i know this may be kind of an odd request, and it's not dvd's but i figured this would be the place to come. apparently many, many years ago there was a radio show version of war of the worlds. i don't know how long ago, but one of my friends said it was very long ago, but he had heard a little bit of it once and it was pretty cool. anyway, just wondering if anyone had this or any idea where to get it. thanks

If you are referring to the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds," I can help with your request. Please contact me at TelvisII@webtv.net. Thanks so much!:)

i know this may be kind of an odd request, and it's not dvd's but i figured this would be the place to come. apparently many, many years ago there was a radio show version of war of the worlds. i don't know how long ago, but one of my friends said it was very long ago, but he had heard a little bit of it once and it was pretty cool. anyway, just wondering if anyone had this or any idea where to get it. thanks

Actually, the "radio version" was the original version, by Orson Welles. This was groundbreaking because people who tuned in after the opening announcment did not realize it was fiction & thought Earth was really being invaded. Of course, this caused much panic & was the (or one of the) reasons that shows had to start being very cautious about informing audiences that something was just a show.

http://www.transparencynow.com/welles.htm

http://members.aol.com/jeff1070/wotw.html

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Radio shows are a very rewarding hobby. War of the Worlds is one of the ones most remembered, and it was a single broadcast. Some shows like The Shadow went on for almost 20 years. Lots of OTR collectors out there. Many early B&W television shows are merely the television continuation of what started on radio. Dragnet, Our Miss Brooks, Jack Benny ... just to name a few.

Radio shows are a very rewarding hobby. War of the Worlds is one of the ones most remembered, and it was a single broadcast. Some shows like The Shadow went on for almost 20 years. Lots of OTR collectors out there. Many early B&W television shows are merely the television continuation of what started on radio. Dragnet, Our Miss Brooks, Jack Benny ... just to name a few.

Radio was a wonderful medium. Truly the theater of the mind. To this day, while burning I still listen to OTR to have time go faster.

As Lordsmurf stated many shows had their roots in radio as the brass found it easy to adapt shows of popularity from the little box and put them on the boob tube. Of course there was also Burns and Allen, the Lone Ranger, you bet your life etc.

A few shows had interesting stories attached.

Lucille Ball a B actress in Hollywood, as just a pretty face developed a show on radio called my favorite husband, with so so success. When the thought was to bring it to Tv, Ball balked saying she would only do it if Richard Denning her radio co star on radio was replaced by her unknown Cuban band leader husband, who spoke very poor English. The suits wanted her and did so. History is born.

Gunsmoke the first truly adult western was vewry, very popular in the waning days of radio. When the idea was to port it to TV, William Conrad, one of the great voices of radio and star of the show on radio was not offered the role. The thought was he was to short, pudgy and didn't fit the role they imagined Matt Dillon would look like. The role was offered to John Wayne. Wayne declined as he was making a movie at the time and suggested they ask his good friend Jimmy. James Arness, mostly a unknown, who was best known as the thing in the movie of the same name, got the role and again history is made.

Most people don't know I was offered the lead in the tv production of Tarzan. My good looks, charm and my masculine build made me a natural. I demanded that Lamont be cast as boy and Savage be my Jane. We shot the one hour pilot and the problem was the opening scene had me and Savage in the tree making love. I wouldn't leave the tree for the entire hour, no matter how many times the director said cut, and all the audience saw for the hour was the tree shaking like a monsoon hit.

I retired from that career and devoted much time writing books on getting along with people.

Harvey

Some of the fondest memories I have are Radio Broadcasts-

My grandmother, especially was a huge fan.
The comedies like Burns and Allen, the mysteries like Sherlock Holmes.
She very much is the source of my addiction to serials, and let me tell you-
Sitting in the dark, lights off- by the glow of her radio- on a Sunday night-

hearing the words

"LIGHTS OUT"

scared me more than any trivial garbage they pump out these days.
Something about the dark, with your eyes closed, letting your mind to the drawing instead of the networks- really puts some fear into you.

The Sealed book, by Phillip Clark...
The Black Museum, with Orson wells-

The Whsitler, with Bill Forman

Suspense, especially the House on Cypress Canyon...

Or of course Peter lorre, with Mystery in the air.

Nothing beats it.