England 1898. New Jersey 1938. Santiago 1944. Quito 1949. Los Angeles 1953. Buffalo 1968? Buffalo radio station WKBW updated the Orson Wells War Of The Worlds broadcast using their DJs and in-house news reporters playing themselves. Despite a month’s worth of warnings beforehand, 4000 people called the police and reportedly Canada sent some military units to guard bridges over the Niagara River. WKBW subsequently retooled the broadcast in 1971 and again in 1975. Listen to a mp3 of the 1971 version at Echoes Of A Century.
After so many sham invasions from Mars, you would think that the real Martians would finally get around to doing it for real.
Maybe the Martians are waiting until people no longer react. Then they’ll invade, that way when someone screams invasion, everyone else will think its just another hoax.
By the time we all realize its true, it’ll be too late.