Come funziona l'Universo

Simply said, this is the best astronomical documentary that I've seen since Carl Sagan's "Cosmos". And believe me, that is saying a lot considering that I own every astronomy/Cosmos documentary I can find on DVD and/or Blu-ray, including all six seasons of "The Universe" which was my favorite (excluding "The Cosmos") until I saw this. If you are in to watching these type of documentaries and haven't seen this, then I can only say, you are missing at least a year worth of education. The only negative thing I have to say is that season two already isn't as good due to Mike Row not being the Narrator, but that is purely my own opinion and does not reflect the quality or quantity of information given in this season.

If you are interested in this series, you've obviously looking for knowledge. This show is both enlightening and surprisingly slapdash given how much content there is to absorb. Firstly, the good. I have had many questions about the universe and this show has answered many of my questions. That in itself is a huge plus for this series. The content is digestible and paced well. The general structure within an episode is easy to follow and logical. The Bad Part 1. This show often resorts to hyperbole and sloppy language. It leaves the audience with the impression these people really don't know what they're talking about. Multiple things are THE most powerful single thing in the universe. Then, the ONLY reason we are here is because of this single phenomena ... but this other phenomena is also the ONLY reason we are here. This thing is infinitesimally small (which is impossible but they still say it). In each episode, I find multiple statements grating. Keep in mind, these people are scientists. You don't need hyperbole to communicate ideas. If you want sloppy language and half baked ideas, use hyperbole. To educate, just stick to the facts! The Bad Part 2. There are way too many presenters. Rather than picking the best presenter for their knowledge and communication skills, they're picked to tick boxes. It's disappointing and distracting. Jani Radebaugh is easy to listen to and she's very knowledgeable. There's a young African American girl who is almost unintelligible (her Bronx accent may be understandable in the Bronx, but across the entire world... she's hard to understand and it's very distracting). Then you get ridiculous analogies about roller-blading, wedding rings, etc. that really don't help. This dumbs the show down, especially when they spent a long time showing a car being processed in a chop shop! The creators should go back and watch "The Ascent of Man" from the 70s ... a show that NEVER talked down to its audience. Cut out about 90% of the presenters. Look for someone who speaks in an international voice and someone who knows their stuff who can communicate well. Michio Kaku is lovely to listen to ... but he's a little aloof at times. However, his passion is contagious and I'd be happy to see him again. And now for the funnies. My young child heard a presenter talking about hairy black holes ... and lost it! When a young child thinks that scientists are pulling a fast one (cracking a rude joke), it made my day. And it keeps the kids entertained! You can be factual, non-Woke and entertaining! Woke is a huge turn-off in education! Michelle Thaller said something i'd like the producer/director to listen to carefully. She said her inspiration came from Luke in Star Wars. She was inspired, regardless of the skin color and sex of the star. Can you please note that and stop pushing woke politics to tick boxes!! And lastly, I'd like to finish on Erik Dellums. If I ignore Erik's race baiting YouTube content, I love his work as Koh the Face Stealer ... his voice is amazing. However, as a narrator, he was totally the wrong voice for this show. By far, the best narration voice is Richard Lintern ... can you please please please start focussing on what the audience wants and will enable them to absorb the content the most? It's not some Bronx accent or roller derby. Please just eliminate woke from education. Is that too much to ask for? Jani is excellent ... not because she's a woman but because her knowledge and presentation style fits the content perfectly. Many other presenters are just wrong and quite distracting. It's as if the creators want to annoy the audience.

Love the show! From the cgi to the commentators, everything flows and is well explained in layman's terms. It's nice to see astrophysicists and theoretical physicists on the same show and actually being human. No lectures on particle acceleration or space/time continuum theories, just plain language for the every day Joe from people who are obviously passionate about what they do. And that passion is contagious, at least to me, I can't get enough of it. Wonderful. Stunning. Thought provoking. Awe inspiring. And also unexpectedly funny. Highly recommended for anyone who has looked up at the night sky and wondered what is really going on out there.

Firstly, I would like to tell you that if you are going to watch this documentary (which you definitely must) then you should watch it in HD. This whole documentary has very beautiful graphics and great interpretation of universe.

Now, I have always been interested in astrology since it the the most curious area of science and the strangest too with the most potential. I have also casually studied a lot of various space phenomenon on the internet. But there is always been a lack of clarity and various questions that have been left out in the mind.(Like when stars are destroyed there is supernova or hyper-nova! but how is black-hole created if the energy is pushed out from the star during that time?). This series is an answer to all such mini-questions in our mind related to universe that are left unclear. This series provides a great educational value too.

One thing this series will do is make you a fan of our universe and science. Giving you a way way way broader horizon in mind which will help you get a neutral perspective towards a certain things.

Once again don't miss this series and do watch it in HD!!

A great series. I think I've seen all the science documentaries, and this is the best. Why? Not only do they take some of the better known scientific faces to present the material, they add a host of lesser known but engaging scientists who are great at explaining without undue simplification. Like other dimensions of The Culture that seem to emphasize glamour and show, the producers have found scientists that look good or look simpatico, like you could imagine yourself having a conversation with them. This, however, is not at the expense of the content. The theories are not only current, some are really quite subtle and difficult to present with mathematics, yet they manage, and without too many analogies and metaphors. You don't need a science background here, but it certainly helps. Although they have a musical sound track, it's rather muted and avoids the military/Wagnerian Birth of the Gods melodrama that just dummies down with the scientists say (In one telling interview I think at UCal, Alex Filippenko acknowledged that in other documentaries he doesn't have all the control he wanted on what came across; here, he seems more true to his scientific roots). Plus, the producers and directors try to avoid the standard self-congratulatory narrative trope that always diminishes (for me) similar documentaries: "In 1993 Nasa decided to solve this mystery and launched…. Nasa scientists eagerly waited for the results." Cut to shot of excited scientists huddling around consoles. Same scientists, twenty years later: "We couldn't believe it. It was the greatest moment of my life". Yes, science does involve egos, but it's not about egos, which (I presume) non-scientific producers seem too eager to use as a framing device. They get that the universe is much more dramatic than anything we could conjure up in a studio. True, they also use the Life on Other Planets narrative device, but usually to debunk it. Unlike other recent space documentaries that seem to play to the Trekkie desire to find thousands of alien races on each planet (put a goatee on Spock: instant alternate universe), here, the possibility of alien life is usually quickly debunked as highly improbable. In fact, what seems to be behind this series is the notion that Earth is a one-of. Things are cut hopping by brief framing shots and quick cut- aways. The graphics are great and plausible And, for at least one series, Mike Rowe narrates. Not to take away from the other narrators, who keep things interesting, a filmic structure that depends on narration needs Mike Rowe, whose offhand delivery underlines the stupendous wonders that are presented.