Author Topic: Planet Earth (Read 653 times)

Vudak · « **on:** April 29, 2007, 11:30:23 PM »

Anyone else watch this miniseries? I'm completely hooked

The shots are, with no exagerration, amazing. I saw "Shallow Seas" first and couldn't believe it. Absolutely breathtaking.

From about age 5 to 10 or so all I ever wanted to be was a zoologist working on these sorts of things. This miniseries is making me wish I'd stuck with that

If you have onDemand, a few episodes are available. If you like it, it's going on Amazon for $54 standard DVD to $67 for HD or Blu-ray.

I'm seriously considering buying it myself...

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2007, 11:31:51 PM »

Been catching it in bits & peices
Great show

nirvana · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2007, 11:32:33 PM »

Yes indeed, the stuff they shoot is flat out amazing. They were interviewing the crews tonight and they had to spend 2 months in the Gobi Desert to get shots of camels. And they had to carry all their supplies for 2 months in a few trucks.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2007, 07:25:49 AM »

Great series and looks excellent on a 42" HD set.

Vudak · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:02:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Great series and looks excellent on a 42" HD set.

I think I'm going to go to Circuit City and try to get a demonstration... Never have seen HD before and figure this would be a good one to get me hooked

midnight Target · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:05:37 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Great series and looks excellent on a 42" HD set.

Someday maybe you'll get a big one.

Engine · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:43:20 AM »

I was very impressed by the one or two episodes I was lucky enough to catch. Some breathtaking imagery.

Jebus · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:09:21 PM »

Discovery Channel is doing a great job lately with there programming. Planet Earth, Deadlist Catch, Everest, Man vs Wild have all be great programs.

They are very intresting and some of the shots they get are amazing.

I hope they keep this going, and dont do any more American Choppers or anything like that again.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:19:00 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Someday maybe you'll get a big one.

42" is almost too big for the Family room.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2007, 01:20:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Jebus
Discovery Channel is doing a great job lately with there programming. Planet Earth, Deadlist Catch, Everest, Man vs Wild have all be great programs.

They are very intresting and some of the shots they get are amazing.

I hope they keep this going, and dont do any more American Choppers or anything like that again.

+1.

Eagler · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2007, 03:20:58 PM »

DiscoveryHD is one of the best HD channels on the air today.

DEMONSLAYER · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:22:18 PM »

ya it is amazing and even i like it and im 16 lol. that show is really cool they really go the extra mile.

LePaul · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2007, 12:28:29 AM »

I don't miss American Chopper and whatever that HotRod show was. I was puzzled as to why they were on the Discovery Channel. The only thing I "discovered" was unfunctional families, businesses and heavy use of the BLEEP BLEEP sound effect LOL

Discovery HD is really quite something. My folks recently bought a Phillips 37" TV that does 1080i (which is what TimeWarner HD broadcasts in). You really get to see what an HD TV can do when you find an HD show.

Oddly enough, the episode with the polar bear that was so desperate for food, it attacked the walruses and died really bothered me. I commend them for filming the wild as it is. Just the scene with that polar bear groaning in starvation and lying down to die....yeesh...that's how nature is.

Visually...a gorgeous show. The whole global warming spin is at a minimal, which is a nice change.

Furball · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2007, 01:52:36 AM »

That was a BBC series, awesome.

It follows on from another which you may like called Blue Planet.

Glad you liked it. Comes with compliments from the British Public who pay their TV license fee

http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1883&bklist=icat,3,,planetearth

http://www.bbcshop.com/invt/bbcdvd1792&bklist=%3Cvenda_bklist1%3E

FiLtH · « **Reply #14 on:** May 01, 2007, 08:35:52 AM »

I can't watch that show. I know its nature, but nature is cruel and it sucks.

(In Sigourney Weaver type voice) " The young rabbits are born but their troubles have just begun. If found by by this wolf, they will all be killed."(Shows scenes of cuddlly bunnies) Suddenly the wolf appears and eats them all.

My wife said, "All they show is animals eating eachother in pretty settings!"