The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Gilbert M. Shilton, Graeme Campbell, Paul Lynch, Costa Botes, Brad Turner See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Ray Bradbury, Leigh Lawson, Wayne Robson, Eileen Brennan, David Orth See all Cast & Crew
  • Award(s): CableACE 1993 (Won)
    ACE 1985 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Dead Boy Detectives, Dark Matter
  • Story:

    The Ray Bradbury Theater is an anthology series that ran for two seasons on HBO, three episodes per season from 1985 to 1986, and four additional seasons on USA Network from 1988 to 1992. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel. All 65 episodes were written by Ray Bradbury and many were based on short stories or novels he had written, including "A Sound of Thunder", "Marionettes, Inc.", "Banshee", "The Playground", "Mars is Heaven", "Usher II", "The Jar", "The Long Rain", "The Veldt", "The Small Assassin", "The Pedestrian", "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl, "Here There Be Tygers", "The Toynbee Convector", and "Sun and Shadow". Many of the episodes focused on only one of Bradbury's original works. However, Bradbury occasionally included elements from his other works. "Marionettes, Inc." featured Fantoccini, a character from "I Sing the Body Electric!". "Gotcha!" included an opening sequence taken from "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair." Characters were renamed, and elements added to the original works to expand the story to 23–28 minutes or to better suit the television medium. Each episode would begin with a shot of Bradbury in his office, gazing over mementos of his life, which he states are used to spark ideas for stories. During the first season, Bradbury sometimes appeared on-screen in brief vignettes introducing the story. During the second season, Bradbury provided the opening narration with no specific embellishment concerning the episode. During the third season, a foreshortened version of the narration was used and Bradbury would add specific comments relevant to the episode presented. During the fourth and later seasons, a slightly shorter generic narration was used with no additional comments.

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The Ray Bradbury Theater: Season 6

Season 6 : E 1 - The Earthmen | 03 Jan 1992

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Season 6 : E 2 - Zero Hour | 10 Jan 1992

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Season 6 : E 3 - The Jar | 17 Jan 1992

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Season 6 : E 4 - Colonel Stonesteel and the Desperate Empties | 24 Jan 1992

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Season 6 : E 5 - The Concrete Mixer | 31 Jan 1992

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Season 6 : E 6 - The Utterly Perfect Murder | 07 Feb 1992

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Season 6 : E 7 - Let's Play Poison | 14 Feb 1992

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Season 6 : E 8 - The Martian | 21 Feb 1992

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Season 6 : E 9 - The Lonely One | 10 Jul 1992

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Season 6 : E 10 - The Happiness Machine | 17 Jul 1992

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Season 6 : E 11 - Tomorrow's Child | 14 Aug 1992

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Season 6 : E 12 - The Anthem Sprinters | 21 Aug 1992

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Season 6 : E 13 - By the Numbers | 11 Sep 1992

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Season 6 : E 14 - The Long Rain | 19 Sep 1992

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Season 6 : E 15 - The Dead Man | 26 Sep 1992

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Season 6 : E 16 - Sun and Shadow | 03 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 17 - Silent Towns | 10 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 18 - Downwind from Gettysburg | 17 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 19 - Some Live Like Lazarus | 24 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 20 - The Handler | 27 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 21 - Fee Fie Foe Fum | 28 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 22 - Great Wide World Over There | 29 Oct 1992

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Season 6 : E 23 - The Tombstone | 30 Oct 1992

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STORY

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The Ray Bradbury Theater is an anthology series that ran for two seasons on HBO, three episodes per season from 1985 to 1986, and four additional seasons on USA Network from 1988 to 1992. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel. All 65 episodes were written by Ray Bradbury and many were based on short stories or novels he had written, including "A Sound of Thunder", "Marionettes, Inc.", "Banshee", "The Playground", "Mars is Heaven", "Usher II", "The Jar", "The Long Rain", "The Veldt", "The Small Assassin", "The Pedestrian", "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl, "Here There Be Tygers", "The Toynbee Convector", and "Sun and Shadow". Many of the episodes focused on only one of Bradbury's original works. However, Bradbury occasionally included elements from his other works. "Marionettes, Inc." featured Fantoccini, a character from "I Sing the Body Electric!". "Gotcha!" included an opening sequence taken from "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair." Characters were renamed, and elements added to the original works to expand the story to 23–28 minutes or to better suit the television medium. Each episode would begin with a shot of Bradbury in his office, gazing over mementos of his life, which he states are used to spark ideas for stories. During the first season, Bradbury sometimes appeared on-screen in brief vignettes introducing the story. During the second season, Bradbury provided the opening narration with no specific embellishment concerning the episode. During the third season, a foreshortened version of the narration was used and Bradbury would add specific comments relevant to the episode presented. During the fourth and later seasons, a slightly shorter generic narration was used with no additional comments.

AWARDS

Won
CableACE Award

Dramatic Series | 1993 | Ray

Directing a Dramatic Series | 1993 | Ian

ACE Award

Actor in a Dramatic Series | 1985 | James

Art Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series | 1989

Costume Design for a Comedy or Dramatic Series | 1990

Directing a Dramatic Series | 1985

Writing a Dramatic Series | 1985 | Ray

Gemini Award

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series | 1986 | Andy

Best Pay TV Drama | 1986 | Seaton

Nominations
ACE Award

Actress in a Dramatic Series | 1989

Dramatic Series | 1985 | Larry

Actor in a Dramatic Series | 1987 | Jeff

Costume Design for a Comedy or Dramatic Series | 1989

Original Music | 1987 | John

Writing a Dramatic Series | 1987

Art Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series | 1987

Directing a Dramatic Series | 1985 | Ralph L.

Direction of Photography andor Lighting Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series | 1987

Art Direction on Film | 1985 | David

CableACE Award

Writing a Dramatic Series | 1993 | Ray

Dramatic Series | 1992

Gemini Award

Best Short Dramatic Program | 1993

Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Dramatic Program or MiniSeries | 1988 | Michael

Best Music Composition for a Program Dramatic Underscore | 1987 | Louis

Best Production Design or Art Direction | 1986 | David

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | 1992 | Richard

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | 1990

TRIVIA

Trivia

Ray Bradbury Theater was an HBO exclusive for the first 3 seasons then moved to the USA network to finish the series.