Synopsis
"Based on Ray Bradbury's sweeping sci-fi classic, this 1979 mini-series details the mystery, wonder and horror of humankind's attempts to leave Earth and establish a new culture on Mars. Scientists travel to Mars to study its atmosphere and terrain, and decide that earthlings can dwell safely in this new environment - but some in the group learn that an alien life form might exist beneath the planet's surface. Everyone will eventually learn that the colonization of Mars might not be welcomed by its present inhabitants... and with good reason. This epic television production originally aired in three parts."
Or read a preview of the book here:
Years before my purchase of
ReplyDeleteSpace 1889, and many before
my re-interest springing from PARROOM STATION and well
augmented buy the great work
from Black Hat Miniatures
in their rules and minis.
There was "The Martian
Chronicles".I saw this
miniseries when it first
aired in 1979. I then
purchased the VHS in 1994
and am now ordering the DVD.
I've always liked the ascetic depiction of Bradbury's Martians.Also lets face
it their sand ships are just
neat as all get out...)
Here are a few ideas I'm kicking around:
Bradbury's Martians are the
first (pure strain) Martians.
They have inhabited Mars form
the beginning. Their
civilization developed well
before we evolved (a side line here: Bradbury's Martians may
have had something to do with
that evolution) Through war and natural disaster their
civilization fell, well before
the Cephalods arrived from
elsewhere. The Cephalods first created a servitor race from
lower Martian life forms that
would later become the Giant
Tribal Martians. The Cephalods
were not satisfied with their
creation and by capturing a few pure strain Martians and using
that DNA as a basis for what
became the Imperial Martians.
The pure strain Martians live
very much on the edge of
other Martian societies, to
the Tribal Martians they are
seen as evil spirits, ghosts. demons and by some as
gods and by others as watchers
for the gods.The Imperial
Martians see them in a wide
variety of ways defendant
upon their city states' religion and frequency of contact
with the pure strains.Depending
on these criteria the
pure strains can be seen as
good bad or indifferent and
from highly respected to
scarcely believed to exist at
all.
The pure strain Martians stealth ability is one of their
great assets if they don't wish
to be seen they usually are not.
They tend not to interfere with
the actions of others unless
some taboo (known usually only
to themselves) is violated.
Don M said...
ReplyDeleteYears before my purchase
of Space 1889, and many
before my re-interest
springing from PARROOM
STATION and well augmented
buy the great work from
Black Hat Miniatures
in their rules and minis.
There was
"The Martian Chronicles"
Interesting premise on the
Bradbury Martians as pure
strains. Knowing you this is
very close to book form now...)
I've not seen or read this one, will check it out...)
ReplyDeleteJoe said...
ReplyDeleteI've not seen or read this one, will check it out...)
I've seen it a few times, not bad as miniseries go.