Paul Davids

http://othersideofmidnight.com/thufri-oct-30-paul-davids
Mars is definitely one of the key focal points.
http://www.enterprisemission.com/apartmentsonmars.html
Too bad most people aren't allowed to really know what's going on in the solar system, galaxy & beyond.

The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama)#Production
A fascinating case of how a sci-fi story adapted for a live radio broadcast caused a bit of a panic.
"The Mercury Theatre's radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells October 30, 1938, brought Welles instant fame."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles#The_Mercury_Theatre_on_the_Air

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds#Plot

http://www.war-of-the-worlds.org
The same story has been told for well over a century & continues to resonate with various people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds#Adaptations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_machine_(The_War_of_the_Worlds)
Of course, people would eventually get to see another interesting depiction of large walking vehicles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_(Star_Wars)#All_Terrain_Armored_Transport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)#Plot
The planet Mars has appeared in various books & movies as a living world or a former living world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)#Filming ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_on_Mars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_Mars
As earth's human population continues to grow, eventually another habitable planet will become necessary. http://science.howstuffworks.com/terraforming.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming_of_Mars#Proposed_methods_and_strategies
This process wont just take decades, but centuries to ever be fully realized.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/07/mars-pg2
Mars like earth, would have its own carrying capacity.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a15410/terraform-mars-with-microbes
Some might not like the idea of eventually loading up Mars with billions of people.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/darpa-we-are-engineering-the-organisms-that-will-terraform-mars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrying_capacity#Humans ,
http://www.livescience.com/16493-people-planet-earth-support.html

http://www.science20.com/robert_inventor/trouble_with_terraforming_mars-126407

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2014/09/08/where-build-off-world-colonies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Planet#Plot
Any technological world has the potential of being destroyed by its own high-technology, among other things.


For more in-depth observations visit,
http://silverscreensaucers.blogspot.com

R.G. has done quite an impressive level of research & interpretation of sci-fi popular culture.
http://silverscreensaucers.uk

http://whitecrowbooks.com/books/page/silver_screen_saucers_sorting_fact_from_fantasy_in_hollywoods_ufo_movies