"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" (2014)
What it's about: This documentary series is a spin-off of Carl Sagan's award-winning and popular 1980 show, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage." The illustrious Neil deGrasse Tyson takes viewers on a journey across the universe and planet Earth in a dazzling demonstration of the human quest for knowledge.
Why you should see it: "Neil Tyson is great at taking complex science things and making them accessible; he’s very good at making it sound magical." —Steve Kovach, senior correspondent. [Click to watch]