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War of the Worlds (1988 – 1990)

1988 • 2 seasons • Drama, Action & Adventure • TV-PG
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War of the Worlds — Season 1

  • Oct 7, 1988First aired
  • 24 episodesin this season
  • 46mavg. runtime
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
0146mThe Resurrection, Part 1In 1953, a worldwide invasion from Mars would have eliminated humanity had the extraterrestrial invaders not been vulnerable to the indigenous bacteria on the planet. Now an accident at a dumpsite revives the comatose aliens who then shortly attempt to resume the war they started 35 years ago.Oct 7, 1988Oct 7, 198846m0246mThe Resurrection, Part 235 years ago, Earth experienced a war of the worlds, humanity's savior being common diseases to which it had long since gained immunity. However, a Pandora's Box is opened when the invaders are accidently revived via radiation exposure, canceling the presence of their microscopic attackers. Their plot to reignite warfare is recognized only by Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who must convince others of the renewed global threat.Oct 7, 1988Oct 7, 198846m0346mThe Walls of JerichoAfter a period without any further evidence of the aliens' existence, the powers-that-be try to shut down the Blackwood Project. Meanwhile, the aliens try desperately to find a way to combat the threat brought on by the radiation that is killing them.Oct 10, 1988Oct 10, 198846m0446mThy Kingdom ComeThe aliens trek to Canada in order to free more of their sleeping brethren. The Blackwood Project's only hope in finding them lies in the scattered mind of War of the Worlds veteran Sylvian Van Buren.Oct 17, 1988Oct 17, 198846m0546mA Multitude of IdolsThe aliens move toward an operation that will begin integrating themselves into human society, thus developing agents to be active anywhere in the world.Oct 24, 1988Oct 24, 198846m0646mEye for an EyeAs Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have returned.Oct 31, 1988Oct 31, 198846m0746mThe Second SealThe aliens begin infiltrating a military base in hopes of possessing a list containing the location of 10,000 of their stored-away comrades.Nov 7, 1988Nov 7, 198846m0845mGoliath is My NameA fantasy game and reality collide for students when the aliens invade a campus to steal a lethal biological substance. Things become even worse when an alien is exposed to the toxin and becomes a mentally unstable rogue.Nov 14, 1988Nov 14, 198845m0945mTo Heal the LeperThe aliens are in jeopardy, as the Advocacy's collective counsel is crippled from the weakened state of one of the three. It seems that a dark cloud is lifting, but only Harrison believes they remain a threat.Nov 21, 1988Nov 21, 198845m1046mThe Good SamaritanThe aliens have produced a deadly toxin, and a miraculous new development to feed the world becomes their means of mass poisoning.Dec 26, 1988Dec 26, 198846m1146mEpiphanyThe aliens take advantage of humanity's own violent nature in order to speed along its inevitable self-destruction.Jan 2, 1989Jan 2, 198946m1245mAmong the PhilistinesA set-up for the aliens by the Blackwood Project is soon spun on its head as an alien manages to infiltrate the Cottage.Jan 9, 1989Jan 9, 198945m1346mChoirs of AngelsThe aliens plant subliminal messages in a musician's recordings to brainwash a brilliant scientist into creating a cure for them against the bacteria on Earth.Jan 16, 1989Jan 16, 198946m1446mDust to DustThe theft of an Indian object provokes disgust from Ironhorse. But it also garners the aliens' interest, as it holds something that belongs to one of their ancient war machines.Jan 23, 1989Jan 23, 198946m1545mHe Feedeth Among the LiliesTo better understand their problem, the aliens begin abducting humans to learn the secret of their immune systems.Jan 30, 1989Jan 30, 198945m1645mThe Prodigal SonIn 1953, aliens invaded Earth, but were stopped when they fell to the planet's bacteria - except one. Now this rebellious rogue alien uses Blackwood's meeting with the United Nations to help his own plan for global domination.Feb 6, 1989Feb 6, 198945m1745mThe Meek Shall InheritThe aliens plan to disorganize human society by paralyzing its means of communication.Feb 13, 1989Feb 13, 198945m1845mUnto Us a Child is BornAfter a pregnant woman is possessed by an alien and gives birth, the child becomes the focus of a search as it may offer an immunity to Earth's bacteria.Feb 20, 1989Feb 20, 198945m1945mThe Last SupperA secret meeting between countries is conducted in order to evaluate the global alien threat. However, the Advocacy learn of this grouping, and seize it as an opportunity to swiftly crush resistance. for his own brand of justice.Mar 6, 1989Mar 6, 198945m2045mVengeance is MineIronhorse must deal with a mistake that no soldier wants to make: the killing of an innocent civilian.Apr 17, 1989Apr 17, 198945m2145mMy Soul to KeepThe time to reproduce, and thus increase their army, has come for the aliens. But the offspring are endangered by radiation and the aliens take a risky move to ensure their future.Apr 24, 1989Apr 24, 198945m2245mSo Shall Ye ReapThe aliens infiltrate the illegal drug trade in order to circulate a narcotic that will turn humans into violent killers.May 1, 1989May 1, 198945m2345mThe Raising of LazarusA strange alien pod is found and taken to a nuclear research facility. The Blackwood Project is summoned to investigate, but their authority is soon overridden by a mysterious Project 9.May 8, 1989May 8, 198945m2446mThe Angel of DeathAfter more than a year of being resisted by humans, the aliens are finally shaken by the arrival of a familiar enemy that has arrived on Earth. But is the enemy of our enemy our friend?May 15, 1989May 15, 198946m