Some years ago, I heard that another version of "War of the Worlds" was going into production, and I was depressed and excited at the same time. All my life I thought of how great it would be to do a traditional adaptation of this wonderful novel, and I was depressed because someone had obviously beaten me to the punch. But I was excited because I thought that with computer animation--or just plain stop-motion photography--that a better version would make it easier. And by better, or traditional, I mean a version that takes place when the novel was written, which was around 1899(i.e. a period peice). Then I heard Speilberg was doing it. I sighed. Although I like him, I knew he would be doing a modern day version of it. He did. It was okay, but not great. My question(assuming I will have the influence and finances one day to acheive this): Would doing another version--a traditional one--any time in the next ten years be a practical thing to do? Or has the novel had enough translations to the screen? I can't get this idea out of my head, that "War of the Worlds" would be so much better taking place in its native Victorian England. What do you think?

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