Curiosity (2011– )

Stars:

Josh Charles, Martin Sheen

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Josh Charles	...	Narrator (4 episodes, 2012)
Martin Sheen	...	Himself - Narrator (2 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

fundamental question | reenactment

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Curiosity: The Questions of Life

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions, Discovery Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.65 (2012)

User Reviews

For the uninformed

I have been an involuntary witness to the decline of Discovery Channel's level for the last five years. The network used to offer a wide range of educational programs and would often enlighten the viewer. Now, in order to attract a wider audience, they decided to cut knowledge into fine slices, get rid of half and spread the other sliced half all throughout an episode. What you get is repetitiveness and a strange effect that makes the viewer (who was around before the meltdown) feel like a total jackass for being spoonfed individual facts that -together- make up one scientific theory (merely skimmed on the surface by lack of depth). So, Curiosity is NOT what you're looking for if you know anything about any subject they were able to come up with. The drugs episode had me convinced: nothing new there. The one about the universe ... well... resort to Stephen Hawking's Into the Universe (2010) if you feel like being taught something genuine and worth knowing. Curiosity is for those who are new to Discovery Channel's new attitude towards science and television in general. If you know nothing, consider this Class 101 and the teacher knows almost as much as you do.

The only thing that is amusing, is that different celebrities host different episodes. Listening to Morgan Freeman's voice was quite soothing. So that's why I gave this 5/10 instead of 4/10.