Brings me back to when I was a kid on Sunday nights watching the Wonderful World Of Disney in the living room with the whole family and sometimes extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. It's a show that IMHO can be enjoyed by the whole family. Great show. What I found amusing is one of the executive producers of the show is Seth McFarlane of Family Guy fame.
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The best show on TV...COSMOS
"When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
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Great show for sure.
It does have that 70's mutual of Omaha / in search of/ world of Disney feel to it. The special effects are cool and I am really digging the host, Mr. Tyson
I saw the first episode and looking forward to the rest. I Want to watch with my daughter and explore and learn together.mego's befo ho's -
My wife and I have both been LOVING IT and it's the only show since the finale of Breaking Bad we've been making plans around to watch.
I'm a huge fan of the 1980 Carl Sagan series, and I think Neil deGrasse Tyson has done a fantastic job with the update. The Sagan tribute at the end of the first episode put a pretty big lump in my throat, and at the end of episode 2 they used the same evolution animation as the original series as a little tip of the hat. Great stuff.
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alex, this is the series we're talking about. It's a 13 episode mini-series on Sunday at 9 EST on Fox - it's meant to be a scientific introduction to everything we know about the cosmos done in a very entertaining and engaging way:
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"When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list:
Good Traders List - Page 80 - Mego TalkComment
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I'm normally not a huge Seth McFarlane fan, but apparently without him this show would have never happened. He's a huge fan of Sagan and the original series and he used his clout at Fox to get this made.
I really hope this is a hit. I'd love to see more shows like this on TV.Comment
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Personally I think the two shows are very different. "Through the Wormhole", I felt, wasn't really teaching the basics of science, it was sort of just going through scientific ideas to discuss popular philosophy, religious ideas, or sci-fi style fringe science. Which is fine, just different than Cosmos.
To me "Cosmos" is a show with teaching basic science as it's first purpose. It's structured with a deliberate pace to give a more detailed primer for everything we know - in a way that also details the process of scientific thinking. I find there's a lot less mystery dangling and more concentration on each topic involved. Also, the fact that it's a primetime network show automatically makes it different, and will hopefully give it a different audience than the shows on Discovery or Science Channel. Know what I mean?
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For Cosmology I did like "How the Universe Works" from a few years ago - though the pacing was so fast it skipped over some interesting key points every once in a while.
For nature I recently enjoyed "Attenborough's Ark" and "Wonders of Life" - both by the BBC.Last edited by Brazoo; Mar 17, '14, 10:32 AM.Comment
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I really enjoying watching this with my son. It brings back found memory of me watching the original with my dad.Comment
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Personally I think the two shows are very different. "Through the Wormhole", I felt, wasn't really teaching the basics of science, it was sort of just going through scientific ideas to discuss popular philosophy, religious ideas, or sci-fi style fringe science. Which is fine, just different than Cosmos.
To me "Cosmos" is a show with teaching basic science as it's first purpose. It's structured with a deliberate pace to give a more detailed primer for everything we know - in a way that also details the process of scientific thinking. I find there's a lot less mystery dangling and more concentration on each topic involved. Also, the fact that it's a primetime network show automatically makes it different, and will hopefully give it a different audience than the shows on Discovery or Science Channel. Know what I mean?"When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list:
Good Traders List - Page 80 - Mego TalkComment
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They do have a section on their website for Teachers to use the series as a teaching tool...
Grades 6-12
...and this is mandatory watching in my house...everyone enjoys it...great family time viewing.
Love Carl Sagan, Love Neil deGrasse Tyson, Love Albert Einstein, Love Stephen Hawking...mention anything with anyone of those individuals, and I'm there!!!Everyone is Entitled to MY Opinion...Your's, not so much!Comment
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