@reddevil9554
Carl was always on a different level than everyone else – he was special. We've still not seen anything like him in all these years, and we lost him almost 30 years ago. I watch Cosmos at least once a year, and I have the original hardback book. He certainly changed my life for the better – I think he changed many lives. To all the parents out there: please let your kids watch these 6 Carl Sagan Christmas lectures – let their minds wander in the wonder of the universe.
@daalfonso
My father told me once he used to watch Cosmos on aired television in a time when those type of programs were the norm. Here in Argentina a magazine named "Muy Interesante" were one of such where you would find all kinds of themes on Science; he collected those from 1980 to 2010 more or less. Thanks to these two boosters of knowledge, eventually he bought the Cosmos book that was not even cheap at that time. Once or twice he named Sagan as a great astronomer but I never really knew him by books nor by TV shows (obvious though I wasn't even born)..... until many, many years later at the age of 12 or 13 I discovered the Cosmos on a shelve of ou house's library and look at the cover and thought "what is this book?" and I got kept in the spell while looking at the pages inside. Later that year I read The Cosmic Connection and fell in love. Having discovered the thumbnails of these lectures of Ri today it means pure gold to me. 🤩
@SamVekemans
Thank you so much for uploading this to your channel!
@figmillenium
Wow! Just Wow 🤩! Dr. Sagan stimulated my curiosity as a child and still does now as an old man. 🙏
@darrenleelayton6052
Sagan's clarity and pacing of word delivery truly was beautiful to hear.
@PBeringer
Yes! I've been hanging out for the RI to release high quality versions of Carl Sagan's Christmas Lectures! It's so nice to see it without VHS tracking issues and sound in proper sync. Thank you :)
@GlassEyedDetectives
Wow!...a real blast from the past, thank you!. Carl Sagan is one of my all time great intellectual mentors who captivated me as a curious kid back in the day. I loved his 'Cosmos' series so much that i bought the book with several weeks of saved up pocket money, and escaped to the edges of the Universe during long dark winter nights...it is a cherished memory of mine to this day.
@RudolfCousijnse
I learned about Carl Sagan relatively late. But thanks to you tube he became a hero for me to. 😘 From The Hague, Holland.
@garyk1334
The man the legend we were so lucky to have him , i miss him lots 🎉
@Diverse_Interests
The spirit of wonder, curiosity and exploration. Carl brings out a love of learning and the quest for truth. Always refreshing to hear him speak and it’s noble to bring information usually obscured by language out in the open so even the very young can understand. ❤
@joppadoni
Hell of a 1977 Laptop right there.. I love Carl so much.
@todortoo
Just imagine being a kid and attending this lecture!
@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602
By describing the Earth as a small, unimportant planet with a backward civilization, Carl Sagan was blowing up the egos of the people in the audience. The effect of this could be either nausea in the egotistical people who believe themselves to be very important or the intellectual estrangement that is an opening for the study, learning and development of science and philosophy. This is a guy at the top of the short list of Americans I admire.
@katherandefy
I’m quite sure I won’t be the only one to say Bravo to all things Sagan. ❤
@travislevitt7191
God I love him. For me it is definitely a light-minded individual concerning the cosmos. Most especially the consolation aspect of this lesson. Amazing how glued I am to every minute. Miss you Carl.
@SolidGoat
I wish Carl Sagan had called me an excellent Earth person! Thanks RI for uploading!
@ito2789
I love his humility whenever he spoke and/or lectured and the fact that he didn’t necessarily contributed top a religion but a humble and learning life form of this universe. Class act.
@tonyevans9999
I will forever be indebted to Sagan, for opening the real world of wonder and releasing me from the demon haunted fantasy
@willderousse
Jeez if he only knew how things have changed. Pluto, black holes, flat earthers, voyager leaving the solar system, spacex, etc. Thanks for releasing this, really pleased with the quality of the recording.
@emperorchopchop7726