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Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short

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djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote in
news:p7wnC4.20Ho@kithrup.com: 

> In article <pc258o01igv@news2.newsguy.com>,
> a425couple  <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>One of many relevant in
>>"Past predictions about the future that were way, way off"
>>
>>was this one
>>
>>"The Martian Chronicler falls short
>>
>>Responsible for dozens upon dozens of short stories, as well as
>>classic novels like Fahrenheit 451 and several film adaptations and 
>>inspirations, Ray Bradbury made science fiction cool, or at least 
>>mainstream. The average reader may not be familiar with his classic 
>>dystopian stories such as "There Will Come Soft Rains" or "The Veldt,"
>>but have probably heard of The Butterfly Effect (loosely inspired by
>>his story "A Sound of Thunder") as well as his disquieting Disney
>>adaptation Something Wicked This Way Comes. Then there's his highly
>>influential sci-fi saga The Martian Chronicles, which document
>>colonial life on the planet Mars (not on Bruno or Veronica, just to
>>clarify). 
> 
> Which got a magnificent TV adaptation.
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&
> field-keywords=The+Martian+Chronicles 

Indeed. I recall it well. I didn't realize it had been released.

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The Martian Chronicler falls short a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-28 08:50 -0700
  Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-04-28 16:32 +0000
  Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-28 17:02 +0000
    Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2018-04-28 22:30 -0500
      Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-29 04:05 +0000
        Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-04-29 12:19 +0000
          Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2018-04-29 13:30 +0100
            Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-29 15:13 +0000
              Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2018-04-29 13:55 -0700
            Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Stephen Harker <sjharker@netspace.net.au> - 2018-04-30 17:29 +1000
          Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-04-29 06:35 -0700
            Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-04-29 16:32 +0000
          Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-29 15:09 +0000
          Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 18:52 -0500
            Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-04-30 13:27 +0000
              Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-04-30 08:22 -0600
          Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 13:57 -0500
            Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-05-01 13:59 -0500
        Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2018-04-30 17:54 -0700
          Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-05-01 05:25 +0000
  Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short Johnny1A <johnny1a.again@gmail.com> - 2018-04-28 22:52 -0700
  The Martian Chronicler falls short Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2018-04-29 13:33 -0700
    Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 17:41 -0400

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