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I just watched a program titled "Encyclopedia Galactica," reportedly from Carl Sagan's Cosmos series. However there were frequent references to events as late as 1998. I also noticed that Carl Sagan did not appear on screen as the narrator discussed missions to the Moon and the Clementine fly-by mission.

Then I began to wonder if it was even Carl Sagan speaking. I waited until the end and watched the credits. There were credits from the BBC and The Science Channel, and a credit for narrator... and it wasn't Carl Sagan! The copyright date was 1999 (I think). What's going on here? Why did they name this episode "Encyclopedia Galactica" from Cosmos if it was a new production? Anyone know more about this?

NOTE: The episode aired on April 1, 2008, between 9 pm and 10 pm ET on The Science Channel. I'm assuming this was not some strange type of April Fools' joke.

EDIT: It's not a new version. The Science Channel just forgot to change the onscreen episode info. It was a completely different series although the narrator sounded an awful lot like Carl Sagan.