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You might think that the stories of Martians began with little green men, but you’d be wrong. The history of humans speculating about extraterrestrial life on the red planet begins in the 19th century with one astronomer’s mistranslation of a single word.
In this episode, Dr. Zarka looks at how science and imagination began a cultural phenomenon that continues on today. From the invading, high-tech aliens of ‘War of the Worlds’ to post-world war escapism literature and even real-life scientific exploration today, the stories of Martians have changed throughout time. Find out how we’ve gone from viewing Mars as a pre-existing utopia populated by alien races to actually seeing the planet as a potential new home for earthlings. #Martians #aliens #MonstrumPBS
Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Illustrator: Samuel Allen
Editor: Sara Roma
Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
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[@deathsyth8888]

"I'm not saying it was Martians but... It was Martians." - Percival Lawrence Lowell circa 1895

[@danielshapiro7169]

We cannot be certain that Martians were NOT present at the First Thanksgiving...

[@amandajones661]

😅😅😅😅

[@cosmobane6995]

Honestly, the fact that Wells imagined the Tripods is amazing.

[@monkeydigs6696]

Its so cool, my favorite alien invasion book. The 2005 movies is amazing too.

[@Myself-yf5do]

He may have been inspired by water towers; some panicked people during the Orson Welles broadcast were said to have shot water towers in Grove Mill thinking they were tripods.

[@matthewmubiru5495]

@@Myself-yf5do HG Wells wasn’t the one drawled it

[@gardenhead92]

"No natural theory can yet explain these channels on mars, so I'm just gonna make some shit up." - Percival Lowell, probably

[@Dragrath1]

I find it funny that some of what he saw were found to probably be his own blood vessels reflected in his eyes due to his telescope being poorly configured

[@DigGil3]

I'm not saying it's martians, but... martians.

[@imsodonewiththissh1t]

@@Dragrath1 that's a thing that happens? can you explain more about it, it sounds interesting.

[@daniel4647]

These lines don't exist in our high detail infrared scans. In fact the picture on my profile is a high resolution 3D model I made from the highest resolution of these scans. That picture shows the area where the most obvious very large river would have been on Mars. As you can see the indentation in the terrain clearly shows water flow from it's smooth lines. Interestingly Mars is a little lopsided, so if there where oceans on Mars it would have covered about half the planet. The render I made shows what a terraformed Mars would look like. The original 3D model has an accurate volumetric atmosphere, and uses tessellation to create really high resolution, to the point where you can go into the atmosphere and the surface still looks pretty good. There are some artifacts caused by the scanning that look like lines when you go really close up, but nothing like what is shown in the video.

[@daniel4647]

@@Dragrath1 Sounds unlikely, he must have moved his eye looking at it, wouldn't he have noticed they moved?

[@NewMessage]

I think the Martian ambassador spoke for all of us, when he spoke those immortal words: "Akk akk, ak akkakk!"

[@bryanl1984]

"Do Not Panic! We Come in Peace!!!" **Message repeats**

[@The-Samuil]

*proceeds to murder everybody and also experiment with the heads of celebrities*

[@serenemountain6769]

Kill the Humans! : S he said!

[@Rawkwilder]

makes me cry every time

[@Aliexster]

"They blew up congress!" *Riotous Laughter*

[@brandonnaylor2735]

"The chances of anything coming from Mars, are a million to one they said!" "but still...they come"

[@alang.bandala8863]

Then came the night the first missile approached Earth. It was thought to be an ordinary falling star, but the next day there was a huge crater in the middle of the Common, and Ogilvy came to examine what lay there. A cylinder, thirty yards across, glowing hot, and with faint sounds of movement coming from within. Suddenly the top began moving, rotating, unscrewing, and Ogilvy feared there was a man inside trying to escape. He rushed to the cylinder but the intense heat stopped him before he could burn himself on the metal...

[@romz1292]

It's pictures of a missile warhead on mars

[@athena8794]

Love that album. My dad introduced me to it.

[@BritBattler]

He said, not they.

[@otakunthevegan4206]

What up WotW fans.

[@mypal1990]

It's kinda cool how Orson Welles took the appeal of martians and extraterrestrial life with the War of the Worlds radio play mainstream. Granted people started shooting at the sky at the time of that recording. But the appeal was there.

