The new Cosmos TV show

Interesting thread on GS about Cosmos, with extensive participation by the guy who mixed it.
 
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/post-production-forum/913767-i-saw-cosmos-tv-narrators-voice-quality-all-over-place.html
 
A couple of interesting nuggets:
- he used VoG on the narrator's voiceovers (and I was under the impression it was useless!)
- one station in Oklahoma self-censored the mentions of evolution
 

We loved the show and are DVRing the series...however...I still think Carl's was better for its time. I shore do miss that ol feller.



As to Henchman's work I thought it was fine. Like he says it's not a day at the park doing this kind of work. We've done the same for lo these many years. We had to match location recorded dialog for the Cohen brother's True Grit, and got pretty dang close. But I can hear it plain as day when I watch. Sigh.

I miss him (Gary) too:-)

Strange that we still live in fear of the E word. Well, certain parts of the planet anyway. Imagine what it's like in a country where thoughts can get you killed.
 
Loving the series, but the new guy reminds me of a very brilliant lounge singer. Sorry Neil, just miss hearing Carl say "biwions and biwions"

craigb

ampfixer
Strange that we still live in fear of the E word. 

 
Especially if you have one for over four hours! 
(Wait, what were YOU talking about?)

Yes, that's very suspicious.  

We watched the second episode last night.  Much better!!  Thumbs up.

dmbaer

Old55
 
Tyson is pretty good.  Even if he isn't Carl Sagan, those are huge shoes to fill.

There's a story about Sagan that I'm reasonably confident is true.  Apple was developing a new operating system a year or two after the Cosmos series first aired, and the developers gave it the code name "Sagan".  They were contacted by Sagan's attorney who told them they were not allowed to use "Sagan" and that they'd be sued if they persisted.  So they changed the code name to "butt-hole astronomer".

Interesting.  I saw an interview Tyson as part of the hype for the new version.  As a teenager, Tyson met Sagan and spent a day with him.  He even had Sagan's autographed calendar which indicated the date of their meeting.  Tyson does, indeed, follow in the great man's footsteps.  

craigb

Old55

dmbaer

Old55
 
Tyson is pretty good.  Even if he isn't Carl Sagan, those are huge shoes to fill.

There's a story about Sagan that I'm reasonably confident is true.  Apple was developing a new operating system a year or two after the Cosmos series first aired, and the developers gave it the code name "Sagan".  They were contacted by Sagan's attorney who told them they were not allowed to use "Sagan" and that they'd be sued if they persisted.  So they changed the code name to "butt-hole astronomer".

Interesting.  I saw an interview Tyson as part of the hype for the new version.  As a teenager, Tyson met Sagan and spent a day with him.  He even had Sagan's autographed calendar which indicated the date of their meeting.  Tyson does, indeed, follow in the great man's footsteps.  

So he intends to sue that food merchant and we'll all forced to buy butt-hole astronomer chicken from then on? 

Of course.  

Karyn
Would you rather have butt-hole chicken or butt-hole becan?

That really sounds like the opposite of a win/win situation! 

I tried to watch it... nice pictures but I cannot comment per the TOS. So, carry on. I'm tolerant.
 
J
 

bitflipper

craigb

ampfixer
Strange that we still live in fear of the E word. 

 
Especially if you have one for over four hours! 
(Wait, what were YOU talking about?)

I once joked about that TV ad with my doctor. He said "it's not funny" and proceeded to explain what they do to you when you walk into the ER with a 4+ hour boner. I'll not describe it, because once you've heard it you can never un-hear it, much as I wish I could. Let's just say I've not joked about it since.

Like I told my wife after seeing that same ad:  "I'm not getting medical attention....I'm getting an agent..."

It's sad that some could have the condition and it would never be noticed.

I watched episode three last night and realized there was something quite disconcerting about the show.  Don't get me wrong, I think it's up there with the very best of science programming that I've ever seen - I'm totally engaged.  But there are commercial breaks.  This show is *so* PBS-like that it only takes a minute or two to get into a no-commercials state of mind.  Every time there's a scene that fades to black, I don't even think of reaching for the remote control to turn off the sound of the commercial!