Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

[icytailmark (Mark)]

so what did u guys think of the first episode of cosmos? It was very different to the version i saw at the sydney opera house. I thought this version was alot better.

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

I saw the first episode on youtube before it got ripped and my first impression was ok, but the pacing seemed rushed and the music was flat and uninspiring. I've read similar impressions online and someone posted a clip with slowed down footage plus the original Cosmos soundtrack. Much improved, imo, deeper and more thought provoking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2osH...ature=youtu.be

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

I enjoyed it...probably a few too many scenes where he's standing waving his hands about but even with all the CGI in the world it's still a challenging subject

[toc (Tim)]

I'm enjoying it - the second episode is better, BUT I still prefer the original. Can't beat Sagan...

[Chris85 (Chris)]

I've only seen the first episode, but will be watching the second and third tonight.. It's pretty good, but so far I prefer "The Wonders of.." series by Brian Cox, and like Tim has said you just can't beat the original!

[allan gould]

Must say I never liked NDT as a presenter - just tries too hard and superficial.

[iceman (Mike)]

Enjoying the series. Loved last night.

[mr bruess]

I downloaded it last night from the internet.I don't have foxtel.It is a good program and I think if Carl Sagan was alive today,he would give it a thumps up

[Renato1 (Renato)]

I found the graphics (spaceship of the imgination?) in the first episode too annoying, and gave up. The original Cosmos had me hooked from start to finish. The various Universe programs on Foxtel are more specialised, and always hook me.

Also, when they showed the asteroid belt as a great big belt of asteroids which one would have a hard time getting through unscathed, well, it was laughable from a supposedly scientific program. Average distance between an asteroid is around 100,000 miles from memory.
Regards,
Renato

[bigjoe (JOSEPH)]

NDT. He's a very good communicator, though maybe a little flat in this series.
Check this though. https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=69qYusZyLrs.
Hilarious.

bigjoe.

[Suzy]

I love NDT, but I'm having trouble staying hooked because the cartoons are driving me nuts!

I thought the second episode was better & I haven't watched the third yet due to lack of motivation . I will keep at it tho.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Ep 3 was awesome! Who knew Halley was so cool? Waaaaay much better than Ep2 which I really struggled with as a church going Christian. But I'm still watching, overall it's very good reimagining of the Sagan series IMO.

[Irish stargazer (John)]

Managed to see some clips on You Tube. It is done very well. Lacks a bit of the poetry of Sagan but NDT does a great job.

[elfinke (Trev)]

Been watching this on Hulu+, it's fantastic. Episodes 2 and 4 in particular I adored: hearing Neil wax lyrical about evolution, gravity and the speed of light is a real treat.

And as others have noted, I was surprised to learn so much about Halley - he was a real awesome guy.

[JohnH]

Originally Posted by Suzy

...the cartoons are driving me nuts!

Suzy, you are not the only one - those graphics are BAAAD.

And I really was not impressed by the relativity "explanation"...it really did not explain how Einstein came to his conclusions he did about spacetime at all - perhaps this is too hard for the intended audience - but I found it confusing as presented. No evidence was given for the speed of light being fixed, the resulting predictions and the observations that validated the theory - just a bald statement or two and lots of images of a girl on a motorbike. Pretty but weak imho. Then again I suspect IISers are not the target audience.

[elfinke (Trev)]

Originally Posted by JohnH

Suzy, you are not the only one - those graphics are BAAAD.

Regarding the actual cartoons, I disagree - I'm a big fan of the flat shaded, highly-stylised (irregular and angular geometry and faces) cartoons. Reminds me alot of two fantastic games: Don't Starve and Mark of The Ninja:

http://i.imgur.com/OH44s20.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sSGLGgd.jpg

The voiceovers are occasionally a bit on the nose, though!

The actual CGI that is in place for the ship and the various space flybys are OK, if not spectacular. The black hole was probably the most egregiously bad set of effects, though. No reference for the modellers to work with proved too much!

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

[QUOTE=Suzy;1060237]Dunk, have you seen this? It's absolutely hilarious! Neil deGrasse Tyson has something to say about James Cameron getting the sky wrong in Titanic. Oh my gosh, this is ridiculously entertaining- Neil is such a great story teller.
QUOTE]

Hi,

A profile on NDT

http://science.howstuffworks.com/dic...asse-tyson.htm

Cheers

[Suzy]

Re: The Evolution Episode.

And I thought it was my Foxtel hard drive playing up.

I'm not sure I believe (I remain confused) what they are saying as this happened in America & I live in Australia. We get the show a week later. In this episode, there was a chunk missing- it was apparent the way it froze and skipped. Luckily we didn't have to deal with waiting as commercials took over, as in the U.S.
Perhaps the editor fell asleep as he was putting that show together .

Did anyone notice?
Or was it some crazy co-incidence that the show played up for me too..?!

New Orleans Fox affiliate sorry technical glitch interrupted ‘Cosmos’ evolution segment

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/0...ution-segment/

[Suzy]

Hi Geoff, yes I've seen it a while back- it's such a classic isn't it!!!
NDT is such a great story teller and so funny.
Hmmm... infact, I should post it on the IIS fb page sometime .

[Suzy]

Congratulations fellow IceInSpacers, Colin Legg & Geoff Sims!
How cool is that and how thrilled you guys must be.

Episode 9 had three of Colin's gorgeous timelapses including the "Ring of Fire" annular eclipse from Colin and Geoff. All shown within 10mins towards the end.