Now doubt the effects are a joke by today's standards, but this series is actually quite intelligent. More than anything else I would relate it to the more space/sci-fi episodes of the original Twilight Zone series. I never heard any controversy about Bradbury being against it, which figures because this mini-series is the only version of the story of which I've been exposed. I do strongly recommend it, but only to people who maybe think Captain Pickard is better than Captain Kirk... if you take my meaning.
I don't remember this one, but if I didn't know that this was a big miniseries with a big budget, judging from that trailer, I'd liken it to "Santa Claus Vs. the Martians." Looks really cheap and cheesy, even for its time.
