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[OdanUrr]

 
 
Well, Cosmos, the television series where Carl Sagan explored the mysteries of the universe, is now back. Produced by original creators Ann Druyan and Steven Soter, along with Seth MacFarlane, Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey has casted astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson as the new presenter. The first episode, "Standing up in the Milky Way," aired yesterday. The season will have 13 episodes that will air every Sunday at 9 PM ET on FOX.
 
If you can access Hulu, here's the first chapter:
 
Standing up in the Milky Way
 
If you've seen it already, what did you think of it?
 
Official trailer
 
 

Soundtrack by Alan Silvestri
 

We are excited to announce today's iTunes release of the 1st of 4 volumes of the soundtrack album for "Cosmos - A Spacetime Odyssey"!

 

iTunes

Amazon

[mhmbaSR1]

yes! somebody else knows about this!

 

unfortunately I wasn't able to watch it, but I have been a huge fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson for quite sometime. awesome video here:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=rmKlA_UnX8c

 

science is by far one of the greatest pursuits of humanity in my opinion and I trust the very passionate Neil to make science a part of Americans (or anyones) life again!

 

fun fact/analogy, there are approximately 400,000,000,000 stars in the milky way, it has been theorized (and the evidence supports) that these stars have at least one planet each, and several systems have many planets (proven). now.... you are the milky way galaxy, a person of average height (5-6ft, 1.5-1.8meters) and the biggest galaxy ever found is that 30 story building standing next to you downtown... there is so much out there!

[Hainkpe]

If I watched television, I would watch this.

[OdanUrr]

If I watched television, I would watch this.

 

You can watch it online on hulu.

[xAmilli0n]

So yeah, this show is great.  Neil deGrasse Tyson is the perfect host for it too.

[OdanUrr]

Fun fact: Neil deGrasse Tyson actually met Carl Sagan.

 

[felipejiraya]

Fun fact: Neil deGrasse Tyson actually met Carl Sagan.

 

 

Chills.

[xAmilli0n]

Yeah, he mentioned it at the end of the episode last night. Definitely very cool.

[NekkidNones]

As per Neil deGrasse Tyson Fan Club and Android Police. Cosmos is available for streaming via a Fox network App on the playstore.  I haven't confirmed it however.  Can't bring myself to give Fox permissions to my accounts.  But the option remains for those who are so inclined.

[Fast Jimmy]

Loved last night's episode. It did a lot of really great methods of shaping the massive, truly incomprehensible size and age of our universe. Speaking to everyone's level was one of the great accomplishments of Karl Sagan's installment - I was glad to see the same could be said of this reboot.

[Hainkpe]

You can watch it online on hulu.

Can you grant me the extra time so I can watch TV too? Please!?

[OdanUrr]

Can you grant me the extra time so I can watch TV too? Please!?

 

Of course, I have a TARDIS. But only if you ask nicely.

[Hainkpe]

Of course, I have a TARDIS. But only if you ask nicely.

 

Stipulations, stipulations! XD

[Obadiah]

The show is pretty good, but I'm surprised that all the hype for it bypasses the existence of other high-tech special-effects laden science shows like Through the Wormhole (starring Go... I mean, Morgan Freeman) and How the Universe Works.

[NekkidNones]

I was a little bothered by the depiction of the asteroid belt. The large number of huge bolders shown flying about, is nothing like the reality. Felt like a bit of a betrayal to depict it in such a missleading manner, though I(and hollywood) can understand the desire to.

Also, I thought the delivery of the cosmic calendar lacked the sense of awe people display when they see it in a textbook. It is just such a mind frack when you see it all at once with events mapped out onto it, and then try to wrap your mind around it. Though, that may have just been me. It just seemed weird and ineffective on the screen, there was too many swirly visuals and not enough of the mind blowing data. IMO.
I would have perfered time spent talking about geologic time and evolution(in the context of time) before bringing up the cosmic calendar, to provide more insight to viewers.

With that said, it was the first episode, AKA introduction. They'll likely touch back to these topics later, and refine them in greater detail later.

[OdanUrr]

I was a little bothered by the depiction of the asteroid belt.  The large number of huge bolders shown flying about, is nothing like the reality.  Felt like a bit of a betrayal to depict it in such a missleading manner, though I(and hollywood) can understand the desire to.

 

Also, I thought the delivery of the cosmic calendar lacked the sense of awe people display when they see it in a textbook.  It is just such a mind frack when you see it all at once with events mapped out onto it, and then try to wrap your mind around it.  Though, that may have just been me.  It just seemed weird and ineffective on the screen, there was too many swirly visuals and not enough of the mind blowing data. IMO.

I would have perfered time spent talking about geologic time and evolution(in the context of time) before bringing up the cosmic calendar, to provide more insight to viewers.

 

With that said, it was the first episode, AKA introduction.  They'll likely touch back to these topics later, and refine a great deal later. 

 

If you think of it in terms of an introduction, then I can understand why they spent so much time with Bruno's story. I really enjoyed the bit about the cosmic calendar but I agree that the level of awe you'll experience will largely depend on how fast you can make sense of the data Neil's narrating. It would've been a lot better if the relevant dates were marked on the calendar throughout the narrative rather than simply mention them and replace them with a visual. You have to admit though that the bit where Neil shows the edge of the calendar as the known history is awesome, all 14 seconds of it!

