Great news! As Pavel posted last summer SHOWTIME had plans to begin a new series called "Masters Of Sci-Fi" which will adapt classic science fiction stories into hour-long episodes. Well, ABC has taken over production of the series and plans to include it in their fall/2006 lineup. Ray Bradbury will adapt "Dark They Were And Golden-Eyed". Harlan Ellison is adapting his "Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktock Man". There is also supposed to be stories from Heinlein, Asimov, and Stanislaus Lem.

I don't have cable TV so I'm really happy that ABC has taken over, but because they've taken over I think this also increases the risk of the project being abandoned--you know the networks.

Best news about TV that I�ve heard in forty years. I hear Robert Redford is doing the same thing with what he calls �the O. Henry stuff".


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Rats. One time when I would like to have a TV. I love Bradbury and O. Henry and hope these productions do them justice!

The Redford project isn�t really �O. Henry�, he just used that term. The project is to recapture the old anthology shows like Hitchcock and Dupont Theater.

Chap, What meanest thou by "recapture" ?
Remakes? Reruns?

I think he means Redford will say "Good evening" and sell soap.

We should all be thankful William Sidney Porter was a far better author than he was an embezzler. (One of my favorites, "authors" that is!)
Sounds like a creative project, and one that current tv production seldom initiates any more. http://www.lsjunction.com/people/porter.htm

Braling II,
No reruns. He means to revitalize the use of the short story on TV. Old stories, new stories, you name it.

This link gives part of the interview: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/news

grasstains,
He�s a good man but I hope we don�t see his mug on there. I just want the stories.


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Great news! Saki, anyone?

No, thanks. I'd rather have a single malt whisky!

Oops. You said Saki, not Sake.
Munro, I guess.
Sorry.

(*hic*)

Yes, H. H. Munro "Saki." Although very little of what he wrote qualifies as Science Fiction, his work is perfect for an anthology short story series!

*bump*

I wish he was doing "Kaliedescope" instead of "Dark They Were". Imagine what that would be like with a decent budget. The guy helplessly drifting through space and coming to terms with his rival, his lost limbs, and finally his fleeting life. That other guy being swept away with the astroid belt would be a cool scene too. The "make a wish" scene at the end would be a sure classic.