New Mini-Series, Documentary Target the Red Planet

Starts tonight in Canada, don't know about elsewhere

http://www.space.com/entertainment/0...ars_debut.html

....""Race to Mars," a martian multimedia event orchestrated by the Discovery
Channel Canada, follows the efforts of six spaceflyers on a 600-day mission
to reach the red planet and hunt for life before China's unmanned probes.
The first installment of the four-hour miniseries airs tonight for viewers
in Canada."...

"A six-part documentary "Mars Rising" – narrated by veteran space actor
William Shatner – will follow the mini-series beginning Oct. 7 to present
an in-depth look at the inherent hurdles facing a human expedition to Mars.
A companion book and multimedia Web site further explore issues raised in
the $20 million television event."...

Klaatu wrote:

Starts tonight in Canada, don't know about elsewhere

http://www.space.com/entertainment/0...ars_debut.html

...""Race to Mars," a martian multimedia event orchestrated by the Discovery
Channel...

"...veteran space actor William Shatner..." Space actor!? He was the
hammy star of a sci-fi-oriented soap opera 40 years ago. Forgive my
skepticism, but this is the same Discovery Channel that periodically
discovers the secret of the Pyramids -- alien builders. I'm skeptical
about that, too.

Davoud

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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:10:47 +0000, Davoud wrote:

Klaatu wrote:

Starts tonight in Canada, don't know about elsewhere

http://www.space.com/entertainment/0...ars_debut.html

...""Race to Mars," a martian multimedia event orchestrated by the
Discovery Channel...

"...veteran space actor William Shatner..." Space actor!? He was the
hammy star of a sci-fi-oriented soap opera 40 years ago. Forgive my
skepticism, but this is the same Discovery Channel that periodically
discovers the secret of the Pyramids -- alien builders. I'm skeptical
about that, too.

Davoud

If Shatner is a 'space actor' then he should be able to act... and act
while in space. I say we put it to the test.

There are extreme hurdles in getting humans on Mars and coming back.
They should go for the "one-way, no way out" type of explorer maybe.





"A six-part documentary "Mars Rising" - narrated by veteran space actor
William Shatner - will follow the mini-series beginning Oct. 7 to present
an in-depth look at the inherent hurdles facing a human expedition to
Mars.
A companion book and multimedia Web site further explore issues raised in
the $20 million television event."...

On Sep 24, 8:10 am, Davoud wrote:
Klaatu wrote:
Starts tonight in Canada, don't know about elsewhere

http://www.space.com/entertainment/0...ars_debut.html

...""Race to Mars," a martian multimedia event orchestrated by the Discovery
Channel...

"...veteran space actor William Shatner..." Space actor!? He was the
hammy star of a sci-fi-oriented soap opera 40 years ago. Forgive my
skepticism, but this is the same Discovery Channel that periodically
discovers the secret of the Pyramids -- alien builders. I'm skeptical
about that, too.

Davoud

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usenet *at* davidillig dawt com

He may have been a little hammy, but Star Trek wasn't. I do find your
post a little hammy, however. ;-)

On Sep 24, 2:14 pm, "F. Auff" wrote:
There are extreme hurdles in getting humans on Mars and coming back.
They should go for the "one-way, no way out" type of explorer maybe.





"A six-part documentary "Mars Rising" - narrated by veteran space actor
William Shatner - will follow the mini-series beginning Oct. 7 to present
an in-depth look at the inherent hurdles facing a human expedition to
Mars.
A companion book and multimedia Web site further explore issues raised in
the $20 million television event."...- Hide quoted text -

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Would you want to be cooped up on a spacecraft with somebody like that
for a couple of years? ;-)

Even if you were the only person onboard? ;-)

That's why NASA rejected ideas like that when they were searching for
the Original 7.

That show SUCKS! They landed and it was like they were visiting the city
landfill.


"A six-part documentary "Mars Rising" - narrated by veteran space actor
William Shatner - will follow the mini-series beginning Oct. 7 to present
an in-depth look at the inherent hurdles facing a human expedition to
Mars.
A companion book and multimedia Web site further explore issues raised in
the $20 million television event."...