Phil Plait's Bad Universe premieres Aug 29th

[friedo]

@Max_Torque

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[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.

[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.

[Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank]

@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.

[Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker]

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.