Starry Nat Geo Lunch Launches Second Trip to Mars

amp8220I like to pretend itamp8217s the Nat Geo Houseamp8221 Courteney Monroe CEO National Geographic Global Networks said of the building Heidi Klumamp8217s former digs several floors highamp160 The pool is on the second levelamp160 Monroe welcomed Ron Howard pictured below Marsamp8217 executive producer and cofounder of Imagine showrunner Dee Johnson and members of her team scientistsamp160and actors from the cast amp160She explained how this series exemplified the rebranding of National Geographic with its philosophy of amp8220furtheramp8221amp8220With series like Mars and others like it we are demonstrating how you can take a revered iconic brand and through innovation and creatively ambitious storytelling inject it with renewed relevanceamp8221 Monroe said amp160amp8220Since launching this new premium strategy we have had our four most viewed series in network history including season one of Mars amp160We have garnered more critical acclaim and awards recognition than ever before including at the Emmy ceremonies last month when we won three awards for cinematography the most any network has won in a single yearamp8221amp160 Monroe first talked with MediaVillage about Mars in May 2016 during this Lunch at Michael39s with Jack Myers and Ed MartinSeason 2 of Mars bowing on Nov 12 concentrates on the challenges of living life on the inhospitable planetamp160 Last year it was all about getting thereamp160 This year itamp8217s all about survival which allows for more drama amp160The overall thrust of the series though is that the network dared to go someplace new Howard notedamp8220There is no such thing as innovation without experimentationamp8221 Howard told the crowdamp160 amp8220These things donamp8217t go in the same sentence with the network executives Iamp8217ve ever been around amp160Courteney and Nat Geo understood it amp160Brian Grazer and I have always been intent on taking on arduous adventuresamp8221As he watched footage of a documentary segment featuring former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich RGA deride environmental concerns over profit Howard could not help but reactamp8220It is always a pushpull because innovation leads to changes and it is going to have an impact on society and the ecologyamp8221 he told MediaVillage amp160amp8220It seems to me like if we are going to exploit it why bother if it has a negative impact on the planetamp8220This season examines some of the potential impacts of human colonization on Mars especially if people repeat the mistakes made on Earth amp160That is where some of the drama will arise Regardless of personal relationships and larger intergalactic concerns any people on Mars will have to eat amp160For that allimportant question about how they will subsist former NASA dietitian and President of the Institute of Food Technologists Michele H Perchonok addressed the matter at the luncheonShe reckoned it would require over 24000 pounds of packaged food for a crew of six on Mars amp160The shelf life would need to be a few years since it takes roughly seven months to travel each way and the return trip would need to be about 24 months after arrival to synch up the ideal time to flyAs scifi as it sounds she mentioned that 3D printers could be employed to make food amp160In the Nat Geo House a 3D printer was being used to create MARS chocolate photo above which some might argue is not life sustaining amp160Were people living on the fourth planet from the sun though they would require variety or might become too bored with meals and not eat enough she saidProduce could be grown hydroponically and Perchonok figured cherry tomatoes onions strawberries radishes and potatoes would be grown amp160Remember potatoes have many uses including being fermented into vodka amp160Perhaps those cocktails wouldnamp8217t be blue but on the red planet while enjoying a blue sunset more color might not be neededClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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