I don't hate him. But before he went mainstream and was just the guy who demoted Pluto, he was amazing. Go find a video of him from say 2002-2003 time frame... Phil Plait called it "Holding Court" Here he is from TAM in 2006. He has the passion, charisma and stage presentation to grab you and make you listen. the new Cosmos, by contrast, was downright bland, almost boring. The problem for people like this, all in my opinion, and the source of the meme "Going Hollywood" comes from. I'm not sure if I don't like NDT anymore or if the new influx of fans have ruined him for me. There comes a point in the fame spiral where the point is less what you are talking about and more the speaker himself. Tyson hit that point with me when he signed up to do the new Cosmos.