[@krisztianpovazson4535]

Fake news from 1938. slate.com/culture/2013/10/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds-panic-myth-the-infamous-radio-broadcast-did-not-cause-a-nationwide-hysteria.html?via=gdpr-consent

[@hiltondriver5054]

FKe news yeh this war of the worlds radio show caused a panic

[@euychua]

Reminds me of that time ronald reagan jokingly said that theyre preparing for nuclear attack, you could hear him giggle on the radio but the russians took it so seriously they almost launched a nuke.

[@cgaccount3669]

I recently listened to a copy of the original broadcast. They were kind of irresponsible in a way since it really was portrayed as actually happening. If you missed the start it was a long time until they announced it was just a radio play again. Funny though!

[@wcox4]

I am a fanatic of War of the Worlds. It all started when my dad and I watched the 1953 version of the movie on a late Friday night. I bought the book to read right after that. I still have that original book and have read it at least 1000 times. I've also found some other books about it. I also have the 1938 radio broadcast.

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

The musical is still the best

[@llama_is_coolyeet1183]

can you make a video on different cultures versions of vampires

[@DIO45032]

Including the ones that throw steamrollers at people

[@haro1n]

Za Meme Connoisseur za warudo

[@autobeemations5913]

@@DIO45032 and say wryyy

[@bobbic9742]

That’s been done to DEATH

[@alexanderwolfsberg]

Nah we need a video on werewolves not vampires someone needs to talk about the good werewolves in Ireland lol

[@ilianceroni]

Being italian my first tongue, I was confused by the mistranslation, because ”canale” can be both natural and artificial, or a “tv channel”. Being unaware of the main difference I was looking for the “tv channel” one😅 So i got I cool video on martian AND improuved my english XD

[@TheSlasherJunkie]

Ilian Ceroni I took a year of Latin and had the same question. It’s only in English where we distinguish “Channels” from “canals” (the former being natural and the latter being artificial). Italian, from my understanding, doesn’t make a distinction because it really doesn’t matter.

[@johnwang9914]

Ironically, suspected radio transmissions including the static seen on early televisions on channels where there was no transmission was also suspected as evidence of Martians. Just search on Tesla and Martians...

[@ilianceroni]

James A. Franklin well, other tongues may have this distinction, but yes, Italian doesn’t have two words. But I guess every language has its weird specific thing😂 Today it may be useless, but it probably was a useful information once: water streams were more dangerous and artificial ones were probably more safe🤔

[@SpiderF27]

@@TheSlasherJunkie In Italian, Romanian and other Latin countries, they use the specification words in front or after the word ''canal'' or ''canals'' ex: irrigation canals, vs radio canals or canal de scurgere (sewage channel) radio canal (radio channel) etc.

[@TheSlasherJunkie]

SpiderWeb But even in those cases the distinction is in phrasing rather than the word itself.

[@waynezimmerman1950]

The couple points alluded to in this documentary was that with H.G.Well's classic; given his socialist leanings, the martians were a strong criticism of European colonization. Especially of Africa which at that time had reached a fevered pitch. The Martian Chronicles; at least in the early stories, often played as the settling of the west in the USA relocated to the Red Planet. One story which didn't really translate well for the twenty first century: Way in the Middle of The Air(1950), was axed from some recent reprints of the chronicles. In it, there is a mass exodus of African Americans who commission a fleet of spaceships to help them escape the prejudice here to the promised land of Mars. The final rebuke of a small town bigot was a brilliant response to the evil done to them for too long. Please keep this series going, I love it.

[@bbartky]

wayne zimmerman This. There is a passage in War of The Worlds where the narrator compares the actions of the Martians to how Europeans treated native Tasmanians.

[@kenmadden6294]

People don't realize (were never taught) the horrors inflicted on the African people by European and American imperialism. King Leopold of Belgium was responsible for millions of deaths and mutilations. As bad as Hitler. The French, English, Dutch, Portuguese, American, Spanish, etc. all horrible.

[@doomguy1167]

I have seen none of that bruh

[@chaddixon5725]

If only. Id pay for a ship to take them all to mars.

[@JRG_REDD]

It would be selfish for me to ask for 2 videos a day. But your videos are so good and so well put together that I want more. Big fan of the channel 😁❤

[@pbsstoried]

Thank you!

[@JRG_REDD]

@@pbsstoried your welcome. You're the only channel that makes me stop what I'm doing and watch your video right away. Really love this channel😁❤✌

[@jcb3883]

+1 Please, more video. :)

[@jcb3883]

@I KNOW THE TRUTH lol youre on to us.

