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Amph The Awesomos Cosmos reboot thread. aka the Cosmos reboot (Possible Worlds)

Discussion in 'Community' started by beezel26, Mar 9, 2014.

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  1. Mortimer Snerd

    Mortimer Snerd Force Ghost star 4

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    Jesus ******* Christ, really? What the **** is wrong with people? What ******* century are we in?

    edit: ****!
     
    Mortimer Snerd, Mar 11, 2014
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  2. DantheJedi

    DantheJedi Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I kinda figured this would happen, not like this though.

    "Atheist propaganda"? Maybe, kinda, sorta, but is it propaganda if there's truth to what they're saying?
     
    DantheJedi, Mar 11, 2014
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  3. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    Yeah, I'm not surprised either, and I'm not surprised that some Christian fundamentalists idiots completely missed the point of the Bruno story, which was not to trash religion, but make a point about having an open mind, whether it be to science or faith, as a warning against the dangers of small minded thinking.​
     
    Chancellor_Ewok, Mar 11, 2014
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  4. Darth-Lando

    Darth-Lando Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    I've been looking forward to the right-wing overreaction to Cosmos almost as much as the show itself. Those idiots are highly entertaining.
     
    Darth-Lando, Mar 11, 2014
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  5. Mortimer Snerd

    Mortimer Snerd Force Ghost star 4

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    I can't figure out why anything having to do with Cosmos should be a political issue at all.
     
    Mortimer Snerd, Mar 11, 2014
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  6. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    Obama. And because black people. [​IMG]
     
    Chancellor_Ewok, Mar 11, 2014
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  7. Darth-Lando

    Darth-Lando Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    I've heard a few reports that a local station in Oklahoma interrupted the show with a local news promo during the evolution segment.
     
    Darth-Lando, Mar 11, 2014
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  8. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    Cosmos pulled in 8.5 million viewers.
     
    VadersLaMent, Mar 11, 2014
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  9. Mortimer Snerd

    Mortimer Snerd Force Ghost star 4

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    17.5 including the DVR crowd according to MacFarlane's twitter post.
     
    Mortimer Snerd, Mar 11, 2014
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  10. Chancellor_Ewok

    Chancellor_Ewok Chosen One star 7

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    [face_laugh]
     
    Chancellor_Ewok, Mar 11, 2014
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  11. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    I was in the DVR crowd.
     
    VadersLaMent, Mar 11, 2014
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  12. Moviefan2k4

    Moviefan2k4 Jedi Master star 4

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    I don't watch a lot of documentaries, unless its about movies being made and such.
     
    Moviefan2k4, Mar 11, 2014
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  13. Hank Hill

    Hank Hill Jedi Knight star 2

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    Hank Hill, Mar 11, 2014
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  14. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    Conversation Feb 16th:

    Nephew: "...and the Moon comes from the Earth."

    Family member: "Huh?"

    Me: "The current idea is that the Earth was struck and material blown out from it formed the Moon."

    Family member: "Phht, I don't believe that. God made everything and put it there."

    Me and nephew: "..."

    Thankfully he is not around this person full time
     
    VadersLaMent, Mar 11, 2014
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  15. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 9

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    Let's not link to the Amazing Idiot.
     
    Lord Vivec, Mar 11, 2014
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  16. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I am in tears laughing at those tweets. Tears. They read like an Onion article.

    And people actually believe this ****. [face_rofl]

    My devout-Christian father is the one who introduced me to the original Cosmos in 1980. We both loved it.
     
    anakinfansince1983 , Mar 11, 2014
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  17. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    "In what appeared to be an editing errorr"

    [face_laugh] Ok.
     
    VadersLaMent, Mar 13, 2014
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  18. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    First episode was pretty good, having not watched the original Cosmos in it's entirety (only clips here and there), I particularly loved the cosmic calendar idea- brilliant way to visualize things.

    I was also surprised that Silvestri is doing the score- definitely going to pick that up at some point.
     
    The2ndQuest , Mar 13, 2014
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  19. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    So, sort of related...

    My kids and I were having a conversation earlier about where the oceans come from and where water itself comes from. My best tired-tonight answer was that hydrogen and oxygen molecules combine. My youngest mentioned the Big Bang and my oldest said something about meteors and ice crashing to Earth.

    I haven't watched this yet but I can't wait to show it to them, and talk about humans coming from stardust.
     
    anakinfansince1983 , Mar 13, 2014
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  20. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    I don't have any kids yet, but if/when I do, and if they ever ask where people come from (in the general sense, not the birds-and-the-bees way) / what they're made of, I'd like to dream it'd be a clear enough night that I can take outside to look through a telescope, ask them what they see and use that to lead into telling them that they are made of the stars themselves.

    Failing that opportunity, showing them this series will be a sufficient fallback option. :)
     
    The2ndQuest , Mar 13, 2014
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  21. darthcaedus1138

    darthcaedus1138 Force Ghost star 5

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    I don't want that person representing me. I want to stick with Neil Degrasse Tyson
     
    darthcaedus1138, Mar 13, 2014
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  22. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Yeah, obnoxious guy YELLING while wearing an anti-religion t-shirt to provoke people is a terrible counterpoint to display.
     
    The2ndQuest , Mar 13, 2014
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  23. Lord Vivec

    Lord Vivec Chosen One star 9

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    He's also a total ***hat and threatened a rape victim with rape on reddit.

    http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/427/127/d64.png

    Ramza Edit: Have to link that offsite for language.
     
    Lord Vivec, Mar 13, 2014
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  24. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    What's a rape victim doing in /r/mensrights anyway? I mean, if it wasn't him, it would be one of the other 30,000 subscribers.

    EDIT: Dear God, the sidebar.
     
    Darth Guy, Mar 13, 2014
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  25. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I really enjoyed the first episode and am looking forward to watching more of it. I'm glad they're putting it on Hulu so I can watch it on my schedule.

    Also, I'm hoping they do more cheesy animated bits, but I'm also hoping their message is a bit less overtly... "Seth MacFarlane" than the Giordano Bruno anecdote was.
     
    Ramza, Mar 13, 2014
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