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War of the Worlds: The Final Season

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

Hooray!!! Finally they are finally going to release season 2! A much darker season than the first with the introduction of a new alien species to battle the martians. A must have if you have season 1.

Oh, I am soooo thankful that this was released. Despite everyone else's hate on the second season, I liked the darker tone of the second season. Plus, Adrian Paul joins the cast and this was Rachel Blanchard's television debut before taking on the lead role in the TV series "Clueless." Now I know why I was in love with Adrian Paul when I was growing up and it was NOT the Highlander series.

When I purchased the first season five years ago, I wondered how long would it be before
the second season would be available. Now my prayers have been answered.

I don't get where some have said the 2nd and final season of war of the worlds was different from the first.There only seemed to be months missing before the ending of season 1 and the opening episode of season 2 where the world has fallen into economic and social collapse.The first wave of aliens were eliminated by the second wave for their many failures.Why the first season seems to be kind of chessy,the second year kicks into high gear.Their is continuity between both seasons.The second wave of aliens are a different breed than The Advocacy.To see Norton fall and the heroic sacrifice of Paul Ironhorse to save his comrades,especially young Debi,is moving and touching to say the least.Also,for Harrison Blackwood to pick up arms,to carry a gun is not surprising giving the loss of his comrades.The addition of Adrian Paul only adds to the storyline.This 2nd season has many awesome storylines involving time travel,cloning,and other interesting subplots.And when this Series ends it doesn't cop out and leave the story unresolved.I highly recommend to anyone that has purchased the first season to get the 2nd and final season.Although low-budget,both seasons,made in canada belong in any Sci/fi fans DVD collection My Rating for War of the Worlds complete Series-5 STARS.Highlander-the series fans also might want to consider this for Adrian Paul as the heroic,Kincaid,the soldier prodige of Paul Ironhorse.

This season is a post-alien-invasion-apocalypse action show...
Don't let dreadful season 1 keep you from really good season 2.
It's like a whole different show!!!

This season was initially very disappointing because it departed completely from the plot and characters of the first season. It was pretty much an entirely different show. But the stories were still interesting and well done, and of course Adrian Paul (Highlander) rocks. Season 1 was FAR better than Season 2 IMHO. I was so disappointed when it first aired that I only watched it because I like Adrian Paul as an actor and because I loved the first season so much. But even Adrian didn't make up for the absence of Ironhorse and company and for the new plotline and silly apokalyptic setting (an alien threat in the here and now is so much more interesting and, well, threatening than a similar threat in an unfamiliar and unrealistic future, so the second season was in many ways a downgrading of the series in my book). However, if considered as a stand-alone (not compared to the first season), it holds up pretty well. If you loved the first season, you'll undoubtedly be disappointed with this one, at least at first, but if you're really a WotW fan, get it anyway. It really is worth watching, and who wants an incomplete set?

I never thought this would come out. As much as I enjoyed the first season of this show, the second season was so much better. This season is darker and serious than the first, and far more exciting. Unlike the first season, which started out good but fell off the tracks about halfway through, this entire season is solid. The only complaint I have with the storyline is the inconsistent continuity, especially with the ( obviously rushed) final episode. However, that is a small price to pay. The copies look great, especially when compared to the old ones I recorded from the tv in 1989. I could not be happier that they've finally released this.

Finally, season 2 comes to dvd. I am so happy to get this finally. The only way I have seen this since 1989 was on bootleg dvd, which is pretty bad compared to the video quality of this new set. The picture is almost perfect, 9/10. The audio is pretty much perfect, 10/10. Too bad there's no extras though. One episode, one of my favorites, Time to Reap, is what I watched first. I noticed on this one there is a lot of dark scenes, which on the bootleg dvd was very hard to see what you're looking at. On this studio-released set, it is so much better, super clear, and no "blockiness", or "pixelation", if you know what I mean. If you're a die hard fan of War of the Worlds, get it. I'm just happy I have both seasons, studio released finally.

I recently ordered the War of The World Complete Series and found Disc 3 on "The Final Season" does not work. I returned the set and requested a replacement. The second set has the identical problem on the same disc. I gave up, returned it again and asked for a refund. Watch out there might be a batch problem with these DVDs.

When I saw "War of the Worlds: the Final Season" when it aired on television I was intrigued by how dark it was, to me if aliens ever did invade our world would be a much different, darker place. Looking back now I wish the aliens in the series had been far more aggressive in their invasion of our world; they were rather passive/aggressive. Still it was enjoyable to see again!