Sequel to Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' - WTF -- on Fox, produced by Seth MacFarlane???

[Denninmi]

:wtf: indeed!

To be hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson - Check, he's interesting and rather Saganesque. A wise choice.

Written by Ann Druyan (Sagan's widow) and Steven Soter, who worked with Sagan on the original series - Check.

To be broadcast in 2013 on FOX -- Huh???? Fox, as in 'Married with Children' and 'American Idol'? Rupert Murdoch's Fox, whose Faux News isn't exactly science-friendly??? The for-profit network that has been known to cancel new series after 1 or 2 episodes if they didn't get good ratings???

Produced by Seth MacFarlane of 'Family Guy' fame? WTF???

:shrug:

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/cosmos-to-get-a-sequel-hosted-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/

[progressoid]

1. That is bizarre.

I imagine it will be a more primetime and less PBSish. Neil should do a good job.

As Seth? Ya - wtf?

[OriginalGeek]

2. Have you heard his new album?

Dude has an amazing voice.


And Seth would have a lot more in common with Sagan than he would with Sarah Palin.


Rupert might wanna dominate the world with his crazy views but that doesn't mean he isn't into making money. Hell, he's packaged the right wing perspective like a 7-11 so repubs can come in and grab their big bite of wack-a-nut talking points off the shelf without even having to think about it but I believe the news (lol, news) division is way different from the entertainment division. And Seth's shows are pretty much nothing but making fun of right wing conservatism.

[Mojambo]

3. Seth MacFarlane is a real good progressive.

Fox Entertainment and Fox News really do have very little to do with one another.

[Frank Cannon]

7. MacFarlane was also a huge Sagan fan and is friends with Ann Druyan.

I have full confidence that this will end up being a great project. It may not be the Cosmos we deserve, but it's certainly the one we need right now.

[krispos42]

4. I can't wait for the section on gravity

Oooooo... aaaaaaaa...

[sakabatou]

5. It's intelligent falling, I tell you!

[krispos42]

6. Here's more

Just to confuse the Teabaggers

http://fakescience.tumblr.com/

[eShirl]

8. "Produced by Seth MacFarlane" - there's the answer to the mystery right there. n/t