[@JRG_REDD]

@I KNOW THE TRUTH not a cover up gang just a random guy and a big fan of the channel. And with a name like that I can't take anything you say seriously 😂😂

[@blindleader42]

The confusion about channels and canals somehow has leaked into the realm of possible typographical errors. Hood Canal, in Washington state, is a naturally formed fjord.

[@beep5514]

What's interesting about the depiction of Mars and her people in modern sci-fi is that while it's colonized by humans, they are often at odds with humans from Earth, such as in The Expanse where Mars and Earth are the two rival super powers of the Solar System, or in Babylon 5, where Mars' people are oppressed and killed by a dictatorial regime on Earth. That trope of Martian humans being distinct from Earthern humans and sometimes being at odds with them can even be seen in works like Warhammer 40K, where the Martian Adeptus Mechanicus' work on Mars is sometimes seen as borderline-heradical by the rest of the Imperium. So in modern Sci-Fi the classical, alien Martians who sometimes were hostile, but also more advanced or utopian has become integrated with the more modern concepts of human colonization of Mars with these traits being applied to people who now don't look alien, but behave that way, which I find interesting. Further, the Martians of the DC universe are often depicted in the classical way, as aliens who are far more advanced than us and live in peaceful utopia, which is interesting in so far as it is nowadays an anachronistic outlier in its depiction of Martians due to DC Comics' age.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Red Faction?

[@BigManX-fc9zv]

Wondered if someone was going to bring up The Martian Manhunter.

[@amandajones661]

This needs to be the basis of an entire college class. 😃

[@robwalsh9843]

Total Recall

[@ceasefire2825]

can you pleaaase pleaaase do the jinns of arabic and islamic mythology next? and lovely video

[@beback_]

deceased fire That’d be awesome. I was scared shitless of those when I was a kid.

[@willlyon7129]

Or the faery folk in Gaelic folklore.

[@zephyr7]

i second this

[@benb3316]

Third this!

[@italiansoldierfromww2460]

Dajjal

[@plucas1]

5:38 Did you just compare the Martian Manhunter to an alien menace? I know you can't research every character you probably find reference to, but the Martian Manhunter is probably the most heroic and selfless fictional martian anywhere. Plus he isn't really obscure--he's been a popular, front and center feature in DC comics for the last 60 years.

[@suburbanlegend1997]

I noticed that too, but I don't think they meant any disrespect to our boy haha I think what they were referring to was how J'onn and DC martians tend to have some reptilian features when they're not shape-shifting to their human apologetic. Although I believe that's actually a more recent change to his design, where his original look had him in his humanoid form all the time, so I guess it doesn't quite fit the video's narrative?

[@schizoidboy]

I remember the ending of the episode of Cosmos with Carl Segan that was about Mars. He concluded that with potential explorations of the planet and possible colonization that the "Martians will be us." The end of the Martian Chronicles also ends the same way with the two families meeting together on the planet and a version of this story was used in the TV mini-series where the kids want to see the Martians and the father points to their reflections in the water of the canal saying they're the Martians.

[@afunnymonkey4948]

ET is my favorite documentary, it is very epic.

[@LuinTathren]

I never thought of it as a documentary, but it is, isn't it?

[@Hanmerhack]

Not really a Documentary though is it? More of a biographical recreation

[@colinp2238]

@@LuinTathren I thought it was an advert for a telephone company?

[@ccvcharger]

@@colinp2238 ET&T?

[@ladykoiwolfe]

I do like the part where they fly.

[@78shaweyes]

2:53 The War of the Worlds is what i think of life on Mars. And it's my favorite novel of all time.

[@JackSparrow-tn6ic]

Again, our monster stories tell us a lot about ourselfs and our society. I find it interesting how aliens sometimes are friends and sometimes enemies, sometimes humanoid and sometimes something else. Aliens are a good metaphor for meeting unknown people. Are they dangerous or friendly? Are you afraid or do you accept them? It appeals to our basic instincts, fear and curiosity, also willingness to help others. It is no coincidence that Americans who are against immigration are more likely to call immigrants "aliens", it is a linguistical tool to express differences and the risks that come with them. If ever intelligent, humanoid aliens visit earth and it seems like they come in peace, I can guarantee that humanity will be split in pro and against alien groups. The pro groups might think they are partners and that we can learn from each other, the contra groups might think they are in fact dangerous and maybe have some evil plan. Knowing humanity, we will probably end up fighting each other over wether or not we accept aliens. I have this idea for a science fiction novel where this scenario happens. Aliens come to earth, we humans aren't quite sure what to make out of that and start dividing ourself. The conflict of interests escalates and we start a war among ourselfes while the aliens are watching. End of the story, humanity is weak now and almost destroys itself. It turns out that this was the aliens plan: Come in peace, wait for humans to weaken themselfes and now they are in power. Alternatively, it could end openly and the story doesn't tell if the aliens ever had any bad intentions.

