Every time he pops on screen it feels as if he’s one tongue flick away from a far less menacing Hannibal Lecter. Scene-stealer Peter Blais knocks it out of the park with his performance as the off-kilter “Bone Specialist” that Levy consults to rid him of his ailment. But if you love cheesy haunted house vibes, this is the episode for you!
Unlike the other features on this list, there is only a small gesture towards something grand and metaphorical. Young Eugene Levy stars as hypochondriac Bert Harris who has finally had enough of the aching, uncomfortable trap of… his own skeleton? Needless to say, this episode is Bradbury’s foray into something equal parts absurd and comedic. In the end, a guilty conscience and a mysterious mask take control, but at what cost? 7. The operative word here is “attempting” though, as one archaeologist sent to decode Martian artifacts finds his alliances may be less human than he thought.ĭelving into themes of racism and who has the right to claim dominion over lands, Bradbury imagines a world in which survival and morality are at odds. Pulled from Ray Bradbury’s 1950 sci-fi fix-up novel The Martian Chronicles, this dark tale follows a group of astronauts and scientists attempting to establish the first human colony on Mars. “And the Moon Be Still as Bright” (Season 5, Episode 7) As Bradbury wrote in his classic Fahrenheit 451, get ready to “stuff your eyes with wonder!” 8. They run the gamut from poignant sci-fi allegories to deep cuts featuring young future stars (Hey! Is that Jeff Goldblum?!). In a search for the best of the best, SYFY WIRE rounded up (and ranked!) the top eight episodes to get you hooked before you binge the whole series. Complete with an oh-so-’80s spooky synth soundtrack, each episode begins with an ominous montage of Bradbury entering his office and exploring his collection of trinkets from all over the world.Įach memento holds a story representing, as Bradbury tells us, everything from a “martian landscape” to a “small Illinois town where I grew up.” Running from 1985 to1992, this collection adapts 65 of his most iconic short stories for the screen. One hidden gem you may have missed is his syndicated anthology TV series, The Ray Bradbury Theater, which is available to stream in full on Peacock. In fact, he had tons of cool projects like comics, movies, radio plays, and more. But Bradbury’s mind was never contained to the page.
Ray Bradbury was one of the most influential and celebrated authors of the past century, exploring ideas like apocalyptic horrors, martian landscapes, and technological nightmares.
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