Cosmos
With Cosmos, Carl Sagan and his wife and co-writer, Ann Druyan, brilliantly illustrated the underlying science of his same-titled book, placing the human species within a space-and-time context that brought the infinite into stunningly clear view. The series, which originally aired in 1980 on PBS, has been seen by more than 700 million people worldwide and remains a high-water mark in miniseries history.
Sagan lucidly explains such topics as Einstein’s theory of relativity, Darwin’s theory of evolution, and the greenhouse effect, bringing the mysteries of the universe down to a layman’s level of understanding. The footage in these remastered, seven-DVD or seven-VHS sets is as fresh and riveting as it was two decades ago and is certain to fire the imaginations of a whole new generation of viewers. This is THE GREATEST television series ever.
Its original airing in 1979 inspired me to a love of science, learning, and freedom of inquiry that have shaped both my interests and intellectual curiosity. Of the hundreds of high-quality science doc series released in the interim, none approach the majesty and depth of this one. An elegant and artisitc enterprise for a well-organized, self-correcting way of reasoning and thinking about the universe/time we occupy. After a quarter of a century, this series is as captivating as it is an education.
1. The Shores of the Cosmos
2. One Voice In the Cosmic Fugue
3. The Harmony of the Worlds
Watch the rest of the episodes: 4. Heaven and Hell, 5. Blues For A Red Planet, 6. Travellers’ Tales, 7. The Backbone of Night, 8. Travels In Space and Time, 9. The Lives Of the Stars, 10. The Edge Of Forever, 11. The Persistence Of Memory, 12. Encyclopedia Galactica, 13. Who Speaks For Earth?
June 1st, 2009 at 00:07
One of the greatest works of TV.
I first watched this series nearly 30 years ago when I was 12 years old. It still has a profound quality that gives the veiwer a sense of ‘what its all about’.
Carl Sagan always seamed at ease with everything.
August 17th, 2009 at 09:01
Carl Sagan was my dad’s man for knowledge of the cosmos and I didn’t understand why,but now I see how he explains micro-biology to the most massive things in the universe with an elegant ease to the normal everyday 40 hr. worker.Pass your knowledge down to your children and watch your bloodline bloom.PEACE
October 2nd, 2009 at 02:05
yo vladko keep going! i’m proud of you boy;P i luv cosmic and stuff movies…maby some alex filippenko lectures ? they are wicked as well…greet’s m8
November 24th, 2009 at 04:39
This is a great series. Carl Sagan is my hero. Wish he was still around. Thanks Vlatko!
January 19th, 2010 at 02:08
Yes. He is my hero, also. I still miss him. he made these things attainable for eveyone. He put it in our hands and our hearts. I sign all my emails: Carl Sagan – weather is fine. WIsh you were here. So does Stephen(Hawking)