{"id":505,"date":"2018-11-15T10:02:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T16:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wandertruenorth.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2018-11-15T10:43:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T16:43:47","slug":"mars-nat-geos-compelling-docu-drama-launches-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandertruenorth.com\/?p=505","title":{"rendered":"MARS &#8211; Nat Geo&#8217;s Compelling Docu-Drama &#8211; Launches Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pre_9c426d9b477e6ee4439134656c926a6a.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pre_9c426d9b477e6ee4439134656c926a6a.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pre_9c426d9b477e6ee4439134656c926a6a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pre_9c426d9b477e6ee4439134656c926a6a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wandertruenorth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pre_9c426d9b477e6ee4439134656c926a6a.jpg?resize=370%2C208&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Marta spies on a Lukrum drill site.(National Geographic\/Richard Donnelly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love science stuff. But I was never good at math. Or physics. Or chemistry. Or science for that matter. Yet I can\u2019t get enough of it<g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style replaceWithoutSep gr-progress\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">.And<\/g> space travel? Just the idea that the final frontier may be in reach <g class=\"gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"11\" data-gr-id=\"11\">makesme<\/g> giddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so the MARS series on Nat Geo has become a guilty\npleasure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MARS is a docu-drama, so it\u2019s part documentary format \u2013 and\npart dramatic series.&nbsp; Last season was\nfilled with the issues that it would take to get to the red planet, and now,\nSeason 2 imagines the year 2042, and what it will be like when we inhabit Mars.\nWhen humans become the aliens.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The series press release has a great quote by the Season 2 showrunner Dee Johnson, who has worked on shows such as <em>Nashville, Boss,<\/em> and <em>ER<\/em>:&nbsp; <em>\u201cMars is a pressure cooker \u2013 there\u2019s a constant push-pull between science and industry, and as a result, emotions run high.&nbsp;Although conflicting, their agendas are not mutually exclusive; with the advancement of science and exploration also comes industry and money making.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As far as the drama-part of the show goes, it\u2019s standard people in space fare: people fall in love, big business clashes with science, people get sick, families struggle with separation, women get pregnant, discoveries are made\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But where the show shines is when the \u2018docu-\u2018 part is added.&nbsp; Scientists explain what those issues <em>actually mean<\/em>. Why they matter.&nbsp; What the long-term ramifications are. When people get sick in space, we realize that there are viruses and bacteria \u2013 just like SARS, ZIKA, Cholera and a wealth of other health crises.&nbsp; When business clashes with science, we suddenly have new issues such as oil drilling in the Barents Sea destroying wildlife.&nbsp; When secret mining deals are struck, it parallels the current issues in the Arctic Circle, wherepreserving fragile ecosystems collides with our demand for fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MARS showcases an amazing list of expert voices, that NatGeo refers to as \u2018Big Thinkers\u2019 including people like Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO; Andy Weir, author of The Martian; Michio Kaku, physicist <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">and<\/g> futurist; Antonia Juhasz, oil and energy expert, Casey Dreier, from The Planetary Society; and many, many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking at space through the lens of the far regions of the earth gives a whole new understanding of the final frontier.&nbsp; &nbsp;MARS is a great way to dream about space in a whole new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the trailer below. MARS airs on Nat Geo TV on\nMonday nights, and on demand on your cable network and online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMkZtgJxmvU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MARS Season 2 Synopsis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prospect of terraforming Mars once was considered science fiction, but soon, it will be a reality.&nbsp; Season 2 of MARS returns with a hybrid,&nbsp;six-episode arc that alternates between scripted drama and documentary sequences to predict what life will be like on the Red Planet forecasted by what&#8217;s happening now on Earth.&nbsp; It picks up in 2042 when the International Mars Science Foundation (IMSF) astronauts have developed a fully-fledged colony, but to fund their mission, they need the help of the private sector.&nbsp; MARS delves into the archetypical friction between science and industry on this unforgiving frontier. The mission to terraform a virgin planet comes with heavy adjustments, including how humans will cope with contamination, illness, death, natural disasters,&nbsp;and even the first Martian baby.&nbsp; Are we doomed to repeat the same mistakes when Earthlings become Martians?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love science stuff. But I was never good at math. Or physics. Or chemistry. Or science for that matter. Yet I can\u2019t get enough of it.And space travel? Just the idea that the final frontier may be in reach makesme giddy. And so the MARS series on Nat Geo has become a guilty pleasure. 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