Cosmos

Charles Livingston · 17th February 2003, 11:23 AM

They recently released the tv series cosmos on dvd. Has anyone seen the new releases? Is the material out of date, or still relevant?

Brown · 17th February 2003, 11:56 AM

I own the DVD set. There are updates to the material, in the form of optional subtitles and an update section that appears at the end of many of the shows. In my judgment, most of the material in "Cosmos" is still relevant. My principal complaint with the DVD set is that the quality of some scenes is very grainy.

FFed · 17th February 2003, 11:58 AM

A few years ago they ran the cosmos series on TV. Carl Sagan just did an update at the end of the show. I think that was around 1992. I don't know if they did anything else to the show since he died. Even if they didn't the shows are still fantastic.
On a side note, I bought the new music of cosmos cd's awhile ago. Two cd's and they were a disappointment. The first original music cd is great and is still one of my favourite cd's.

RichardR · 17th February 2003, 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by Charles Livingston
They recently released the tv series cosmos on dvd. Has anyone seen the new releases? Is the material out of date, or still relevant?

I have the full set. I certainly think they are still relevant and recommend them strongly.

Charles Livingston · 17th February 2003, 12:08 PM

I just bought them on ebay cause I couldnt find them in any of the best buy type stores. I paid someting around $75. Hopefully this is not more expensive than otherwise. I wasnt patient enought to check online other than ebay. I actually have never seen the series, but do have the book cosmos.

shanek · 17th February 2003, 02:24 PM

I've seen it at CostCo for $70, other than that I haven't seen it cheaper.

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17th February 2003, 11:23 AM	#1
Charles Livingston Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 425	Cosmos They recently released the tv series cosmos on dvd. Has anyone seen the new releases? Is the material out of date, or still relevant?

17th February 2003, 11:56 AM	#2
Brown Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Twin Cities, Canada Posts: 12,145	I own the DVD set. There are updates to the material, in the form of optional subtitles and an update section that appears at the end of many of the shows. In my judgment, most of the material in "Cosmos" is still relevant. My principal complaint with the DVD set is that the quality of some scenes is very grainy.
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17th February 2003, 12:00 PM	#4
RichardR Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,281	Re: Cosmos Quote: Originally posted by Charles Livingston They recently released the tv series cosmos on dvd. Has anyone seen the new releases? Is the material out of date, or still relevant? I have the full set. I certainly think they are still relevant and recommend them strongly.
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17th February 2003, 02:24 PM	#6
shanek by Charles M. Schulz Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 15,990	I've seen it at CostCo for $70, other than that I haven't seen it cheaper. I think the whole cold-war fear-of-nuclear-war stuff doesn't survive now; OTOH, it's good to be reminded of how afraid people were during that time.
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17th February 2003, 11:58 AM	#3
FFed Muse Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Smithers, BC Posts: 888	A few years ago they ran the cosmos series on TV. Carl Sagan just did an update at the end of the show. I think that was around 1992. I don't know if they did anything else to the show since he died. Even if they didn't the shows are still fantastic. On a side note, I bought the new music of cosmos cd's awhile ago. Two cd's and they were a disappointment. The first original music cd is great and is still one of my favourite cd's.

17th February 2003, 12:08 PM	#5
Charles Livingston Critical Thinker Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 425	I just bought them on ebay cause I couldnt find them in any of the best buy type stores. I paid someting around $75. Hopefully this is not more expensive than otherwise. I wasnt patient enought to check online other than ebay. I actually have never seen the series, but do have the book cosmos.