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I have just finished watching Carl Sagan's series Cosmos that was originally made in the late 70's. I gotta tell you, I was absolutely enthralled with this man. He is (or rather was, due to the fact that he passed away several years ago) such a pleasant, logical, kind and intelligent man. I learned so much from watching Cosmos, a myriad of things that I either didn't know, or was very fuzzy on in terms of details. He entertains every idea about the history of the world and the universe that surrounds, from how we evolved, to how the speed of light works, and even how we would go about exploring the galaxy. There is so much about life that I didn't know before watching this series, and there is still some content of Cosmos that I have grasped entirely.
Cosmos has been cited as being an inspiration for some of the most influential people in the world. It is several decades ahead of it's time; it feels as though it was made in the past couple of years or so. For those who haven't seen Cosmos, I recommend that you find the box set and watch it non-stop until you have seen it all. For those who have, I wouldn't mind hearing about some opinions, ideas, etc. that came from the series.
I apologize if I haven't written this with any kind of coherency or flow, I just wanted to know if anyone has seen the series and what they think of it.

Broghan wrote:I have just finished watching Carl Sagan's series Cosmos that was originally made in the late 70's. I gotta tell you, I was absolutely enthralled with this man. He is (or rather was, due to the fact that he passed away several years ago) such a pleasant, logical, kind and intelligent man. I learned so much from watching Cosmos, a myriad of things that I either didn't know, or was very fuzzy on in terms of details. He entertains every idea about the history of the world and the universe that surrounds, from how we evolved, to how the speed of light works, and even how we would go about exploring the galaxy. There is so much about life that I didn't know before watching this series, and there is still some content of Cosmos that I have grasped entirely.
Cosmos has been cited as being an inspiration for some of the most influential people in the world. It is several decades ahead of it's time; it feels as though it was made in the past couple of years or so. For those who haven't seen Cosmos, I recommend that you find the box set and watch it non-stop until you have seen it all. For those who have, I wouldn't mind hearing about some opinions, ideas, etc. that came from the series.
I apologize if I haven't written this with any kind of coherency or flow, I just wanted to know if anyone has seen the series and what they think of it.

I love Carl Sagan, to the point that I included him as my contact in a game of Vampire The Masquerade a few months back. He and Wells are the only authors I read in my youth that I still read today.

Am I completely on the wrong track or did he write books about both endangered owls and lizards?

I also appreciate the Family Guy parody, "Carl Sagan's 'The Cosmos,' edited for rednecks."

glümp wrote:I also appreciate the Family Guy parody, "Carl Sagan's 'The Cosmos,' edited for rednecks."

MOUNTAIN DEW IS THE BEST DRINK EVER

DemonzLunchBreak wrote:

flagmyidol wrote:Am I completely on the wrong track or did he write books about both endangered owls and lizards?

Carl Hiaasen?

Ah, there we fucking go.