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Origins Mini-Series Airs Tonight

Posted by michael on from the hole-in-the-middle-of-it-all dept.

SeaDour writes "The much-anticipated NOVA mini-series Origins begins tonight on PBS (check local listings for time). Hosted by Neil de Grasse Tyson, an astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, the ambitious show plans to journey all the way to the Big Bang and back again, "blending astrophysics, geology, chemistry, biology and even paleontology to knit together insights about the structure of the universe, the creation of planets and the foundations of life itself." MSNBC has an interesting write-up on the show that's been four years in the making."

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  1. Should be a good night of television by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...structure of the universe, the creation of planets and the foundations of life itself..."

    My ultra religious in-laws visiting me this week are in for a little torture tonight :)

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    Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
    1. Re:Should be a good night of television by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Funny
      Why do you assume that just because someone is religious they do not believe in evolution?

      He probably knows his in-laws better than you do.

  2. 3...2...1...Aaaand... by spin2cool · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cue rabid fundamentalists... NOW!

  3. That's all very interesting... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...But will they solve the riddle of why two socks go into the dryer and only one comes out?

  4. Re:Cosmos? by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny
    sounds like it was lifted straight off of the Cosmos description

    Maybe they will have an introduction by an anamatronic Carl Sagan.
    Don't groan, both meat sack Sagan and robo Sagan are made of 'star stuff'.

  5. Re:another point of view by sonicattack · · Score: 5, Funny

    And, of course, for those who are interested in yet more alternative views, and more "fascinating information", here are some other nice links, as helpful as the above one:

    http://www.flat-earth.org/

    www.timecube.com

  6. I recommend: by eBayDoug · · Score: 5, Funny

    Recording this show and watching it during each Presidential debate. You will become an astrophysicisist, and well the new President will be, ahhh....., well....., new.

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    Learn About Outsourcing. http://www.pioutsource.com
  7. spoiler: how the mini-series ends... by donutz · · Score: 5, Funny

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    spoiler warning! do not read below. If you do, you'll be disappointed that you already know how the show will end before you've even seen it. Well now that we're able to get past the lameness filter, here's the answer (scroll down...)
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    Answer: 42