Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

wornstones I notice there are a few reviewers who think this series is silly and overly dramatic, and I have to agree with them. I'm not a scientist, but I do love science, and there are never enough GOOD science programs on TV, as far as I'm concerned. The History Channel is part of a conglomerate of entertainment media (not educational), and I have a feeling that the goal of this series (and most others on this channel) IS to excite and entertain AND introduce the importance of science in our lives to those people who think science doesn't affect them. It is like a high-action Sci-Fi movie, except that it's based on fact, but with a lot of special affects and dramatic dialog to attract those who think science is dull. Compared to some of the programming that PBS and Smithsonian channel puts out, this is less informative and designed for a less collegiate crowd, but if it can get a young person interested in going into a field of science and going in the direction of college, I say, "Bravo!"

Derek O'Brien I've always had a keen interest in the wonders of the universe and I found this series to be very informative and well put together. No matter how 'out there' the subject matter, the show always stays interesting. Having watched almost all episodes up to the end of season 3 (and looking forward to seasons 4-7) I can highly recommend this series to anyone - especially those who know nothing about the universe. Don't be daunted by the physics or terminology - this show is only concerned with educating people about the incredible wonders of our universe in such a way that Joe Blogs can understand and enjoy. Not dumbed down, as some people have said, but user friendly.

StargateQAZ Okay, first of all, after reading all these reviews I could't help myself but to write something as well.So...some people say it's good for kids and unintelligent and uneducated people. I must say...throw that comments in to garbage! Why? Because even if I'm not to physics I can certainly see that this is not too much filled with scientific terms and ways of explanation. That is a fact and that is on spot, but...let me say one more thing. This series are made for wide range of people, not for astronomers and physicists to learn something new or to improve their research. It's meant to show us random people some interesting facts, about astronomy and universe overall and potentially get some of us in to the world of science. I, for example am a 3D & visual effects specialist and I could easily say, that the visual effects here are mediocre and not something special at all, because that is my profession and I see it. But okay, that goes for me and other VE experts, but random people who are not in to computer graphics will say..."wooow what a stunning graphics and visuals, mind blowing animation and effects, i'm totally blown away." while I'll sit there mumbling "damn, they could've done this a lot better". That's okay, that does not mean they're blind for esthetics and dumb not to make a difference between good and mediocre when they see it. It's just that CG is not their field of interests and they're not learning and researching that field such as us CG (computer graphics) artists do, so they can't tell about processes of creating CG, how it's done, how it could've been done, what could be made better, etc. Same goes for other people who are saying that this is dumb. Dear people, not all of us here are scientists. If you are a physicists and find it dumb...not all of us will think the same. If you want to discover something new, go do a research, make a discovery for yourself instead of making one-sided comments. Assuming you've never done CG before. Would you understand me if I start explaining it to you now and immediately start with: mental ray renderer, rendering algorithms, global illumination, final-gathering setup, FG points cashing, reactor scripting, mesh exporting, material map ID setting, channel setting, texture scaling, keying, camera tracking, 3D tracking, setting up key velocity, curve editing, animation controllers, etc, etc, etc, etc.....and you've never even heard for any of the CG making softwares. I doubt it, no matter how intelligent you might be.So for the conclusion and for recommendations...Do watch this show if you're into something new, if you want to find out interesting and fun stuff about cosmos and astronomy and ignore those who are saying that this is for lowbrainers. You're not dumb if you like to watch this. I'm 26 years old, a member of MENSA with an IQ of 148, and I find this show fun and interesting a lot ;-) So cheers and enjoy :-)

aggie1138 If you agree with the first reviewer's comments, then I guess I'm a 12 year old. I do not believe this series was geared toward the "professors" of the world but average normal people who can relate to terms like "super sonic speed".The CG visuals are awesome and give you a real image of what they are trying to explain more than any 2d pictures taken by HST could ever help. The scientist an people involved in the show have a real love and passion for what they are saying and make the show genuine and very appealing.All in all I love this show and think it is worth watching when ever it's on, but I'm no professor emeritus and I'm not cool enough to have a "power off switch" on my T.V.So if your a 12 year old at heart like me, then you will really like this show!