PRODUCER, DAD, GRAND DAD TO NAME A FEW.
A FEW. HIS LATEST PROJECT IS
FASCINATING.
FASCINATING. PARTNERING WITH NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC, HE’S TAKING US ON AN
OUT OF THE WORLD JOURNEY TO
MARS.
MARS. RON HOWARD IS JOINING ME.
I STARTED WATCHING THIS SHOW,
AND I WAS EXPECTING THIS FICTION
ACCOUNT OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE US
TO GET TO MARS, BUT IT’S A
HYBRID.
HYBRID. IT’S A DOCUMENTARY AND A FICTION
SHOW.
SHOW. TELL ME ABOUT THIS.
>> IT’S EXPERIMENTAL.
THIS IS SEASON TWO.
IT’S AN EXPERIMENT THAT WORKED.
AND CONTINUES TO WORK.
I THINK WE’RE EVEN STRONGER AND
MORE EXCITING AND MORE DRAMATIC
IN SEASON TWO THAN ONE.
IT BEGAN WITH OUR FRIENDS AT
RADICAL MEDIA HAD THIS IDEA
ABOUT TRYING TO DO A DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT GOING TO MARS.
MY PARTNER, BRIAN, THOUGHT THAT
WAS GREAT.
WAS GREAT. BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD DO A DICTION
VERSION, AND LIKE THE MOVIE
MARTIAN.
MARTIAN. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? IT WAS FANTASTIC.
WE DID APOLLO 13 AND FROM THE
EARTH OF THE MOON AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. BUT THAT WAS INTERESTING AND
EXCITING.
EXCITING. WE STARTED DOING THE RESEARCH.
WE REALIZED WAIT A MINUTE.
LET’S COMBINE THIS.
LOOK AT THE EXPERTS WE’RE
TALKING TO.
TALKING TO. THEY’RE FASCINATING PEOPLE.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT’S AMAZING.
>> AND A BOOK, "HOW WE’LL LIVE
ON A MARS" FASCINATING.
YOU’VE SEEN THE SHOW.
IT’S NOT JUST INTERVIEWS.
WE ALSO GO COVER THE STORIES.
THE FACT IS THERE’S SO MUCH THAT
IS KNOWN AND BEING EXPLORED AND
EXPERIMENTED WITH NOW IN TERMS
OF HOW THIS WOULD WORK AND WHAT
IT WOULD LEAD TO.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WE THOUGHT WELL, THOSE ARE
ACTUALLY VISUAL STORIES TOO.
LET’S COMBINE THEM AND SEE IF
THAT WILL LEND AUTHORITY TO THE
ADVENTURE STORY WE WANT TO TELL
OF GOING TO THE PLANET.
AND IT REALLY WORKED IN SEASON
ONE THANKS TO COURAGE AND BEING
BACKED UP.
BACKED UP. >> WHAT’S FASCINATING IS YOU
LOOK AT THINGS GOING ON ON EARTH
NOW AND THE PARALLELS TO WHAT
WOULD HAPPEN ON MARS AS WE
COLONIZE.
COLONIZE. >> SEASON ONE WAS ABOUT GOING,
THE FIRST BIG ADVENTURE.
THIS STARTS FIVE YEARS LATER.
MANY OF THE SIM CHARACTERS
BUT -- SAME CHARACTERS BUT ALSO
NEW.
NEW. BUT NOW THERE’S THE PUBLIC
SECTOR, THERE’S INDUSTRY.
IT’S THE EARLY DAYS OF COMEA COL
IT’S A FRONTIER STORY BACKED UP
BY THE RESEARCH AND EXPERTS.
WE DID A LOT OF SHOOTING IN THE
ARCTIC.
ARCTIC. THAT’S A FRONTIER BEING EXPLORED
BOTH SCIENTIFICALLY.
BOTH SCIENTIFICALLY. >> THERE’S A COUPLE GENERATIONS
THAT KNOW YOU AS AN ACADEMY
AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR.
THOSE OF US WHO ARE OLD ENOUGH
REMEMBER YOU ON --
>> THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW HASN’T
BEEN OFF THE AIR SINCE 1960.
IT’S THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> I THINK THERE’S AN
AUTHENTICITY ABOUT IT.
IT WAS A COMEDY.
IT WAS MEANT TO BE FUNNY, BUT
ANDY
ANDY ANDY GRIFFITH WHO WASN’T A
PRODUCER OR WRITER, BUT HE DID
PUT HIS STAMP ON EVERYTHING.
THERE WAS AN HONESTY.
HE USED TO SAY IT’S PLENTY FUNNY
WITHOUT BEING RIDICULOUS.
WE CAN DEAL WITH IT IN AN
HONEST, HUMAN WAY.
WE WERE MAKING THAT SHOW IN THE
60s.
60s. HE SAID THIS IS REALLY THE SOUTH
OF MY CHILDHOOD THAT WE’RE
REENACTING.
REENACTING. IT’S LIKE ANY WORK OF ART,
WHETHER IT’S A HALF HOURSITCOM O
EVENT OR MOVIE, IF THE THEMES
RESONATE WITH THE PEOPLE TELLING
THE STORY, WE IN THE AUDIENCE
WILL FEEL IT.
>> WE HEAR YOU AS A NARRATOR ON
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. WILL WE EVER SEE YOU IN FRONT OF
THE CAMERA?
THE CAMERA? >> I LOVE DIRECTING.
AND IT WOULD BE FUN TO DO ACTING
AGAIN, BUT IT’S JUST NOT A
PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. ONE OF THESE DAYS IF I GET A
CHANCE, YOU KNOW, I’D HAVE TO
PRACTICE UP.
PRACTICE UP. IT’S BEEN A WHILE.
>> WELL, YOU’RE GOING TO BE
PLENTY BUSY.
PLENTY BUSY. I’M SURE "MARS "WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A GREAT SUCCESS.