well that’s… kinda an endorsement for me lol

From me too. Reddit wasn't mad because he's 'not friendly', they were mad that Bill was "too woke" and featured a song and dance number by Rachel Bloom that even I found a little cringy tbh. Not because of the message, but I just think it was kind of poorly done. The only people I've ever heard say a bad word about Bill were climate deniers, anti vaxxers etc.

I'm proud of Bill for not backing down from politically charged issues, when he could easily ignore them to get more viewers/supporters. Scientists shouldn't let politics interfere with Science and Science Communicators shouldn't either.

I've never seen the originals, as he's not that popular in Europe. My only exposure is "Bill Nye Saves The World" on Netflix. I couldn't get past the first episode.

I'm a big fan of Sagan, and while I don't think NDT'a Cosmos: A Space time Odyssey was as good as the first series, I was mostly looking at Nye's show with the same lense and trying to draw comparisons between them.