Cosmos: A Space Odyssey is the American television documentary series 2014. This event is a follow-up to the 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage , presented by Carl Sagan on Public Broadcasting Service and is considered a milestone for scientific documentary film. This series was developed to bring back the foundations of science to the television network on top of television series and other scientific-based films. The show was presented by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who, as a high school student, was inspired by Sagan. Among the executive producers was Seth MacFarlane, whose financial investment was instrumental in bringing the show to television broadcasting, and Ann Druyan, a co-author and co-creator of the original television series and Sagan's wife. The show was produced by Brannon Braga, and Alan Silvestri compiled a support score.
The series loosely follows the same thirteen-episode format and storytelling approach used by the original Cosmos , including elements such as "Imagination Ship" and "Cosmic Calendar", but the feature information updated since the 1980 series, along with computer-generated graphics and extensive animations add to the narration.
The series airs on March 9, 2014, simultaneously in the United States on ten 21st Century Fox networks. The rest of the series airs on the Fox Network, with National Geographic Channel re-broadcasting the next night's episode with additional content. The series has been re-broadcast internationally in dozens of other countries by local National Geographic and Fox stations.
The series was concluded on June 8, 2014, with a home media release of the entire series on June 10, 2014. Cosmos has been critically acclaimed, winning several television broadcast awards and Peabody Awards for educational content. On January 13, 2018, it was announced that another season entitled Cosmos: Possible Worlds will air in 2019 on Fox and National Geographic channels.
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The original section 13 Cosmos: A Personal Voyage first aired in 1980 at the Public Broadcasting Service, and hosted by Carl Sagan. This show is considered to be very significant since broadcast; David Itzkoff of The New York Times described it as "a decisive moment for science-themed television programming." This event has been watched by at least 400 million people in 60 different countries, and until 1990 the documentary film The Civil War , remains the highest rated network program.
Following Sagan's death in 1996, widow Ann Druyan, co-creator of the original series Cosmos along with Steven Soter, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson attempted to create a new version of the series, which aims to appeal. to the extent possible and not just for those interested in science. They have struggled for years with reluctant television networks that fail to see the broad appeal of the show.
Development
Seth MacFarlane has met Druyan through Tyson at the 2008 kickoff event for Science & The Entertainment Exchange, the new office of the Los Angeles National Academy of Sciences, designed to connect Hollywood writers and directors with scientists. A year later, at a 2009 lunch in New York City with Tyson, MacFarlane learned of their interest in re-creating Cosmos . He was influenced by Cosmos as a child, believing that Cosmos was presented for "bridging the gap between the academic community and the general public". At that time, MacFarlane told Tyson, "I'm at the point in my career where I have a spendable income... and I want to spend it on something valuable." MacFarlane has considered a reduction in efforts for space travel in recent decades to become part of our "languid culture". MacFarlane, which has several series on the Fox network, was able to bring Druyan to meet head of Fox programming, Peter Rice and Kevin Reilly, and help secure greenlighting from the show. MacFarlane recognizes that he is "the least important person in this equation" and his business is a departure from the work he did before, but considers this a "very comfortable area for me personally". He and Druyan have become close friends, and Druyan states that he believes that Sagan and MacFarlane will be "the same spirit" with their respective "protean talents". In June 2012, MacFarlane provided funds to allow about 800 Sagan personal note boxes and correspondence to donate to the Library of Congress.
In a Tyson Point of Inquiry interview, Tyson discussed their goal of capturing the original "Cosmos ," which he described as "an uplifting theme that calls people to action." Druyan describes the magic themes and skepticism they put into the script, in an interview with Skepticity, to be eligible on our show, he must touch you. It still has to be very tight. good science - there is no short cut to it. But then, it should also be part of the same skepticism and wonder both. "In Big Picture Science's interview, Tyson praised the success of the original series for the proliferation of science programming," The task for the next generation of Cosmos is a bit different because I do not have to teach you a science textbook. There's a lot of science in the original textbook Cosmos , but that's not what you remember best. What most people remember best remembered by the original series is an attempt to present science in ways that have meaning to you that can affect your behavior as a citizen and the world - especially the world. "Tyson stated that this new series will contain new material and an updated version of the topic in the original series, but mainly, it will serve" the needs of the current population. "" We want to create a program that is not only the first sequel, the moment in which we make it, so it is important for those present in the 21st century. "Tyson considers that recent successes from science-oriented shows such as Big Bang Theory and CSI: The crime scene investigation, along with films like Gravity , shows that "science has become mainstream" and expects Cosmos "to land on fertile soil".
