Okay, so I recently got hooked on this show “Stars on Mars,” and I was totally curious about where they filmed it. I mean, it really looks like they’re on Mars, right?
So, I started digging around. At first, I thought, “No way they actually went to Mars,” but I was wondering, maybe they used some high-tech studios or something. Then I found out, it’s not Mars, obviously, and it’s not even some fancy studio trickery. They actually filmed it in Australia, a place called Coober Pedy.
Coober Pedy, it turns out, is this small, kind of out-of-the-way town known for opal mining. When I looked up some images, I was like, “Whoa, this place really does look like another planet!” It’s got these red sands and rocky landscapes that really give off that Martian vibe. It’s pretty wild that there’s a place on Earth that can look so much like Mars.
So, I went a bit deeper down the rabbit hole. I found that the show got some kind of support from the South Australian Film Corporation and some government location incentive thing. That makes sense, I guess, since bringing a whole film crew to a remote place like Coober Pedy must be quite the operation. Plus, it probably gives the local economy a little boost, which is cool.
- First, I was just curious about the show’s location.
- Then, I learned it was filmed in Coober Pedy, Australia.
- I discovered Coober Pedy is an opal mining town that looks like Mars.
- Finally, I found out about the film incentives and local economic impact.
It’s kind of funny, you know, we’re all watching this show thinking it’s some super high-tech production, but really, it’s just a clever use of a natural landscape. I even saw some stuff comparing it to how they filmed “The Martian” in Jordan, using a place called Wadi Rum for the Mars scenes. It’s all about finding those spots on Earth that can pass for another world, I guess.
And yeah, there’s some talk about the science in the show being a bit, well, creative. Like, they use rocket fuel for water, which is apparently a thing, but then they have these Martian sandstorms that are more like gentle breezes on Mars. It’s all make-believe, but it’s fun to think about.
There were also these old images of a “face” on Mars that turned out to be just a rock formation. It reminds me that sometimes, what looks like something amazing from far away is just a natural phenomenon. Just like “Stars on Mars” – it looks like they’re really on Mars, but it’s just good old Earth, doing its thing.
Anyway, that’s my little journey into the world of “Stars on Mars” and its surprisingly earthly filming location. It’s a good reminder that sometimes, the most amazing things are right here on our own planet, just waiting to be discovered.
