14 November 2012 Factual 53 mins
With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground experiments, NOVA captures its landing on Mars
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Lance Lewman as Narrator
Gil Talmi Music
United States 14 November 2012
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In its search for life beyond Earth NASA employs a "sky crane" maneuver to land the Curiosity rover on Mars. Aired November 14 2012 on PBS.
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20 December 2012
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody.
01 November 2012
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys.
01 January 2012
A group of travelers descends on The Park to witness one last Firefall. They come from different backgrounds and walks of life, but their paths will crash together in hilarious ways, as a film crew document (Mockuments) their crazy antics.
15 March 2012
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
18 October 2012
A backpacker on the run from home writes a letter home, but there may be more to him than appears.
17 July 2012
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department.
04 April 2012
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion.
20 September 2012
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
01 March 2012
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
08 July 2012
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01 January 2012
A mahout has lost his elephant. A theater owner has lost her god. A god has lost his identity. A devil has lost his teeth.
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