1984: Who remembers ?

[LilHatchetWc26]

Why the fuck was this on my recommondations list? Some bullshit!!! I wasnt even born 93!!!

[KaitainCPS]

Random trivia fact: the birth of Prince Harry was announced on the BBC during the screening of the opening episode of this series (September 15th 1984). I remember a text box popping up on the screen with the announcement halfway through the episode.

[ariesscorpiorising]

@KaitainCPS Fucking spooky!

[dukes0916]

They never aired this show on my local PBS, but I caught AN episode once while visiting family in NC. I then spent the next 20+ years looking for it! I went out and found the books (which were out-of-print) so I could at least get the story! Thanks!

Also, I agree that the more modest budgets seem to inspire a greater emphasis on story & performance. In the US, there is a tendancy to simply 'throw money at the screen' & phone-in the script and direction. Mabey some day they'll offer both!

[ariesscorpiorising]

SHIT man, this was UBERCOOL/ UBERDISTURBING!!! Great watching for kids in the 1980s- fuckin hell it was FUN!!!

[TheShadowwolf88]

I think I was 8 or 19 years old when this was on tv great series *sigh* they don´t make´em like they used to!

[thekroton]

I LOVED WATCHING THIS BACK IN THE EIGHTIES!

THANKS FOR POSTING THE THEME, I ONCE HAD IT

ON A VINYL SINGLE BUT I LOST IT.

A FANTASTIC THEME KEN FREEMAN DID A GREAT JOB!!

[elduderino75]

Just another great series from the BBC! Thanks for posting it! Was the scariest thing on tv I remember from my childhood!

[SillyMeLaugh]

TheTripodsOnline com to watch the whole series again!

[collegeman1988]

This end theme music always gave me the creeps, but I loved it at the same time. I get goosebumps every time I hear it.

[aldusxenon]

I LOVED this show as a kid. I had the first season on Laserdisc. I watched it everday for a year. I'm so happy it's on DVD now.

[pufferfishish]

As an eight year old kid I thought Will Parker was sexy as fuck.

[pieman3007]

I remember...was my favourite programme when I was 7, then read the books. Agree that I was miffed as fuck that the BBC didn't finish the series though...lets bring it back! (love the titles music btw!)

[scidriver]

Damn you BBC for not making a third season to close the series!!!! You left a lot of us fans hanging!! Damn you!!!! Damn you all to hell!!!!!!

[alphamone]

@scidriver

It was cancelled by the same asshole who cancelled Dr who.

[kisstv1]

i'm a strawberry :).

[sirandelot]

I loved the tripods as a kid! And i still do!

a few months ago i started looking the series again and expected to be disappointed by the crappy special effects and so on!

But the tripods have a special charme and simply because of the bad effects it affects more frightening to me...

there should be made a movie (3 parts -each 3 hours ;-))

[kwulfe]

to some extent it reminds me of terminator

[matchbox3236h]

the end credits were much better than the intro - a truly great theme tune. as someone says below - goosebumps!

[vivienne1971]

Tripods was cancelled after season 2 because it was complete rubbish. The books were far more entertaining.

[lewisner]

I LOVED the Tripod Trilogy as a kid but I have to say the TV show sucked by comparison.

[AnitaLife27]

I LOVE this show! I'm so glad it's posted. It's impossible to buy, and when it was available, the VHSs were 80 bucks!

I was totally capped for the series. Even thought the actors were good. Now, I see they're not too great, BUT, I love them just the same. Thanks!

[xxxplode]

I remember this show, I watched it as a kid and loved every episode. And yeah, like most people, I think it's a shame the show was never finished.

I just finished the mind-blowing effort of watching every single episode of the show from YouTube, been doing this since yesterday. Brought back so many memories. To whomever who uploads episodes and fan films here: Awesome, thx !!

[tieayellowribbonuk]

WOAH-where's the link for watching series 1 on youtube dude?!

[rolfmanuk]

I think it's very sad that they didn't do the third book. If you're going to adapt a trilogy then you should commit to all three. Loved this when I was a kid. I'd have been 11 or 12 when this originally went out.

[pig43001]

Loved this series even though its was slow in spots. But i remember the end credits music more than the opening creds. Goosebumps!

[crawleygat37]

Tripods was a FAB series.

[lookbacktime]

This music reminds me the new Battlestar Galactica series opening credits.

[mainsqueeze1977]

"a low low low cost production from the BBC"

Back then, it was the most expensive thing the BBC ever had done.

[AnitaLife27]

I bet it was expensive. Those opening graphics were incredible for the time. I was working on a Commodore 64 around then, so what today a lot of us can do with some $90 editing tools, our out of the box PC's and any cheesy 3-d program, back then took a whole render farm ---and a bunch of geeks who hadn't seen the light of day since the mighty Schloor took over Middle Earth...or whatev' ---and lotsa bucks.

[darthsideous1968]

I remember!!! I thought the masters were cool and will was awesome!

