# Phil Plait's Bad Universe premieres Aug 29th **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-bad-universe-premieres-aug-29th/551810 "2010-08-28T17:50:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-bad-universe-premieres-aug-29th/551810/21 "2010-08-31T15:31:13Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > [ul] > [li]Holy smokes![/li][li]Great Caesar’s ghost![/li][li]Sweet Mother McCree![/li][li]Holy Moses on the mountain![/li][li]Dahomey Namibia![/li][li]And of course, Sweet Zombie Jesus![/li][/ul] You’ll have to throw a few Jehosephats in there for the Asimov fans. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-bad-universe-premieres-aug-29th/551810/22 "2010-08-31T15:31:33Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > I thought Phil did well in front of the camera: clear, likable and entertaining. He kept things moving along, not as frenzied as Adam Savage, but not as laid-back as Jamie. Not as good looking as Kari. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-bad-universe-premieres-aug-29th/551810/23 "2010-08-31T16:12:23Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > It was one of those shows I classify as “ten minutes of content crammed into an hour slot.” > > I couldn’t even finish it. Phil, there are already fifty shows on television that set up explosions. Why ruin perfectly good science with a mound of dirt? I suspect it’s because there isn’t a lot of money in making a TV show that 50 ppl will watch. I also wish there was more info and less flash and quick cuts, but this is the world we live in > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > > > I thought Phil did well in front of the camera: clear, likable and entertaining. He kept things moving along, not as frenzied as Adam Savage, but not as laid-back as Jamie. > > Not as good looking as Kari. I’ll be in my bunk. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-bad-universe-premieres-aug-29th/551810/24 "2010-12-14T15:17:53Z")
I caught a repeat of the second show last night. It dealt with alien invasions. Sorta. Anyway, I actually liked it. He talked about the possibility of bacterial life surviving riding an asteroid (not so much), the problems with accelerating a human (or alien) body to velocities necessary for interstellar travel, possible fossilized bacteria on Martian meteorites. While it was touted as a “series,” I think it’s a test run by the network to see if it warrants ordering up a new batch of episodes. So far, only two have aired, and I don’t know if any others are in the can. Only two “Holy Haleakalas,” I think. His shtick reminds me somewhat of Steve Irwin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-plaits-bad-universe-premieres-aug-29th/551810.md?page=1)