Was talking at breakfast this morning about what to do tonight since COSMOS ended. Kind of sunk in just how much we looked forward to the episodes.
Was talking at breakfast this morning about what to do tonight since COSMOS ended. Kind of sunk in just how much we looked forward to the episodes.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
The DVR rather detaches when you watch a program from when a program is broadcast. (Tonight, we're watching Orphan Black from last night, and Being Human from April.) We're indeed recording nothing tonight, probably the first night off for the DVR since December.
Our DVR allows us to search for all the season and series premieres over the next twelve days. I aimed it at channels where I know they have dramas and comedies, primarily. This is what it came up with.
Sun 06/15/14 09:00 PM Masterpiece Mystery! - The Escape Artist 07 502=WGBHDT 1:30 Sun 06/15/14 09:00 PM Masterpiece Mystery! - The Escape Artist 07 511=WENHDT 1:30 Mon 06/16/14 04:30 AM Masterpiece Mystery! - The Escape Artist 07 511=WENHDT 1:30 Mon 06/16/14 09:00 PM The Fosters - Things Unknown 02 699=ABCFHD 1:00 Tue 06/17/14 09:00 PM Rizzoli & Isles - A New Day 05 551=TNTHD 1:00 Tue 06/17/14 10:00 PM Perception - Paris 03 551=TNTHD 1:01 Thu 06/19/14 08:00 PM Defiance - The Opposite of Hallelujah 02 680=SYFYHD 1:00 Thu 06/19/14 09:00 PM Rookie Blue - Blink; All by Her Selfie 05 509=WMURDT 2:00 Thu 06/19/14 09:00 PM Dominion - Pilot 01 680=SYFYHD 1:24 Fri 06/20/14 10:00 PM Funniest Wins - The Future of Comedy 01 552=TBSHD 1:00 Sat 06/21/14 10:00 PM Almost Royal - Los Angeles 01 689=BBCAHD 0:30 Sun 06/22/14 07:00 PM Wipeout - Fall in the Family 07 509=WMURDT 2:00 Sun 06/22/14 09:00 PM Rising Star 01 509=WMURDT 2:00 Sun 06/22/14 09:00 PM The Last Ship - Pilot: Phase Six 01 551=TNTHD 1:03 Sun 06/22/14 09:00 PM The Musketeers - Friends and Enemies 01 689=BBCAHD 1:15 Sun 06/22/14 10:03 PM Falling Skies - Ghost in the Machine 04 551=TNTHD 1:02 Mon 06/23/14 10:00 PM POV - When I Walk 27 502=WGBHDT 1:30 Mon 06/23/14 10:00 PM POV - When I Walk 27 511=WENHDT 1:30 Mon 06/23/14 10:00 PM Teen Wolf 04 710=MTVHD 1:00 Mon 06/23/14 10:30 PM CeeLo Green's The Good Life - I Love You...You're Hired! 01 552=TBSHD 0:30 Tue 06/24/14 09:00 PM Abby's Studio Rescue - Abby to the Rescue 01 640=LIFEHD 1:00 Tue 06/24/14 10:00 PM Sullivan & Son - The Big O 03 552=TBSHD 0:30 Tue 06/24/14 10:00 PM Tyrant - Pilot 01 553=FXHD 1:20 Tue 06/24/14 10:01 PM Covert Affairs - Shady Lane 05 550=USAHD 1:02 Wed 06/25/14 08:00 PM Big Brother 16 504=WBZDT 1:00 Wed 06/25/14 08:00 PM Young & Hungry - Pilot 01 699=ABCFHD 0:30 Wed 06/25/14 09:00 PM Million Dollar Listing Miami - The Ultimate Luxury Playground 01 685=BRAVOHD 1:00 Wed 06/25/14 10:00 PM Wilfred - Amends 04 584=FXXHD 0:31 Wed 06/25/14 10:01 PM Taxi Brooklyn - Pilot 01 507=WHDHDT 0:59 Thu 06/26/14 10:00 PM NY Med 02 509=WMURDT 1:00 Thu 06/26/14 10:01 PM Beyond Scared Straight - St. Clair County, Ill.: Bunk & Junk 07 681=AETVHD 1:01
I'm a huge Carl Sagan fan and have watched the original Cosmos many times - although I'll admit his monotone voice often lulls me off to sleep. Unfortunately only saw a few episodes of the re-make but, also being a Neil Degrasse Tyson fan, I'm sure it was all great. I do hope they come out with DVDs soon.
We received our discs of the series last week.
I'll have to wait for the rentals to come out at the library but that usually happens pretty quick after they are out there for sale. I'm too much of a minimalist cheapskate to actually buy them :-)!Originally Posted by bUU
My relatives are yakking on Facebook about how Cosmos covered my uncle's scientific contributions to earth geology. He discovered the age of the earth and is famous for that.
I suppose I will have to seek out Cosmos one of these days on dvd.
Last edited by iris lilies; 6-17-14 at 9:43am.
That is really interesting Iris, it is usually a great feeling to see some of your work as part of a project or show...
My husband watched the show and said he was in awe and it made him have a somewhat shift in how he perceived the world...
I finally got around to searching out the Cosmos episode that featured my uncle. I was surprised to see that the entire episode was devoted to his research in lead levels of the earth, he wasn't just "mentioned" he was the subject of the show. The story is that during his work in identifying the age of the earth, he ran into lead in the environment and studied that, showing that these levels of lead were not "natural" but were a result of something--automobile emissions and other liberal use of lead by our society.
I remember back in the 1960's when I was a kid, him showing my mother the lead solders on cans and telling her to stay away from those. Apparently some cans were lead soldered, others were not.
This episode is No. 7 "The Clean Room" which references his meticulous effort to create a lab free of lead so that he could get accurate measures.
Thanks for posting that about your Uncle IL. Will check out the episode. It'll be like watching someone famous who's kid I know :-)!
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