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Science on TV
Posted:
Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:57 amby Mad Dan Eccles
Yes, Science
on TV, not
in TV.
Jonathan Sanderson is a TV producer, specializing in science for children, and an all round good egg. He
says that 'science TV is dead'.
What say all y'all?
Posted:
Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:49 amby amy c.
Er...you're asking a bunch of people willing to download and watch video of scientists singing about PCR and failing to grow yeast cultures.
But. I did stay up till nearly 3 am watching the TV version of...Schactman's? pop-sci book about temperature. I thought it was totally riveting.
Posted:
Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:06 amby Editor
Not entirely dead. There's a nice series on (I think 4) at the moment called StormChasers, about crazy scientists who drive vans after twisters to measure stuff.
There is a lot that stinks, but was it ever thus?
Posted:
Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:42 pmby tideliar
That Stormchasers show was hilarious. The boyish exubarence of the director vs. the nerdy deliberateness of the cheif scientist makes for rather compelling viewing.
Posted:
Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:46 pmby John from Florida
I think it's a totally dead art form overall. I grew up with classic NOVA and that's so hard to match now.
Posted:
Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:27 pmby Daughter of Darwin
I no longer bother, mostly. Would rather watch a good drama!