The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1985–1992)
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" (original title)

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.

Stars:

Ray Bradbury, Frank Whitten, Desmond Kelly

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Ray Bradbury	...	Himself - Introduction (65 episodes, 1985-1992)

Storyline

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France UK Canada USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

El teatro de Ray Bradbury

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alberta Filmworks, Atlantis Films, Ellipse Programme

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min 23 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Great fun

I looked forward to every episode of this now-ancient HBO series. I guess I should pick up the DVD set one of these days. Not all episodes were of equal quality, and the budgets were often appalling. But when the stories adhered to the original source material, they couldn't be beat -- except maybe by the first few seasons of the original TWILIGHT ZONE. This is the series that adopted A SOUND OF THUNDER, one of Bradbury's very best short stories, and did an excellent job with it. Also, while Bradbury was no Rod Serling, his quavery intro to each episode was always something to look forward to. I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall some episodes were adapted from stories that had been earlier adapted for use on the original TWILIGHT ZONE.