Planet Earth

[2Dead]

I haven't been paying attention to commercials so I didn't know about any of this other stuff. I just happend to turn it on and really enjoyed it.

 

[iroast]

In the world of documentaries, I prefer David Attenborough over Sigourney Weaver.

 

[AUMM]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
is this the same series that out on dvd, hddvd and bluray ?

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E/

that looks like the UK version

Here is the US version

no, thats the US version. it says "Starring: Sigourney Weaver"

the one i linked is the US version with Sigourney Weaver.

thats weird, on the amazon site it says starring sigourney weaver but in the title it says BBC and even on the page header says BBC with David Attenborough.

in the description is says:
"Original U.K. broadcast version narrated by David Attenborough"

From MSNBC Newsweek:

The Discovery Channel partnered with the BBC to produce "Planet Earth," spending more than $1 million per episode?a fortune in the nature-doc universe. But every penny is on screen. "Every frame had to be a Rembrandt," says executive producer Alastair Fothergill. To paint on screen like grand masters, Fothergill's intrepid team used innovations like the heligimble?a motion-stabilized camera mounted on the belly of a helicopter?to record wild dogs on a hunt, from start to suppertime. Looming overhead, we watch as dogs strategically peel off from the pack to encircle their prey. In another brutally mesmerizing sequence, infrared cameras document a behavior never before captured on film: a pride of lions taking down an elephant in the dead of night.

"Planet Earth" isn't just 11 hours of animals eating each other. Fothergill's cameramen even manage to make thrilling TV out of watching grass grow. Other moments have a quiet majesty, such as rare footage of a Himalayan snow leopard. The animal, says Fothergill, "is the holy grail of wildlife filmmaking." His team whiffed on a pair of eight-week expeditions to find and film the cat, then got a tip that a female was lurking in the remote hills of Pakistan. There was just one problem: rumor had it that Osama bin Laden was lurking there, too. The crew waited a full year for the U.S. Marines to clear out, then went in and, Fothergill says, "got very lucky." Bin Laden. Marines. Snow leopards. Oh my!

so the BBC one is not as nice as the Discovery edition?

 

[zinfamous]

Crap...I forgot about it! curses...I'll have to remember to keep up.

 

[Midlander]

This show has to be the best commercial for HD TV yet.

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: mzkhadir

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
is this the same series that out on dvd, hddvd and bluray ?

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Complete-David-Attenborough/dp/B000MR9D5E/

that looks like the UK version

Here is the US version

no, thats the US version. it says "Starring: Sigourney Weaver"

the one i linked is the US version with Sigourney Weaver.

thats weird, on the amazon site it says starring sigourney weaver but in the title it says BBC and even on the page header says BBC with David Attenborough.

in the description is says:
"Original U.K. broadcast version narrated by David Attenborough"

From MSNBC Newsweek:

The Discovery Channel partnered with the BBC to produce "Planet Earth," spending more than $1 million per episode?a fortune in the nature-doc universe. But every penny is on screen. "Every frame had to be a Rembrandt," says executive producer Alastair Fothergill. To paint on screen like grand masters, Fothergill's intrepid team used innovations like the heligimble?a motion-stabilized camera mounted on the belly of a helicopter?to record wild dogs on a hunt, from start to suppertime. Looming overhead, we watch as dogs strategically peel off from the pack to encircle their prey. In another brutally mesmerizing sequence, infrared cameras document a behavior never before captured on film: a pride of lions taking down an elephant in the dead of night.

"Planet Earth" isn't just 11 hours of animals eating each other. Fothergill's cameramen even manage to make thrilling TV out of watching grass grow. Other moments have a quiet majesty, such as rare footage of a Himalayan snow leopard. The animal, says Fothergill, "is the holy grail of wildlife filmmaking." His team whiffed on a pair of eight-week expeditions to find and film the cat, then got a tip that a female was lurking in the remote hills of Pakistan. There was just one problem: rumor had it that Osama bin Laden was lurking there, too. The crew waited a full year for the U.S. Marines to clear out, then went in and, Fothergill says, "got very lucky." Bin Laden. Marines. Snow leopards. Oh my!

so the BBC one is not as nice as the Discovery edition?

They have different narrators. I don't know how experience sigurney weaver has in doing documentaries.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: AUMM

so the BBC one is not as nice as the Discovery edition?

Same show, different voice-over.

 

[sdifox]

Question to the people in USA, does the US version show BBC logo at all? 🙂

 

[indamixx99]

I believe at the beginning or during promo commercials, it shows the BBC logo along with the Discovery Channel logo.

 

[Hubes]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Question to the people in USA, does the US version show BBC logo at all? 🙂

at the end of the show it showed BBC on it.

And the documentary was amazing. The Pole to Pole was my favorite out of the 3 that aired last night.

Not to mention in HD it just looked amazing. Ill put that planet earth right up to equator.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Hubes

Originally posted by: sdifox
Question to the people in USA, does the US version show BBC logo at all? 🙂

at the end of the show it showed BBC on it.

And the documentary was amazing. The Pole to Pole was my favorite out of the 3 that aired last night.

Not to mention in HD it just looked amazing. Ill put that planet earth right up to equator.

Agreed. My only [ and it was a small] gripe was that the transitions between scenes were too harsh.

Otherwise, the cinematography was amazing.

The elephants walking through the water and leaving trails was breathtaking

 

[mzkhadir]

it is being shown on the Science Channel tonight.

 

[sdifox]

The monkey migration or whatever they were doing was very impressive. Snow leopard was just unbelievable.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Hubes

Originally posted by: sdifox
Question to the people in USA, does the US version show BBC logo at all? 🙂

at the end of the show it showed BBC on it.

And the documentary was amazing. The Pole to Pole was my favorite out of the 3 that aired last night.

Not to mention in HD it just looked amazing. Ill put that planet earth right up to equator.

So it doesn't show BBC at the opening, just before the words Planet Earth show up? Figures.
I love the time lapsed rain forest growth, that was just way too cool.

 

[OutHouse]

i saw the first one about the big animals living in the high mountains. to be honest i thought it was pretty boring and i had flash backs to 8th grade biology class when it was film day and we had to watch a documentary.... ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[indamixx99]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
it is being shown on the Science Channel tonight.

Ya I noticed that too. Science Channel isn't in High-Def though, is it? At least for DirecTV viewers it isn't.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Citrix
i saw the first one about the big animals living in the high mountains. to be honest i thought it was pretty boring and i had flash backs to 8th grade biology class when it was film day and we had to watch a documentary.... ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

different number of volts for different volts....


it wasn't really exciting...it was just so unique....

 

[Jgtdragon]

I'll download it and take my time watching it.

 

[TheSiege]

the caves one was awesome, and desert wasnt too shabby

 

[GoingUp]

I love this show. Its phenominal.

Wish my damn DVR had more space.

 

[91TTZ]

That polar bear just got owned by some walruses. Those tusks are no joke.

 

[Anubis]

yea this kicks ass, and yes it kicks ass even more with a BBC announcer, god i love the internet

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
That polar bear just got owned by some walruses. Those tusks are no joke.

hahah yeah.

the bear was bitting and scratching. not doing any damage. then boom! the walruse gets pissed heh

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: sdifox
I got all 11 episodes in 720p 🙂 Galapagos too. Yes, I am in Canada 🙂

mvgroup? 😉

they are awesome🙂

some 8gb 1080i out there too😛

the 8 gig ones are just insane, a 20in LCD monotor does not do them justice

the 720p ones look fing spectacular tho

 

[50cent1228]

its pretty cool