Designing the Halls of Extinction | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

and now an exclusive deeper dive into

and now an exclusive deeper dive into cosmos the halls of extinction are a new

cosmos the halls of extinction are a new

cosmos the halls of extinction are a new element of the series that but we didn’t

element of the series that but we didn’t

element of the series that but we didn’t have in the original I wanted a place

have in the original I wanted a place

have in the original I wanted a place where we could feel the tragedy and the

where we could feel the tragedy and the

where we could feel the tragedy and the meaning of the end of a species the

meaning of the end of a species the

meaning of the end of a species the halls of extinction is one of the

halls of extinction is one of the

halls of extinction is one of the coolest sequences that appears in three

coolest sequences that appears in three

coolest sequences that appears in three episodes of this cosmos and it’s just

episodes of this cosmos and it’s just

episodes of this cosmos and it’s just such a great concept the idea of a

such a great concept the idea of a

such a great concept the idea of a museum filled with dioramas of the five

museum filled with dioramas of the five

museum filled with dioramas of the five great extinction events that hit this

great extinction events that hit this

great extinction events that hit this planet but creating it was extremely

planet but creating it was extremely

planet but creating it was extremely challenging because it doesn’t exist so

challenging because it doesn’t exist so

challenging because it doesn’t exist so we have a digital halls of extinction we

we have a digital halls of extinction we

we have a digital halls of extinction we shot play itself of me walking through

shot play itself of me walking through

shot play itself of me walking through specially decorated sets the idea was

specially decorated sets the idea was

specially decorated sets the idea was that they were meant to be these

that they were meant to be these

that they were meant to be these walkways going off from the atrium and

walkways going off from the atrium and

walkways going off from the atrium and then from these walkways he would go

then from these walkways he would go

then from these walkways he would go into the different dioramas that show

into the different dioramas that show

into the different dioramas that show extinction events in the past so most of

extinction events in the past so most of

extinction events in the past so most of that is being created in CGI by talented

that is being created in CGI by talented

that is being created in CGI by talented artists if you look at the fossil record

artists if you look at the fossil record

artists if you look at the fossil record they’ve been five such catastrophic

they’ve been five such catastrophic

they’ve been five such catastrophic extinction episodes in the history of

extinction episodes in the history of

extinction episodes in the history of the earth we have some ideas of how

the earth we have some ideas of how

the earth we have some ideas of how those extinctions occurred at least one

those extinctions occurred at least one

those extinctions occurred at least one of them was a catastrophic impact of an

of them was a catastrophic impact of an

of them was a catastrophic impact of an asteroid that’s the famous one but we

asteroid that’s the famous one but we

asteroid that’s the famous one but we don’t know what caused them all that

don’t know what caused them all that

don’t know what caused them all that leaves us susceptible to being

leaves us susceptible to being

leaves us susceptible to being blindsided by another extinction period

blindsided by another extinction period

blindsided by another extinction period there’s an unnamed corridor a sixth

there’s an unnamed corridor a sixth

there’s an unnamed corridor a sixth corridor beyond the mass extinction

corridor beyond the mass extinction

corridor beyond the mass extinction events in the halls of extinction and

events in the halls of extinction and

events in the halls of extinction and there’s no name on that corridor yet

there’s no name on that corridor yet

there’s no name on that corridor yet and that’s the part of the hope of

and that’s the part of the hope of

and that’s the part of the hope of Cosmos we can solve our problems we can

Cosmos we can solve our problems we can

Cosmos we can solve our problems we can use our intelligence to find a pathway

use our intelligence to find a pathway

use our intelligence to find a pathway to the future