About this episode
Hayes and AJ discuss the 2015 film The Martian, comparing it to the book and exploring various themes.
Hayes and AJ discuss 2015’s The Martian. Did we like the book better? Is losing ketchup the worst thing? And how many awesome “save Mark Watney Rich Purnell” maneuvers would we give it?
People in this episode
Hosts: Hayes, AJ
Topics covered
- book vs movie
- science fiction
- space exploration
- film discussion
- character analysis
Keywords
- The Martian
- Hayes
- AJ
- book comparison
- space
- Mark Watney
- film review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Martian
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