Thoughts on Carl
Mar. 9th, 2014 11:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walbournLooking back on my childhood, probably the single most influential television show was Carl Sagan's Cosmos. While I ended up in a career that is more being an engineer than a scientist, the original show sparked a deep interest in the scientific method, the wonders of the universe, and a strong secular viewpoint on politics and history. I wouldn't say that Carl Sagan's influence made me 'non-religious'. In fact, I half-joke that I consider myself a "Saganist".
I've made more than a few people watch my DVD set of the remastered original series. It has held up remarkably well, and still evokes a sense of wonder in me.
I have been excitedly awaiting the lunch of the new Cosmos. Neil deGrasse Tyson has done an admirable job to date being a "science communicator" in the mold that Sagan more or less created in the modern media. The pilot tonight didn't disappoint, although I wish we lived in a world where PBS was actually able to deliver that level of content without the ridiculous amount of commercials. Then again, we do live in a world with TiVo and DVRs so there's that.
I'm really looking forward to the next 12 episodes. If I wasn't so busy setting up a new household, I would probably be watching the classic Cosmos back-to-back with each release of the new series :) I guess I'll have to settle for listening to Vangelis on the ride to work in the mornings...
I've made more than a few people watch my DVD set of the remastered original series. It has held up remarkably well, and still evokes a sense of wonder in me.
I have been excitedly awaiting the lunch of the new Cosmos. Neil deGrasse Tyson has done an admirable job to date being a "science communicator" in the mold that Sagan more or less created in the modern media. The pilot tonight didn't disappoint, although I wish we lived in a world where PBS was actually able to deliver that level of content without the ridiculous amount of commercials. Then again, we do live in a world with TiVo and DVRs so there's that.
I'm really looking forward to the next 12 episodes. If I wasn't so busy setting up a new household, I would probably be watching the classic Cosmos back-to-back with each release of the new series :) I guess I'll have to settle for listening to Vangelis on the ride to work in the mornings...
