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Whats going on with The Mars Undergound... website hasn't changed in awhile
figured this would be the place to go, since I haven't stopped by in about a year, looking at some of my last posts...
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Whats going on with The Mars Undergound... website hasn't changed in awhile
figured this would be the place to go, since I haven't stopped by in about a year, looking at some of my last posts...
That's a good question, I did some looking around the other day and I couldn't find anything about a release date, although for some reason the sound track is avalible....go figure.
If anyone knows anything about this I'd like to know looks like an intersting movie, but as much as I respect Dr. Zubrin I don't particularly like the fact that this movie looks like it paints him as the patron saint of Mars.
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At the rexcent mars society conference in august http://www.marssociety.org/news/2005/0812.asp the movie was shown
Tizania was then followed by a special premier presentation of the powerful new two-hour documentary movie, “The Mars Underground,” (www.themarsunderground.com) making a strong case for the feasibility and vision of human Mars exploration and settlement, and keeping the audience riveted to their seats until well past 11 PM.
and if memory serves me right the web site said it would post a review shortly..but haven't seen one yet... So not sure if that was an oversight or a sign of a bad movie..hope it is the former. There have been enough "bad" mars movies made...
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"If anyone knows anything about this I'd like to know looks like an intersting movie, but as much as I respect Dr. Zubrin I don't particularly like the fact that this movie looks like it paints him as the patron saint of Mars."
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"If anyone knows anything about this I'd like to know looks like an intersting movie, but as much as I respect Dr. Zubrin I don't particularly like the fact that this movie looks like it paints him as the patron saint of Mars."
Swell
I started a novel several years back tenatively titled "St Bob's Day" - - I intended it to cover a single Marsian sol at a small colony, 24 hours and 46 minutes or whatever - - and the day in question was the anniversary of Robert Zubrin's birth, a colony holiday. :shock:
Give someone a sufficient [b][i]why[/i][/b] and they can endure just about any [b][i]how[/i][/b]
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I think Discovery Channel are going to be showing this next year sometime, and it might be available on DVD at some point after that, although my MS Chief out here has a copy, so check with your MS leaders they might have a copy also.
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I think Discovery Channel are going to be showing this next year sometime
I'll try and see it then
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It's available now on DVD - be sure to checkout the trailer at this cool site ... nice gfx and Zubrin at 109% max power.
The screener can be ordered here
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Is this the same Mars Underground that the Science Channel is running this week?
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Yes .. also showing is Roving Mars
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I was a bit underwhelmed. I'd heard most of that back when I read The Case for Mars. That's one of the best things about this site. It offers so much more stuff I've never heard of before about all this. It helps keep you interested and excited about the whole thing.
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Catch the video if you can, it's the best presentation of Mars Direct and the background to the Mars Society around. Great animations of the Mars Direct and the Design Reference Mission concepts. It's let down by the dreary drone of the narrator, thankfully Zubrin provides the antidote. The video does a superb job of selling Mars exploration but then oversells terraforming, a shame it almost totally undersells robotic exploration. All that said, it's a must see for all future Martians!
How much of a connection was there between Zubrin and the VSE? The script strongly suggests he was the driving force.
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Indeed.
Visually it is a very good representation of Mars Direct and the Reference Mission (based on Mars Semi-Direct).
Narration isn't very good, but the program is very tightly directed and stays on topic regarding making the first manned missions.
Kudos to mentioning Bush I's failed SEI and showing Bob Zubrin testifying before Congress. Shows the political dimensions well.
I wish everyone would see it.
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It is a good program.
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