Martians on Mars

Why did they not see it coming? Did they really think that a world existed where all their past lives were combined into one town. But like Captain Black said, "A man doesn't ask too many questions when his mother is suddenly brought back to life; he's much too happy." The picture of the town that I had seemed to be out of a Tim Burton flick. Kinda like Edward Scissor Hands or something. A little too perfect. Bradbury seems to set this up from the minute they land. He mentions that it was a perfect spring day. He describes the town as a dreamland complete with dreamy music drifting through the air. They should have known! Nothing is perfect. In the end it was too late. Captain John Black as well as his men were already in the depths of deception. Why were there seventeen graves waiting for the men though? I thought that the crew had dwindled to sixteen during the journey. Maybe I missed something. What a great classic science fiction piece though. Maybe Tim Burton could extend the short story into a feature length film. That would be cool. As far as converting this piece into a radio show goes, I would have to reference Orson Wells' and his incredible translation of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds. It would be a similar task don't you think. Converting a written piece of science fiction into a spoken theatrical radio production. I know that Orson put a lot of thought into his production. Hell, he even freaked out a whole nation because he did such a good job. He would be idol if my task was to make a radio show of Mars is Heaven!