Carl Sagan's Cosmos is now free on-line
We're fans of Carl Sagan here at Blather. Well, at least some of us are. That talentless hack over on the main page wrote a piece some time ago about Sagan's wonderful book 'The Demon Haunted World'. In that piece, the rat-faced goon mentioned Sagan's much-loved and never-bettered science televisual opus 'Cosmos'. Prior to now, Cosmos has only been available on a pricey Region 1 DVD set.
But now, the good souls at Carl Sagan's Cosmos blog have made all eleven original episodes available.
'Carl Sagan’s "Cosmos" series was first broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service, and was the most widely watched series in the history of American public television until 1990.
It won an Emmy and a Peabody Award and has since been broadcast in more than 60 countries and seen by over 600 million people, according to the Science Channel.'
It may be slightly (factually) out-of-date and contain some rather spiffy 80's special effects, but none of the wonder, the joy of learning and the sheer exuberance of Sagan's life have dulled with the years. Globaleyes simply can't think of a better popular science tv show.
Get yer arse over there and watch it now.
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