War of the World panic and terror you say? Maybe not so much as apparently, some claim it is more of a case of media hyped hysteria than actual fact. Imagine that – media spinning a story to sell papers? Something like that could never happen today, right? /s
I watched the below video this evening that debunks much of the hoopla surrounding the War of the World broadcast and comparing it with a 1994 television program the media also claimed fooled people creating a subsequent panic. However, no such actual reports of panic or hysteria could be verified suggesting once again the media was doing what the media does.
The 1994 movie mentioned in “The Best Alien Invasion Movie You Probably Haven’t Seen” video was called Without Warning. It was done in the style of we-interrupt-this-program-with-a-special bulletin but throughout the program and when returning from commercial breaks, disclaimers were given that this story was purely fiction and not really happening. News sources reported many believed it was real but digging deeper, none of these stories could be proven factual.
There are two versions of Without Warning available on YouTube. One has all the warnings and disclaimers including the commercials shown during the airing and the other without the warnings and commercials.
Having not seen or recalling watching this, remembering now I didn’t even have a TV in 1994, I decided to watch the version stripped of the disclaimers and commercials and found it very entertaining and extremely well done.
I watched the below video this evening that debunks much of the hoopla surrounding the War of the World broadcast and comparing it with a 1994 television program the media also claimed fooled people creating a subsequent panic. However, no such actual reports of panic or hysteria could be verified suggesting once again the media was doing what the media does.
The 1994 movie mentioned in “The Best Alien Invasion Movie You Probably Haven’t Seen” video was called Without Warning. It was done in the style of we-interrupt-this-program-with-a-special bulletin but throughout the program and when returning from commercial breaks, disclaimers were given that this story was purely fiction and not really happening. News sources reported many believed it was real but digging deeper, none of these stories could be proven factual.
There are two versions of Without Warning available on YouTube. One has all the warnings and disclaimers including the commercials shown during the airing and the other without the warnings and commercials.
Having not seen or recalling watching this, remembering now I didn’t even have a TV in 1994, I decided to watch the version stripped of the disclaimers and commercials and found it very entertaining and extremely well done.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.