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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production and will air sometime in the second half of 2017. The first half of season 2 premiered on December 28th, 2017, with 6 episodes.

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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production and will air sometime in the second half of 2017. The first half of season 2 premiered on December 28th, 2017, with 6 episodes. The second half of season 2 was quickly rebranded into Season 3 and premiered in early 2018 with another 6 episodes.
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* BlandNameProduct: Lots of them on the show ostensibly to avoid accusations of product placement. Usually they’d be rebadged to have “Nye” [[PunnyName appear somewhere in the product name]].
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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production and will air sometime in the second half of 2017. The first half of season 2 premiered on December 28th, 2017.

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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production and will air sometime in the second half of 2017. The first half of season 2 premiered on December 28th, 2017.
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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production and will air sometime in the second half of 2017.

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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production and will air sometime in the second half of 2017. The first half of season 2 premiered on December 28th, 2017.
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* BrokenAesop: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46h-LfNWPn8 The ice cream skit]] aims for teaching that one should accept others for their differences, but ends up coming across as saying that conversion therapy works on straight people, and sexual harassment is fine because they'll end up loving it.

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* BrokenAesop: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46h-LfNWPn8 The ice cream skit]] aims for teaching that one should accept others for their differences, but ends up coming across as saying that conversion therapy works on straight people, and sexual harassment is fine because they'll end up loving it.it, and non-straight people are ExtremeOmnisexual sex maniacs.
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* VarietyShow: In a sense. Each episode has a particular CentralTheme that ties all the elements together, but within a single episode are contained any combination of live demonstrations in front of the audience, [[SketchComedy comedy sketches]], "man on the street" style interviews, correspondent field pieces, panel discussions, and monologues from Bill himself.

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* VarietyShow: In a sense. Each episode has a particular CentralTheme that ties all the elements together, but within a single episode are contained any combination of live demonstrations in front of the audience, [[SketchComedy comedy sketches]], "man on the street" style interviews, correspondent field pieces, panel discussions, and monologues from Bill himself.himself.
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* BrokenAesop: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46h-LfNWPn8 The ice cream skit]] aims for teaching that one should accept others for their differences, but ends up coming across as saying that conversion therapy works on straight people, and sexual harassment is fine because they'll end up loving it.
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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production.

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Despite all the controversy and hate it has spun, Bill himself has confirmed that a second season is in production.
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* AuthorTract: The whole series is devoted to Bill's mission to disabuse the public of ideas that run counter to scientific evidence, but several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers. Bill makes this obvious in the first episode:

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* AuthorTract: The whole series is devoted to Bill's mission to disabuse the public of ideas that run counter to scientific evidence, but several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" minute" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers. Bill makes this obvious in the first episode:



* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

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* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, AIIsACrapshoot, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.disease.
* ItsPersonal: The episode about designer babies and screening in-vitro embryos to avoid genetic disease starts off as neutral and mostly light-hearted, but when "Bill needs a minute" he reveals that ataxia -- which currently can't be screened for genetically -- runs in his family, and his sister has to use a walker because of it. Bill continues to bring up his personal interest in ataxia throughout the rest of the episode.

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* AuthorTract: The whole series is devoted to Bill's mission to disabuse the public of ideas that run counter to scientific evidence, but several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers.

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* AuthorTract: The whole series is devoted to Bill's mission to disabuse the public of ideas that run counter to scientific evidence, but several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers. Bill makes this obvious in the first episode:
-->'''Bill Nye:''' You thought I was gonna get a new TV show and not talk about climate change?
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* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

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* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.disease.
* VarietyShow: In a sense. Each episode has a particular CentralTheme that ties all the elements together, but within a single episode are contained any combination of live demonstrations in front of the audience, [[SketchComedy comedy sketches]], "man on the street" style interviews, correspondent field pieces, panel discussions, and monologues from Bill himself.
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'''Bill Nye Saves the World''' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring Bill Nye, of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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'''Bill ''Bill Nye Saves the World''' World'' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring Bill Nye, of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

''Save the world, Bill. Now.''

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* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

''Save the world, Bill. Now.''
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* AuthorTract: Several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers.

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* AuthorTract: Several The whole series is devoted to Bill's mission to disabuse the public of ideas that run counter to scientific evidence, but several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers.



* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also attacks pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

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* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also attacks addresses subjects like pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

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** "We can...dare I say it?...save the WORLD!"

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** "We can...dare I say it?...save the WORLD!"WORLD!"[[note]]This is derived from his oft-repeated "...dare I say it?...change the WORLD!" in ''The Eyes of Nye'' and panel debates with other engineers and scientists.[[/note]]
* GravityIsOnlyATheory: Practically every episode. Climate change, evolution, and sexual identity are the subjects that get the most flak from deniers, but Bill also attacks pseudoscience, TheSingularity, GM crops, and the germ theory of disease.

''Save the world, Bill. Now.''
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I love Bill Nye (if I were gay I'd be all over that), but since the radical right sees him as a shill, "universally beloved" falls into the Flame Bait category.


'''Bill Nye Saves the World''' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye, of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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'''Bill Nye Saves the World''' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye, of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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* AuthorTract: Several episodes have a segment where "Bill needs a moment" to address opposition to the subject matter from science deniers.
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** "Blow it up!" for Bill's favorite variant of the fist-bump.
** "We can...dare I say it?...save the WORLD!"
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'''Bill Nye Saves the World''' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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'''Bill Nye Saves the World''' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye Nye, of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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'''Bill Nye Saves the World'''is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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'''Bill Nye Saves the World'''is World''' is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill '''Bill Nye Saves the World is World'''is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial science-related topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, round-table discussions, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, series, each episode plays out like a variety TV show, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV special, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV special, show, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV special, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV special, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/Netflix exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV special, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.

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Bill Nye Saves the World is a 2017 Creator/Netflix Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive starring the universally beloved Bill Nye of Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy fame. In this series, Bill tackles several controversial topics that plague the world today, as well as ruthlessly debunking pseudo-scientific practices. Clearly targeted at those who grew up with his original ''Science Guy'' show, each episode plays out like a variety TV special, featuring skits, experiments and on-location reports by a hand-picked team of correspondents. Celebrities occasionally appear on the show as well.
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