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War of the Worlds
2019 · TV series · 3 seasons
Created by Howard Overman
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?
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If you want to see where the discussion on privacy and tech has gone since, suffer through the recent “film” Mercy. A sane reading of the premise would suggest a profoundly anti-surveillance and AI message, but it’s quite the opposite.
In an way it’s best paired with the Amazon mess War of The Worlds, which is so thematically empty that it ultimately seems to suggest that while you can’t trust the government with your data, Amazon is a great custodian!
>it can't make movies
Humans are sharply declining in this ability at the same time. Most of what Hollywood churns out now is superhero slop, forced-diversity spin-offs, awful remakes of classics, and awkward comebacks for yesteryear's leading men.
I know it's not a movie but I could've happily watched "Nothing, Forever" for the rest of my life. That was creative, chaotic, hilarious, and wildly entertaining.
Meanwhile I watched the human-created War Of The Worlds (2025) last weekend... The less said, the better.