Parts 1 and 2 of Cosmos premieres tonight on The Science Channel at 9 p.m. "It's amazing how much Cosmos speaks to us today," Druyan says.Ĭosmos' return to television also brought a new requirement for the show, commercial breaks, which were absent when it first aired on public television but acceptable price for admission to the Cosmos. The simple pronouncement, aired in 1980, hits home a quarter century later when the concept of evolution is again under debate from supporters of intelligent design in U.S. "The Hubble didn't even exist then, and we've leaned heavily on Hubble images here."ĭespite its age, Cosmos seems to remain eerily poignant, especially in the second hour when Sagan states firmly that "evolution is fact, not a theory." "I love this chance to cut away from Carl and really show the most visually dazzling concepts," Druyan said, adding that at the time of its original recording, budgeting restriction forced Cosmos to rely heavily on Sagan's in-person narration. Imagery from those missions pepper Cosmos' new incarnation. Robot missions flew to Mars - two still crawl across its surface and another orbiter is on the way - Saturn, Jupiter and their moons, not to mention comets and asteroids. The Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit and opened up the distant corners of the universe for observation. Much has changed since Cosmos first aired that threatens to cast the series into irrelevance.
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