Talk:There Will Come Soft Rains (short story)

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Adaptations?[edit]

Under adaptations, there is a note on a musical version of the poem that was released on Youtube. Said video- which is accessible via reference- is "World of Tomorrow" by Jason Burns. The problem is, the video was only released four days ago (at the time of me writing this), only has 3k views, and does not show up when someone searches for "there will come soft rains" on Youtube. My question is, does this count as noticeable? Because it honestly feels less like a noticeable adaptation and more like an advertisement for said adaptation. I, for one, would not have found it if it weren't for the link in the references. 137.119.132.98 (talk) 12:05, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gained in translation[edit]

Where did this August 4th, 2026 come from? from a book I have, the date cited in the story is April 18, 1985, not the other one. Way too gross a mistake to be a typo by the translator. Could anybody clarify this? I'm tempted to modify this wiki entry right away but it'd be good if the original writer of the entry first offers his/her take on this before I do so.

And I feel a "Warning: spoilers.." notice is in order.

Later editions have this story dated 2026, maybe?

Made with recycled electrons and HTML by N. Macchiavelli 17:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

The computer, at the beginning of the story, says that the date is August 4, 2026, according to every version and every website I've ever read. That must be a translation error; when does it say that? - Pureblade | ^Θ 13:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The audio version I just added the reference to also gives a 1980s date, but it could well be an adaptation. I'd go with the different editions theory. 131.111.200.200 14:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The title was changed when the story was republished as part of The Martian Chronicles. --Animakitty 22:04, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm the different editions theory; I've seen both. (The date was changed in the text of the story as well as added to the title. I'm not sure if other changes were made as well.) Msr657 07:26, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be relevant to add this video http://www.vimeo.com/1192818? It apparently takes off Bradbury's story and has the poem recited by the house. 78.3.239.242 (talk) 22:48, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

3 different titles for the story since 1950[edit]

See the Publication History section for title change history, and the Plot section for revisions for the work. Schools often use books on hand, and the 1950 edition of THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES that contained "August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" are still being used! Nothing has been lost because the 1997 edition now in print just advanced the dates by 31 years for "August 2057: There Will Come Soft Rains".

See the Plot section on specific differences among the versions.

2601:140:8980:4B20:1CDA:D1F2:B279:E3AF (talk) 00:53, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Historical context[edit]

Is a cited section describing the Cold War in moderate detail really necessary/appropriate? Or wouldn't it be better just to link to Cold War instead? DaywalkingInMemphis (talk) 15:51, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

nope never — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.11.42.100 (talk) 16:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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"continuously recites on the morning after." -Recites what? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.20.13 (talk) 17:22, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Historical context added throughout / August 5[edit]

See Bradbury's reaction to nuclear weapons development in the Introduction and Themes sections. In particular, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is addressed. The bomb was detonated at 8:15AM on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima Time when it was still August 5, 1945 in the Continental United States. 2601:140:8980:4B20:1CDA:D1F2:B279:E3AF (talk) 01:01, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New music album...[edit]

There is a new rendition of the Ray Bradbury story as a music album, by Zarelli, over a dramatic reading by Leonard Nimoy taken from the 1975 album, and is named Soft Rains. Some information on it, and a video of one of the songs can be found here. https://vimeo.com/119444251 (I bought the MP3 album yesterday, then after listening to it all, came to this article to refresh my memory on how the story came to be.) Nomad Of Norad (talk) 08:13, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]