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National Geographic Channel To Air Carl Sagan's Groundbreaking
Original Series "COSMOS: A PERSONAL VOYAGE" In Advance Of The Highly
Anticipated Premiere Of New Voyage To The Stars, COSMOS: A SPACETIME
ODYSSEY
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 34 years
after it originally aired on television, the National Geographic
Channel will rebroadcast all 13 episodes of Carl Sagan's
ground-breaking series "COSMOS: A PERSONAL VOYAGE" as a two-day event
this weekend, Saturday, March 8, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday,
March 9, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. The two-day marathon will conclude in
time for the global world premiere of the new series COSMOS: A
SPACETIME ODYSSEY on Sunday, March 9, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT
across multiple U.S. Fox networks, including Fox Broadcasting Company
(FOX), National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, FX,
FXX, FXM, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Life.
After the cross-network premiere event, COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY
will continue its epic 13-episode run, airing Sundays from 9 p.m. to
10 p.m. ET/PT on FOX and Mondays - with all-new bonus footage and
behind-the-scenes content - on the National Geographic Channel from 10
p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT.
The original series "COSMOS: A PERSONAL VOYAGE" first premiered in
September 1980 on PBS, and for 10 years was the most watched series
ever on public television in America. Based on his book of the same
name, and written for television by Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steven
Soter, the series was a stunning and iconic exploration of the
universe as revealed by science that took viewers through a galaxy of
topics to help explain the universe and humanity's place in it. Called
"a watershed moment for science programming" by Dave Itzkoff of The
New York Times, Sagan brought science into the mainstream by
explaining complex theories in a way that everyone could comprehend
and appreciate. Among the areas explored are the life cycle of stars,
genetics, laws of planetary motion, the journey to Mars, the search
for intelligent life beyond Earth and the big bang theory.
More than three decades after the debut of "COSMOS: A PERSONAL
VOYAGE," Seth MacFarlane has teamed with Sagan's original creative
collaborators Druyan and Soter to conceive the 13-part series that
will serve as a successor to the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning
original series.
COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY is hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.
Neil deGrasse Tyson. As with the legendary original series, the new
COSMOS is the saga of how we discovered the laws of nature and found
our coordinates in space and time. The series brings to life
never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge,
transporting viewers to new worlds and across the universe for a
vision of the cosmos on the grandest - and the smallest - scale.
The series invents new modes of scientific storytelling to reveal the
grandeur of the universe and reinvent celebrated elements of the
original series, including the Cosmic Calendar and the Ship of the
Imagination. The most profound scientific concepts are presented with
stunning clarity, uniting skepticism and wonder and weaving rigorous
science with the emotional and spiritual into a transcendent
experience.
The original series special encores include:
Saturday, March 8 12 p.m. - The Shore of the Cosmic Ocean 1 p.m. -
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue 2 p.m. - Harmony of the Worlds 3 p.m. -
Heaven and Hell 4 p.m. - Blues for a Red Planet 5 p.m. - Travellers'
Tales
Sunday, March 9 12 p.m. - The Backbone of Night 1 p.m. - Journeys in
Space and Time 2 p.m. - The Lives of the Stars 3 p.m. - The Edge of
Forever 4 p.m. - The Persistence of Memory 5 p.m. - Encyclopaedia
Galactica 6 p.m. - Who Speaks for Earth?
COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY is produced by Cosmos Studios, the Ithaca,
N.Y.-based company Ann Druyan co-founded in 2000, and Fuzzy Door
Productions, MacFarlane's company. Druyan and Steven Soter are the
series' writers. Druyan, MacFarlane, Cosmos Studios President Mitchell
Cannold and Brannon Braga (the "Star Trek" franchise, "24")
executive-produce the series. Jason Clark ("Ted," "42") co-executive
produces. "Like" COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY on Facebook at
facebook.com/COSMOSonTV. Follow the series on Twitter @COSMOSonTV and
join the discussion at #cosmos.
About Cosmos Studios Carl Sagan, and those privileged enough to work
with him, demonstrated there is a worldwide appetite for compelling
entertainment that reflects our deepening understanding of cosmic
evolution and our place in its great story. Ann Druyan, with support
from entrepreneur Joe Firmage, founded Cosmos Studios in 2000 as a
successor to Carl Sagan Productions, the company that produced
"Cosmos: A Personal Voyage." Cosmos Studios, based in Ithaca, N.Y.,
creates, produces and distributes eye-, brain-, heart- and
soul-nourishing science-based entertainment integrated across all
media. Most of all, Cosmos Studios aims to touch global audiences with
the soaring spiritual high that comes from grasping science's central
revelation - our oneness with the cosmos. In addition to distributing
"Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" and producing COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY,
Cosmos Studios has produced three documentaries. Druyan remains its
CEO and Mitchell Cannold, an executive producer of the new series,
serves as president.
About National Geographic Channels U.S. Based at the National
Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., the National
Geographic Channels U.S. are a joint venture between National
Geographic and Fox Networks. The Channels contribute to the National
Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and
education with smart, innovative programming and profits that directly
support its mission. Launched in January 2001, National Geographic
Channel (NGC) celebrated its fifth anniversary with the debut of NGC
HD. In 2010, the wildlife and natural history cable channel Nat Geo
WILD was launched, and in 2011, the Spanish-language network Nat Geo
Mundo was unveiled. The Channels have carriage with all of the
nation's major cable, telco and satellite television providers, with
NGC currently available in 85 million U.S. homes. Globally, National
Geographic Channel is available in more than 440 million homes in 171
countries and 45 languages. For more information, visit
www.natgeotv.com.
SOURCE National Geographic Channel
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/CONTACT: Chris Albert / NGC Global Publicity, 310-880-1250, calbert@natgeotv.com; or Alyssa Sales / FOX Publicity, 310-369-5820, alyssa.sales@fox.com
/Web Site: http://www.natgeotv.com
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