To Life Immortal

Thirty-five years ago, Earth was invaded by what seemed at the time an invincible army of aliens. Were it not for the aliens' susceptibility to ordinary bacteria, the invasion would have been successful -- the common cold accomplished what atomic bombs had failed to do. The aliens were stopped -- but not defeated.

The aliens did not die. Their complex molecular structure merely retreated into a form of suspended animation, imprisoning them in a state of involuntary hibernation.

Revived by accidental exposure to radioactive waste, the aliens have resumed their deadly mission: to rid the Earth of all human life and prepare it for alien colonization.

Four intrepid people find themselves thrown together by this new alien threat: Dr. Harrison Blackwood, an eccentric astrophysicist recruited to lead the scientific assault against the aliens; Dr. Suzanne McCullough, a brilliant microbiologist and single mother whose serious demeanor contrasts with Blackwood's non-conformity; Norton Drake, a computer genius who operates from a voice-controlled wheelchair; and Lt. Col. Paul Ironhorse, a Cherokee Indian and West Point graduate with an extensive knowledge of weapons and tactics.

Together they face an unspeakable challenge: to defeat this ruthless enemy from space or forfeit the future of mankind.

The television series, which debut with a two-hour premiere episode, picks up the story 35 years later, in 1988. Harrison Blackwood, adopted as a child by Dr. Forrester after his parents were killed by the aliens, has grown to be a gifted astrophysicist. When it is discovered that the aliens have "resurrected" and resumed their deadly mission, Dr. Blackwood becomes one of the few people in the world who knows the truth. It is now left up to him and his team to devise a means of destroying the aliens before the aliens can wipe out mankind. WAR OF THE WORLDS THE SERIES is produced by Triumph Entertainment Corporation of Canada in association with Ten-Four Productions and is distributed by Paramount Domestic Television.

 

The stored remains of the alien invaders (no longer referred to as Martians) are re-activated by irradiated toxins during a terrorists attack on a nuclear waste dump. Coming alive, the creatures kill the terrorists and 'absorb' their bodies. In this way, the aliens can carry out their mission undetected, although the rapid effects of radiation poisoning are soon noticeable to the naked eye, making it necessary for the aliens to constantly take over new human bodies, as they resume their plan to conquer the Earth. A combination of The Invaders and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, this US series blended often gruesome shocks -when killed, the bodies dissolved into a slimy mess- with some elegantly subtle touches. Three of the War of the Worlds The Series Original DVD Covers We first discovered aliens at the site of what appeared to be a terrorist operation. We were investigating the scene, and we think it started here at Fort Jericho. Six empty barrels dated 1953 were found, and 320 barrels were missing: all those dated 1953 as well as barrels of raw radioactive waste, presumably as a radiation source to revive more aliens. Aliens walked the Earth again, and we let them get away. The aliens searched out their war machines from the invasion of 1953 stored in Hangar 15 at Kellogue Air Force Base and mounted a lethal attack. Fortunately, we were able to sabotage the ships with explosives, and they were destroyed. War of the Worlds The Series Box Cover War of the Worlds The Series Insert Covers  Checkout Promotional Press kits  Checkout the video clips page for WOTW Series Video Clips All Photos Courtesy of  Pamount Pictures