Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x1 Airdate: Tuesday May 21st, 1985 |
Co-Guest Stars
Recap
Computer salesman John Braling settles down to breakfast with his talkative yet shallow wife Marjorie. He secretly takes antacid and leaves for work as she nags him about everything out of concern for his health. Braling arrives at work and his secretary informs him that a man has been calling but refuses to leave his name. He files the number with a pile of others and turns on his computer, only to receive a transmission from a company calling itself Marionettes, Inc. It has a complete file on Braling and prints out its logo on his printer, including its motto, "We Shadow Forth."..Read the full recap
Episode Notes
The series began on HBO with this episode.
Story based on "Marionette's, Inc.", first published in Startling Stories (March 1949). The story also appears in the book, The Illustrated Man (1951).
Episode Quotes
Host: It's a new age. Even the coffee machines are talking to us. Maybe the next thing will be they'll tell us not only what to drink, but when to drink. But what if they're wrong. I wonder if old Geppetto had any idea of what notions he let loose on the world.
Analysis
Changes from the short story:
* The character of Fantoccini, and the company motto, "We Shadow Forth," are taken from Bradbury's "I Sing the Body Electric."
* The first half of the episode is new material: the short story begins with Braling already having purchased his duplicate.
* The character of Fantoccini, and the company motto, "We Shadow Forth," are taken from Bradbury's "I Sing the Body Electric."
* The first half of the episode is new material: the short story begins with Braling already having purchased his duplicate.
Other Episode Crew
| • Creator | Ray Bradbury |
| • Developer | Mark Massari |
| • Executive Producer | Ray Bradbury | Larry Wilcox | Michael MacMillan |
| • Producer | Seaton McLean |
| • Editor | George Appleby |
| • Casting | Diane Polley |
| • Line Producer | Gillian Richardson |
| • First Assistant Director | Michael Zenon |
| • Second Assistant Director | Elizabeth Scherberger |
| • Music | Bruce Ley |
| • Costume Designer | Eileen Kennedy |
| • Hairstylist | Jenny Bennicke |
| • Make-up | Marlene Aarons |
| • Grip | Ian McGeagh Henderson |
| • Key Grip | Mark Silver |
| • Set Decorator | Elinor Rose Galbraith |
| • Location Manager | Michael Brownstone |
| • Transportation Coordinator | Jeff Steinberg |
| • Property Master | Peter Fletcher |
| • Production Assistant | Nancy Nickel |
| • Script Supervisor | Joanne Tolley-Harwood |
| • Production Coordinator | Sandie Pereira |
| • Assistant Editor | Jay Houpt |
| • Re-Recording Mixer | Jack Herren |
| • Gaffer | Adam Swica |
| • Director of Photography | Thomas Burstyn |
| • Art Director | David Moe |
| • Post Production Coordinator | Susan Gerofsky |
| • Sound Editor | Arnold Stewart |
| • Sound Mixer | John P. Megill |
| • Third Assistant Director | Wendy Ross |
| • Boom Operator | Jack Buchanan (2) |
| • Set Dresser | Danielle Fleury |
| • Best Boy | David McNicoll | Tom Bate |
| • Second Camera | Paul Mitchnick |
| • Electrician | Geoffry Pye |
| • Assistant Sound Editor | Daphne Ballon (2) |
| • Foley Artist | Andy Malcolm |
| • Assistant Art Director | Nancey Pankiw |
| • Wardrobe Mistress | Judith Gostick |
| • Construction Manager | Kirk Cheney |
| • Still Photographer | Michael Courtney (2) |
| • Assistant Grip | Greg Palermo |
| • Assistant Location Manager | Woody Sidarous |
| • Second Camera Assistant | Brian Gedge |
| • 1st Camera Assistant | Malcolm Cross (1) |
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