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The Expanse is an American science-fiction television series that premiered on December 14, 2015 on Syfy. The series was developed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby based on the series of novels written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck under the pseudonym James S. A. Corey. Set in a future in which humanity has colonized the Solar System, the show follows United Nations executive Chrisjen Avasarala ...
The series has been described as a space opera by critics. [98] [99] [100] Emily VanDerWerff of Vox describes the first season of the series to be a "blend of science fiction and noir-infused detective drama, with a backdrop of political intrigue". [101] Vice has referred to the series as a "sci fi noir mystery-thriller" [100] and as hard ...
The following are lists of episodes from the Cosmos series: List of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage episodes, which first aired in 1980. List of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey episodes, which first aired in 2014. List of Cosmos: Possible Worlds episodes, which first aired in 2020.
The Expanse (novel series), a series of science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey; The Expanse, a television adaptation of the novel series; The Expanse: A Telltale Series, a video game prequel to the TV series.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 2014 American science documentary television series. [2] The show is a follow-up to the 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which was presented by Carl Sagan on the Public Broadcasting Service and is considered a milestone for scientific documentaries.
"The World Set Free" is the twelfth episode of the American documentary television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. It premiered on June 1, 2014, on Fox, and aired on June 2, 2014, on National Geographic Channel. The episode was written by Ann Druyan and Steven Soter, and directed by Brannon Braga.
In the episode, an asteroid changes course and is destroyed by what the Alphans discover to be a "black sun" or black hole. "War Games", stated to be the highest-budgeted single episode of any TV series up to that time, was an overt commentary on humanity's combative nature. After firing pre-emptively on an apparently hostile alien task force ...
The Space Racers watch archival TV footage about the legendary Swift Starlight's last race, just before he inexplicably vanished and was never heard from again. Intrigued, Robyn decides to pursue the cold trail of his mysterious disappearance by interviewing several teachers and writing a story for the school blog.