The Midwich Cuckoos

This series gives off a disjointed feeling as if someone heard a really great story and then tried to retell it from memory but messed up on the delivery.

The premise and world building is amazing. One can see that the original version of whatever this was based on must have been very thought out. However, the execution and dialogue is bad at times, and people don't act in logical ways.

They even get UK laws wrong and the police and military procedures seem to be using '80s Hollywood-movie police standards, which really takes you out of the story.

The original film was 77 mins. This has been stretched out to five and a half hours. Keeps you interested even though you'll probably know the story. Kids are creepy and great, and who cares about the casting being reflected to show diversity, doesn't make it any less watchable. Far better than the Christopher Reeve version, stay with it and remember it's 2022 not 1957 when the book was written.

I really don't understand why this is being slated as woke rubbish. Why because it has a multiracial cast. Have these people never walked down their own high street.

The Midwich Cuckoos

As a fervent Sci-Fi fan, I've waited for such a remake for over thirty years. It was great seeing the old town again in a new light, and it was equally great seeing the Easter Egg of the original clock tower from the original movie.

It is interesting to think that Walt Disney was involved in such cutting-edge topics back when the subject matter was taboo.

I wrote a blog on the original work many years ago, centering on where the story's original subject matter originated. It seems UFO abductions were then relegated to skeletons in family closets, privy only to close friends, family, and family physicians. Let's hope this series gives the original work its due Justice. So far, it seems to be off to a smashing start. The only thing missing, of course, is George Sanders' charming voice. Thanks.

John Wyndhams classic novel for the 21st century - brilliant

There seems to be a lot of negativity towards this program mainly because it has not remained faithful to the original book or The 1960s film - which I don't think is a bad thing.

The world has changed a lot since 1957 when the book was written. The internet, television, computers ect. Even abortion which would not have been easily available in the 50s. It's by no means perfect , some dodgy acting, seven episodes was enough.

The children are all excellent and really shine and make this series an enjoyable watch. Don't be put off by the doubters and judge for yourself.