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Having remembered this series from the 80's & seeing the episodes again,I remembered how poignant & creative Ray Bradbury was. His sense of nature,
locales,imagery & most of all his childlike views of both this world
& otherworldly possibilities were on display on many of the episodes in
this series & otherworks he did. The mini series "The Martian Chronicles" starring Rock Hudson back in the 1970's was truly a great piece of work
from Mr.Bradbury. When I think back to other true geniuses in television
such as Rod Serling & Alfred Hitchcock,I would put Ray Bradbury's name in
that select list.
In my grading evaluation of the episodes in this series, some were outstanding,some ok & some very poor which is why I graded out this series 3 out of 5 stars.
Some of my favorite episodes from this series were Silent Towns,The Town where no one got off,The Playground,The Concrete mixer,Marionettes,Gotcha,Here there be Tygers,The Lonely One & The Toynbee Convector.
I do recommend this series to any fans of Ray Bradbury as a tribute to a man who can truly be said when it came to imagination,his was limitless.

If the creative mind is a mystery to you...this is a MUST! Especially if you're entertaining "writing" Sci Fi...you need this. In this series you'll find stories that later developed into portions of Bradbury's other works like The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes. It was a tickle to see the "first drafts" (as it were) of these thoughts, and then realize how he altered them for the larger presentations. Needless to say, there is a "star studded" cast.

This is Bradbury...he's something you put in your collection if, for no other reason than he is one of the major Science Fiction masters. No Science Fiction collection is complete without his contributions. But, then, there's also the fun of watching the creative mind at work? I'd recommend this collection of stories. There's something for everyone inside! I do have one reservation: Because a number of the episodes end with a negative or frightening conclusion, I would not recommend this for children of an impressionable age.

For the real SciFi buffs, here's a amusing item. In this collection is a story called The Jar. Now, anyone familiar with Rod Serling knows what that story is about. It's the same theme...two authors deal with it to the same conclusion. You decide who did the better job or writing!