Wanted to, but work.
How was it?
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| Author: | Müs [ Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cosmos (2014) |
Premiered last night. If you watched, what'd you think? |
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| Author: | Vladimirr [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:18 am ] |
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Wanted to, but work. How was it? |
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| Author: | Talya [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:27 am ] |
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Excellent. It's really just an updated version of Carl Sagan's excellent series in the 1980's. What's amazing is Sagan's original barely needs updating, but if you want to make it accessible to a modern audience, it needed to be done. |
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| Author: | Aizle [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:08 am ] |
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Interesting, I'd been reading a lot of people saying it paled against the original. |
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| Author: | Talya [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:11 am ] |
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Aizle wrote: Interesting, I'd been reading a lot of people saying it paled against the original. Tyson has more charisma than Sagan, but lacks his eloquence. As for paling against the original, it's the same thing. (So far.) Oh, they changed an anecdote or two, but the information covered, even much of the dialogue, is the same. The only difference really is how it looks. |
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| Author: | Mookhow [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
We missed it on Sunday, and I didn't get to the DVR in time to record it, but it is available online for now at http://www.cosmosontv.com/ My wife and I really liked the first episode. It makes me wish I had seen the original series when it aired. |
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| Author: | TheRiov [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:46 am ] |
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Original is on netflix. (or was, have not checked recently) |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
I thought it was fantastic. |
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| Author: | Talya [ Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:21 am ] |
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It's got me rewatching the original, too. Carl Sagan was amazing. |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:27 pm ] |
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Stunning. Absolutely wonderful, both literally and not. I think Sagan would be proud. |
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| Author: | Arathain Kelvar [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:08 am ] |
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I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it kept drawing me into a subject and then glossing over it and moving on. I think they should have extended the length of the series to several million years to cover everything in adequate depth. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
You're commenting on the scope of a 13 episode series that has only aired two? Keep in mind that the focus of this series is children and the uneducated. Many of us aren't going to get much out of it in its entirety, but it's still great to watch. |
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| Author: | Talya [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
Lenas wrote: You're commenting on the scope of a 13 episode series that has only aired two? Keep in mind that the focus of this series is children and the uneducated. Many of us aren't going to get much out of it in its entirety, but it's still great to watch. I think, based on this comment... Arathain Kelvar wrote: I think they should have extended the length of the series to several million years to cover everything in adequate depth. ...Arathain is declaring that the material they are trying to cover is of necessity going to be a bit shallow, because covering it all in the detail he'd like to see would take a very, very, very long time. |
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| Author: | Darkroland [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
Loving this series with the family, excellent update. Let's hope it succeeds in creating a future generation of scientists. |
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| Author: | TheRiov [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:00 pm ] |
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I find myself missing Sagan more and more as the series goes on. Tyson just is missing something. |
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| Author: | Elmarnieh [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:06 pm ] |
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Tyson is missing gravitas. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
I think I like Tyson more. |
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| Author: | Slythe [ Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
Tyson is fantastic if you watch videos of him where he's speaking off the cuff and his passion for science comes through. He's not quite as good when he's speaking from a script and more dispassionate. |
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| Author: | Arathain Kelvar [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
Lenas wrote: You're commenting on the scope of a 13 episode series that has only aired two? Keep in mind that the focus of this series is children and the uneducated. Many of us aren't going to get much out of it in its entirety, but it's still great to watch. I'm aware of this. And indeed I am learning things - the details, not the big picture stuff - and that's what I find most fascinating. I wish they could focus on these, instead of the broader ideas, but understand why that would be problematic. |
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| Author: | TheRiov [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:20 am ] |
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Slythe wrote: Tyson is fantastic if you watch videos of him where he's speaking off the cuff and his passion for science comes through. He's not quite as good when he's speaking from a script and more dispassionate. Maybe that's it. His real passion shows through--the veneer he puts on for the show isn't nearly as convincing. |
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| Author: | Talya [ Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
TheRiov wrote: Slythe wrote: Tyson is fantastic if you watch videos of him where he's speaking off the cuff and his passion for science comes through. He's not quite as good when he's speaking from a script and more dispassionate. Maybe that's it. His real passion shows through--the veneer he puts on for the show isn't nearly as convincing. Sagan had a passion for knowledge and truthseeking in all forms, beyond his own disciplines of astrophysics/astronomy. If I were to venture a guess, I would say Tyson, while he appreciates knowledge and truthseeking in all forms, has his passion a bit more narrowly focused toward the stars. I expect that later Cosmos episodes that focus more on astromony and the universe around us will show us a more giddy Neil deGrasse Tyson. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
The second half or so of the fifth episode (Hiding in the Light) was legitimately fascinating. I had no idea electrons behaved that way. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:34 am ] |
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Yeah, it feels like its really hitting its stride now. Good, good stuff. |
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| Author: | Arathain Kelvar [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:55 am ] |
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Is this archived somewhere? Can I go back and watch old episodes? |
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| Author: | Mookhow [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cosmos (2014) |
cosmosontv.com |
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