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[proximoception]

Is Cosmos worth watching or is it too far out of date? Would I do better with the new Brian Cox British things?

I have the strangest urge to watch ten-part non fiction documentaries. Maybe partly because Mad Men, season 4 hasn't proved terribly gripping so far.

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[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

With the caveat that I adored Cosmos when it first aired, even bought the soundtrack, wanted to be an astronomer, etc....

I watched it again recently, and was impressed at how well it held up. The DVDs have short Cosmos Update vids that update the science, but I was surprised to discover that the science was never really the point, but rather a spirit of free inquiry and wonder toward the material universe. I felt connected to a very old intellectual tradition.

Watching ten-part documentaries always reminds me of A Zed and Two Noughts.

[grashupfer.livejournal.com]

I'd listen to Carl Sagan narrate anything.

[http://users.livejournal.com/ikon_/]

Absolutely holds up. And if you're needing a source, the series is free on Hulu.

[vexed-vitality.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine highly recommended Through the Wormhole, with Morgan Freeman, of which there HAD been a site where you could watch it all free, but I can't find it now. But it happened to be on sale last month for $11.99 at the Barnes and Noble I work at, so I snagged it. I just watched the first part and it exceeded my modest expectations. If, as I hope, the rest of it is as good (it's about 6 hours, in 8 parts) as that first bit, I'd recommend it. http://www.amazon.com/Through-Wormhole-Morgan-Freeman/dp/B0047HXMKM/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1302062934&sr=1-1