posted 10-10-2015 09:27 PM               

We do not recommend you consume the potato after it has traveled across the country inside of trucks, planes, and postal service bags. It has touched a lot of germs by the time it arrives to the recipient.

posted 10-15-2015 09:54 AM               

They also have a set with Commander Lewis.

posted 10-15-2015 05:38 PM               

That vendor is a pretty well-known vendor for sci-fi costumer types as a company that can be summed up often as, "Close enough" but nowhere near dead-on with anything they make...

posted 10-16-2015 12:22 PM               

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Originally posted by Chariot412:
Air Force wings!

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posted 10-17-2015 08:13 PM               

A Chicago native, Watney attended the University of Chicago for his undegrad before moving on to Northwestern University where he earned a PhD in Plant Biology and Conservation with an emphasis in hydropedalogy and environmental engineering. While a graduate student, he had his first experience with NASA by becoming a research fellow with the Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP).

His work focused on hydrologic flow paths and sustainable water resources management within the Earth’s Critical Zone.

Mark then spent two years in the Peace Corps engineering sustainable agriculture and water irrigation systems for developing nations.

Upon returning, he applied to the NASA Astronaut Candidate Program...

posted 10-17-2015 08:15 PM               

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Originally posted by Ronpur:
I am not sure what went wrong, or maybe since I didn't get in the 1000 free potato group, I didn't get it.

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posted 10-20-2015 07:36 AM               

But I was also disappointed with the movie. It's a standard Hollywood thriller and you could substitute James Bond and suitable locations with no change in plot - hero gets in trouble, hero fights back, lots of fire and explosions, personal interest story of trust and deceit, hero gets rescued.

The movie missed or simplified most of the technical details in the book, such as the difficulties of starting a farm on Mars, connecting different comm systems, and the wayword trek across the planet to the pick-up zone.

posted 10-20-2015 11:35 AM               

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Originally posted by Wehaveliftoff:
Jealous... and happy for him.

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posted 10-26-2015 03:42 PM               

In a major step toward the integration of blockbuster films with virtual reality techniques, 20th Century Fox and its internal Fox Innovation Lab are preparing for the commercial release of a so-called VR experience, using special headsets from Oculus and other devices. In the first half of 2016, it will take viewers deep inside the imperiled life of Mark Watney, an astronaut marooned on a dead red planet in "The Martian."

Although thrilling, the experience can be unsettling for some.

"You feel anxiety and success, a series of emotions," the filmmaker Robert Stromberg said in warning shortly before cuing up a preview of the adventure. In its final form, it is expected to last from 15 to 25 minutes, but its length will actually be elastic, as different viewers linger to look for details hidden among the interactive folds of the experience.

posted 10-27-2015 09:05 AM               

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Originally posted by Silent Sea:
I'm glad they toned down the language from the book some.

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We're working on a "school-friendly edition" of "The Martian" for release some time in 2016. Basically, it's just a version of the book with the profanities removed or replaced with softer words so schools can put it in their curricula without people objecting. (Don't worry, the normal version of the book won't be affected. This is just a special version for schools.)

posted 11-26-2015 12:24 AM            

• DVD $19.99
  
• Blu-ray $22.99
  
• 3D Blu-ray $27.99

posted 12-09-2015 05:26 PM               

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially set Ridley Scott's The Martian for Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD release on 1/12, with the HD digital release due on 12/22. The disc is set to include 90-minutes worth of special features, among them 3 documentary featurettes (Signal Acquired: Writing and Direction, Occupy Mars: Casting and Costumes, and Ares III: Refocused), all 5 of the "in-world" promotional featurettes that were created for the film (Ares III: Farewell, The Right Stuff, Ares: Our Greatest Adventure, Leave Your Mark, and Bring Him Home), a gag reel, and a production gallery. That batch of extras seems a little light, and the lack of audio commentary by Scott makes me wonder if there isn't a more elaborate version coming at some point.

posted 12-10-2015 08:34 AM               

• Best Motion Picture, Comedy
  
• Actor in a motion picture, comedy: Matt Damon
  
• Director: Ridley Scott

posted 01-11-2016 07:41 AM               

I'm thrilled to see Matt and Ridley get the recognition they deserve for making such an amazing film. I can't believe how lucky I was to end up with people like that bringing my book to life. My utmost congratulations to both of them and everyone involved in the production.

(Note: The subcategory that The Martian was in, "Comedy or Musical" is sort of a mystery in the Globes. Of the five films nominated for Best Picture in that category, only two were definitively comedies. That's just the way things work I guess.)

posted 01-12-2016 09:07 AM               

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Originally posted by Ronpur:
I can't find any reference to any store exclusive releases, except for a steelbook from HMV, UK only.

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In terms of extras, you'd be forgiven if you were expecting a loaded special edition from Fox. This disc is not it… which is odd, because of any Ridley Scott film, this one seems to most obviously deserve the deluxe "Lauzirika" treatment, if you will. What you do get is mostly quite good, there's just not nearly enough of it.

...honestly, the most surprising thing here is the lack of a Ridley Scott audio commentary. There's just no way that Ridley doesn't have much to say about this film, so this could be a strong clue that there's a better special edition of this film in the planning stages for release on Blu-ray later this year (beyond the Blu-ray 3D version available [1/12], and the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version due on 3/1). Only time will tell.

posted 01-13-2016 11:26 AM               

Nothing groundbreaking but still pretty neat to watch.