Tyson talked about the "love-hate relationship" relationship the viewer had with the original "Spaceship of the Imagination" series, but was confirmed during production that they were developing "storytelling vehicles". Tyson asserts that defining elements of the original series, such as Spaceship of the Imagination and Cosmic Calendar with enhanced special effects, as well as new elements, will be present. Animations for this sequence were finally created by the team selected by MacFarlane for this series. Kara Vallow develops and produces animations, and the animation studio used is Six Point Harness in Los Angeles, California. The voice of Spaceship of the Imagination, and the sound design in general, was created by Rick Steele, who said about the show: "Cosmos has, by far, been the most challenging performance of my career." The updated spacecraft is designed to "remain timeless and very simple", according to MacFarlane, using the ceiling to project future events and floors for them in the past, to allow Tyson, as host, to "bring [viewer] to places he's talking about ".
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Broadcast
In August 2011, the event was officially announced for primetime broadcasts in spring 2014. The event is a joint production of Druyan's Cosmos Studios, MacFarlane Fuzzy Door Productions, and National Geographic Channel; Druyan, MacFarlane, Mitchell Cannold from Cosmos Studios, and director Brannon Braga is an executive producer.
Fox CEO, Kevin Reilly, considers that the show will be a risk and beyond the typical programming of the network, but that "we believe it can have the same great cultural impact as the original series delivered," and is committed to network resources for the show. The show was first broadcast on Fox, aired on the same night on National Geographic Channel.
In Canada, it is broadcast simultaneously on Global, National Geographic Channel, and Nat Geo Wild. The preview of the show's first episode airs for student filmmakers at the White House Student Film Festival on February 28, 2014.
Cosmos simultaneously aired in the US on ten Fox networks: Fox, FX, FXX, FXM, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo Mundo and Fox Life. According to Fox Networks, this is the first time a TV show has premiered in a global broadcast across their channel network.
Fox network broadcasts averaged about 5.8 million viewers in Nielsen's affiliate-based forecasts for 9 pm Saturday night, as well as 2.1 rating/5 share in adults 18-49. Less than 50 viewers are around 60% of men. Watching on other networks raised the total to 8.5 million and ranked 2.9 in the demo, according to Nielsen.
Reception
Critical reception
Cosmos: A Space Odyssey has received very positive reviews from critics, receiving a Metacritic rating of 83 out of 100 based on 19 reviews.
Miniseri won the 4th Choice Critics TV Award for "The Best Reality Series", with Tyson awarded for "The Best Host Reality". Miniseries was also nominated for "Extraordinary Achievement in News and Information" for the 30th TCA Awards and 12 Emmy Awards, including "Extraordinary Documentary Films or Nonfiction Series". The program won an Emmy for "Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming" and "Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)", and Silvestri won the Emmy for both "Extraordinary Original Main Title Theme Music" and "Outstanding Music Composition for Series (Original Drama Score) ". This series won the 2014 Peabody Award in the Education category. In 2014, the Skeptical Inquiry Committee (CSICOP) presented the Cosmos with Robert B. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking. " Cosmos: A Space Odyssey opened the eyes of a new generation to the triumph of mankind, its faults, and its tremendous potential to reach unimaginable heights."
Criticism
The new miniseries have been criticized by some Christians and religious rights for some of the things stated during the show. Christian fundamentalists feel upset because of the scientific theories discussed in opposition to the creation of Genesis in the Bible. The Catholic League is disappointed that science shows "applying" Catholicism. A League spokesman notes how the event focuses on Giordano Bruno, whose Catholic Church is handed over to secular authorities to be burned at stake because of religious defamation, immoral behavior, and heresy in the matter of dogmatic theology, in addition to some of its philosophical and cosmological doctrines, and stated that the event "skipped Copernicus and Galileo - two people far more influential in proving and disseminating the heliocentric theory - because in their case, the role of the Church is much more complicated."
Home media release
Cosmos: A Space Odyssey was released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 10, 2014 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The set contains all 13 episodes, plus audio commentary on the first episode, and three featurettes: "Celebrate Carl Sagan: Choice from the Library of Congress Dedication", " Cosmos at Comic-Con 2013" and " Cosmos : A Space Odyssey - The Voyage Continues ". Exclusive to Blu-ray version is an interactive Cosmic Calendar.
Series sequel
On January 13, 2018, it was announced that another season entitled Cosmos: Possible Worlds will air in the second quarter of 2019 on Fox and National Geographic channels. It will be re-organized by Neil deGrasse Tyson and executives produced by Ann Druyan, Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga, and Jason Clark.
References
External links
- Official website on National Geographic Channel
- Cosmos: A Space Odyssey on IMDb
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