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more about #tripods Sleepybat: Maybe I'm mistaken but I'm fairly sure the BBC did book one and two. I watched the BBC DVD just recently and it had two seasons. Season one is 'The Wh... more » extra: I remember listening this story from cassettes about 20 years ago and ever since I've been waiting this to be made into a movie or series. Finally it ... more » Xamda: 'The director of Knowing and I, Robot' Oh yay, another quality film then. The BBC version still stands up despite it's age. more » Annalee Newitz: OK all you nitpickers I updated the post to make it clear that these robots influenced the iPod and not the other way around. Even though that is outr... more » BadUncle: That WotW art site is fun. It's interesting to see how the illustrations followed not only art movements, but also the evolution of materials engineer... more » Chip Overclock: I can barely believe there are enough of us old folks reading io9 that actually remember this album. I've still got it in vinyl around the house somew... more » Torley: Oh, and if you enjoyed the Jeff Wayne production, you've got to hear the misery and sinister breakbeat-scapes of the Hybrid remix: It's a lot darker ... more » John Hazard: Worst- iPod- Tripods- Ever. That musical version of WOTW sounds interesting though. I loves me some Richard Burton. It's available as an MP3 download ... more » James Tiberius Quirk: Album art from 'a musical version' of WOW? There's been so many. I know I'm not the only almost 40 year old reading this blog but sometimes I feel lik... more » KhaiJB: so Ipods work back in time? the Album art is from 1979! more » Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Also, aren't these six-legged? Well, the one on the right certainly is... more » Galvatron: ...must be a slow news day more » arkowi: These look nothing like iPods, I don't get it. more » corpore-metal: I had this Jeff Wayne concept album waaaaaaaay back in the ancient days. Vinyl! Yow! Richard Burton droppin' science! But I really wouldn't call Taylo... more » IDesigner loves himself some car: Happened in scary movie 4.... more » BadUncle: I loved those books, which were assigned reading in my Bay Area fourth grade class. Totally forgot about them, and hope this production is well done. more » reddingofish: It is good to see someone wanting to make a movie that isn't a remake or reboot or rehash of something else. more » AveryGuerra: HUH?? I wonder if this is the same one??: [roberthood.net] more » Rasselas: Really good books. Some of the earliest I read for myself without the disingenuous narrator that a lot of books for kids seem to have. more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Oh, I wonder how the "Studios" are going to screw this one up. more » -
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Tripods Movie Gunning For More $$ For More Explosions
Tripod adapter and screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine talked about the current film process for Alex Proyas's adaptation of John Christopher's hostile alien takeover book series Tripods. And they're looking for the big money, to afford bigger explosions. More » -
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What If War of the Worlds' Tripods Looked Like iPods?
In this album art from Jeff Wayne's musical version of War of the Worlds, artist Geoff Taylor has recast the menacing tripods as robots who look like giant, horrifying iPods ravaging the Earth. More » -
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Alex Proyas Spills About Tripods
Even as his current movie tops the weekend box office, director Alex Proyas is talking about his next project, a big-screen version of SF classic novel series, The Tripods... including which character gets Starbucked. More » -
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Proyas' Tripod Invasion Is Closer Than We Thought
Alex Proyas, director of aliens, robots and a poorly coiffed Nic Cage, is readying for his adaptation of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. More » -
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Strap On Your Mind Control Caps — The Tripods Are Coming
John Christopher's amazing Tripods book series is getting its big-screen debut, thanks to director Alex Proyas. So teens, ready yourself for the rebellion of your lifetimes, against evil alien overlords. More » -
