Comments on: The Martian by Andy Weir https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:50:17 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mcfly https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/#comment-37233 mcfly Sat, 13 Aug 2016 23:55:30 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47968#comment-37233 <a href="http://www.astrobio.net/albums/james-camerons-mars-design-reference-mission-tour/" rel="nofollow">James Cameron's Mars Design Reference Mission</a> From about a dozen years ago...I had *so* hoped a movie would come out of this work. Who knows, maybe one still might. James Cameron’s Mars Design Reference Mission

From about a dozen years ago…I had *so* hoped a movie would come out of this work. Who knows, maybe one still might.

]]> By: DanS https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/#comment-37062 DanS Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:37:31 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47968#comment-37062 It's a nice system, with free parking, collecting a couple hundred dollars for the time, and my employer calls it a paid vacation, but not taken out of my accrued vacation time). Columbus OH has a good fistful of courts, including supreme, appellate, small claims, municipal and common pleas, with a 50~75 person jury pool. On duty is a 2-week tour, with extension if selected. Not many are pulled from the pool, though. We had one group go in for selection and they went through the whole process, but it seems that when you get 12 people, instead of just the one (judge) waiting to hear the tale of how and why, a plea is quickly copped and the jury is dismissed. No selected jury sat through a trial during my time in. But anyway, the two weeks are filled with courthouse and detention center tours, lectures by elected and appointed judges, visits from law enforcement, as well as a selection of movies to watch. Not bad at all. The Martian was among the films and I caught half of it one morning, then the other half about three afternoons later. Good flick. My mother told me, "You know, you could get out of that..." I stared at her for a while, until she yelled, "Yes, you did the right thing! Go home!" ;^) It’s a nice system, with free parking, collecting a couple hundred dollars for the time, and my employer calls it a paid vacation, but not taken out of my accrued vacation time). Columbus OH has a good fistful of courts, including supreme, appellate, small claims, municipal and common pleas, with a 50~75 person jury pool. On duty is a 2-week tour, with extension if selected. Not many are pulled from the pool, though. We had one group go in for selection and they went through the whole process, but it seems that when you get 12 people, instead of just the one (judge) waiting to hear the tale of how and why, a plea is quickly copped and the jury is dismissed. No selected jury sat through a trial during my time in.

But anyway, the two weeks are filled with courthouse and detention center tours, lectures by elected and appointed judges, visits from law enforcement, as well as a selection of movies to watch. Not bad at all. The Martian was among the films and I caught half of it one morning, then the other half about three afternoons later. Good flick.

My mother told me, “You know, you could get out of that…”

I stared at her for a while, until she yelled, “Yes, you did the right thing! Go home!”
;^)

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/#comment-37000 BuckGalaxy Sat, 16 Jul 2016 06:19:14 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47968#comment-37000 I've watched it 4 times now. I absolutely love this movie. Ridley Scott has more than redeemed himself for the disaster that was Prometheus, and several other recent movies that made me think he had totally lost it. I’ve watched it 4 times now. I absolutely love this movie. Ridley Scott has more than redeemed himself for the disaster that was Prometheus, and several other recent movies that made me think he had totally lost it.

]]> By: SDG https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/#comment-36329 SDG Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:16:36 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47968#comment-36329 yeah, the movie was great. yeah, the movie was great.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/#comment-36317 RobVG Mon, 25 Apr 2016 01:48:26 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47968#comment-36317 Just saw the movie. It was "realy" good. You won't be dissapointed. Just saw the movie. It was “realy” good. You won’t be dissapointed.

]]> By: SDG https://habitablezone.com/2014/10/25/the-martian-by-andy-weir/#comment-32025 SDG Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:47:02 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=47968#comment-32025 Looks like Ridley Scott is turning The Martian into a movie and has Matt Damon signed for the lead. Damon is an interesting choice. He will probably be fine if he can manage to amp up the sarcasm. http://www.space.com/26842-the-martian-book-movie-ridley-scott.html Looks like Ridley Scott is turning The Martian into a movie and has Matt Damon signed for the lead.

Damon is an interesting choice. He will probably be fine if he can manage to amp up the sarcasm.

http://www.space.com/26842-the-martian-book-movie-ridley-scott.html

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