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December 22nd, 2008 | by Alive Mind Education | published in Cosmos, Film Info, Films C-D
Cosmos is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science, including Democritus, Hypatia, Kepler, Newton, Huygens, Champollion, Lowell and Humason. Sagan looks at our planet from an extraterrestrial vantage point and sees a blue jewel-like world, inhabited by a lifeform that is just beginning to discover its own unity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. The late Dr. Sagan’s multi Emmy and Peabody Award winning series goes beyond a guided tour through billions of stars and galaxies. Cosmos remains one of the most profound statements in exploration, crossing boundaries between science and religion.
Each of the fascinating segments attempts to deepen our understanding of how we got from there to here. Sagan guides us to the farthest reaches of space and takes us back into the history of scientific inquiry, from the ancient library of Alexandria to the NASA probes of our neighboring planets. Special Features include Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan Updates Fotografica Galactica - Images from the Hubble Space Telescope and Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn.
Episode Titles:
1. The Shores Of the Cosmos
2. One Voice In the Cosmic Fugue
3. The Harmony Of the Worlds
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?
This remarkable program poses all the big questions and Sagan attempts to answer them, or better yet – asks even bigger ones.
Cosmos Product Information
Grade Level: College and university
Subjects: Science, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Astronomy
Copyright: © 2006 First Stripe Productions. All rights reserved.
Set: 7 DVDs
Total Running Time: 13 hours
ISBN-10: 0-9703511-1-9
Educational Prices: (includes Public Performance Rights)
- College / University: $495.00
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Reviews
Winner of the Emmy and Peabody Awards, 1980
“…legendary…”
-Wired magazine, December 2000
“Who but the guy who wrote the entry on “Life” in the Encyclopedia Britannica
could teach us so much about how to live it.”
– Vice President Al Gore
“Cosmos is still a delight.”
–Los Angeles Times Calendar section, Dec. 7, 2000.
“With terrestrials like Carl, who needs extras?”
– TIME Magazine
“Public television’s remarkable series ‘Cosmos’…at its long-awaited best– entertaining, informative and fascinating. Mr. Sagan and his associates have escorted their viewers through the universe, exploring the past, present and future in startling, mind-stretching ways. . .’Cosmos is…a Triumph for the American People.’”
– The Washington Post, Dec. 17, 1980.
“That voice – deep and sonorous, given to spiritual fulminations while expressing skepticism about UFO sightings and the like – is what makes ‘Cosmos’ so watchable today.”
– Jerry Schwartz, The Associated Press
“Sagan embarked on a second career to make science understandable and, more importantly, fun for the masses… Watching this nicely packaged seven-disc remastered 20th-anniversary edition of ‘Cosmos’ makes you realize just what an ambitious achievement the series was… This ambitious and informative series remains a stunning tribute to the man who created it…Cosmos…still thrills and enthralls.”
– Vern Perry, The Orange County Register, Dec 21, 2000.
“The documentary pulsates with ideas and stimulations, teaching the viewer a history of astronomy but also a history of how men have tried to comprehend the world around them and to share what they have found, something the documentary is doing with equal enthusiasm…Cosmos is likely to continue influencing those who are plotting man’s future in the universe for many years to come.”
-The DVD Laser Disc Newsletter, January, 2001
“So as we now journey into the 21st century, it’s wholly appropriate that the best thing to ever happen on television is no on DVD – Carl Sagan’s Cosmos….Sagan will always be remembered foremost as a great communicator, a man who was not content with merely delving into the mysteries of the universe, but who felt the need to reach out to the public and convey his unbounded enthusiasm for science, and also talk about his hopes and fears for our civilization…For this writer, Cosmos, has become a magnificent documentary to enjoy again and again…”