Should you watch Mars?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Mars
Series · 2016
The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
The sides of Mars
- The first crew sent to settle Mars
- Real scientists interviewed today
- A colony built against the planet
Mars is good for you if…
- you need space science that holds up.
- you like the idea of humans actually living on Mars.
- you like a crew fighting dust, cold and isolation to stay alive.
Mars is bad for you if…
- you want to stay with the crew, not cut away to interviews.
- you roll your eyes at scientists talking up humanity's future on Mars.
About: exploration · sacrifice · loneliness
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