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![]() From fthe lever to quantum mechanics, it really covers it all. It was like 75 hours on audiobook. If DGT manages a 1/10 of that book, it'll be phenomenal, and I have faith he will. If anyone.
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replays on National Geographic channel. on Monday.
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It is onerous, but it's a tale as good as GRRMartin ever devised, and so well told as to never lagged. It tells the same stories, but with the nuances and the rationales to the naysayers as to actually STRENGTHEN their tales. Of discovery and criticism. I really thought NGT would hew closer to legitimate review than he did. But thus far it's falling into Veggie Tales territory.
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As far as preachiness or taking shots at pseudoscience, Sagan sternly did plenty of that, he just saved it for the 3rd or 4th episode rather than the first.
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As far as showing historical scenes, they actually discussed that in interviews. They did not want actors in powdered wigs again, and they didn't want a standard cartoon. They chose to illustrate them in the graphic novel style, and I think that style works well for a subject like this, cartoons seem a little more less-serious and more light-hearted to me. If you were hoping to see a cartoon or actors, you'll just have to get used to the choice they made, the graphic novel approach is a fine choice of artistic style.
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My 8 & 9 year old boys sat there and loved it. Had to make my 8 year old go to bed halfway through and he was ticked because he wanted to watch it. |
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The only issue i had with Cosmos is the the Spaceship CGI Fest. I didn't like the way it was executed. I could've done with out the emphasis on Neil's imaginary spaceship. Maybe if the CGI was better....but Neil looked so out of place with it.
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Haven't watched it yet, but I've never been a big fan of deGrasse Tyson. To me he has always come across as as much condescending as he is brilliant, so I've never particularly enjoyed watching him. I'll still give it a look though.
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There aren't very many science personalities that aren't totally awkward though. Sagan was a rare bird. |
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Tyson is probably about as good as it gets right now, he's the only serious scientist with enough of a personality and sense of humor to be a frequent guest on evening talk shows.
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