Mars: Season 1 [3 Discs] [DVD]

SOME of the pix. where nice and some of the interview where interesting, but not so much too hold my interest.

This seems to be a well done fictional docudrama type production. I've only had a chance to watch the first episode so far. My question is, where is the rest of the series? This is just season 1. How many seasons are there and why don't Best Buy offer them? Best Buy had better take warning. With their abandonment of 3D, and their shrinking stock of videos, they are going the way of Toy's R Us!! I DO NOT STREAM!!

Some people didn't like this because it was trying to be two things at the same time...real and fictional. Based on the book 'How We'll Live on Mars' by Stephen Petranek, this Ron Howard produced series in conjunction with the National Geographic is a nuts and bolts fact fest along with a pretty realistic Mars mission. I found the whole thing fascinating and enjoyable.

Mars is a really good series. Really enjoy seeing original film clips from nasa.

The movie switches between the present and the future. The present shows interviews and actual film footage on how we are currently working on the technology to eventually get us to Mars. The future is a fictional story based on reality about an international crew that must land and set up a habitable base for future crews that would be arriving. Of course not everything goes as planned and the characters are likeable and the story entertaining. This is a purchase that I can and will come back to and watch again.

This show is fantastic. It seamlessly blends real interviews with members of the science community with a drama TV show type depiction of the first manned missions to Mars. Amazing imagery, vast learning from real science, and entertainment. My only complaint is the score, of which I am not a fan.

This series makes colonizing Mars seem almost impossible ... ALMOST. In the end, we're convinced it won't be easy ... But it's POSSIBLE. There's a dash of soap opera, and (unfortunately) you have to watch the "extras" to understand HOW they make air and water. But this is a fresh approach to an old theme, and well worth a watch!

I had heard about this series and had never had a chance to watch them when they were on TV. I am glad I got it as it is really interesting.