[@asonwiwijtrezequal985]

I like the alternative ending better, but that's just my opinion

[@whereswaldo5740]

Things in threes is common in nature.

[@notablegoat]

Love the art! Love this whole series, but Mars has always held a special place in my heart.

[@Chinchompers]

I absolutely love the diversity of the video topics! Every new upload is a surprise and I'm always eagerly waiting for the next one! Keep up with the amazing videos!! 😊

[@Enshohma]

As much as I love mythical monsters from Earth's past, I'm very happy to see this series also touch upon contemporary fictional creatures, aliens especially. Also... RAT-BAT-SPIDER-CRAB WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST MARTIAN! ;)

[@RSEFX]

Having the Rat-Bat (or Bat-Rat...) make a cameo made this feel pretty complete! ( although, personally, I prefer the 3-eyed peeping Tom)

[@dubuyajay9964]

Sure...you drew it for Brandon Tennold. 🦇🕷👽👾

[@siwatchphanratisra2408]

no war of the worlds hg well is the best martian

[@ronaldtongol4058]

Please do krampus even if Christmas is still a long way to go

[@NeocrimsonX]

Spoopy Christmas

[@anonb4632]

Krampus has become too hipster.

[@NeocrimsonX]

@@anonb4632 lol

[@dirgecry2047]

Interestingly enough, Martians can also be credited with helping to popularize first person shooter games.

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

How?

[@billiamg8032]

I told my science teacher about something people thought were microscopic organisms that I’m pretty sure were from mars. He’s also the one who taught me about PBS Eons. Cool guy.

[@merlapittman5034]

War of the Worlds was the first H. G. Wells story I read and it was so good that I was immediately hooked and looked up more of his work. Great video!

[@Fyrmer]

"Sailors fighting in the dance hall Oh man, look at those cavemen go It's the freakiest show"

[@SuperBrieBear]

Excellent channel. Found myself waiting for your video 3 days after watching last week's thinking, "it's already been a week, right?"

[@pbsstoried]

We release on a bi-weekly schedule right now. This one was a day late because it’s extra awesome.

[@SuperBrieBear]

@@pbsstoried That explains my withdrawal symptoms. Thank you very much for the entertaining (and academic) content.

[@CthulhuianBunny]

0:21 "To skeletal invaders with exposed brains." Umm... I think there was supposed to be a Mars Attacks martian here.

[@MoBorbon]

When she said Helmeted Cartoons, there should've been a Marvin the Martian image, not The Great Gazoo because he's not from Mars.

[@thoodevious]

No discussion of life on Mars is ever complete without the Face on Mars controversy. It's like talking about the Earth and leaving out its oceans.

[@theuglybiker]

It's fake. Mars itself is fake. The flat earthers told me so.

[@thoodevious]

@Allen Clark Precisely why it shouldn't have been left out. The video basically begins and ends with debunkings, from the Martian "canali" to Orson Wells' Martian invasion hysteria. So far our evidence of life on the Red Planet is a whole series of illusions and that we should guard against falling for them.

[@larfleezeking2829]

OMG war of the worlds is one of the best books i have ever read

[@robbiekipping1124]

You are anything if not the opposite of monster. But the perfect hostess of an introduction to the strange. I especially liked the stories of strange w a ter drains. Thank you, Dr. K

[@deffonotdio6751]

Could you do a video on nephlim or fallen angels, I think they're really interesting

[@chelsey8737]

Oooohh yeah! I've read a few books centered around angels but I have no idea where they came from. That would be really cool

[@jcb3883]

One word triggered a modern myth. Imagine what triggered the ancient ones.

[@jacobpdeleon2747]

IKR

[@someoneontheinternet1317]

I'm pretty sure that the werewolf myth rose up in a village, which a very strong wolf attacks every full moon, and around that time a villager disappears, only to be seen the next morning.

