More Cosmos

[BrotherShamus]

In case you guys haven't realized, I'm very much interested in science and the popularization of science, such as the work of Bill Nye and Carl Sagan. So, I figured I'd remind the forum-goers that Car Sagan's widow Ann Druyan Neil deGrasse Tyson are continuing the Cosmos series started by Sagan. The show will be narrated by Tyson and produced by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy.

It airs on March 9th, so excited

[meekon5]

I don't think you could touch the beauty and wonder of the original series. I don't know if it was just the age I was at the time, but it was one of the dvd's a sought out with fervor. Spending years searching obscure web sites and shops, I eventually found it and it had lost none of its incredible allure. Soon after having managed to purchase a copy I was down in the museum shop (for those that don't know I work for the Natural History Museum in London England, and have done for about six years now), and what do you think I saw just sitting on the shelves amongst other DVD's, yes Carl Sagans Cosmos, right there under my nose all along.

[Rev. Gary (revgms)]

Hey! I resemble those remarks!

Yeah man quite well aware, chomping at the bit for a new Cosmos reboot.
http://youtu.be/kBTd9--9VMI

Can someone hand me a tissue, i think I just had a nerdgasm.

[meekon5]

nice clip.

Okay I will admit the bit where he releases the dandelion seed actually brought a tear to my eye.

[DigitalBuddha]

Awesome series!

[jgiffin]

I demand cross-over appearances by Michio Kaku and Brian Greene.

Otherwise, GTFO.

[BrotherShamus]

I agree that it won't be the same as listening to Carl, but if anyone can return the magic of the series, its Neil deGrasse Tyson. Plus Ann Druyan is making it, who worked on the last one as well.

And yeah the dandelion seed gave me chills.

jgriffin, having Michio Kaku on would be incredible. I bet he can't resist trying to get on the show

[Dave]

What a great 13 episodes. To me, as a pagan type, this is like a religious experience.

I hope they decide to make a second season and keep it going for the next decade.

[jgiffin]

I haven't made it through the last 2-3 episodes but the early and middle ones were solid. Maybe a bit heavy on the anime stuff but that's nit-picking. It was nice to see a television program that didn't dumb everything down to the absolute lowest level. There's a certain genius about explaining difficult concepts in the, uh, uh, parlance of our times.

[jdurand]

On the global warming one, I did notice they did like pretty much everyone else in having the CO2 vs temperature graph stop a number of years ago...just before the temp leveled off but the CO2 shot up even faster.

But then, nobody mentions the cold records exceed the heat records or the growing icepack in the antarctic.  Interesting how we're getting volcanoes under that ice but the pack is building, wonder which will win?

[ZoeAbides]

I hope it goes on Netflix.  I caught the first episode, but the time it was usually airing, I was watching the Science channel (or feeding the monkey).  Usually it was "Through the Wormhole" or something similar.  Dilemmas, dilemmas!

[High Priest Allen]

Let's be honest, Morgan Freeman could explain IRS forms and people would watch it.

[meekon5]

I'm not getting the same feeling I used to get from Sagan's original.

Maybe because I'm a bit older (understatement there).

I like it and am recording it on the Tevo, just not getting the same feeling.

[cckeiser]

I'm not getting the same feeling I used to get from Sagan's original.

Maybe because I'm a bit older (understatement there).

I like it and am recording it on the Tevo, just not getting the same feeling.

Have much the same feeling....maybe because it's not "new" to us.

[DigitalBuddha]

Hard to beat a classic.