My wife’s had Cosmos on while I play Dark Souls 2, and I was really impressed with the evolution episode. Especially since it’s on FOX! For those who haven’t seen it or can’t easily see it, Tyson basically says “Evolution is real, it’s why we’re here as we are, we’re not actually like monkeys in the way some people say but in a deep, science-based way that I’m now going to explain.” It was really good, and I was happy to see it on television.
That’s been the thing I like the most about Cosmos so far. Tyson just plainly states where we are with our knowledge of the universe, and doesn’t do wishy-washy “no one knows…!” statements and half-truths common to similar shows on The History Channel and so on.
