Standing Up in the Milky Way
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"Standing Up in the Milky Way" is the first aired episode of the American documentary television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. It premiered on March 9, 2014, simultaneously on various Fox television networks, including National Geographic Channel, FX, Fox Life, and others.[5] The episode is presented by the series host astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, directed by Brannon Braga, produced by Livia Hanich and Steven Holtzman, and written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter.
"Standing Up in the Milky Way" | |||
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey episode | |||
Episode no. | Episode 1 | ||
Directed by | Brannon Braga[1][2] | ||
Written by | Ann Druyan[3][4] Steven Soter[3][4] | ||
Narrated by | Neil deGrasse Tyson | ||
Produced by | Livia Hanich Steven Holtzman | ||
Featured music | Alan Silvestri | ||
Editing by | John Duffy Michael O'Halloran Eric Lea | ||
Production code | 101 | ||
Original air date | March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) | ||
Running time | 44 minutes | ||
Guest appearance | |||
Seth MacFarlane as Giordano Bruno | |||
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The series represents a follow-up of the 1980s television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan,[6] now hosted by Tyson, and explores astronomy, space and time, astrophysics, biology, and other diverse areas of science. In this episode, Tyson takes a tour of the Solar System and the Milky Way galaxy, explores the life of Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno and his vision of the cosmos, goes through a Cosmic Calendar from the beginning of the universe until the present, and ends with a tribute to Carl Sagan. The episode was first presented with a brief introduction by the President of the United States Barack Obama.[7][8]
The episode received positive reviews by critics, but was criticized on issues like the historical accuracy in the presentation of Giordano Bruno's life. It was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards,[9] an award it won.