Tripods, The

Newest Review: ... the techological constraints of the time. The BBC gave the Tripods 13 episodes per series to fill, which led to extra scenes having to be written and a tendency, particularly in the first series, for the pace to lag. Series one is based on the first book, The White Mountains. It covers Will and Henry's escape from their village, their meeting with Jean-Paul (Beanpole) a young French inventor who has managed to avoid being Capped, and their journey to join the Free Men in the Alps. This series suffers a lot from the slow pace of the 13 episode format, and at times you wonder if they will ever make it to the Alps or if they will remain stuc... more

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The Tripods is a trilogy of books by John Christopher about a future earth where humans are subservient to creatures they call the Tripods, actually aliens called the Masters which march about in massive three legged metal machines (uncannily similar to the aliens in War of the Worlds). The Tripods have destroyed all human technology and forced us to live in a peaceful, insular, agrarian society. Humans love and worship the Tripods, and are kept subservient by means of a metal cap which is fitted to the skull around the age of fourteen. The trilogy tells the story of Will and his cousin Henry, their struggle to avoid capping, join freedom fighters called the ... Read the complete review

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