Nova

That is exactly what I think every time I watch this. Countless times I have felt like I have just read a long meaningful book after watching this. It follows everything extensively and always includes a wide variety of opinions. PBS seems to always get the ball on the barrel of the bat when comes to almost anything. Nova is not just a home run it is a moonshot just like the channel PBS itself. Nova is such a great show because it is able to explain anything when it comes to about anything. From physics and chemistry to history and archeology things that seem so complex are able to be translated perfectly through this show.

I watch this show sometimes. I think their subject matter is great. And the guests they have on are also great. But the current narrator (as of 2025) sounds like she's talking to junior high schoolers. She makes me feel like that. The guests don't, just the narrator. She doesn't sound like a scientist. I want someone who sounds like a scientist, not a melodramatic junior high school teacher. I want someone who talks at me as if I'm an adult. The cable channels can do that, why can't NOVA?

Sometimes I wonder if it's the directing & writing, not just the narrator. If so, yuck. I used to love this show.

I've been hooked the great PBS series since the 1970s

A previous reviewer accused "Nova" of dumbing down science. I disagree. The PBS series looks at almost ever scientific topic, breaking it down so that everyone can understand it. The series shows us that there is so much to learn about the universe, and even our own world. Whether it's environmental issues, reproduction, or invention, there's so much to learn. Anyone hoping to know more about anything should definitely watch it.

I understand that creator Michael Ambrosino based "Nova" on the BBC's "Horizon". I've never seen that one, so I can only take this one at face value. The conclusion is that it's one of the best shows out there. I recommend it.

This has been a long-standing PBS series that is the gold standard for documentary series.

I remember watching as a child with fascination one episode about the Voyager spacecraft, and another about whales.

Long may she live!