War of the Worlds (television)

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Trivia

• Over the course of the series, the Advocacy appeared in all but one episode of the first season, and only one of the second season. In these episodes, many different actors portrayed them. The parts originally started with Richard Comar, Ilse von Glatz, and Michael Rudder who played half of the six-piece terrorist group that frees the aliens and then were themselves host to the Advocates. Halfway into the first season, Comar left, shortly followed by Rudder; Glatz also left, but only long enough to miss two episodes, making her the long-running actor in the collective role. Many other actors came in, most notable were the very three actors who played the other half of the terrorist group from the pilot. In their final appearance in the Season 2 premiere, they were played by uncredited and unidentified actors. In addition to these and the two sets of actors playing temporary hosts to the Advocacy, the triumvirate part was played by a whopping eighteen actors.
• The teleplays for three episodes were credited with notable pen names: Forrest Van Buren, Sylvia Clayton, and Sylvia Van Buren. The true author(s) of these scripts are unknown.
• Originally the character of Little Bobby from "Thy Kingdom Come" was to be the start of a running gag where in which we would see him in various places with his "family." He was also to be the centre of an advertising campaign entitled "Save Little Bobby" to help the show. Unfortunately, Paramount rejected both ideas and the Little Bobby character never appeared again with even the ending being altered as it originally set up his appearance for future episodes. However, the writers made up his future as far as a rough draft of "Eye for an Eye".
• In the closing credits for every episode in the first season is a reference to The Far Side cartoons by Gary Larson, courtesy of Chronicle Features. The reasoning behind this credit remains a mystery to fans as there is no clear evidence that the cartoons were used in any way in the series.