!

ery good! Not nearly enough periodic table jokes on here!

Na.

The actual reason is the universe knew that it had to happen to ensure this masterpiece was created:

Worst album in history! 🙂

the chances of anything [good] coming from mars this thread are….

Cougar – Moderator

I thought Hg Wells was where Martians got their mercury from.

Cougar, moderating

so I got a bit confused with my question big deal punks…

Even though this post wont be read and Ill still be slated and pitch forked etc I know what I meant !

Do you mean why did Orson Welles do a radio series of War Of The Worlds, dressed up as a documentary/news report ?

Doesn’t the fact that 50 or 60 years later we’re still talking about it give you a clue?
Describe another episode of radio drama from the same time.

Do you mean why did Orson Welles do a radio series of War Of The Worlds, dressed up as a documentary/news report ?

Its your thread why you asking us ?
Is that what you meant then?

he did as he thought it would be entertaining and he was a genius

flip Im outa my own thread enjoy yourselves

(will read and try not to cry to much over my stale cheese sandwich whilst you lot make fun of me…boo hoo )

think I will start a nice thread about something…

Still no idea what question you are attempting to ask.

Try again.

Pretend the embarrassingly sketchy attempt at asking a question hasn’t happened….

And start from the beginning below this post.

……… Go.

It’s the wrong question, anyway.

If you’re trying to ask “why did Orson Welles scare the nation with his radio broadcast?” then the first thing you need to ask is “did Orson Welles scare the nation with his radio broadcast?”

The answer to which, unfortunately, is “no he didn’t.” It’s a myth, largely perpetrated and wildly exaggerated by the press at the time who saw the radio as their competition.

But… But …

People actually evacuated!

What 😯
People really shat themselves?

Do you mean why did Orson Welles do a radio series of War Of The Worlds, dressed up as a documentary/news report ?

Who me?

Anyway HG Wells was a notorious shagaround and very keen cyclist.

He said “Get a bicycle. You will certainly not regret it, if you live”

Good man.

It’s the wrong question, anyway.

Watch out, it’s the thought police!

Award for ‘hardest work’ thread of the year goes to….

flip Im outa my own thread enjoy yourselves

Is that the first flounce of 2014?

i’ll refer you back to the bag of cash above.

welles’ (orson) reputation was very much enhanced by the production. he did, however, agree to changes as dictated by cbs as the original script was ‘too realistic’.

less famous productions of the mercury theatre can be found here
http://www.mercurytheatre.info/

that do you op?

the mercury theatre

is that where the HG Wells are situated?

is that where the HG Wells are situated?

We really are plumbing new depths.

I imagine the OP, who seems to have turned into the invisible man, wishes he had a time machine to go back and stop this thread.

We really are plumbing new depths.

I’m hoping for a Pb.