Hello all:
Picture this…
1960s Venus Scene: Open with a retro, sci-fi-inspired vision of Venus, with James standing on the planet’s surface. At first, is seems desolate. [THERAMIN SOUNDS]. We see an alien who looks like a human. Then a second, then a crowd.
Alien: Greetings, Earthling. Welcome to Venus. How was your flight?
James: Thanks. Not bad, once we got past launch. I never liked liftoff.
Alien: Wait. How can you survive here? The surface of Venus is over 450 Celsius. That’s almost 900 Fahrenheit!
James: You call that HOT? I’m from Arizona!
Alien: And crushing pressures that…”
James: Pressures? You want pressures? Have you tried living in today’s society?”
Alien: Acid rain? a choking smog-filled atmosphere?
James: I’m also a Gen Xer. Smog? Acid Rain? Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt.
Alien: But… there’s no water…
James: Look. Now we’re just back to Arizona again.
Alien: But… Who are you? What are you doing here?
James: I am James G. Maynard, and I am host of The Cosmic Companion. And this is Unveiling Venus, with planetary astrophysicist Stephen Kane!
[APPLAUSE. MUSIC.]
Unveiling Venus: Stephen Kane Reveals Secrets and Mysteries of this Shrouded World