Neil just told the story about how, as a 17 year old, he visited Carl in Ithaca (just south of me in Auburn) and Carl told him he had his back. WOW! Just WOW!

I was tearing up at the tribute to Sagan and then Tyson told that story... tears just flowed then. What remarkable men...

I'm at the halfway point now and if this first episode is what we can expect... This is truly 'MUST SEE TV'.

Amazing stuff.

Great show, great host.

...and to see Neil as his successor.

I didn't know that Neil was a protege of Sagan's. Wonderful story.

...but their kids will likely Listen....

During it I mentioned to my wife that there'll be heads exploding and many people yelling "NO!" at their tv screen.

She pointed out that those people will be watching the other fox channel.

I can't wait to hear how those people defend this program's free speech rights. Wanna bet there'll be cries for censorship?

a great job. I especially enjoyed the parts about Carl Sagan. I fondly remember watching it with my kids many years ago on a much smaller TV. I think one could watch this and still watch the original and enjoy them both. Mr. Sagan brought a certain magic or wonderment to it that I still enjoy to this day. Nice to see some worthwhile TV for a change.
His kindness to the 17 year old Neil certainly paid dividends for all of us. Very touching story. Carl Sagan left quite a legacy.

Also found it interesting the way he highlighted Bruno over Galileo.

I wish Tyson's presentation could make me feel small. Still feel fat, though.

It might just convince some of them to realize the earth isn't 5M years old.

the Bible is the literal truth and the earth was created in 6 days, 6000 years ago. Some of those Christians even live in the south.

I've known several conservatives who were atheists and a good number who were agnostics. I've also known a good number of liberals who were very religious. That's not surprising as Jesus as portrayed in the New Testament could be easy described as a liberal.

I always tell myself the following when I have such thoughts: "Remember, the biggest atheist you knew in college was also the biggest Republican you knew." (Guy was a huge Randroid. last I heard, he was active in Ron Paul's 2012 campaign.)

with my Ph.D. work. For this one I had time to watch and enjoy.

Wow! That was excellent. And the President's introduction was awesome. Makes you think intelligence might just win out...

In the Nineties, I had the privilege of playing Galileo in Tucson elementary and middle schools. One of the points I made in my presentation was the story of Giordano Bruno. As a young man, Galileo had been a witness to his execution. Only a few of the teachers had ever heard of Bruno. Seeing it on this program was a delight for me, especially with the elegant animation employed.
Very well done!

of science and the foundation of scientific principles--and I think Neil DeGrasse Tyson is awesome.

The fundies will have their panties in a wad over that.

I was watching True Detective. What channel was this on? Will there be repeats in the night? Thanks!

Climate denial(and doomerism too.), hardcore Dawkinsian(Ontological) materialism, creationism.....so much stupidity out there that it does boggle the mind. Although unfortunately, it's not just the right that has problems(certainly they are the most ignorant overall by a long shot). Stupidity of varying flavors is a problem that affects people from all across the political spectrum, though largely depends on where they are(Climate deniers are mostly right-wingers, climate doomers are at least slightly majority leftist, and Dawkins-type hardcore materialists seem to be largely composed of libertarians).