I'd have to agree -- Sagan did, indeed, have a political agenda. That said, though, his presentation and popularization of science and, through "Cosmos," the history of science, was invaluable in how many people of my generation it inspired to keep science in our hearts. Besides, I'd never remember what a dodecahedron was called if it hadn't been for Sagan.... I loved Mr. Wizard -- he was on when I was pretty young. There was also a science fiction movie show that had a guy in a study demonstrating some of the scientific concepts that came up in the SF movies. I remember one, in particular, where in the movie, a spaceship had to fly pretty close to the sun. The host of the movie demonstrated how light alone could burn something (a paper model of a spaceship he held really close to a photoflood). It stuck with me, too. I guess there needs to be more science programming on TV. - Dex