formerlyfreedom November 18, 2015 Share November 18, 2015 Love blossoms between Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan; Russian cosmonauts make the first spacewalk; Wernher von Braun becomes a pioneer in rocket science. Featuring: Paul Scheer as Carl Sagan, Chelsea Peretti as Ann Druyan, Nathan Fillion as Werner von Braun, Mark Gagliardi as JFK, Adam Devine as Pavel Belyayev, and Blake Anderson as Alexey Leonov. Retellers: Holly Laurent on "Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan"; Matt Gourley on "Wernher von Braun"; and Kyle Kinane on "The First Spacewalk." Link to comment
HelenBaby November 24, 2015 Share November 24, 2015 I am prepared to take credit for the Von Braun story, since I suggested it here over a year ago. ;) 1 Link to comment
BusyOctober November 25, 2015 Share November 25, 2015 I must be too tired to watch this live because I fell asleep several times and I am a space nerd. The stories and the narrators just didn't have enough spark to keep me awake I guess. I'll try again later today with a cup or 2 of caffeine in me. Is Derek usually so prominent in all 3 stories? I know he pops up in most stories, but looked like he had a lot more screen time (at least when my eyes were open). Link to comment
scootypuffjr November 25, 2015 Share November 25, 2015 (edited) How funny - I thought this episode was really interesting. I understand intellectually that space is a fascinating topic, but personally I could never get into it; the whole business just bored me to tears. (I even grew up just outside of DC and maybe went to the Air and Space museum once or twice, while I visited the rest of the Smithsonian regularly.) Of course,the stories featured were largely about people and less about outer space itself, but I found it all quite riveting. I heard an interview with Derek, and he said he generally filled in when another actor dropped out for whatever reason. Edited November 25, 2015 by scootypuffjr 2 Link to comment
Iboatedhere November 25, 2015 Share November 25, 2015 I thought the second story was the best. It had everything; Nathan Fillion, 'World War Two Really Hit The Fan', throwing candy, an actual rocket followed by the exact fines they would get if they were caught FOLLOWED by agreeing to eat a cheeseburger in the name of space, BLACK HITLER. 5 Link to comment
ABay November 26, 2015 Share November 26, 2015 Thank to Tom Lehrer, I am quite familiar with the Wernher von Braun story*, but did not know about Ann Duryan (sp?) or the Russian space walk. *Tom was not a fan. Link to comment
IndianPaintbrush November 26, 2015 Share November 26, 2015 Great episode. All three stories were funny, and I loved the exploding spacesuit set to Mozart's Requiem. 1 Link to comment
ganesh November 26, 2015 Share November 26, 2015 I didn't think the narrators were so good, especially since there's been space stories before. I did like Paul Scheer and Chelsea Peretti, but I think they should have had a better narrator considering the real history. I mean, you're talking about information still out there. I don't think they captured the "cosmos" of it. This is a real disservise to Sagan, imo. Link to comment
peeayebee November 28, 2015 Share November 28, 2015 I thought Matt Gourley was a great narrator on the Von Braun story. Link to comment
cynicat November 28, 2015 Share November 28, 2015 This is a real disservice to Sagan, imo. Yeah probably, although I didn't know the story and found it beautiful. At the very least, Paul Scheer was great as Carl Sagan. Link to comment
CaughtOnTape December 1, 2015 Share December 1, 2015 What does SS stand for? Ssssseriously Nazi. Had me rollin'. Link to comment
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