Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

[Grand Vol]

Anyone else watch this tonight? And did anyone else come away with the feeling the targeted audience might be a bit younger?

I like Neil deGrasse Tyson and his way of dumbing down the complicated stuff, but it just seemed like he was talking to a kindergarten class the whole time.

ETA: Please don't turn this into the religious debate.

 

[Coug]

Haven't watched it yet but it's on the DVR. Honestly, based on the previews I didn't know what it was supposed to be about.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

I loved it!! I thought I learned a thing or two!

 

[VOLatile]

Anyone else watch this tonight? And did anyone else come away with the feeling the targeted audience might be a bit younger?

I like Neil deGrasse Tyson and his way of dumbing down the complicated stuff, but it just seemed like he was talking to a kindergarten class the whole time.

ETA: Please don't turn this into the religious debate.

It's essentially a show to get kids and young adults excited in science. I haven't watched it yet, but I'll probably try to find a stream at work tomorrow. I've been excited about it since I first heard of it's production.

 

[n_huffhines]

 

[BenGrimm]

Anyone else watch this tonight? And did anyone else come away with the feeling the targeted audience might be a bit younger?

I like Neil deGrasse Tyson and his way of dumbing down the complicated stuff, but it just seemed like he was talking to a kindergarten class the whole time.

ETA: Please don't turn this into the religious debate.

I don’t know that it was on a kindergarten level but it was definitely aimed at the widest audience for a network show in prime time on a Sunday night.

I watched it with my kids who were 4 and under at the time. They were captivated but I doubt they really grasped everything. It definitely lead to a general interest in cosmology they still explore to this day.

 

[n_huffhines]

NDT is one of the most annoying people on the internet and I imagine his Cosmos was annoying, too.

 

[Grand Vol]

NDT is one of the most annoying people on the internet and I imagine his Cosmos was annoying, too.

Where does he rank in relation to your annoyance?

 

[n_huffhines]

Where does he rank in relation to your annoyance?

You're trying to be a smart-ass, but don't have enough command of the English language to be a smartass.

 

[kiddiedoc]

You're trying to be a smart-ass, but don't have enough command of the English language to be a smartass.

Irony is ironic

 

[n_huffhines]

Irony is ironic

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