[corndawg2123]

im young, 11, and i read the books and was wondering if it was a movie or series and well this answers my question

[IamaPoohnatic]

There is another poster who put up most of the episodes on a streaming site, including season two.

I bought the books for my 11 year old, since I loved the book series back in '78. Instead, it is my 8 year old who has become hooked thanks to You Tube.

[BattlefieldDoktor]

I loved this series in my childhood/youth ... it was also my first touch to scifi at all ... no comparison to Star Trek or Star Wars later but still really cool. I think it was more authentic then the other stuff

[woodkerne]

I loved this series as a kid... the books are hot too!

[boojalavelle]

Adored this series. Cant wait to see how they take it to the big screen.

This adaptation will always be the best for me.

Lucky enough to own series 1 and bootleg 2.I can still recite parts even after 23 years.

Was amused to se a slim Pam StClement(Pat Butcher, Eastenders)in series 2.

[MrSpoons7t8]

Great theme tune. I used to love this series back in the 80's. Shame it doesn't have a bigger fan base these days - it certainly deserves another look. Maybe a cable/satellite channel will show it again? Failing that, I do quite fancy getting this on DVD!!

[stevegte]

actually it had over 6 million viewers, far more than a saturday teatime slot now, even primtime

[therezabizarre]

it actually had a large budget at the time and wasnt cheap at all...and it shows compared to other series that shall remain nameless...

[digipeeper]

Do not talk even think about Doctor Who or Blakes 7. What made fans out of them was the imagination used to create the shows!

[Ashworth6]

I heard that Jon Nathan-Turner, the producer of 80s Dr Who was furious at the BBC bosses who allocoated such a large amount of their budget to "The Tripods". He felt it should have gone to "Doctor Who", whose budget had not been increased in line with inflation since it started in 1963.

[burlearth]

well Doctor Who in all fairness was always a crap concept.

[foellmi]

yeah!

[coolhanluke]

They've been talking about that for a loooooong time. I'll be surprised if it ever happens, though I'd love to see something--ANYTHING--done with the property. It's such a simple but awesome story. I used to watch the show on Sunday nights on PBS with my mom and stepdad--we all loved it and talked about it for years afterward. I found book 3 at a garage sale years later (I never read the books as a kid) and gave it to my stepdad to read and we finally got to find out how it all ends.

[coolhanluke]

Man I wish they had done Part 3! What a great series! Thanks for posting that--takes me back.

[drschnaggels]

Hi! Thanks for watching, im stund how many people watched this in the 80's since it wasnt that popular... but theres good news , acording to imdb touchstone pictures is currently in production of "The Tripods Movie" based on John Christopher's Novel -its supposed to be released 2009! :)

[cronauer1985]

@drschnaggels any news on film????

[drschnaggels]

@cronauer1985

Its supposed to be released 2012 now

[leefuji]

@drschnaggels awesome series ... watched it in back in 1988 in Germany :-) , awesome intro and ending theme !

[MaxwellsDemon2000]

Hi Dr Schnaggels, I loved it, was a kid, never missed an episode, had read before as a very small kid the books. :-)

[drschnaggels]

Hi, looks like alot of people remembers the series. Nice to see you still around!

[RjThisper]

I LOVE low low low budget sci-fi. I grew up on "Space 1999" and "Doctor Who", but I've never heard of "The Tripods" - thanks for the exposure!

[Roamdawg]

Can't say I recall much of this thing. But the ending theme itself makes me wanna buy it and see it for myself. :)

ROMEDAWG

[terakihi]

Series looks very interesting, but I have no recollection of it, Swen. Being a joint British/Australian production, it must have been shown on our local TV here. Will try and find out more.

[drschnaggels]

Thanks Phil. I know it was shown often on public tv stations in the 80's, im hoping it will be rerun somewhere someday, then i'll just record it.

[thedarkener]

Nice. I've never heard of this!! I need to see it.

[JoleneSugarbaker]

I never got to watch this :( I was a big "V" fan though.. Love Jolene Sugarbaker The Trailer Park Queen

[drschnaggels]

Yeah V was a cool series at the time! Thanks for stopping by.

[BattlefieldDoktor]

Oh yes, "V" was also a very cool series ... I have the DVDs of season 1. I also have a tripod but it is to fit my camcorder :P But this series was also cool!

[blaach]

Verdammt, du hast recht, hab nicht richtig hingesehen. Actuellement indisponible, currently unable to offer, zur Zeit nicht... Hm, war wohl etwas überhastet, sorry. Rar und gefragt ist immer schlecht. Es gibt noch die Möglichkeit einer Vorbestellung bei Amazon. Ist den Versuch wert. Viel Glück.

[blaach]

War auch 10, geile Serie. eBay ist die antwort(Restdauer 5 1/2 Stunden bzw. 9 Tage), wird aber teuer.

[drschnaggels]

Hey danke, aber bist du sicher? -ich konnte bisher nur Season 1 bei ebay finden.