Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short

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From	djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject	Re: The Martian Chronicler falls short
Message-ID	<p7wnC4.20Ho@kithrup.com> (permalink)
Date	2018-04-28 17:02 +0000
References	<pc258o01igv@news2.newsguy.com>
Organization	Kithrup Enterprises, Ld.

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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
>


-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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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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