 

Like you said, I hope they'll explore some of these topics in further detail. And, please, we could really use more than 13 episodes! By the way, what are the chances they'll invite other physicists like Brian Cox? Will they release a book as well?

 

By the by, the cosmic calendar, ladies and gents:

 

Spoiler

 

And this is where we're at:

 

Spoiler

[Isichar]

Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson?

 

Hellz yes! I can't believe I have not watched this already

 

Definitely going to check this out. Thanks OP!

[Eurypterid]

I thought it was a touch rough, but it was only the first episode (agreed with the comments on the depiction of the asteroid belt). I thought the Cosmic Calendar was excellent though, and Tyson's a great choice as host of the show. Really looking forward to the rest of the series.

[OdanUrr]

Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson?

 

Hellz yes! I can't believe I have not watched this already

 

Definitely going to check this out. Thanks OP!

 

You're most welcome!

[OdanUrr]

I forgot to add the soundtrack is pretty good too! I hope it becomes available at some point.
 
The soundtrack by Alan Silvestri is already available on iTunes and Amazon:
 
https://itunes.apple...sic/id833553177
 
http://www.amazon.co.../dp/B00IUNENM0/

This is only the 1st of 4 volumes!

[NekkidNones]

Bare with me, I am a glass is half empty type. I in no way aim to undermine or discourage people from watching this special show. I do have thoughts on it that are so far on the critical side though.

Most of the relevant data for the cosmic calendar was dropped after he pointed the portion of recorded history. I find it is more effective when you first cover other humbling timescales, that already tax the imagination (hominids, geologic etc). Its like a series of bombshells going off in your mind. Just when you think you can muster a sliver of intuitive understanding on one scale, another scales dropped that blows the previous one way, and another, and another, and another. Each ridiculously larger then the previous.

It is an important process to break people from their traditional ways of thinking, and opens people up to an evidence based approach. Because once we're made to understand we've no hope of grasping these scales, we have no choice but to relay on the evidence/facts.
Basically, my concern is that many people will still try to digest the cosmic calendar intuitively, which is just wrong. Just creates another barrier that needs to be broken down later.(in my view)

Obviously the way I am describing takes longer than what was done. However, I think it would have been more worthwhile an educational exercise to touch base with geology and evolution than Bruno's long winded portion. Though it too is important in a different way.

Anywho, we'll see where the rest of the show takes us. I'll reserve my final judgements till then(not that they really matter). For now, I've only got concerns. It is rare that science gets the opportunity to reach massive numbers of people after all.

[OdanUrr]

However, I think it would have been more worthwhile an educational exercise to touch base with geology and evolution than Bruno's long winded portion. Though it too is important in a different way.

They may yet do that.

Here's the description for the next three episodes:

Episode 102 - "Some of the Things That Molecules Do"

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a voyage to explore the relatedness of all livings things and the possible evolution of life in the cosmos. Go on a journey to discover how artificial selection turned the wolf into canine breeds and how natural selection sculpted the complex human eye. Later, Tyson visits the grand Hall of Extinction, a monument to all the broken branches on the tree of life. Retrace the story of life on Earth and the unbroken thread that stretches from the first one-celled organisms to human life in the all-new "Some of the Things That Molecules Do" episode of COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY airing Sunday, March 16 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (C-102) (TV-PG D, V)

Episode 103 - "When Knowledge Conquered Fear"

Neil deGrasse Tyson sets off on the Ship of the Imagination to chase a single comet through its million-year plunge toward the sun. Later, Tyson visits the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton and retraces the unlikely friendship between Newton and brilliant polymath Edmond Halley (guest voice Elwes). It was Halley's patience and generosity which allowed Newton to conquer his fear of isolation and find the courage to publish his masterwork, "Principia Mathematica," which launched a science revolution in the all-new "When Knowledge Conquered Fear" episode of COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY airing Sunday, March 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (C-103) (TV-PG D, L, V)

Guest Voice Cast: Cary Elwes as Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley

Episode 104 - "A Sky Full of Ghosts" (2001 reference, anyone?)

Neil deGrasse Tyson sets off on the Ship of the Imagination to explore how light, time and gravity alter our perception of the universe. Travel back in time to 1809, when astronomer William Herschel (guest voice Stewart) observes how light plays tricks with time and gravity. Later, Tyson embarks on an exhilarating journey to the event horizon of a black hole in the all-new "A Sky Full of Ghosts" episode of COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY airing Sunday, March 30 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX and Monday, March 31 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on Nat Geo. (C-105) (TV-PG)

Guest Voice Cast: Patrick Stewart as William Herschel; Julian Ovenden as Michael Faraday

[OdanUrr]

This has now become extremely relevant in light of the first episode of Cosmos:
 

[OdanUrr]

"Some of the Things That Molecules Do" has aired. Thoughts?

[TheClonesLegacy]

You can watch it online on hulu.

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