>> ^Quboid:

>> ^Yogi:
Dude Famous audience members...so far I've seen Jonathan Ross, Charlie Brooker with his wife Konnie Huq.

Peter Snow and his son Dan too, not that we're getting caught up in the celebrity aspect (hasn't Brooker done well for himself, Konnie Huq is yummy!).
Jim Al-Khalili is probably the smartest person there, I've seen a few of his documentaries on the BBC. He's Iraqi I think, and he's nuclear physicist with an Arabic name so he's probably never got on a flight without getting a cavity search before


Jim Al-Khalili's shows are better than Cox's big budget, smiley, standing on a mountain while a helicopter flies around style of pop science programming.

>> ^Yogi:

Dude Famous audience members...so far I've seen Jonathan Ross, Charlie Brooker with his wife Konnie Huq.


Peter Snow and his son Dan too, not that we're getting caught up in the celebrity aspect (hasn't Brooker done well for himself, Konnie Huq is yummy!).

Jim Al-Khalili is probably the smartest person there, I've seen a few of his documentaries on the BBC. He's Iraqi I think, and he's nuclear physicist with an Arabic name so he's probably never got on a flight without getting a cavity search before

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:

The full programme was intensely annoying, full of attention-seeking celebrities desperately mugging for laughs and Cox demonstrating a curious difficulty with understanding sarcasm. The science was definitely secondary to the mocking celebrities who were busy pretending to be stupid for the sake of a little camera-time, which prevented the physics from really coming across.


I watched this earlier and it's pretty fucking dreadful. Cox's lecture is interesting but this obsession with celebrities again - save it for ITV please.

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The best DVD commentary I've heard was that of American Beauty, from the director. I learned that I didn't actually know about half of the stuff that was going on in that movie. Things like the shadows created by the vertical blinds in his office evoking prison bars. I LOVE that stuff. >> ^spoco2:

>> ^jimnms:
>> ^spoco2:
Commentary tracks are the one special feature I don't like, actually those and the stupid 'watch the film with popup behind the scenes snippets'.
I LOVE behind the scenes stuff, but if I want to watch the movie I WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIE. I don't want to half watch a movie, half listen to people talk about the movie. Give me a behind the scenes documentary that shows and tells me about how things were done and you'll have me watch for longer than the running time of the film even (which many of the docos are)
So... yeah, I just don't listen to them.

I don't watch entire movies with commentaries on, but sometimes I'll go back and watch a scene or two with it on. There was on movie that I did watch with the commentary on, Sunshine. I went back to watch one scene like I sometimes do, but the commentary with directory Danny Boyle and Dr. Brian Cox on as the scientific adviser was so damn interesting that I ended up watching the rest of the movie before I knew it. I had to start it back from the beginning with the commentary on and watch back up to that scene.
The special feature I never cared for were the interviews with the actors where they just brown nose and ass kiss the director, producer and other actors.

Oh yeah, the press kit half hour long ad 'making of' 'docos' are terrible. But things like the bonus features on the Lord of the Rings discs, or those on Blade Runner, ooh, or the making of 'The Abyss', that's awesome. That stuff is fascinating to me. I LOVE seeing how movies are made. I just would rather watch a movie OR making of... not a half way house

>> ^jimnms:

>> ^spoco2:
Commentary tracks are the one special feature I don't like, actually those and the stupid 'watch the film with popup behind the scenes snippets'.
I LOVE behind the scenes stuff, but if I want to watch the movie I WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIE. I don't want to half watch a movie, half listen to people talk about the movie. Give me a behind the scenes documentary that shows and tells me about how things were done and you'll have me watch for longer than the running time of the film even (which many of the docos are)
So... yeah, I just don't listen to them.

I don't watch entire movies with commentaries on, but sometimes I'll go back and watch a scene or two with it on. There was on movie that I did watch with the commentary on, Sunshine. I went back to watch one scene like I sometimes do, but the commentary with directory Danny Boyle and Dr. Brian Cox on as the scientific adviser was so damn interesting that I ended up watching the rest of the movie before I knew it. I had to start it back from the beginning with the commentary on and watch back up to that scene.
The special feature I never cared for were the interviews with the actors where they just brown nose and ass kiss the director, producer and other actors.


Oh yeah, the press kit half hour long ad 'making of' 'docos' are terrible. But things like the bonus features on the Lord of the Rings discs, or those on Blade Runner, ooh, or the making of 'The Abyss', that's awesome. That stuff is fascinating to me. I LOVE seeing how movies are made. I just would rather watch a movie OR making of... not a half way house

>> ^spoco2:

Commentary tracks are the one special feature I don't like, actually those and the stupid 'watch the film with popup behind the scenes snippets'.
I LOVE behind the scenes stuff, but if I want to watch the movie I WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIE. I don't want to half watch a movie, half listen to people talk about the movie. Give me a behind the scenes documentary that shows and tells me about how things were done and you'll have me watch for longer than the running time of the film even (which many of the docos are)
So... yeah, I just don't listen to them.


I don't watch entire movies with commentaries on, but sometimes I'll go back and watch a scene or two with it on. There was on movie that I did watch with the commentary on, Sunshine. I went back to watch one scene like I sometimes do, but the commentary with directory Danny Boyle and Dr. Brian Cox on as the scientific adviser was so damn interesting that I ended up watching the rest of the movie before I knew it. I had to start it back from the beginning with the commentary on and watch back up to that scene.

The special feature I never cared for were the interviews with the actors where they just brown nose and ass kiss the director, producer and other actors.

>> ^Gallowflak:

you don't have the right to get offended if something you believe in is demonstrably false and people call you out on it.


Sure you do. It's just inadvisable because it makes you look like a stupid child.

>> ^Gallowflak:

Here's a tip about intellectual honesty: you don't have the right to get offended if something you believe in is demonstrably false and people call you out on it.


But you do have the right to be offended or upset if someone proves you're wrong and then punches you in the face to end the point. I'm saying that this is what I do to end arguments.

I liked this video. Normally, i'm not a big fan of brian cox. He's on british tv a lot and many people find his manner annoying, myself included - putting heavy expression into every single word in order to make up for his lack of ability to instill his own awe onto you.

But here, it seemed like he was off guard and just talking, and it transformed him. I wish he'd do that more.

Interesting as ever. If this was a BBC science show Brian Cox would be standing on the top of a mountain with a helicopter hovering around him.

BTW his desktop was drowning in icons...

If you seriously want to get a layman's targeted definition of special relativity, read "Why does E=MC²?, (And why should we care?)" by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. It'll change your life.

This may help a bit. I recommend watching this if you want to understand how fusion works.

I was originally going to sift this clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuH500GFrcc) from an upcoming BBC science documentary, but instead searched YouTube for a more substantial video on the laser... I didn't realise the whole Brian Cox documentary had been posted here... I will have to give that a watch this evening.
In reply to this comment by eric3579:
You keep bringing the good science, and I'll keep bringing the promotes!

In reply to this comment by Hybrid:
Cheers! Much appreciated!
In reply to this comment by eric3579:
*promote

This is a clip from "Can we make a star on earth"

Here's another good video regarding this laser.

...and here's another NIF video.