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Offline Meshakhad

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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
« on: March 17, 2014, 04:17:40 am »
I couldn't find a thread on this, so I figured we should start one.

First, I do think that this new series measures up to the original. Tyson is, of course, the acknowledged heir to Carl Sagan. And they've made it very clear where they are getting their inspiration. I misted up at the end of the first episode. I also want to commend them for finally making the common "compress the history of the universe into a year" teaching device WORK for me. It was beautifully done.

Also, I look forward to hearing the fundies whine about last night's episode. I think that Ann Druyan made a conscious decision to give minimal time to intelligent design, save to take one of their favorite arguments and RIP IT TO SHREDS!

Finally, did anyone else think that the intro was basically Star Trek minus the Enterprise?
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Re: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2014, 07:39:22 am »
Think I'll check it out.
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Re: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2014, 08:00:31 am »
It's pretty good so far. A little light on the astronomy, and I really think the first episode devoted way too much time to Giordano Bruno, but I suppose it's still early days. I guess they're saving the meat of the series for later episodes.
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Re: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2014, 06:24:08 pm »
The last episode was basically a giant "fuck you" to creationists. love it.
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Re: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2014, 08:04:51 pm »
Lots of people in the United States have a phobia of math and science. I hope the new Cosmos will stand on its own as a great series and encourage more people to study math and science.
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