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The Martian Chronicles - January 15, 1980

Jan 15, 2021

The highly-anticipated premiere of The Martian Chronicles TV miniseries was nearly torpedoed by none other than the book's author himself, Ray Bradbury. Find out how NBC saved face and how audiences received the star-studded tale when it finally aired starting January 15, 1980.

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