1) The Martian Chronicles - I haven't seen it. I mean come one - Rock Hudson and Roddy McDowall !!! Plus I've seen the others. 2) Happy to read Born of Man and Woman too as it's so short. On a related note - I finally caved and started reading The Hyperion Cantos - let's see how that goes.
I made it halfway through the first book. Granted, I eyerolled pretty hard at the guy playing bach in the swamp on his space organ ON HIS SPACESHIP and they never got me back.
My initial reaction isn't too good either - about 1/4 way through and I feel assaulted with exposition and left wondering why he chose these garish caricatures? I am stubborn though and willing to plough through the whole book and then see how I feel about continuing the series but I'm wary.