Tag: Martian Chronicles

  • Martian Chronicles Dissected Stargate Special Effects

    In case you missed it (and I know you did), here’s Roy and my epic dissection of the 1979-1980 miniseries after Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles,” which turned out to be nearly as long as the series itself (although, I think you’ll agree, much more entertaining).

    Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner streams live on Facebook every Friday and Sunday at 7 pm EDT. We’ll actually be taking a break this Friday (it’s Roy’s wife’s birthday), but the week after that, we’ll be discussing “Robinson Crusoe on Mars.”

    This Sunday, Roy’s special guest will be Bruce Woloshyn, special effects supervisor on television shows such as “Stargate SG-1” and “Stargate: Atlantis.” Among his other, big screen credits are “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” “Mission to Mars,” and “Night at the Museum.”

    Tune in for the conversation this Sunday at 7 pm:

    https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/

  • Martian Chronicles Livestream Tonight

    Martian Chronicles Livestream Tonight

    Due to technical difficulties on Friday night, it’s nearly time for Take 2, as Roy and I prepare to “Rock” the NBC miniseries “The Martian Chronicles,” on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, to be live-streamed on Facebook, tonight at 7:00 EDT.

    https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/

    PHOTO: Rock Hudson and the first Martian hand buzzer

  • Gilded Age & Martian Chronicles Double Feature

    Gilded Age & Martian Chronicles Double Feature

    It’s Friday afternoon! Nearly time for another Classic Ross Amico double feature.

    First, at 6:00 EDT, all that glitters is not gold, as we listen to music from movies inspired by novels set during the Gilded Age (post-Civil War to around the start of World War I), including selections from “The Heiress” (Aaron Copland), after Henry James, “The Age of Innocence” (Elmer Bernstein), after Edith Wharton, “The Magnificent Ambersons” (Bernard Herrmann), after Booth Tarkington, and “Mr. Skeffington” (Franz Waxman), after Elizabeth von Arnim. That’s on “Picture Perfect,” on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.

    Then, at 7:00 EDT, Daniel Day Lewis is conspicuously absent, as we depart the Age of Gold for the Red Planet and Ray Bradbury’s “The Martian Chronicles.” Rock Hudson leads an all-star cast in this NBC miniseries, produced in 1979, through the magic of no-budget special effects and quasi-disco interludes. There’s plenty of talent on-hand, both in front of and behind the cameras, but somehow it all just doesn’t hang together. That’s my opinion, anyway. Roy Bjellquist and I will talk about it tonight, live-streamed on Facebook, on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner:

    https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/

    Join the discussion or leave a comment.

    We come in peace! (Sorry about the chicken pox.)

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