Image: Fox Broadcasting Episode 03: WHEN KNOWLEDGE CONQUERED FEAR The relatedness of all living things and the possible evolution of life in the is explored in the second episode. We retrace the tale of those mass extinction survivors from the first single-celled organisms four billion years ago to us. This triggered the Permian Mass Extinction Event where 97% of all life on Earth became extinct. These halls are the scattered dead branches from the tree of life.įrom our vantage point we see a cataclysmic volcanic eruption 250 million years ago in the ancient super-continent Pangaea.
A reminder that our history is evolving and that our story may end down this corridor. But there is a sixth dark and unnamed corridor. The hall’s five corridors commemorate the five great extinction catastrophes experienced by life on Earth. Neil guides us through the grand Hall Of Extinction a graveyard for all those species that have been lost through time. Our Ship of the Imagination continues its journey, now through the epochal layers of evolution to view the story of all life on a majestic cosmic canvas. Natural selection has evolved apes into humans. Over eons, artificial selection has transformed the wolf into the shepherd. Image: Fox Broadcasting Episode 02: SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MOLECULES DO Viewers meet Renaissance Italy’s Giordano Bruno, who had a spiritual epiphany about the infinite expanse of the universe in the premiere episode. As we walk through our cosmic history, we discover that in the last seconds of December 31st, humans appear on this epic stage.Īs we learn about the generations of truth seekers, we find that this community of minds stretches back to antiquity, and forward to the stars. On a vast Cosmic Calendar, he shows us that each “month” from January to December represents more than a billion years.
Neil continues our voyage and establishes our place in time. We learn how his sacrifice, zeal for truth, and zero tolerance for poor evidence and lack of scientific rigour have inspired the generations of scientists who followed him. A friar and scholar, Bruno first glimpsed the true nature of the Cosmos, but in his time conveying these heretic ideas publicly was dangerous. Its shining legacy has been handed to an old student of Sagan’s, Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson, who takes us – the next generation – on our first steps a journey to discover our coordinates in space.Īs we set sail for the stars a Window On The Past opens in the floor of our Ship and we explore Italy’s Renaissance period meeting Giordano Bruno.
Carl Sagan has been refitted for a new 21st century voyage across space and time. The iconic Ship of the Imagination, once piloted by Dr. It’s time to get going again… Episode 01: STANDING UP IN THE MILKY WAY
Following are teaser synopses of the incredible voyage that awaits us. Many more heralded creative talents have worked on creating the all new “Cosmos” for science hungry 21st century audiences. premiere.įronted by famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the show brings aboard new producer Seth McFarlane, and reunites writers/producers Ann Druyan and Steven Soter who worked with Carl Sagan on the original “Cosmos: A Personal Journey”. Global releases will follow shortly after on National Geographic and FOX branded channels in 180 countries within a week of the U.S. networks, including FOX and National Geographic Channel, with a multi-network simulcast in the United States. “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” beams onto our television screens on March 9 across 10 U.S.