[@Silver-ik9nl]

@@someoneontheinternet1317 or there could have been just some very hairy people out there

[@TupocalypseShakur]

@@someoneontheinternet1317Lycanthropy is a mental condition where on thinks they're wolves. Maybe they didn't shave and people thought they're monsters

[@DoctorWortspieler]

There's an underrated book by C.S. Lewis, "Out of the Silent Planet," that takes place on Mars, and was actually a deconstruction of the hostile Martian invader mania of the time. Written in the 1930s, it actually seems like a throwback to pre-Wells depictions of Martians, where the locals live in a more moral society, although not necessarily a more technologically advanced one. Indeed, the main antagonists of the book are not the Martians, but humans. Indeed, influenced by the colonialism of the time, Lewis opined that if there are Martians, they have more to fear from humans than we do from them. 7:28 And wait a minute, are those Graboids? Maybe they really did come from outer space...

[@marykateharmon]

That book is great. Though doesn't the main story happen on Pluto?

[@ericwaters6194]

"The Purple Monster Strikes"… … … … … … … THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! 🤣😂🤣

[@dubuyajay9964]

Ohhhh mmmmyyyyy~!!!

[@Mattno.777]

THANOS. THANOS. THANOS. THANOS. THANOS.

[@Diego-ud3nb]

MY OH MAaAI🎶🎶

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

The Man Behind The Slaughter

[@jakeunderwood9]

7:25 In the future, the desert planet of Mars shall be known by a different name. Arrakis.

[@alang.bandala8863]

Omg!!!!

[@Tekrothebountyhunter]

Imagine what our world would be like today if in 1877 we really discovered intelligent life on Mars.

[@semiramisbonaparte1627]

WHAT IF WE DID, HENCE WHY WE HAVE OUR ADVANCED MILITARY TECHNOLOGY AND LIVE WITHIN A REALM OF PERPETUAL WAR...

[@henrikharbin5521]

I love the original My Favorite Martian. I like the way that Uncle Martin respected and tried to help humans, in direct opposition to the Wells trope.

[@azipoor3468]

I can't wait to see next videos as soon as possible. Monstrum is a awesome channel, channel of mythology and epic lores. Through your mythical videos we can enhance our brain's capacity of creativity

[@norncare1]

Great video, very informative. I absolutely loved the illustration/ video provided of H. G. Wells’ tentacled Martian invaders. They looked great.

[@kanaksharma3430]

The theory about CANALS on mars is very interesting, esp because there is a very similar theory or observation for an advanced ancient human (or alien) species on EARTH as well. Researchers have noticed a similar trend with many of the most powerful, industrious, and successful cities from various civilizations around the world... which is having an intricate system of canals or aqueducts. Places like greek/rome, venice, as well as angor wat in SE asia, mohenjo daro in india, tenochitlan of the Aztecs/mayans in mexico, and even in Washington DC. They all have a very advanced canal system built to transport water and boats as well as irrigate crops. Another interesting similarity is that they were all mostly built on swampy/marshy land... where earth and water would meet.... like DC or tenochitlan used to be a swamp until these cities were built, and became swampy after the city was abandoned (if it didn't dry up like in angor wat). T he canal system in DC is called the C&O canal and actually goes a very long way from the Chesapeake bay in Maryland up the Potomac river all the way to Ohio valley.... and ohio is another significant area where large groups of native americans lived and made large pyramid like "temple mounds", some of which still exist today like the serpent mound. The engineering for these canals seems pretty technical and clever, having to find a way to transport boats with many locks/gates to raise and lower the water level. I wonder what other unknown history exists about these canals, and if there is any link or greater meaning between the similarities of the large canal/aqueduct systems on earth and what we see on mars. These canals were like basic terraforming, shaping the land to better suit the industrious city... and I wonder if the preference for swampy/marshy land has any greater significance to it such as Mars being swampy at one point (or even Venus actually, I could see that being a watery planet before its atmosphere changed). Hopefully we will learn more in the future.

[@garybrinker4522]

The drawings looked very detailed,,so why dont we see them now ?

[@LetsTalkOnePiece]

Just rediscovered this channel and all I have to say is: The chances of anything coming from mars Are a million to one, he said (ah, ah) The chances of anything coming from Mars Are a million to one, but still, they come Yes the chances of anything coming from mars Are a million to one, he said (ah, ah) The chances of anything coming from Mars Are a million to one, but still, they come

[@asonwiwijtrezequal985]

Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun da da da new new new da da new new

[@Ironcabbit]

Who ever thought that out of all media involving Mars, the one most likely to happen now is Cowboy Bebop’s.

