The martian chronicles 1980 mini series

Kino lorber studio classics blasts off into the crazy surreal cosmos of this scifi mini series. Nbc soon shelved the miniseries and did not air it until january 1980. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 plot summary. The opening credits to nbcs the martian chronicles 1980 adapted from the book by ray bradbury and one of the finest scifi miniseries of the 80s. However, things do not go as planned, at first due to the hostile martian natives and later because of the selfdestructive earthmen. With rock hudson, gayle hunnicutt, bernie casey, christopher connelly. The martian chronicles tv mini series 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

The martian chronicles tv mini series 1980 on imdb. At one point, shortly before the miniseries scheduled release, bradbury found himself the sole representative of the production at a press conference. He played herod agrippa in the bbcs 1976 television adaptation of i, claudius. January 27, 1980 screenplay by richard matheson directed by michael anderson in 1979, the martian chronicles was made into a three part miniseries. Ray bradburys work was adapted into this lengthy three part mini series for tv back in 1980 as the martian chronicles, broken down into three chapters part 1. Black, john cassady briggs, bernie casey major jeff spender, nicholas hammond captain arthur black, richard heffer conover, barry morse peter hathaway, richard oldfield captain nathaniel york, anthony pullen shaw edward black, burnell. The martian chronicles complete miniseries 2 discs kino. It was aired on nbc in january 1980 in three episodes with a total. Sep 25, 2015 recap of part one of the 1980 tv mini series the martian chronicles based on the novel by ray bradbury. In the 21st century, earth begins the colonization of mars. In 1988 he portrayed one of the biggest enemies of sherlock holmes, stapleton, in granada televisions production of the hound of the baskervilles. Probably another chapter might have been needed for the martian chronicles mini series to have gotten in all of what ray bradbury had to say in his epic science fiction work about first contact.

V in fact, if i hadnt listened to bradburys interview from fahrenheit 451, i would be clueless still. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 caught up with this one again, and i gotta say for the times, and for a bradbury its not a bad adaptatio the martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 classic horror film board classic horror film board. It is a reminder of what might be affected by people moving to mars. The world premiere release of stanley myers score for the 1980 television mini series of ray bradburys the martian chronicles. This world premiere cd release is produced under license from mgm and with the participation. Martian chronicles,theoriginal soundtrack recording. In this 3 12hour tv miniseries, adapted from the book by ray bradbury, space pioneers must travel from earth to the red planet to found a new.

The martian chronicles is a typical 70s80s slow moving mini series that would play better as a 23 hour movie rather than a long, drawnout 5 hour mini series. In 1980 ray bradburys classic science fiction tale the martian chronicles was adapted for a tv miniseries. Kino lorber studio classics blasts off into the crazy surreal cosmos of this scifi miniseries. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We must remember that this film was made only shortly after jerry goldsmith with alien and john williams with star wars established a reasonable standard for science fiction film music. On three consecutive evenings in the fall of 1980, nbc television presented a sixhour miniseries based on bradburys classic novel of life on mars, the martian chronicles, adapted to the screen by richard matheson, a writer long associated with imaginative television the twilight zone, kolchak. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 release info. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 full cast. Jul 12, 20 rock hudson speaking with martian terence longdon. The martian chronicles 1980, was a much mocked and forgotten tv mini series attempting to modernise and adapt a much loved ray bradbury classic story of martian colonisation. It exhibits visually the beauty of the original martian race and their wisdom, gained from everything our earth people would also go through before they became as advanced. Ray bradbury was probably also freaked out watching his great book being turned to mush.

Its not the tackiest that would be lace, which is great fun, its not the most boring that would beoh, hell, theres way too much competition to pick just. The martian chronicles 1980 based on the works of ray bradbury, the martian chronicles may well be the most idiotic miniseries ever aired on american television. The martian chronicles 1980 miniseries cinemorgue wiki. It was aired on nbc in january 1980 in three episodes with a total running time of just over four hours nearly five hours on the dvd version. It certainly wasnt like star treks first contact to say the least. The martian chronicles miniseries, rich in the poetic language and imagery that is bradburys trademark, details a vision that is unique to its authorso unique that matheson is slow to accept credit for the excellence of his chronicles script. With each passing year, this 1980 miniseries becomes more for those who have read ray bradburys landmark novel. Earth sends its first manned probe to mars in 1999, and a jealous martian murders the two astronauts when his wife has erotic dreams of meeting them. Ray bradburys martian chronicles tv mini series score. I never read the novel nor did i catch the miniseries back in 1980. Capturing mankinds first venture into the colonization of another planet and its tragic first contact with another species the martian chronicles is a stunning achievement that will take you from the edge of your seat and to the stars. The martian chronicles tv mini series 1980 trivia on imdb. The parallels to living in a small us colony isolated from an alien culture with surrounding scenery very similar the environment portrayed in the tv adaption really hit home. When one reporter asked him what he thought of the miniseries, he responded candidly, booooooooring.

James faulkner born july 18th, 1948 played the bald martian, mr. The martian chronicles 1980 mini series hcf rewind. The martian chronicles dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. The series starred rock hudson, darren mcgavin, bernadette peters, roddy mcdowall, fritz weaver, barry morse, and maria schell. The martian chronicles is a television miniseries based on ray bradburys the martian chronicles and dealing with the exploration of mars and the inhabitants there. The martian chronicles is a three part miniseries based on a ray bradbury novel. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 caught up with this one again, and i gotta say for the times, and for a bradbury its not a bad adaptation. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 trivia imdb. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 the martian. The mini series itself would rate maybe a 2, but were here to rate the dvd, not the movie so the picture quality, even on the dvd version, is excellent and the sound is good. Rock hudson headlined this threenight madefortv event, and its really saying something that i dont think i ever heard anything good or bad about it until now. Sep 29, 2015 the opening credits to nbcs the martian chronicles 1980 adapted from the book by ray bradbury and one of the finest scifi miniseries of the 80s.

Mars has huge alien cities and the first astronauts from earth pitch up in seventies leisure suits in this 1980 tv mini series. David lustig, robert beatty general halstead, phil brown mr. I first saw the martian chronicle mini series on a vhs tape at my compound in riyadh saudi arabia when on an overseas deployment in 1988. The martian chronicles television mini series original air date. Recap of part one of the 1980 tv miniseries the martian chronicles based on the novel by ray bradbury.

The martian chronicles complete miniseries 2 discs bluray. The martian chronicles is a television miniseries based on ray bradburys the martian. This was first a mini series on bbc, in three segments. Tv mini series synopsis before it was a tv mini series, the martian chronicles was a 1950 science fiction short story collection by ray bradbury that chronicled the colonization of mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually atomically devastated earth, and the conflict between aboriginal martians and the new colonists. The martian chronicles complete miniseries 2 discs blu. Tv miniseries adaptation of ray bradburys classic short story collection about the human colonisation of mars is ruined by a lumbering. The martian chronicles tv miniseries 1980 classic horror. I was 8 at the time, but never caught this one on t.

The martian chronicles part 1 the expeditions recap youtube. This miniseries has some great moments as well as a few flaws. Tmc color scheme four the martian chronicles tv mini series 1980 loved this. The martian chronicles complete miniseries 2 discs. One feels that the mini series would have worked far better in not trying to tell the martian chronicles as a single sixhour, threepart drama but as a series of individual halfhour episodes along the lines of the excellent the ray bradbury theater 198692 anthology tv series.