I am totally perplexed as to why so many have given this show poor reviews. I suspect it is all about people who want action and sex. OK... so there is not a lot of either, but that doesn't mean it is bad. I realise the other 2019 series is a tense horror with a lot going for it, but this version is simply a very well-crafted drama typical of the BBC. I think the re-creation of Edwardian England is tremendously well done. The special effects, by and large, are believable and the acting is just great. Overall, the show is not a 10, but it is pretty close. I particularly liked the way the British air of Anglo-Saxon superiority is depicted and the rock-solid belief that the sun will never set on the British Empire. They didn't save themselves, the planet did. And there is a lesson in that for all of us.
Review of The War of the Worlds
