Prophets of Science Fiction — S01E03 — H.G. Wells

2011 · 45 MIN · IMDB 7.8

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Overview

"I told you so..." H.G. Wells' self penned epitaph underscores a lifetime of grim--yet uncanny--prophecy. With stories like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The World Set Free, and The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells established himself as a sci-fi writer of almost clairvoyant talent. But these tales of hi-tech adventure hold an ominous warning: beware the dark side of progress. Our greatest innovations could very well become the tools of our own destruction.

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Dialogue Timeline — 768 lines

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00:00:00 Narrator: H.G. WELLS ENVISIONED MIND-BLOWING ADVANCES
00:02:24 MARKING OUT VARIOUS SITES FOR DESTRUCTION BY THE MARTIANS
00:04:05 REPORTS SEEING CANALI ON MARS.
00:05:54 THAT I’D EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
00:07:41 FROM POINTERS TO DVD PLAYERS
00:09:20 THE LASER FIRES OVER 100 KILOWATTS OF DIRECTED POWER...
00:11:24 PUBLISHER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS JOURNAL "FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW."
00:12:58 "THE TIME MACHINE" IS ONE
00:14:39 AND THEREBY TAKE A SHORTCUT THROUGH SPACE AND TIME ITSELF.
00:16:21 Wells: THE PROBLEM WITH TIME TRAVEL
00:18:17 WELLS IS WRITING "THE WAR OF THE WORLDS,"
00:19:59 Narrator: DESPITE WELLS’ WARNING,
00:21:38 WHERE THE LIGHT’S SPEED CAN BE ACCELERATED OR DECREASES,
00:23:08 ONE THAT COULD BE USED BY SPIES AND SPECIAL FORCES
00:25:07 NOT LONG AFTER CHARLES DARWIN
00:26:55 OF SOME OF THESE ORGANS,
00:28:41 WHICH LEADS TO THE QUESTION ZANJANI IS ASKED MOST...
00:30:34 BUT ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR I,
00:32:47 TOOK PLACE IN 1914 WITH "THE WORLD SET FREE."
00:34:37 TO DESTROY RATHER THAN CREATE.
00:36:32 Narrator: BY THE SUMMER OF 1939,
00:38:29 BUT THIS TIME, HE SEES A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
00:40:39 BUT THAT MANY OF HIS CRITICS FOUND CHILLING
00:42:20 BUT IN THE WEAKNESS OF MAN.

Cast & Characters

Paul Darrow Himself
Ridley Scott Himself - Presenter Jonathan Adams Self - Narrator (voice)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed768
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:42:20

Production Record

LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

Prophets of Science Fiction, season 1, episode 3: H.G. Wells.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/58708/season/1/episode/3
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