'Dancing' desperate for women Apr 18, 2007
The entry titled "'Dancing With the Stars': Mars Needs Women!," and any of the comments about it ... Dancing With the Stars : Mars Needs Women ... But as surely as Mars Needs Women, Mills will be with us for weeks to come. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Alt Predictions for 2007 Dec 28, 2006
Analysis of images sent back by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft confirms the long-held suspicion that Mars needs women. "The whole planet could really use a feminine touch," says a NASA spokesman. (Wired News)
In Trenton for Reel May 4, 2006
The director and producer played guitar for the New Brunswick-based band Mars Needs Women, which was signed to Warner Bros. Records in the mid-'90s, had a video on MTV and toured around the U.S. "The 'Chicago Tribune' did a write-up on us saying we were going to be an over-night success," Mr. Roberts says. (Manville News, NJ)
Local director thrilled about film screening Apr 19, 2006
Roberts used to play in the band Mars Needs Women (not to be confused with the current Portland surf band, or the so-bad-it s-good 1967 sci-fi opus). His band was signed to Warner Brothers, and had a video on MTV. So he knows the territory of the rock scene, and the whole rise-to-fame trip followed by the much quicker, colder fall back to obscurity. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Con etiquette Feb 14, 2006
"Don't call it ''sci fi." The term fell out of favor years ago among fans when it became popular for referring to trashy movies like ''Mars Needs Women. " Instead, con-goers tend to refer to ''SF" or, sometimes, ''skiffy. (Boston Globe)
