Radio Station "Attack By Mars" Panic 1938/10/31 (1938)

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1) "New York, NY: Thousands of radio listeners throughout the U. S. are frightened into mass hysteria by a dramatization of H. G. Wells' old thriller, 'The War of the Worlds,' as staged by orson Wells, young actor-manager." sound of Orson Wells speaking at press conference.
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P'f'trey: I doubt ... ( 1 year ago by Onaryc59)

P'f'trey: I doubt it. The show was about invaders from Mars, not Europe. It was aired in 1938, before WW2 and the Cold War. The few who did panick were thinking martians as in the show they'd heard. Some panic also fed on itself as some ppl went to the places of the "events" and saw other ppl panicking, and thought the whole thing was real! But that's no more than a few hundreds, not 1.2 million...

We know folks were ... ( 1 year ago by prayfertrey)

We know folks were nervous about war at that time? And that wiki article recounts how ppl. missed the first part of the program... What seems to have happened is that people called in to find out what was happening (I don't know how many), from their people told their neighbors, who told their friends, and that's how the rumours got started.
And Orson's point was that ppl. were believing whatever came out of their radios, and this was an object lesson not to.

P'f'ftrey: That ... ( 1 year ago by Onaryc59)

P'f'ftrey: That sounds possible, even probable. The other radio channel had a more popular show, and when the commercial break came on, they tuned over to Welles's show, and got confused about what was going on. My initial remark was about 1) how many ppl were involved 2) the real nature of the "panic".

Are you familiar ... ( 1 year ago by prayfertrey)

Are you familiar with Stanley Milgram and his obedience experiment?

Yes, such a sexy ... ( 1 year ago by weikko79)

Yes, such a sexy voice.

The activities in ... ( 11 months ago by CatsupIslam)

The activities in Europe such as the 3rd Reich , Where of concern to people. But Welles and his crew pretty much demonstrate the dangers of mass media, Like or not we are over trusting gullible sheep when it comes to so called news.

He DOES look sexy ... ( 10 months ago by babymoondancer)

He DOES look sexy apologizing. He's only 22!! I'm 22 and I wish I were that articulate. I don't know ANY other 22-year-olds that are that articulate.

he didn't know what ... ( 10 months ago by ladydawn1973)

he didn't know what to say lol.. it's sad how people believes just with no physical proof

You have to ... ( 9 months ago by fromthesidelines)

You have to remember that the first half of "The War Of the Worlds" was presented as a series of news bulletins and "actualties". At the time [October 1938], many radio programs were occasionally interrupted by bulletins about unrest and "war scares" in Europe, and people that tuned in to Orson's broadcast {mostly from "THE CHASE & SANBORN HOUR" featuring Bergen & McCarthy} heard the simulated "news coverage", and believed it WAS happening.

Oh, Orson Welles. ... ( 5 months ago by twicetheheart31)

Oh, Orson Welles. He knew exactly what he was doing when he made that broadcast. Apparently people kept telling him to stop but he would just shake his head. Then he went and feigned innocence! Gotta love it.

im not gay but i ... ( 4 months ago by CountingDimes)

im not gay but i love his voice. The creepy feeling is great. His expression is also outsatning his entire demeanor made the broadcast so convincing

If a man can simply ... ( 4 months ago by damufamily)

If a man can simply air a show that was for entertainment and can get ordinary people to take their own life, just imagine the power the media has to distort facts or act bias in such a way to convince you that your life is is immenent danger or certians civil liberties are no longer useful and need to relinquish some for the betterment of the whole. You can even hear a story about Red Riding Hood and witness different narratives form different media outlets. Which to believe or not is true?

Americans are still ... ( 4 months ago by wizardx99)

Americans are still Dumb today.

Hey Wizard go eat ... ( 4 months ago by ZIPPTPH77)

Hey Wizard go eat some greasy fish and chips you limey fucktard!

Nothing wrong with ... ( 3 months ago by RedcoatMic24)

Nothing wrong with fish and chips, take your racism elsewhere.

You British ... ( 3 months ago by ZIPPTPH77)

You British bastards invented it! LOL

It's not very hard ... ( 3 months ago by RedcoatMic24)

It's not very hard to combine fish with potatoes. What's with your xenophobia anyway?

No asshole I meant ... ( 3 months ago by ZIPPTPH77)

No asshole I meant racism...

I love how brits ... ( 3 months ago by Kurisublack)

I love how brits argue with americans

Die Amis sind doch ... ( 3 months ago by Mjoelnir12)

Die Amis sind doch alle " so toll" Nein nur Dumm!

oh yeah One Day ... ( 2 months ago by CursedNeptune)

oh yeah One Day mars truely will beat both americans and british

Just look how ... ( 2 months ago by Kurisublack)

Just look how pointless their argumentations are. Cheers to italian :)

We aren't that ... ( 1 month ago by GamersFA)

We aren't that stupid besides we aren't the only countrys that does dumb stuff like germanys Techno viking.

First I don't think ... ( 2 days ago by noetiker)

First I don't think that US citicens are that dump as you describe them, Mjoelnir12. Second you have to realize in which time that radio play was broadcasted. I happens in the time of the "Cold War" and a time where a lot of people belived in UFO's, as well. Therefore I'm sure that the germans (by the way: I'm also german) would have reacted exactly on the same way. And third: To say that a complete country is dumb, that's really dumb, in my opinion .... ^_^

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