The premise is “Big Brother” meets the 2015 Matt Damon sci-fi survivalist drama “The Martian.”
, in the show’s parlance — begin at the outset, with an elimination round each week, and they range from former pro athletes to nepo babies to legitimate Hollywood actors to reality TV veterans .
“Stars on Mars” engages in the usual reality tropes. At one point “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter says: “The fact that we have an astronaut is so crazy.” She’s referring to … disgraced pro cyclist Lance Armstrong, who is among the cast, confusing him withI couldn’t tell if this was an organic or scripted moment. Winters is a professional actor; is she playing someone who got it wrong ? Or did she really get it wrong? It wouldn’t surprise me if she’s unfamiliar with Lance Armstrong.
Q: Your expertise is in particle physics and astrophysics, so I’m wondering if you talk about reality TV with your science colleagues?. I had to pause and think about it, because I’m part of this collective called Particles for Justice and I’m trying to remember if I’ve ever brought it up during any of our hangouts.
But having seen him on stage afterward at the Star Trek Convention, he seemed genuinely changed by that experience. I think the way that these things are pitched to actors — who genuinely have this valuable space ambassador social capital — is: You are doing something good for humanity. Because the way that they always talk about it is: This is how we’re going to bring “Star Trek” into reality.At the Star Trek Convention, William Shatner was talking about the grief he felt about global warming and human relations on the planet.
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