First video post.

Hope it's enjoyed

Is this late 70s or early 80s? In any case, *vintage Sagan is well received around here. Good luck

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I thought this had been posted before, but I don't see it.

*spacy

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Swampgirl: The cosmos series first aired in 1980. I just recently got my hands on the whole thing, and it's amazing. I highly recommend getting this if you're even remotely interested in space.

Jimnms: I searched for this video before posting, couldn't find it anywhere.

How could a Sagan fan not be aware of the Cosmos series? It's like a Darwin fan not ever hearing of the Theory of Evolution. Or something like that.

I acquired the 7-disc set myself recently because we watched it originally in my 7th grade science class. I don't remember how things were, politically, back then (aside from the Iran hostages thing), but in re-watching the Cosmos DVDs, Carl Sagan seems very despondent and fearful about the future of man. More than once, he goes on about the likelihood of self-destruction. Only in the added material, shot in 1990, does he seem "happier."

Anyone else notice this? Was Carl Sagan depressed?

Um, isn't all of creation less than 6000 years old? What happened to all the magic, flying people, and talking snakes? That makes far more sense. Does it not?



BTW, Sagan was a brilliant man. His death was a great loss to humankind.

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How could a Sagan fan not be aware of the Cosmos series? It's like a Darwin fan not ever hearing of the Theory of Evolution. Or something like that.
I acquired the 7-disc set myself recently because we watched it originally in my 7th grade science class. I don't remember how things were, politically, back then (aside from the Iran hostages thing), but in re-watching the Cosmos DVDs, Carl Sagan seems very despondent and fearful about the future of man. More than once, he goes on about the likelihood of self-destruction. Only in the added material, shot in 1990, does he seem "happier."
Anyone else notice this? Was Carl Sagan depressed?


No, his fears were very justified. In 1982 nuclear proliferation was in full swing. By 1986 the world had over 60,000 nuclear warheads. These numbers didn't start to fall until around 1988 or so. The amount of nuclear firepower that was pointed at us was mind numbingly huge. It still is, actually.

dupe, *discard, Sorry
http://www.videosift.com/video/Carl-Sagan-Cosmic-Calender

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