MacFarlane, who has several series on the Fox network, was able to bring Druyan to meet the heads of Fox programming, Peter Rice and Kevin Reilly, and helped secure the greenlighting of the show.
MacFarlane, yang telah merintis beberapa serial di jaringan Fox, berhasil mempertemukan Druyan dengan kepala pemrograman Fox, Peter RIce dan Kevin Reilly, dan membantu mendapatkan persetujuan untuk acara ini.