The Owl Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible To Telescopic Eye Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Sounds interesting....I'm sure it will be plagued with a million commercials. I was 13 when the original series ran. My dad was thrilled about it and watched all of it, but since I was in prime Star Wars mode, and there was nothing like Star Wars in it, I lost interest quickly. Hope it's good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 It's not on PBS, so I put the probability that it's going to suck at 40%. Wait, it's on Fox? Then the probability that it's going to suck goes up to 90%. Every show - every show - that's on commercial television is supervised by the network, and I have zero faith in Fox (especially Fox, but any other for-profit network, too) to keep their damn hands out of the production - which is what shows of this type require. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I actually asked Seth on Twitter exactly what his qualifications are to be involved with Cosmos. Still waiting. I like Tyson though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Yeah, the McFarlane thing and it being on Fox is a bit touchy... but I'm willing to give it it's shot... if they are taking their time with it, and if Tyson and Sagan's widow are involved, I am sure it will be faithful to the spirit of the original series.... And I wouldn't be worried about fox pulling this due to any ratings issue... this is already be slated as just a 13 episode run that serves as a "sequel" to the original run.... so Fox isn't really taking much of a gamble putting this on the air knowing it is just a short and defined series... like the original.. I'd be more worried about Fox taking this past the 13 episodes and running with it and turning it away from the spirit of the original Cosmos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Necromancer_77 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 God no...not Seth Mcfarlane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Whompus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Seth McFarlane.... ...... Oh god I have a feeling this show is going to be nothing but stupid fart jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Necromancer_77 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 QUOTE (King Whompus @ Aug 9 2011, 07:38 PM) Seth McFarlane.... ...... Oh god I have a feeling this show is going to be nothing but stupid fart jokes. Seth Mcfarlane is so full of himself. I wouldn't be surprised if the show was somehow all about him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 They should have got someone like Kaku or Brian Cox to do this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Hey, just thought I'd resurrect this thread to bring yet another trailer for Cosmos 2: A Space-Time Boogaloo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb5tdqplTqQ As long as Jar Jar Binks doesn't show up anywhere, I'm sure I'll be at least semi-cool with the whole thing. EDIT: Oh right, Seth MacFarlane. Well, since this fandom often falls within the nerdy dudebro spectrum, I'm not going to even go there... unless he f**ks this up, in which case all rage will be unleashed. Edited February 2, 2014 by ThatLightInYourEyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Bumping up this thread 'cause it's tomorrow, yo. They better not f**k this up. Oh, if they f**k this up I'll be sooooo mad! Not that I'll ever think Seth MacFarlane isn't evil, but THEY'D BETTER NOT F**K THIS UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Not as big of a fan of Neil Tyson now as I was last time I participated in this thread. He's a bit full of himself but I am still going to try to watch it. These guys present too many things as fact that are based predominately on educated opinions and data that has a lot of gaps but they never disclose this. Still, this type of show is interesting and I do hope it is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 First 15 minutes sucked - This annoying damn fake futuristic ship flying around is a big nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 30 minutes in - Not impressed at all. Big Disappointment so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I thought it was neat. But if I didn't have an interest in astronomy, I would have been a bit lost in some bits. I'm interested in seeing what else he has to offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) Disappointment is the first word that comes to mind. First the annoying imagination ship then the cheesy cartoonish graphics when animating history. Expected far more in the year 2014. We all know first impressions are everything and they didn't make much of one tonight which could really hinder their ratings. They needed to grab you from the beginning and enthrall you to the end. Neither happened. Edited March 10, 2014 by alphseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) Well a lot of the episode borrowed elements from the original series. The ship of the imagination, the calender, a few parts were word for word the same as the original. Being simplified for a mass audience. I'm just glad something like this is actually airing on major channel Edited March 10, 2014 by Union 5-3992 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) The science teachers I was working with today thought it was cool. But then, two are astronomer/physicists that spend their weekends watching occultation events, so... Edited March 11, 2014 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatLightInYourEyes Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Not as big of a fan of Neil Tyson now as I was last time I participated in this thread. He's a bit full of himself but I am still going to try to watch it. These guys present too many things as fact that are based predominately on educated opinions and data that has a lot of gaps but they never disclose this. Still, this type of show is interesting and I do hope it is good. Tyson does get a bit carried away with himself, true. Some of the gestures in the premiere were a bit clownish. Sagan was often carried away, too, but his intentions seemed purer than this. I guess fame does different things to different people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Not as big of a fan of Neil Tyson now as I was last time I participated in this thread. He's a bit full of himself but I am still going to try to watch it. These guys present too many things as fact that are based predominately on educated opinions and data that has a lot of gaps but they never disclose this. Still, this type of show is interesting and I do hope it is good. Tyson does get a bit carried away with himself, true. Some of the gestures in the premiere were a bit clownish. Sagan was often carried away, too, but his intentions seemed purer than this. I guess fame does different things to different people. He was good on the show and it is scripted. I don't think he's a bad guy just very opinionated but it goes with the territory. Same can be said of Stephen hawking. I would have liked to have seen Michio Kaku get involved. He comes across well on tv and is a bit more diplomatic when someone doesn't agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I liked this week's episode more. It was more focused and consistent than last week's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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