It’s that time of year again where we share the original panic broadcast, the October 30th, 1938 episode of Orson Wells and The Mercury Theater on the Air’s “The War of the Worlds”.

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War of the Worlds Week – The 1938 Broadcast

It’s one of the most frightening pieces of audio drama made in the late 20th century, but we nearly nothing about how made it, how, or why. It’s a look at how a nuclear holocaust would unfold over the radio waves, and the influence of the 1938 broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” in undeniable. This is, “The Last Broadcast”.

War of the Worlds Week – The Last Broadcast

In this War of the Worlds edition of Effectively Speaking, Eric welcomes Matt to the show to discuss the ending of the 1953 film version of “The War of the Worlds”.

Effective Speaking – The War of The Worlds Ending – War of the Worlds Week

In the late 80s first run TV Syndication was in it’s prime! While there were a lot of notable series to start in that era, one series if often forgotten about - “The War of the Worlds”. In many respects, it may be best forgotten. But that was one episode in the entire series’ run that all War of the World legacy fans should check out.

War of the Worlds Week – The 1980s War of the Worlds Series – That One Good Episode

In this War of the Worlds Week 2020 episode, Matt talks about and shares the Alien Worlds episode “The Kilohertz War” from 1979. This story takes a look at what happens when a broadcast from the past finally reaches the edges of deep space. You can probably guess what broadcast is featured with this being part of our “War of the Worlds” week. Please enjoy this piece of our 2020 Halloween Celebration!

War of the Worlds Week – The Kilohertz War

In this War of the Worlds Week episode, Matt and Eric take a moment to finally discuss (and my maybe get some therapy) the Sherwood Sound Studios adaptation of The War of the Worlds, “Invasion From Mars”. This story spans years from discovering the project, ordering, and finally listening to the final production.

War of the Worlds Week – The Sherwood Sound Studios Saga

In this special War of the Worlds Week episode, Matt takes a detailed look at Zenescopes’s “Grimm Tales of Terror Vol 3 Issue 11” - their reimagining of “The War of the Worlds”.

Matt’s Crummy Halloween Comics Collection – Grimm Tales of Terror Vol 3 Issue 11 – War of the Worlds

Welcome to another edition of our War of the Worlds week for 2020. This time we take a listen to yet another broadcast adaptation and performance of H.G. Wells “The War of the Worlds”, this time coming in from Phoenix, Arizona. It’s the 1995 broadcast from KTAR AM.

War of the Worlds Week – KTAR 620 AM 1995 War of the Worlds

In the special episode Eric welcomes both Matt and Ian to the show to have fictional martians face off bracket style to determine of the ultimate being from the Red Planet.

Effectively Speaking – Martian Face-Off – War of the Worlds Week

It’s one of the first books written about the 1938 Broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” and it was from the script writer himself, Howard Koch. In this special “book report” episode, Matt take a look at “The Panic Broadcast” and shares some highlights leading up to his final review of the book

War of the Worlds Week – “The Panic Broadcast” Book Report

It’s our annual tribute to “The War of the Worlds” and in this special presentation, Matt gives a little preview of this season offerings, including:“The Panic Broadcast” Book ReportEffectively Speaking - Martian Face-OffKTAR 620AM 1995 War of the WorldsMatt’s Crummy Halloween Comic Collection - Grimm Tales of Terror The War of the WorldsThe Sherwood Sound Studio SagaThe Kilohertz WarThe 1980s War of the Worlds Series - That One Good EpisodeThe 1968 WKBW War of the Worlds CommentaryEffectively Speaker - The War of the World 1953The Last Broadcastand The 1938 Orson Welles and Mercury Theater On The Air Broadcast

War of the Worlds Week 2020

Halloween 2020 - War of the Worlds Week - The Kilohertz War

In this episode, Eric welcomes Matt to the show to discuss the trapped in the house scene from the War of the World adaptations for 1953, 2005 (Speilberg), 2005 (Pendragon) and 2019.

Effectively Speaking - War of the Worlds - The Trapped in the House Scenes

It is our annual posting of the 1938 Orson Welles and The Mercury Theater on the Air’s performance of Howard Koch’s adaptation H.G. Wells “The War of the Worlds”! This wraps up our 2018 “War of the Worlds Week” event, our biggest and longest War of the Worlds Week event yet! We hope you’ve enjoyed this year all new War of the Worlds Week’s specials and look forward to returning next October. Our War of the Worlds Week event is made possible boy our generous patreon supporters. Support starts at just 1 dollar a month and all our patreon supporters can access our exclusive patreon episodes released on our patreon page. To learn more about support through patreon, please visit https://www.patreon.com/neozaz Get all the latest from NeoZAZ from our social media pages: Follow NeoZAZ on Facebook. Follow Neozaz on Twitter. Follow Neozaz on Instagram.

The 1938 Broadcast (2018 Post)

In 1938 Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the Air performed their historic broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells Nearly a decade later, new listeners are still discovering this historic piece of audio entertainment. For this year’s War of the Worlds Week, Matt takes an in-depth look at this production. The influences, the hurdles, behind the scenes, and the aftermath of the most infamous airing in broadcast history! This special episode is made possibly by the generosity of our Patreon supporters. To learn how you can help support all the work we do at NeoZAZ and get access to Patreon exclusive content, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/neozaz. Get all the latest from NeoZAZ from our social media pages: Follow NEOZAZ on Facebook. Follow NEOZAZ on Twitter. Follow NEOZAZ on Instagram. Citations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mercury_Theatre_on_the_Air https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds http://www.planetslade.com/ronald-knox.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061231123037/http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/ The Panic Brodcast https://amzn.to/2IHPtbW Broadcast Hysteria https://amzn.to/2GHQScT The Martians are coming! https://amzn.to/2s3aqDR The Complete War of the Worlds https://amzn.to/2GK6JHM The War of the Worlds https://amzn.to/2s60OHH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_E._Koch https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-riot-that-never-was http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_bbc_radio_panic http://kuow.org/post/female-pioneer-credited-bringing-sound-effects-radio http://www.lilanewman.com/about-ora-nichols/ https://groversmill.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/original-cast-profiles-ora-nichols/

War of the Worlds Week - The 80th Anniversary Special

Sharing our obsession with works inpired by, adapted from, and covering H.G. Wells “The War of the Worlds”.

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