I guess a few heads are exploding.

[nadinbrzezinski]

Cosmos...is incredibly well done.

[bananas]

1. Cosmos - 1980, Scanners - 1981

Coincidence? I think not.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Lmao.

[Walk away]

3. I seem to remember that when the original Cosmos was aired....

folks generally believed in science and there wasn't anything controversial about it. What happened? Did half of America just become stupid and proud of it? How did this happen?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. A generational attack

And RWNJ did think it was propaganda

[calimary]

9. As of this writing, I noticed your post count is 131,313, nadin!

Congrats!



OOPS! Seems it just flipped to 131,314 in the time it took to post this originally (before the edit a minute later)!

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Thanks

[functioning_cog]

5. US pop culture CELEBRATES anti intellectualism

And this is a carefully crafted approach. Keep Americans focused on things rather than knowledge. The fact that so many show today lionize dumb but wealthy and famous people is no accident.

[loudsue]

14. Ayn Rand hated "intellectuals". So the RWNJ's rallied around the idea, and

the churches got involved, and things have gone from worse to worst.

[joshcryer]

6. Rise of the wingnuts, ALEC, Reaganimics.

Basically the right wing didn't have policy proposals that were useful so to divide the country they set up policies like being against abortion, for creationism being taught in classrooms, against government funding to certain things like stem cell research. These were actual positions that became mainstream.

It didn't help that the media gave them equal footing, but it was all pretty much invented out of thin air. I think US progress was set back by at least 20 years by that. We'd be really far along by now it's a joke.

[abelenkpe]

27. Yes. Fox news. Nt

[valerief]

29. A big Jesus push. nt

[sad-cafe]

7. why would heads explode?

sometimes the vagueness is astounding

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. The theory of evolution is not a theory,

Like gravity, it is scientific fact...

Heads explode in shock. I expect the attacks on Prof Tyson to increase.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Just loving this.

[MindMover]

12. Thoroughly enjoy Cosmos ... we need more intellectual content on TV ...

I just was channel surfing and saw two naked people running around in Africa, I said to my honey, wtf did you put in my meds tonight ... she of course said the usual, and then I saw that this is a real live program on the television ... then I asked my sweetie, wtf has this world come to ... ?

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. He gave another passing nod to Carl.

Amazing. I love it.

[2banon]

15. I don't have cable or sat, but managed to see it using an antenna..

It was a bit rough viewing, with digital blackout moments here and there. it's weird. but caught most of it and really enjoying it except the frequent commercials every couple of minutes. I wonder if PBS will carry it eventually?

One would think it would have been there !! not on a FOX affiliate. bizarre.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. They wanted to reach that audience.

I'll admit it, I seldomly stop at PBS any longer.

[2banon]

17. That makes sense...

I have a problem with PBS too. I was happy to see the show, and looking forward to seeing next installment.

[cui bono]

19. I think it's on Hulu. Maybe just Hulu Plus.

But you can always do a free trial and watch it all then cancel if you don't want to sign up for it.

[2banon]

22. thanks for the tip! ;)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. Ann Druyan said only Fox would give them complete control.

Quoted in a New Yorker magazine profile of Dr. Tyson called STAR MAN.

[2banon]

24. That's interesting! Wonder what was up with PBS on that? hmm curious.. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. The only no-no was "no frontal primate nudity"

To quote Tyson.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

32. I saw some FPN on the chimps roaming around on branches last night.

Fast moving and not obvious.

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. They meant the naked ape kind.

[oldandhappy]

20. Watched again tonight

and really enjoyed it. There is so much that has happened in research since I was in school. Really good stuff. Thank you to the whole Cosmos crew.

[pablo_marmol]

21. Not surprised it's well done.......

.......but hoping that it will gain strong viewership.

Nice to know that it's a quality production, though. When I eventually replace my TV I'll check it out.

[Gothmog]

25. Cosmos was great last night

Tthis was a great explanation of evolution that I have seen

[JaneyVee]

26. Cosmos is mind blowing. loving it.

[abelenkpe]

28. My nine year old son loves it!

I'm happy. Love the show

[valerief]

30. I like the way it started with dogs for the artificial selection explanation.

Even fundies can't dispute breeding. (Well, maybe I'm being too generous here. They can dispute anything, if they set their mindettes to it.)

[demtenjeep]

34. I have heard great things about it

I can not see where people can diss it