Blues for a Red Planet

8.9/10 · 665 votesOct 26, 198060 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science fiction authors, and then through the unblinking eyes of two Viking spacecrafts that have sent thousands of pictures of the stunning Martian landscape

Season 1 Episodes13

E1 8.9

The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean

E2 9.0

One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue

E3 8.8

Harmony of the Worlds

E4 8.9

Heaven and Hell

E5 8.9Now viewing

Blues for a Red Planet

E6 8.8

Travellers' Tales

E7 8.8

The Backbone of Night

E8 9.1

Journeys in Space and Time

E9 9.0

The Lives of the Stars

E10 9.0

The Edge of Forever

E11 8.7

The Persistence of Memory

E12 8.9

Encyclopedia Galactica

E13 9.0

Who Speaks for Earth?

Cast1

Carl Sagan

Self - Host

Crew7

Carl Sagan

Writer

Adrian Malone

Director

Ann Druyan

Writer

Vangelis

Music Director

José María del Río

Translator

David F. Oyster

Director

Rob McCain

Director

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Episode Summary

"Blues for a Red Planet" is episode 5 of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 665 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.9). Directed by Adrian Malone, David F. Oyster, Rob McCain and written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, it aired on October 26, 1980.

Blues for a Red Planet

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Season 1 Episodes13

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Crew7

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Episode Summary