[@azipoor3468]

And I'm impatiently waiting for videos of all ancient Greek mythical monsters

[@adrianbabst6749]

Kudos for including clips from Aelita. Most people don't even know it exists.

[@asonwiwijtrezequal985]

I don't know what that is so I guess I'll give them more Kudos

[@safaiaryu12]

I saw the Tom Cruise War of the Worlds movie as a kid, backtracked to the book, and it's been a favorite of mine ever since. It's a great, if very thinly-veiled, commentary on British imperialism. Not nearly as topical as The Time Machine nowadays, but I find War of the Worlds more entertaining.

[@RSEFX]

It was also Wells's concern over society's complacency in the face of any kind of disruption of their "little, carefully planned lives"/lives he saw as being lived by rote. By habit and class rules etc.

[@KingArthur101]

this is actually my new favorite channel on youtube

[@wcapewell3089]

Im suprised that the ice warriors from doctor who didnt get referenced.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Or the Xiliens or Alien Baltan.

[@sevendaughs7d]

The evidence of a nuclear war on mars is pretty compelling. This program would enjoy more value if it included the more esoteric data and implications.

[@Sparkplug-rz4oy]

I just recently found this channel and now have watched all of the videos thus far, This is a pretty cool channel, I like how organized it is and the explanation on some of the backgrounds of all the different shall I say Monstrum Lore, Keep up the awesome videos as I’m excited to see more content 😆👌

[@pbsstoried]

Thanks for the support!

[@DragonBorni-gb9xf]

The original War Of The Worlds story by H G Wells is the greatest alien story ever!

[@samuelaraujomedeiros6682]

I like reading old science fiction classics because sometimes they speculate about concepts that we would only begin to understand decades after publication of these books. Most of the time these ideas are very far from the truth, but ocasionally they get some things right, which is always mind-blowing. And even when they're wrong, it's still very entertaining to read them and try to make sense of how these ideas are a product of their times. For example, Wells' view of how the martians evolved after building a civilization is very lamarckistic, but the book was published less than fourty years after the publication of Origin of Species, and evolution was still a very polemical theory at the time.

[@carsonhayes3647]

I love this channel so much.

[@thhseeking]

I had a chuckle at the photo at 06:19 of the "U.F.O." - turns out that the chap who photographed the ground installation accidentally double-exposed the film and shot his desk lamp. He never claimed to have seen a U.F.O., but once the photo managed to get out, well, there was no stopping it.

[@asonwiwijtrezequal985]

Bruh

[@SupesMe]

I never realized why the Martians in the Tom Cruise version were so fascinated by the Bicycle tire in the basement. Then when I read the original book it was explained that being tripedal they never developed the wheel. Hence they were fascinated by it

[@dr.chaitalichaudhuri385]

Please do one on griffins.

[@NSMITH8516]

this is your best one yet

[@Reeses7501]

This is more of a historic channel and I swear I love it

[@cookiemonster7941]

0:32 Realy? You think my cousins are aliens?

[@bofurthedwarf]

Nice. 👌🏻

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

Well played Cookie Monster. Nom nom

[@sapphiresong7]

Space! Martians!!! I love that the show went there. I loved it and I'm loving the space theme that's happeneing this summer. Thanks!

[@pbsstoried]

Stay spooky!

[@blinkin304]

a theory i had heard was that the "canals" that were observed were actually reflections of the veins within his own eye. which explains why his observations were consistent.

[@xxxtakaji-kaixxx9016]

0:33 these two Martian puppets were actually disturbing to see 2 yrs ago in 2019 since I watched Sesame Street when I was 10 yrs old back 6 yrs ago And now in 17 of age these guys I never seen before in my life watching the series

[@laexploradoraaaXD]

My seventh grade English teacher played the whole recording for us. It was definitely frightening.

[@youeediot9776]

J'onn J'onzz The Martian Manhunter Is the best in my opinion

[@Grokford]

This is the content I’ve been looking for

[@rykx0r]

I'm a little bummed that there was no discussion of Malacandra and Out of the Silent Planet.

[@frigorissol3804]

I really like this team's fashion sense especially the her outfits!!

