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Summary: Dweet! (not a mispell... I meant DWEET!)
Review: This set is completely Awesome! The episodes are wonderful and in 5.1 DIGITAL SOUND! There is nothing cooler than seeing these images on DVD (using componant video, of course!) and mixed in 5.1. The ONLY drawback for me was that my set only came with six discs (manufacturer's fault) and not seven. My seventh disc is being sent to me now. BUY THIS DVD SET! Even if you are mildly interested in science and space, you'll really begin to appreciate Carl Segan and his work.
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Summary: Unsurpassed Series Well Worth the Wait
Review: I just got a look at the DVD edition of this excellent series and in every respect it was well worth the time it took for it's release. So far I have only watched the first of 13 episodes, but the image quality was outstanding, the sound was wonderful, even the packaging of this set is ingenious.It isn't jam packed with extras, but don't be mistaken, Cosmos is a series so complete in itself I honestly don't know what could be added. That said, this DVD collection has the most comprehensive set of language tracks on it I have ever seen, it has a wonderful music/sound effects only track that is a delight to watch if you just want to sink into the still impresive visual experience alone, and (my personal favorite) it has a subtitle track that provided updates to the science, including discoveries or revised theories that have occured since this series was made. If you watch with these titles on, you may be surprised at how few times an update is required. Plus, if you look around on the website address menu screen on the first disc, you might find something special. This has got to be the best collection of DVD's I've purchased yet. Worth every cent. Cosmos has been out of print for too long, but that has been more than made up for by this first class offering.
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Summary: Una obra de arte para la Televisión
Review: Definitivamente, COSMOS es la obra de arte del señor Carl Sagan, es increíble (atributo solo merecido para lo sublime) que 21 años despues de haber salido al aire por primera vez esta obra todavía eduque, inspire y conmueva. Es un privilegio y un éxito el que hayan decidido lanzar esta serie en el formato DVD. Todo aquel que quiera motivar y motivarse en el estudio de la ciencia y conmoverse hasta las lágrimas con la maravilla de nuestro universo debe hacer el esfuerzo de contar en su casa con esta colección. Esta obra es simplemente una Oda a nuestra capacidad, una poesía al Universo... y una oración a su creador.
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Summary: Inspirational! Beautiful!
Review: For all the people who are not familiar with Dr. Sagan work I'll recommend you buy these videos. It is the most easy way for someone interested in science to get the first look at it. The first time I saw the series I was 5 years old, and believe me it changed my life forever, in that days I decided to study Science and I thank Dr. Sagan for opening my mind and my heart to this wonderful Universe!
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Summary: Inspiration!
Review: I remember watching the television series when it aired here in Australia in the early 80's, watching with my parents the final strains of the theme music each Sunday was the signal for rapt discussion-a rare thing between a teenage boy and his parents. I have bought and read many of Dr. Sagans books, Cosmos being the first and the one that hooked me forever. The DVD release of the TV series is a fitting reminder and enhancement to Dr. Sagan's great work. Watch it with your children and see the joy and wonder of the Universe bloom within them as it did within me. I have no doubt the series and the inspiration it gave me made me a better person.
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Summary: One of those rare series
Review: where the actual experience of watching the DVD's outdid the hype that I saw.... Virtually every person gives it a rave review and I concur. I love science and Carl Sagan represents for me the ultimate teacher. I can only imagine how it must have been to have him as a teacher during college.... I would not trade these DVD's for any others. They are the epitome of what science is all about. They should be required viewing for all students, once in grade school, once in middle school, once in high school, once in college and every few years thereafter. I cannot say enough about the quality of this series. It is an eternal tribute to the Carl Sagan that, after 20 years, this series has not lost its watchability. Yes, there were times when special effects could have been better, but I did not care in the least. Its wondrous the way it is.
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Summary: A shining monument to our existance
Review: Of all the documentaries that have every existed, this one out shines them all, like a new born sun. In the span of 13 hours you will learn that the Cosmos is all that is, all that ever was and all that every will be. You will also learn some things in between. This documentary is a shining example of our scientific knowledge and although it is some 20+ years old, it is surprisingly still highly accurate. In the few spots where there may be discrepancies there are new and added "Cosmos Updates" that help us through. These obviously filmed prior to the death of Dr. Carl Segan. It is a must for anyone who enjoys the science of the cosmos. From the big bang to the present day it shows us, in depth, what hydrogen atoms can do given 15 billion years of evolution
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Summary: As good as it gets
Review: It's been 20 years since I saw Cosmos and it's as grand as I remembered it. The series was available on VHS for a number of years after the original PBS showing for $200 but I couldn't afford it. I kicked myself for not buying it when I could. When I saw that it was available again here for $127 and on DVD I jumped on it. I have now gone through all 13 hours of it and it's as wonderful as I recalled. The first night I watched was cold, rainy and windy. I had a fire going in the fireplace. No other lights on, a glass of wine, a little cheese, I was in heaven. Cosmos is as good as it gets. And with 13 hours to watch I know I will be viewing it over and over again. Dr. Sagan was the best at explaining complex things so that anyone could understand. What a great professor he must have been. I recommend Cosmos to anyone. The quality of the surround sound was good, the video was generally good. Some parts that may have been shot in low light situations were perhaps a little rough. I have DVD's that are better, but I purchased Cosmos for it's substance and it's wonderful. Someone here said that the box took up too much room but I have two tape VHS movies that take up more so I didn't think that was a big deal. Besides, two hours (on one disk) is all I would want to watch in one night anyway. And the only problem I experienced on disk seven was that it stalled at the end of part 12 and would not continue unless I hit stop and then play on my remote, not a big deal either. I would recommend Cosmos to anyone. I know I, for one, will be getting my money's worth out of this.
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Summary: As good as it gets
Review: It's been 20 years since I saw Cosmos and it's as grand as I remembered it. The series was available on VHS for a number of years after the orginial PBS showing for $200 but I couldn't afford it. I kicked myself for not buying it when I could. When I saw that it was available again here for $127 and on DVD I jumped on it. I have now gone through all 13 hours of it and it's as wonderful as I recalled. The first night I watched was cold, rainy and windy. I had a fire going in the fireplace. No other lights on, a glass of wine, a little cheese, I was in heaven. Cosmos is as good as it gets. And with 13 hours to watch I know I will be viewing it over and over again. Dr. Sagan was the best at explaining complex things so that anyone could understand. What a great professor he must have been. I would recommend Cosmos to anyone. The quality of the surround sound was good, the video was generally good. Some parts that may have been shot in low light situations were a little rough. I have DVD's that are better, but I purchased Cosmos for it's substance and it's wonderful. Someone here said that the box took up too much room. I have two tape VHS movies that are larger so I didn't think that was a big deal. Besides, two hours (on one disk) is all I would want to see in one night anyway. And the only fault I experienced on disk seven was at the end of part 12 (at the DVD credits)it stalled and wouldn't play on unless I hit stop and then play. Not a big deal either. I would recommend this to anyone. I know I for one will get my money's worth out of it.
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Summary: WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY? GREAT!
Review: I am completely amazed by Sagan's way to narrate how things work, he explains it with interest, and sometimes with a sense of humor,since i haved my own DVD player, on September of 2000, i was waiting till December, so then just when i founded out that it was going to come up, i quickly pre-ordered it, well i could say, that this was great, but the picture quality it's quite poor, it looks like a Videocassete buyed from a illegal video store and if it was played kind of infinite times, but the sound quality, was great, and i didn't haved any problem with Disc 7.
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