In Search of... - Season 1 Episode 9 Martians
Overview: This episode investigates the possibility of life on the planet Mars. Does it exist and/or did it ever exist on the Red Planet? The show not only discusses the possibility of intelligent life on Mars but on that of plants and other forms of life. The changes that have taken place to the planet over the eons and the possibility that the same fate could await Earth. Footage from various observatories of the planet are shown and scientists discuss the past and future exploration of our neighbor in space.
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OK....like Mysteries of the Bible, this ruled A&E when I was a little kid. And I was a little kid in the 80s and very early 90s...this came out in the middle 70s so fair warning...some of it is going to be solved and some of it is going to be insanely wrong. Some of the theories put forth are ridiculous by today's standards of science and understanding and unfortunately sometimes it even predicts. BUT....ignoring the dated, it's still an excellent show that served its purpose when I was 8...it scared the heck out of me. And I learned from it so double trouble. It could do creepy, it could do thrilling, and it could do wondrous. All around it's one great show, even today.