Mark N This show shouldn't be compared to a typical Sci Fi drama. It's reason for being is to inspire and drive thought in a dramatic way. The drama may even be second to this. I will admit though I did have many tears though while watching this show.

nhboehm-789-645688 Initially I was extremely put off by the fiction portion, because it was so extremely unrealistic and unbelievable. Especially since they put it side by side with real actual facts.90% of those supposed astronauts would not have made it past day one of selection.But the the later portions changed it up a bit, and made it somewhat more realistic.I am extremely curious how a second season (if it happens) turns out.

kmays11 I just watched season 1. Read Artvalla review and laughed. This person (obviously dumb ass lib) missed first episode. Sawyer pushed his team to keep going knowing it would kill him but save them. Nighttime temps were -70 C and below. The cameos with obummer were stupid. Hussein did great damage to NASA. To cover up that fact was foolish and dishonest. I came away from season 1 thinking why would humans want to live there. Going and exploring makes sense but the radiation problem is huge. Living in a hole on Mars just does not seem reasonable. With that said, I liked this work very much. The reality of being on Mars was depicted clearly and seemed true (not that I know anything about living on Mars). I recommend this series. And I learned a lot about Musk. He is a strange person but setting a vision of going to Mars is just wonderful. As a physics guy this totally resonates with me.

glennmstarnes OK, the rules say I'm supposed to warn you about spoilers in my review. This is your warning. Mediocre at best. Mars is mostly an advertisement for Elon Musk and Spacex. Neither a documentary nor a drama; I wish Ron Howard and Brian Grazer would have committed to one or the other. The future drama is constantly interrupted with the documentary from the present, and vise versa. The bottom line is that nothing is really being done at present to actually get to Mars.