Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaWhen Turner Broadcasting bought the rights to release Cosmos on VHS for the 10th anniversary of the PBS series, CNN filmed a 1-hour program, entitled; (Ep 14) Cosmos - Ted Turner Interviews Dr. Sagan, where Ted Turner talks with Carl Sagan about this series. Sagan and Turner discuss the preservation of the Earth, nuclear weapons, the greenhouse effect, and other topics. It's only available as the last tape of the fourteen-tape series and isn't included with the DVD version.
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Carl Sagan: The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos, to know itself.
- Alternate versionsFor video release in the mid-1980s, an additional episode of this series was created, consisting of a one-on-one interview between Carl Sagan and media mogul Ted Turner, discussing the themes of the series.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Television: The Promise of Television (1988)
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Such apparently disassociated issues as deciphering hieroglyphics from ancient Egyptians and accompanying the Voyager spacecraft along its planetary tour meet up in these wonderful series. Carl Sagan not only transmits the facts, but also and perhaps most important, his enthusiasm swoops down deeply into the spectator skin.
Sagan (who hosts the series himself) magnificently shows that science is the art of solving Nature's mysteries. Every topic that is encompassed in Cosmos, is shown as so: Beginning in the knot, showing the big efforts that are made to untie it, and the final breath-out of the human mind prevailing over the (previously) unknown. Not only science, but everyday subjects are researched as well, such as astrology or the UFO phenomenon. History also shares a good role in Cosmos.
Overall, the great production and the soundtrack make this series a MUST for everyone carrying a throbbing heart.
Sagan (who hosts the series himself) magnificently shows that science is the art of solving Nature's mysteries. Every topic that is encompassed in Cosmos, is shown as so: Beginning in the knot, showing the big efforts that are made to untie it, and the final breath-out of the human mind prevailing over the (previously) unknown. Not only science, but everyday subjects are researched as well, such as astrology or the UFO phenomenon. History also shares a good role in Cosmos.
Overall, the great production and the soundtrack make this series a MUST for everyone carrying a throbbing heart.
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