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Through the Wormhole
Also known as Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
Genre Documentary
Created by Geoffrey Sharp
Starring Morgan Freeman
Narrated by Morgan Freeman
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 18 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) The Incubator
Revelations Entertainment
Distributor Discovery Communications
Broadcast
Original channel Science
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original airing June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)
External links
Website
Through the Wormhole, also known as Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, is an American science documentary television series narrated by American actor Morgan Freeman. It began airing on Science in the United States on June 9, 2010.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Development
2 Episodes
2.1 Season 1
2.2 Season 2
3 References
4 External links
[edit] DevelopmentScience has been highlighting what VP of Production Bernadette McDaid calls the "Rock Stars of Science",[2] such as Michio Kaku and Brian Cox "We wanted to merge our 'Rock Stars of Science' and merge that with the superstars of pop culture".[2] When Deborah Myers, the Science Channel's general manager, heard that Morgan Freeman was very interested in things to do with the universe and space and "asks the big philosophical questions",[2] she approached Freeman and his producer and proposed making a series together.[2]
In February, 2011 Sean Carroll confirmed on his Twitter page that he has started shooting Season 2 of Through the Wormhole.[3] On May 17, 2011 Discovery confirmed the second season will be premiering on Science on June 8, 2011.[4]
[edit] Episodes[edit] Season 1# Title Original air date
1 "Is There a Creator?" June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)
Is the universe just a coincidence or was it created by a God who looks after us?
2 "The Riddle of Black Holes" June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)
Nothing in the universe is more powerful than black holes.
3 "Is Time Travel Possible?" June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)
To travel through time you have to break the speed of light. Is it possible?
4 "What Happened Before the Beginning?" June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)
This episode explores where the universe came from.
5 "How Did We Get Here?" July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)
The creation of life and where we came from.
6 "Are We Alone?" July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)
Are we alone in the universe or is there other life somewhere out there?
7 "What Are We Really Made Of?" July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)
Protons, electrons and neutrons are just a small portion of what we know about the world we see.
8 "Dark Matter: Beyond the Darkness" July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)
The exploration of dark matter.
[edit] Season 2# Title Original air date
1 "Is There Life After Death?" June 8, 2011 (2011-06-08)
In the premiere episode of the second season, Morgan Freeman dives deep into this provocative question that has mystified humans since the beginning of time. Modern physics and neuroscience are venturing into this once hallowed ground, and radically changing our ideas of life after death. Freeman serves as host to this polarized debate, where scientists and spiritualist attempt to define 'what is consciousness,' while cutting edge quantum mechanics could provide the answer to what happens when we die.
2 "Is There an Edge to the Universe?" June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)
It is commonly theorized that the universe began with the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago. But since we can only see as far as light has traveled in that time, we can't actually make out the edge of the universe. Could it be that the universe is infinite? Is there any way to find out what the shape of the universe really is? Can we find the edge, discover what might lie beyond it, and perhaps even discover a universe next to ours?
3 "Does Time Really Exist?" June 22, 2011 (2011-06-22)
It is a question that has vexed philosophers and scienti
sts for centuries; 'What is Time?' Exactly how is our past, present, and future connected by that arrow of cause and effect that we call Time? Is time simply another dimension, just like the dimensions of space we know? Can you run time backwards just as easily as it runs forward, just as left-to-right can swap for right-to-left? If other universes exist, then what is time like in them: could their Time be different from ours? And we'll probe the biggest question about time: Is our future determined? Do we exercise free will? Or, is time merely a dream?
4 "Are There More than Three Dimensions?" June 29, 2011 (2011-06-29)
We move and live in three dimensions: length, width, and height. However, Einstein revealed what was once unimaginable: time is actually a dimension and linked with space itself. To reconcile the massive cosmic and miniscule quantum worlds, physicists are realizing four dimensions may not be enough. They're unraveling up to eleven dimensions. How could this be true? Where could these dimensions be?
5 "Is There a Sixth Sense?" July 6, 2011 (2011-07-06)
Can we perceive objects and events beyond the world detected by our five senses? The true limits of our human brain remain a scientific mystery. New studies in neuroscience are showing that our minds can really detect events and objects that our conscious selves know nothing about. Can we predict events in the future? Is there such a thing as a global consciousness? Could physical laws on the cusp of being discovered be at the root of all this?
6 "Are There Parallel Universes?" July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
Imagine you will die tomorrow morning in a horrific car crash. Somewhere far, far away, there's an exact version of you that got in the same car, drove the same route, and collided with the same commuter. But this other version of you survives to drive another day. It may sound like science fiction, but it's looking more and more scientifically likely. Somewhere out there, beyond the cosmic horizon, inside a black hole, or as close as an atom's length away, there could be a parallel universe. If this is the case, how could we ever know? And would we ever be able to pay this universe a visit?
7 "Is There an Equation of Everything? (TBD)" July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)
It was Einstein's famous unfinished project - to find one law that unites all of physics, and explain everything in the universe. It's still an unfinished project, and today hundreds of physicists from CERN to NASA to the Ivory Towers around the world are struggling to find this holy grail of science. Is there one theory, one equation that governs every single event in our universe? An overarching structure to reality? This episode of THROUGH THE WORMHOLE attempts to journey into an understanding what the universe is made of, and how we got here.
8 "Can We Travel Faster than Light? (TBD)" July 27, 2011 (2011-07-27)
It's called the speed limit of the universe. Einstein blew all of our minds when he worked out the Theory of Relativity, and showed that space and time were malleable substances. He also theorized that we as humans can never travel faster than the speed of light, which leaves the stars and other galaxies almost impossibly out of our reach. But the dreams of Star Wars and Star Trek are not dead. In fact, there could be ways to travel faster than the speed of light - and some of them are already being tested in labs around the world.
9 "Can We Live Forever?" August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)
Medical advances have doubled human life expectancy in past centuries. But can humans ever beat death altogether? Can we control and fix the errors that build up in our DNA over the years? Can we find a way to replace the chemistry of life with something more durable? This episode wonders into the mystifying definition of 'eternity' as it relates to human lifespan.
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10 "What Do Aliens Look Like?" August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10)
Science fiction writers have always had their little green men. But these humanoid aliens were based soundly on Earth-based life, not any extra terrestrial evidence. Today, we've discovered hundreds of planets around other stars. As we learn what some of these alternative Earths might look like, science and imagination have allowed us to use real science to imagine the biology of their inhabitants. Will they have two eyes? Two legs? What color will their skin be? Which species on Earth can give us clues about likely biology of aliens? And what can we learn from how life on Earth developed to help us understand what ET really looks like?
[edit] References1.^ Neil Genzlinger (8 June 2010). "Asking the Big Questions in a Dignified Manner". The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/arts/television/09wormhole.html.
2.^ a b c d Halterman, Jim (9 June 2010). "Interview: "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" Executive Producer Bernadette McDaid". The Futon Critic.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant/2010/06/09/interview-through-the-wormhole-with-morgan-freeman-executive-producer-bernadette-mcdaid/20100609_throughthewormhole/.
3.^ Sean, Carroll. "Sean Carroll mentions Season 2.". Twitter Page.
http://twitter.com/#!/seanmcarroll/status/38268104739917824.
4.^ "THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN Returns for an Awe-Inspiring Second Season this June on SCIENCE". Discovery Corporate.
http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news/through-the-wormhole-wht-morgan-freeman-returns-fo/.
[edit] External linksOfficial website
Through the Wormhole at the Internet Movie Database
‹See Tfd›Through the Wormhole at TV.com
Through the Wormhole at epguides.com
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