Episode
War of the Worlds: A Multitude of Idols
Overview
The aliens move toward an operation that will begin integrating themselves into human society, thus developing agents to be active anywhere in the world.
Details
- Series
- War of the Worlds
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1988-10-24
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
A Multitude of Idols is Episode 5 in Season 1 of War of the Worlds. It aired on 1988-10-24. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 4: Thy Kingdom Come
The aliens trek to Canada in order to free more of their sleeping brethren. The Blackwood Project's only hope in finding them lies in the scattered mind of War of the Worlds veteran Sylvian Van Buren.
Episode 6: Eye for an Eye
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Episode 8: Goliath is My Name
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