Star Trek's roots are deep in H.G. Wells. As we enter War of the Worlds Week, the following post covers Wells' novels and the films made from them. Later in the week: earlier versions ("Before Steven") of The War of the Worlds, and a post on the Spielberg film.

My preview piece on War of the Worlds can be found here. Some resemblances between Wells and Gene Roddenberry here. And the essay on Cold War Cinema is here.