Comments on: The (Marian) Call of Mars http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:48:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-365638 Messier Tidy Upper Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:53:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-365638 Awesome. :-D Seconding (#4.) Gary Ansorge there too. :-) Awesome. :-D

Seconding (#4.) Gary Ansorge there too. :-)

]]> By: Dave Pearson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172490 Dave Pearson Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:00:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172490 Nitpick: Isn't the track called "Good Old Girl" rather than "Good Old Girls"? Nitpick: Isn’t the track called “Good Old Girl” rather than “Good Old Girls”?

]]> By: fatherdaddy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172428 fatherdaddy Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:47:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172428 I need narration. I want to find those pics. I've seen a few of these and I want to see the hi-res of some of those used in the video. I need narration. I want to find those pics. I’ve seen a few of these and I want to see the hi-res of some of those used in the video.

]]> By: Wayne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172273 Wayne Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:42:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172273 I don't know, this Martian/BSG fusion has my brain doing funny things, like imagining an alternate BSG intro: "The MER were Created by Man..." Um, they haven't rebelled have they? I don’t know, this Martian/BSG fusion has my brain doing funny things, like imagining an alternate BSG intro:

“The MER were Created by Man…”

Um, they haven’t rebelled have they?

]]> By: ND http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172223 ND Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:41:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172223 "O Caprica, Vancouver is your name!" :) Be careful when visiting Vancouver, there be cylons there. “O Caprica, Vancouver is your name!”

:)

Be careful when visiting Vancouver, there be cylons there.

]]> By: dragonet2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172156 dragonet2 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:11:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172156 Thanks for that. I am very sentimental about all the little robots we've sent out to space, Pioneer and Voyager especially, but our little undaunted Mars rovers are very close to my heart. They just keep on going and sending us back info. On a lot less computing power than I'm typing on now. Thanks for that. I am very sentimental about all the little robots we’ve sent out to space, Pioneer and Voyager especially, but our little undaunted Mars rovers are very close to my heart.

They just keep on going and sending us back info. On a lot less computing power than I’m typing on now.

]]> By: QUASAR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172130 QUASAR Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:25:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172130 The song kind of matches the martian landscape. The song kind of matches the martian landscape.

]]> By: Eric TF Bat http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172114 Eric TF Bat Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:47:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172114 While we're on BSG-inspired songs, here's the Caprican planetary anthem, especially for fans of BSG, Smallville, Dark Angel and all those other American TV shows (because "America" doesn't always mean "USA", remember): O Caprica! Our planetary home! True alien world of glass and shining chrome! So much unlike any Earthly place, A strange world, through and through... Though a little like Metropolis... New York... Seattle too... God, now I think, it's all the same... O Caprica, Vancouver is your name! O Caprica, Vancouver is your name! While we’re on BSG-inspired songs, here’s the Caprican planetary anthem, especially for fans of BSG, Smallville, Dark Angel and all those other American TV shows (because “America” doesn’t always mean “USA”, remember):

O Caprica!
Our planetary home!
True alien world of glass and shining chrome!
So much unlike any Earthly place,
A strange world, through and through…
Though a little like Metropolis…
New York… Seattle too…
God, now I think, it’s all the same…
O Caprica, Vancouver is your name!
O Caprica, Vancouver is your name!

]]> By: JediBear http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172083 JediBear Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:21:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172083 Cool vid. Cool song. Cool vid. Cool song.

]]> By: Davidlpf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172064 Davidlpf Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:35:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172064 Great proof of life on Mars, the rocket ships look like they can destroy us from there. Too bad Larien LeQuella won't be able to see them until they reach earth to destroy us. (yes just joking Larien) Great proof of life on Mars, the rocket ships look like they can destroy us from there. Too bad Larien LeQuella won’t be able to see them until they reach earth to destroy us. (yes just joking Larien)

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172063 Gary Ansorge Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172063 Marian has such a lovely voice that in a rational universe, she would be one of the most respected Divas,,, GAry 7 Marian has such a lovely voice that in a rational universe, she would be one of the most respected Divas,,,

GAry 7

]]> By: Todd W. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172041 Todd W. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:57:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172041 @Larian An educated soldier is a soldier who questions. Questions lead to disobedience. Ignorance, on the other hand, is easily controlled. Oh, and war is peace. 2+2=5. Big Brother is watching you. @Larian

An educated soldier is a soldier who questions. Questions lead to disobedience. Ignorance, on the other hand, is easily controlled. Oh, and war is peace. 2+2=5. Big Brother is watching you.

]]> By: Mars in videoclip Good Old GirlbijAstroblogs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172040 Mars in videoclip Good Old GirlbijAstroblogs Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:54:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172040 [...] Ik ben niet echt weg van de muziek (smaken verschillen hoor), maar de combinatie met die mooie Marsfoto’s, die gemaakt zijn door diverse Marsmissies, is uitstekend. Kortom, kijken naar deze clip. Bron: Bad Astronomy. [...] [...] Ik ben niet echt weg van de muziek (smaken verschillen hoor), maar de combinatie met die mooie Marsfoto’s, die gemaakt zijn door diverse Marsmissies, is uitstekend. Kortom, kijken naar deze clip. Bron: Bad Astronomy. [...]

]]> By: Larian LeQuella http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-172037 Larian LeQuella Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:41:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-marian-call-of-mars/#comment-172037 FRACK! Can't see the video! This time because the site is "educational". Bloody CENTAF! FRACK! Can’t see the video! This time because the site is “educational”. Bloody CENTAF!

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