In Fall 2013 , Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will team up with Neil deGrasse Tyson in a bid to convey backCOSMOS , the iconic television series written by Carl Sagan , his married woman Ann Druyan , and astrophysicist Steven Soter . Druyan and Soter will co - produce with MacFarlane , and Tyson will be fill up the shoe of Sagan as host of the series , which is scheduled to air on Fox .
We ’re patently excited for the show , but that should follow at no surprisal ; more important is whether the reboot will have what it takes to not only appropriate the care of a more general audience , but rekindle in that audience a real stake in the universe that surrounds us . In the video featured here , Forbes ’ Dorothy Pomerantz talks with MacFarlane about his role in bringing the show back to sprightliness , and whether it can “ save skill . ” you’re able to check out Pomerantz ’s write - upover on Forbes .
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