| Cacique Caribe | 20 Feb 2009 7:11 a.m. PST |
I like the exotic look of the Martian weapon in The Martian Chronicles miniseries. As far as I can recall, they were shown only when Spender went "native" on the others, and earlier on when the female Martian began dreaming of the astronaut and the Martian husband got jealous: link
link The construction looked rather crude when you had the barrel pointed at you, but it was exotic . . . very alien and simple at the same time. QUESTION:
Are there any schematic drawings/depictions of it anywhere, or clear photos of the props? Thanks. CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 20 Feb 2009 7:34 a.m. PST |
Or was it just a cone of paper mache they decided to make at the last minute? CC |
| vdal1812 | 20 Feb 2009 9:02 a.m. PST |
I watched the Martian Chronicles along time ago when I was young. I didn't get it. But I did like it. Is it available on DVD somewhere. I want to give myself another chance to understand it.
Oh, and to keep it on topic, I like the Martian weapons but they do look crude. |
| Captain Apathy | 20 Feb 2009 9:10 a.m. PST |
I loved the book, but unfortunately the entire mini-series was a bit crude. Lots of big name actors from that era though. There was one scene in particular that stuck in my mind. It was the chase scene where the last of the Martians were trying to catch one of the Earth men (Darren McGavin I think). The chase consisted of what looked like a toy Martian skiff with Barbie dolls in being pulled across the set via a string. It was REALLY bad. Still, I loved it. |
| Captain Apathy | 20 Feb 2009 9:11 a.m. PST |
Oh, I found it… Look about 9:00 minutes in link … and about the first minute or so of this one link |
| cloudcaptain | 20 Feb 2009 10:02 a.m. PST |
Bad? That scene was really tense when I was about 10! |
| jpattern2 | 20 Feb 2009 10:07 a.m. PST |
Hahahahaha! I remember that scene, too. Cheesy goodness!
I'm still hoping "The Martian Chronicles" (or at least some of the stories in it) will one day get the big-screen treatment it deserves. |
| Cacique Caribe | 20 Feb 2009 10:21 a.m. PST |
Those sandships were really cheesy!!! Still, the concept of wind-sailing over sand on top of blades sounds so cool. That's why I'm holding on to this beauty. I think it works best for 15mm. link The crew will be Rebel Minis Greys, which I plan to arm with something exotic. CC
TMP link
TMP link |
| jpattern2 | 20 Feb 2009 10:24 a.m. PST |
If you're at all into Space: 1889 and related gaming, you've gotta love those Star Wars Skiffs. |
| Doctor Bedlam | 20 Feb 2009 1:06 p.m. PST |
Seeing the TV movie was what inspired me to read Bradbury for the first time. Fell in love with the guy's prose and ideas. That being said, he's hard to translate to film adequately. Especially some of his Martian stories… |
| Cacique Caribe | 20 Feb 2009 1:18 p.m. PST |
You guys are gonna love this. I totally forgot that the Martian guns fired bees! link So, does that mean that they were Martian Bee-Bee Guns??? CC |
| jpattern2 | 21 Feb 2009 4:14 p.m. PST |
Doc Bedlam, I was already a Bradbury fan when the miniseries came out. Even bad Bradbury is better than just aout everything else out there, to me. |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Feb 2009 7:50 p.m. PST |
Here's a good photo of it. link CC |
| Cacique Caribe | 01 Aug 2010 9:40 p.m. PST |
Guys, I just came across these other awesome Martian Chronicles screen shots: link Dan |
snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