[@ecurewitz]

0:30 the cover of the classic Misfits album "Walk Among Us"

[@booboodavila]

“And the whole thing started with a single mistranslated word.” It’s almost frightening how often that happens.

[@jonbradley4789]

Well, that was well done! Great script and narration.

[@DaHaiZhu]

I love this series. This episode was especially interesting as it was topical (Area 51), Mars, etc. Nod: "My God, it's full of stars" 😊

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

I watch every other PBS channel on KZbin, how the frack have I never heard of this amazing show?!?

[@kuchikopi4631]

Idk

[@gooey4347]

My favorite folk lore monster is probably the terrifying Nuckelavee - would love to see an episode on it some day! :)

[@unsungno1]

I must admit I was disappointed that you skipped the 1950s use of Martians as analogy to the cold war - the Red Menace from the Red Planet.

[@aaronpescasio]

i love the martian chronicles

[@amitchodankar1989]

Can you make video on Ancient Vimanas.

[@TheChadPad]

This channel just keeps winning and winning

[@aierishatienza4386]

What about Tikbalang from Philippines, or Kapre, Dwende (elves), Aswang, Manananggal, and so much more!! I want you guys to make a content about Philippine folklore creatures that our country has many to offer. Thank you!

[@cruzada07]

A Martian once said "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

I grew up near Grover’s Mill NJ. The water tower the locals thought was a Martian vehicle was still around, on the ground. Bullet holes all over, even in the trees that had died of lead poisoning. The folly (of mainly drunk) men. I got a big kick out of it as a teen

[@cjthibeau4843]

Super cool video! Can't wait to see what's next!!!

[@dragonflymoonraven]

don't forget the terrifying sounds Wells' martian tripods made. Ulla! Aloo! Aloo! Ulla!

[@melhernandez02]

I truly don’t know how I got here but honestly, this is incredibly interesting 🧐

[@enthros5116]

another very good presentation. thank you DR.Z

[@smoothburn420]

Amazing video as always thank you Emily 😊 PS do a video of your bloopers 🙃

[@hyweljones8026]

Link with your Kraken episode, there's a dubious theory that the Martians of The War of the Worlds were inspired by an octopus that was on display at the aquarium section of the Crystal Palace next door to H. G. Wells' native Beckenham. Whilst it's not known whether he himself visited, all of South East London went mad for this creature; a craze known as Cephalomania.

[@mvozzo1399]

MY favorite martian book is Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis.

[@flarenite1004]

Next elon musk will make martians not from alien origin but from human origin

[@flarenite1004]

@bryan diaz varela Yea, but once we find a way to make it more habitable it would be one hell of an experience to be there

[@flarenite1004]

@bryan diaz varela Ahhhh took me a while to realise that youre making a Dead space reference

[@cedricburkhart3738]

The war of the worlds one of my favorite books. I like it better than the radio drama.

[@markc5111]

Excellent video factual and accurate . Can't believe I've only just found is channel. I'm hooked.

[@00moon]

my first introduction to aliens/ martians were the stories by Satyajit Ray.

[@denaxfri]

"The Chances of anything coming from Mars, are a million to one.... but still they come!" :P

[@alang.bandala8863]

Then came the night the first missile approached Earth. It was thought to be an ordinary falling star, but the next day there was a huge crater in the middle of the Common, and Ogilvy came to examine what lay there. A cylinder, thirty yards across, glowing hot, and with faint sounds of movement coming from within. Suddenly the top began moving, rotating, unscrewing, and Ogilvy feared there was a man inside trying to escape. He rushed to the cylinder but the intense heat stopped him before he could burn himself on the metal...

[@Omeganed0]

Man, I really wish this one was longer. I was really getting into the pre WotW stuff.

[@dumoulin11]

I LOVE this channel!!!!

[@aant429]

"its some aliens up on that big red boi" - me

[@violetlight1548]

I love the Yip Yips too! Do you think an episode on the Loch Ness Monster may be a possibility in the future?

[@pbsstoried]

All monsters are possible! I’ll add it to the list.

[@lauragodridge8966]

Slowly it moved toward shore,and with a deafening roar and woosh of spray it swung about and drove at full speed to wards the waiting Martians

[@squeeps5765]

That spider thing in the beginning is the creature from The Angry Red Planet and is also a little famous for being on the cover or The Misfits debut album “Walk Among Us”

[@oobrocks]

The Dr doesn't look 150 yrs old... Amazing!