It's hard to blame Niel entirely but the newer Cosmos was terrible. Nothing of substance and way too much talk about religion. I don't mind Niel but he can really be an insufferable cunt irl
He really suffers from, "Everyone is asking me questions, I must know everything!" He is very, very, very willing to use his same pompous, authoritative voice when confidently discussing things he knows nothing about in front of a world audience. The man has no shame whatsoever.