Andr Bormanis, co-executive producer and writer for the Fox\/Hulu series The Orville and consulting producer on National Geographics Cosmos, picks the following five films:<\/p>\n
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey. This 1968 Stanley Kubrick film is one of the most realistic depictions of space travel in our solar system, Bormanis said.<\/p>\n
Astronaut Poole, left (Gary Lockwood) and Mission Commander Bowman (Keir Dullea) seek the privacy of a one-man space pod in an effort to confer without being overheard by computer Hal 9000 in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.<\/p>\n
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2. Apollo 13. This 1995 film, directed by Ron Howard, is a re-enactment of the flight of the third mission to send men to the surface of the moon, which nearly ended in tragedy.<\/p>\n
3. The Martian. This 2015 film by Ridley Scott is a very good, scientifically credible story about one mans attempt to survive being stranded on Mars.<\/p>\n
Matt Damon portrays an astronaut who draws upon his ingenuity to subsist on a hostile planet in the movie The Martian.<\/p>\n
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4. The Planets. This 2019 BBC documentary series, hosted by Brian Cox, offers a very good overview of our solar system and our current understanding of it.<\/p>\n
CG illustration of Saturn in The Planets, a 2019 BBC documentary series. Credit: Lola Post Production\/ BBC Studios<\/p>\n
(Lola Post Production\/ BBC Studios)<\/p>\n
5. Star Trek, the original 1966-69 series, created by Gene Roddenberry. Fifty-plus years later, they really still hold up. And the special effects were redone for high-definition television standards a few years ago. If your cable company carries the MeTV network, which specializes in Boomer reruns, you can find original Star Trek episodes at 10 on Saturday nights. <\/p>\n
Star Trek<\/p>\n
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