If you enjoy having your mind blown then I'd highly recommend catching Mars, a new six-part series by National Geographic which starts on the channel this Sunday (13 November 2016) at 20h05.
I've seen the first episode and loved it. These are my Top 5 reasons to watch:
1. It's a sci-fi series that's actually real. It deals with the planned mission to Mars by SpaceX, a company that was created to get humanity onto the planet to ensure that we don't go instinct when something happens to earth.
The crazy thing is that we've seen these sorts of stories in so many movies and shows but in this series it isn't fiction because the goal is real. The series is set in two time zones: now and in 2033.
2033
The action in 2033 is a scripted drama that imagines what it will be like when the first crew lands on Mars to set up a base camp for humanity. The organisation that goes isn't SpaceX but a mix of two fictional organisations.
Elon Musk in 2016
The action in 2016 features interviews with people who are currently working on getting to the planet and includes astronauts, lots of NASA brains and Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX.
The interviews explain the difficulties and challenges facing the project and mission. The 2033 scripted drama shows these challenges in action when the mission eventually happens.
2. It's essentially a whole new genre of TV show because I've never seen a series mix reality and fiction in the same way. You'll see what I mean when you watch.
3. Elon Musk is a South African born mega-wealthy engineer who relocated from Pretoria to Canada shortly after he turned 18. According to
Forbes, he has a net worth of $11.1 billion in 2016 which makes the 94th wealthiest person in the world.
4. The special effects and acting are top notch.
5. It confronts you with the trippy question: where will you be in 2033?