wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (05/14/84)
I had previously posted a very critical initial review of the "Bradbury 13" NPR radio series. I am surprised and most pleased to say that it has gotten MUCH better. The last two episodes I heard, "Kaleidoscope" and "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed", were far superior to the preceeding ones in terms of the suitability of the stories for radio adaptations and the listener's enjoyment of the programs. Since NPR stations are carrying these programs in a staggered manner, you may well be able to hear these episodes locally. I recommend that you do so, if possible. If the producers had aired these stories as the first ones in the series, it would have been a much better introduction; even if the same poorer episodes, which were aired as the first ones, had been broadcast later in the series, their failings would have had much less effect, as the audience would have known how good the series could be, and could dismiss these lower-quality programs as abberations or low points, when compared with the superior quality of these good programs. I now look forward to the later episodes. Will