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Five Years on Mars - Sunday, Nov 2, 8PM, on National Geographic Channel
Pando
post Oct 29 2008, 10:38 PM
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I wanted to mention that there is an upcoming show on National Geographic Channel on Sunday, Nov 2 at 8PM (in US) about Opportunity and Spirit, and it contains breathtaking vistas and animations of the rovers' travels to Victoria crater and in Gusev. They showed a preview, and it was absolutely stunning in HD.

There are some videos on the website as well:
Opportunity Video

Folks - set your DVRs!!! smile.gif
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post Oct 29 2008, 11:29 PM
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Looks like some STUNNING work by Dan Maas once again.

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post Oct 29 2008, 11:31 PM
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O_O I really dislike watching TV.

But I must confess -- I think I may wish to see this.


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post Oct 29 2008, 11:48 PM
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That looks frakking excellent!!! biggrin.gif

Coming to the UK when..? (I don't have Sky... we don't have digital yet here in the Lakes... even my BBC2 picture looks like it comes from Voyager 2 sometimes...)


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post Oct 30 2008, 03:26 AM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 29 2008, 04:29 PM) *
Looks like some STUNNING work by Dan Maas once again.


Yup, I really liked the full-3d view of Victoria and Opportunity on the edge, with the capes fully rendered and the camera moving around. My jaw is still on the floor somewhere...
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post Oct 30 2008, 03:33 AM
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Man, I hope they sell an HD version of that online. I don't have HDTV or cable. The preview movies they have on the web page are enough the get my heart beating faster.
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post Oct 30 2008, 04:16 AM
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Here's one of the images:



Sure enough, Dan is The Man:
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Five Years on Mars: The Rovers (National Geographic, HDTV): 45 original computer-animated shots of the Mars Rovers (14.5 minutes). To air November 2008. (http://www.dcine.com/sightings.html)


Here are two trailers:
Opportunity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5sChMVz8v4&fmt=18
Spirit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rljneh_N9WI&fmt=18
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post Oct 30 2008, 06:03 AM
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QUOTE (Pando @ Oct 29 2008, 04:38 PM) *
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/epis...tab-interactive
I wanted to mention that there is an upcoming show on National Geographic Channel on Sunday, Nov 2 at 8PM (in US) about Opportunity and Spirit, and it contains breathtaking vistas and animations of the rovers' travels to Victoria crater and in Gusev. They showed a preview, and it was absolutely stunning in HD.
There are some videos on the website as well:
Opportunity Video

Folks - set your DVRs!!! smile.gif
Thanks, Pando. I saw the commercials for the show a while back and meant to post a comment about it, but I was distracted from completing the task. sad.gif Apparently, this is going to be an amazing show. smile.gif The animations are awesome! I've programmed reminders in Outlook and my Google calendar.

Don't miss the Spirit animation of the dramatic Tartarus experience. ohmy.gif I recall it being serious, but I didn't appreciate how serious it was at the time.
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... Here are two trailers:
Opportunity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5sChMVz8v4&fmt=18
Spirit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rljneh_N9WI&fmt=18
Even though the Youtube trailers were lower in quality, they were excellent introductions to the earlier adventures of the Rovers. I particularly enjoyed the way they played up the lucky Opportunity angle versus the Spirit underdog story.


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post Oct 30 2008, 06:15 AM
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As dramatic as that view of Opportunity is, I have to say... she was actually higher up than that.



And she certainly wasn't wasting her time checking out flotsam up there?

I still want the video, though.
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post Oct 30 2008, 07:54 AM
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Pando, a shame I say...a shame... rolleyes.gif

I am still drooling with the teasers of this VERY promising show about our TWO plucky ones, Opportunity and Spirit.
I know that Spirit is being presented as the underdog at NG, but here? At UMSF?
This is a show about TWO rovers so why would you post its announcement on an Opportunity thread?
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post Oct 30 2008, 08:21 AM
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That shot of the top of Husband Hill, panning around to see Spirit on top , with home plate in the distance - that was a 'near unmanly moment'

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post Oct 30 2008, 02:07 PM
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post Oct 30 2008, 02:12 PM
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Not to seem obsessed or anything (heaven forbid!), but here's an interesting view for comparison. Yes, she really was that far up there! And she used the MI on the rock in front of her, which I had forgotten about. Magnificent...
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post Oct 31 2008, 06:27 AM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 30 2008, 12:54 AM) *
Pando, a shame I say...a shame... rolleyes.gif
This is a show about TWO rovers so why would you post its announcement on an Opportunity thread?
Descrimination I say...descrimination... tongue.gif

Haha, I'd probably get _______ from Doug for crossposting smile.gif
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