Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey

Excellent and a worthy update to Sagan's masterpiece. Still ultimately feels like a tribute however, and doesn't quite have the same poetic majesty of the original.

The overall structure of the series is excellent, I liked the way they used animations for hard-to-do live-action versions; the tidbits of information about the individual scientist here and there make it more accessible. The level of effort for the special effects is applaudable, there is something that grates me the way deGrasse Tyson talks, but all in all, as far as science documentaries go, this is pretty cool.

A monumental and mesmerizing must-see experience. Simultaneously a cosmology for our modern age, an appeal to adults to look at the world through childlike curiosity and wonder and an almost religious and poetic exploration of man's place in the universe, this sets the high-bar for what adult-orientated educational programming and popular science should be.

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Not quite as good as the original Cosmos, but still a good way to update the formula, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is a good host, although he does overact sometimes, and other times make me feel a bit sleepy. Good visuals.

Educational and entertaining.

Interesting, but not as effortless or as full of wonder as Sagan's Cosmos. It's oddly & irritatingly political at times. This sits uncomfortably with what should be an as objective as possible pop-science show. There are points where Tyson has to convince people that the world isn't 6000 years old & the series seems set up to be a counterargument to 'religious right'. That a science show has to be made with such intent seems insane to me, but reflects the shows country of origin no doubt. .

Very dumbed down.

From the opening episode where he's talking about being "mentored" by Carl Sagan, it just feels fishy (they exchanged 2 letters, lol). I'm no scientist but my bullshit meter was hitting alarming rates. There's so many wild inaccuracies, made up crap and other fallacies that the entire show is tainted with dishonesty. It is, however, flashy and hosted by a black man so liberals will love it to seem progressive. It did give me this though: https://veuwer.com/i/3gff.gif which is the best thing ever