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» » Ray Bradbury présente The Veldt (1985–1992)

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Two parents become increasingly concerned that their children are spending far too much time in the virtual reality playroom, which seems permanently set to the African veldt.

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    • Author: Monin
    This is one of the most famous of the Bradbury stories. It involves something that he was interested in: the house that runs itself, which causes a human disconnect. In such a house is a holographic "nursery." Two children, Peter and Wendy (do those names sound familiar, think Neverland) live with their parents in such a house and have everything handed to them but have almost no human connection. They even call their parents by their first names. It become apparent that an African setting in the nursery is more than that. It is real with real lions and elephants and a fixation on the life and death struggles between the hunters and the hunted. The adults try to fix things, but they are much too late to forge a relationship with their children. The children have developed a nearly sociopathic being with no regard for life. This is very disturbing over sixty years after the story was initially written. Much of the technology portrayed is here and the connection with our children is waning. Try this one on for size.
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    • Author: Xwnaydan
    This movie is one of Ray Bradbury many stories. I would highly recommend this story but not the movie. It hits the key points of the story and for the time its not to bad of a set but for the actors. They where definitely not the best.
  • Episode cast overview:
    Linda Kelsey Linda Kelsey - Lydia Hadley
    Malcolm Stewart Malcolm Stewart - George Hadley
    Damien Atkins Damien Atkins - Peter Hadley
    Shana Alexander Shana Alexander - Wendy Hadley
    Thomas Peacocke Thomas Peacocke - David McLean
    Del Mehes Del Mehes - Mechanical Voice
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