Whats your personal opinion on the show "Cosmos" (2014)

[Afraid of Time]

Out of curiosity whats your personal opinion of the show "Cosmos" ?(2014) I've heard a wide range of opinions on it from a wide range of individuals. I've had science professors tell me it was a fantastic way to get people into science to an astrophysicist complaining that it romanticizes science and most likely won't get people into the field who weren't already interested in such a heavy subjects(cosmology, physics, astronomy). Personally I find it very uninformative most likely because it's tailored towards the general population. However I did enjoy the animated historical parts depicting vital characters of science in the past 1 thousand years or so.

[swansont]

I have to agree with the view that it romanticizes science but isn't a draw unless you were already inclined to enjoy it. I only watched a couple of episodes. I'm not the target audience, and it seemed like a waste of time for me.

[zapatos]

I was really looking forward to the show and was very disappointed. Not enough 'information density' for me. They could have told the same story in 1/3 the time by cutting down on the theatrics, pretty lights and slow moving animations. If they were targeting people with some interest in science then they should have spent more time on the science. Too much of it felt like a disney production.

[GeoChair]

Like many posters here have said, it was made to appeal to a particular group of people, hence the need for the fancy lights and theatrics. Personally, if I were someone who hasn't opened a science book in years, I'd probably enjoy it, and go, "SCIENCE, B*TCH!" Cosmos is inspiring a lot of people, and that gets support from me.

[playground]

But anyway you have to reach a broader audience, therefore bthe format is not that bad as i personally think, but of course that is just one opinion, also it could be more info in it sometimes, I also agree to that point.

[ydoaPs]

Out of curiosity whats your personal opinion of the show "Cosmos" ?(2014) I've heard a wide range of opinions on it from a wide range of individuals. I've had science professors tell me it was a fantastic way to get people into science to an astrophysicist complaining that it romanticizes science and most likely won't get people into the field who weren't already interested in such a heavy subjects(cosmology, physics, astronomy). Personally I find it very uninformative most likely because it's tailored towards the general population. However I did enjoy the animated historical parts depicting vital characters of science in the past 1 thousand years or so.

It's a very simplified introduction to my field. If you liked it, consider taking History and Philosophy of Science as your major in college.