My favourite documentary series is the Neil deGrasse Tyson hosted
COSMOS: A Spacetime Odessey, airing on
FOX and
The National Geographic Channel. Thus far, I think that it's absolutely phenomenal and a worthy successor to the revolutionary Carl Sagan hosted
COSMOS: A Personal Journey series that first premièred on PBS 34 years ago! I share
Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss' hope that this second
COSMOS series is as successful and influential as the first was a generation ago. That it proves that there is a place for science non-fiction edutainment on prime-time, and is followed by other such programs more regularly than every 34 years! And most importantly of all, that it increases scientific literacy among the general populace and moreover inspires a new generation to embrace scientific pursuits. We need this is if we are to properly tackle the complex, more technological problems that we now-and-will face and moreover continue the past 400 years of truly impressive progress we have made as species, currently confined to that spaceship called Earth and looking outwards (and inwards as well) in wonder.
I also love
VICE's truly impressive global tele-journalism series, whose second season is currently airing on
HBO. I think it is by far the bravest and most daring investigative tele-journalism series out there! I was quite impressed by the first season, whose quality, audacity, and depth dramatically stood out from the timid background that are the vast majority of other tele-journalism series! Thus far, the second season is more of the same!
I would also like to mention the Tony Robinson hosted
The Worst Jobs in History, which aired on BBC 4 (
and can be found on YouTube). It quite amusing and interestingly examined some of the most shockingly dreadful occupations throughout history (mainly focusing upon European, especially British, history). Fans of
Black Adder will immediately recognize why the actor who portrayed Balrick is the perfect host for such a series!
