The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)
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The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series) is an American science fiction television sequel to the 1953 film adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, depicting humanity's renewed struggle against returning Martian invaders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War of the Worlds (TV series) | 3 |
| The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17697872 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series) Context triple: [Ann Robinson, appearedIn, The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)]
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A.
The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series)
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a science fiction television series, based on Walter Tevis’s novel and the 1976 film, that follows an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point for both his species and humanity.
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B.
The Day of the Triffids (1981 TV series)
The Day of the Triffids (1981 TV series) is a British science fiction television adaptation of John Wyndham’s novel, depicting a post-apocalyptic world overrun by deadly mobile plants after a mysterious meteor shower blinds most of humanity.
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C.
The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) is a landmark science fiction movie that reimagines H.G. Wells's alien invasion novel with Cold War-era anxieties and groundbreaking special effects.
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D.
UFO (TV series)
UFO is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that follows a secret military organization defending Earth against alien invaders.
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E.
War of the Sontarans
"War of the Sontarans" is a 2021 episode of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, featuring the Thirteenth Doctor facing a large-scale invasion by the militaristic Sontaran race.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series) Target entity description: The War of the Worlds (1988 TV series) is an American science fiction television sequel to the 1953 film adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, depicting humanity's renewed struggle against returning Martian invaders.
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A.
The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV series)
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a science fiction television series, based on Walter Tevis’s novel and the 1976 film, that follows an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point for both his species and humanity.
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B.
The Day of the Triffids (1981 TV series)
The Day of the Triffids (1981 TV series) is a British science fiction television adaptation of John Wyndham’s novel, depicting a post-apocalyptic world overrun by deadly mobile plants after a mysterious meteor shower blinds most of humanity.
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C.
The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) is a landmark science fiction movie that reimagines H.G. Wells's alien invasion novel with Cold War-era anxieties and groundbreaking special effects.
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D.
UFO (TV series)
UFO is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that follows a secret military organization defending Earth against alien invaders.
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E.
War of the Sontarans
"War of the Sontarans" is a 2021 episode of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, featuring the Thirteenth Doctor facing a large-scale invasion by the militaristic Sontaran race.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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