The Greatest Shot in Television: Science Historian James Burke Had One Chance to Nail This Scene … and Nailed It
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The 80-second clip above captures a rocket launch, something of which we've all seen footage at one time or another. What makes its viewers call it 'the greatest shot in television' still today, 45 years after it first aired, may take more than one viewing to notice.
    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
      5·
      12 days ago

      That and his other one, The Day the Universe Changed (great 1st episode btw, very existential dread).

      Cosmos.

      NOVA

      Other PBS series as well.

      Why don’t we have this now? I used to say they weren’t needed as much because we had the internet and everything right there, but lately the internet sucks worse than not having any of it. That’s such a first world problem statement to say, but when it’s 90%+ low content garbage and the search engines are crap now… how do you find the good stuff?

      • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        The Nature of Things has been rocking that format for 60 years. CBC show. Segments and maybe whole shows available on youtube, or if Canadian, in the app.