Bill Nye followed in the footsteps of Don “Mr. Wizard” Herbert in the early 1990s, using a television show to introduce young people to the thrills and intrigues of scientific pursuits. decades after Bill Nye the man of science TV series, Nye remains a part of the scientific community, often using social media to help educate followers about pressing issues, despite his new Peacock series. The end is nai He explores another teachable path. With the troubling deprivation of science of people making important decisions about the planet, Nye envisions worst-case scenarios of disasters that Earth could face, while also using his wits and wisdom to demystify such disasters, along with highlighting ways viewers can take effective preventative measures. Hoping to avoid such tragedies. The end is nai Premieres on Peacock on August 25th.
The end is nai Bill Nye sends Nye into the most epic global disasters imaginable – natural and unnatural – and then demystifies them using science to show how we can survive, mitigate and even prevent them. The series is hosted and executive produced by Emmy Award winner, acclaimed science educator, engineer, author, and inventor Bill Nye. Each episode also features a brief presentation by longtime science advocate and series EP Seth MacFarlane.
ComicBook.com met with Nye to talk about his new series, climate change, and suspend his disbelief over science fiction stories.
ComicBook.com: In this series, there are many different topics covered throughout the season. There are a lot of really important discussions that are sure to ignite. When you look at this season, was there one episode that inspired the whole concept of the series that I was most attached to or was there one episode that, if audiences only watched one, is the one they should watch?
Bill Nye: Well, they are all great. But there was a moment when we were making the show. We were in the backyard of the Brannon Braga, Brannon Braga worked with Seth MacFarlane to create the modern versions of the cosmos, invent safe Some wrote Star Trek: Voyagerthis and that, Star Trek Movies.
We were talking about what’s going to happen on that show, where we had a bunch of Floods, in one of the episodes. This did a bit of physical comedy. It was all COVID, we were sitting too far in the backyard, outdoors, and I grabbed the fence post and pretended to drift away. Then we all realized, “Here’s an idea. Let’s kill the guy at every show. Let’s kill Bill Nye at every show.” So that’s what we did.
At the end of the first half hour, we’re killing me. But then I come back. An optimistic view of the future with science, we can change the world. And that was a really cool moment. That was truly a moment of agreement. This is what we will do.
So people should listen to every episode to watch you die whenever possible.
Yes that’s right. Now, I’m not going to tell you how I get killed in every episode. Six disasters and six different deaths.
I think a lot of people, when we struggle to see climate change deniers, politicians, and pundits review these “cow acts,” as you describe in the show, we look to you for some optimism. So, what is your self-care? What do you do when faced with this cynical denial of the facts of science?
Well, the important thing I think for anyone is to take action, to feel like you’re doing something. When you feel this anxiety, you will do something. And just facing climate deniers, especially on TV, I feel like I’m doing something.
But the other important thing I tell everyone is vote. I got the vote. Keep the environment in mind when voting. Keep the future in mind when voting. And if you’re too young to vote, make sure all the adults in your life vote. seriously.
From the beginning of your career with your first TV show, you have been expertly walking in this line of entertainment and education and they have blended seamlessly together. Personally, I love sharks, that’s my thing, so any time I see sharks being misrepresented in fiction, I can’t stand this movie or TV show. For you, do you feel that you are personally capable of consuming pop culture in the same way that your average audience does, or is the science of fantasy always distracting?
Good science fiction is good science fiction, like Martian. Martian, starts where the Martian winds blow a rocket. Well, that is very unlikely. The atmospheric pressure on Mars is barely 0.7% of the atmospheric pressure on Earth. But a science fiction story, you have to start somewhere. So I love it. I love that.
On the other hand, there is an entire channel dedicated to searching for ghosts and receiving messages from outside, from the dead. This does not happen. There are no ghosts. There are no messages from the outside, the dead. So, cut it out. So the answer is definitely…it depends.
This will be the main title. Bill Nye says, “Sure…it depends.”
Without a doubt… it depends.
Since you are a well-known figure in the scientific community, you have done things where you have been developing The Big Bang TheoryAnd the AP CVyou’re doing Scooby Doo. Is there a franchise or is there a property that you love, that you’d like to drop in an episode of Star Trek? Do you like appearing on a Marvel show as a chief spokeswoman?
Hey man. Seriously, I love all of these things. But you don’t show up, you’ll be asked to pop. come to me. I don’t say, ‘Hey, I want to host Saturday Night Live. Move “It’s not like that.
but on big bang theory, I was with Bob Newhart. And there’s this moment when, looking at it from my point of view, I’m supposed to get rid of Bob Newhart. This is not going to happen, folks. That was a pretty high bar, but it was great. It was just so much fun, being there. I was there twice.
To be fair, now I can only hope to see you appear on one of these ghost hunting shows, just so every time they turn to you, it’s just, “It’s not happening. It’s not real.”
“No. The red light isn’t a ghost. I left the battery pack there and it was charging. It’s not a ghost, sorry.” I’ll sleep in the cemetery, if I have a nice tent and security, sure. But there are no ghosts. As far as we can tell, there is nothing psychological about it. People who find water with a fork stick find it because they are experienced at finding water, not because they have psychic powers with a wooden stick. Or a metal stick, or whatever.
Your first show was instrumental in instilling the importance of science in me when I was growing up. What excites you about younger generations of science enthusiasts? What is so exciting to see among young science enthusiasts?
They will do something about all these problems. They won’t get their heads stuck in dry or wet sand, depending on where they are. No, they will get it done. They will not be in denial. And every young person, with very few exceptions, cares about their future, and cares about climate change, energy production, justice, and social issues.
When life is unfair, it leads to trouble. And people who are treated unfairly don’t like it, for some reason. So I’m very excited about the future because the guys are going to get the job done. Climate deniers are going to die, as I like to call it. Also known as “dying” and young people will be left in charge.
It is comforting to know that they will go extinct.
This is correct. Sooner or later. Later. It’s a real thing.
The end is nai Premieres on Peacock on August 25th.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. You can communicate Patrick Kavanaugh live on Twitter.
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