"The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985) TV series 1985-1992

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Directors:

Chris Bailey
Allan Kroeker

Writers:

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

21 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Wayne Robson	...	Man in Store / ... (3 episodes, 1986-1992)
Desmond Kelly	...	Old Man / ... (3 episodes, 1989-1992)
Frank Whitten	...	Mailman / ... (3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Jayne Eastwood	...	Elmira Brown / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1990)
Kenneth Welsh	...	Captain Wilder / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1990)
Jennifer Dale	...	The Banshee / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1992)
Alan Scarfe	...	John Oatis Kendall / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1989)
Charles Martin Smith	...	Douglas Rogers / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1989)
Michael Copeman	...	Policeman / ... (2 episodes, 1986)
Neil Munro	...	Father / ... (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
John Bach	...	Lazlo / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Harold Gould	...	Colonel Stonesteel / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Bill Meilen	...	Jahdoo / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Patricia Phillips	...	Cynthia Fortnum / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Michael Sarrazin	...	John Colt / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1992)
Frank C. Turner	...	John Webley / ... (2 episodes, 1989)
Robert Clothier	...	Ralph (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Michael Hurst	...	Lt. Simmons / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Sheila Moore	...	Anna / ... (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Helen Moulder	...	Mrs. Brabbam (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Brian Sergent	...	Boltz (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ken Blackburn	...	Policeman / ... (2 episodes, 1992)
Peter Rowley	...	Druggist / ... (2 episodes, 1992)

Also Known As:

"Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury" (Canada: French title)
"Mystery Theatre" (UK) (rerun title)
"Ray Bradbury présente" (France)
"The Bradbury Trilogy" (UK) (rerun title)
"The Ray Bradbury Theatre" (UK)

Runtime:

25 min (65 episodes)

Country:

France | UK | Canada | USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Alberta Filmworks

DVD Set

I saw this on "Home Box Office" (heh! Love that...HBO now) when it first aired. Drew Barrymore's Screaming Woman has always impressed me and still does.

I recently picked up the Platinum Disc Corp DVD set for this series and was pleasantly surprised by the image quality. It's has nice color for the most part but may appear too pink at other times. I doubt the source material was outstanding visually. The biggest problem is something that was not a big surprise: image tearing. This happens when there is a lot of action on screen. It's infuriating that a company does this to a series that isn't available any way else just to save a few bucks. I paid about $25 but I'd pay more for better quality spread across more DVDs. It really sucks! And they could've turned themselves around with this collection. Yey to PDC for releasing these but boohiss for dropping the quality. For that I WON'T BE buying this for Christmas for another member of the family who is a fan. :(