O autor explicou em um entrevistar que alguns desses itens são coisas que ele pessoalmente gosta.
Q) In THE MARTIAN, Watney has access to his crewmates digital entertainment on Mars, including TV episodes of Three’s Company, a variety of Beatles songs, and digital books including The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Any reason you chose to work those specific examples into the novel?
A) It’s a selection of things I loved when I was growing up.
Writing Tips and Advice From Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN
E que seu amor pelos filhotes era uma piada interna. Como você piora uma situação ruim? Ao apoiar os filhotes, é assim.
"I just thought that would be just the thing to make Mark's pathetic situation more pathetic."