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Extraordinary, breathtaking photography like you've never seen before, of the places and animals that we've all THOUGHT we've seen before! Attenborough is the perfect guide to take us around this planet we call home. From the east to the west, and from the north pole to the south, he shows us which animals in the kingdom can survive the highest places on earth and in the deepest trenches of the sea. This is NOT your typical junior high geography class movie! I ordered 5 sets to give to different family members; I only wish I could get them for everyone I know!
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One of the discs froze during one of the episodes due to a damaged disc (a scratch I assume).
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I really enjoy watching these DVD, this collection of DVD is awesome, A must watch for anyone who enjoys nature and wants to see the never before footage of animals in action! Here's a brief summary of what the DVDs contain! 01. Pole to Pole: Illustrates a “journey” around the world and reveals the effect of gradual climatic change and seasonal transitions en route. 02. Mountains: All of the main mountain ranges of the world are explored with extensive aerial photography. 03. Fresh Water: Describes the course taken by rivers and some of the species that take advantage of such a habitat, as is provided by such habitats. All of which ultimately illustrates that, though only three percent of all the world’s water is fresh, all life is ultimately dependent on it. 04. Caves: Explores the planet’s “final” frontier, as it presents to viewers the world of caves and tunnels found throughout the world. 05. Deserts: Features this harsh environment that covers approximately one third of the planet, as well as the various forms of life that have adapted to survive its harshness. 06. Ice Worlds: Primarily looks at the regions of both the Artic and Antarctica. 07. Great Plains: Deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and takes a look at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems — systems that contain the largest concentration of animal life on Earth. 08. Jungles: Examines jungles and tropical rainforests, two environments that occupy only three percent of the land yet are home to over half the world’s species. 09. Shallow Seas: Is devoted to the shallow seas that fringe the world’s continents — an area that may only constitute only eight percent of the oceans, yet it also contains the most marine life. 10. Seasonal Forests: Surveys the coniferous and deciduous seasonal woodland habitats — the most extensive forests to be found on Earth. 11. Ocean Deep: Concentrates on the most unexplored area of the planet, the deep ocean. Each episode runs approximately 58 minutes in length. This includes “Planet Earth Diaries,” which is a 10-minute feature that details the filming of a particular event. Also, the DVDs have each episode being narrated by the wonderful vocal talents of David Attenborough as it was in the program’s original BBC release, instead of with Sigourney Weaver’s narration as was used in the American airing of the series on the Discovery Channel. The BBC’s Planet Earth is available in Standard Definition DVD, High-Definition DVD, and Blu-Ray DVD formats.Read full review
Simply put, the BBC's "Planet Earth" series (aired in the U.S. on the Discovery Channel) is one of the two best things ever produced for TV. The other is Ken Burns's epic "Civil War" series for PBS. And Planet Earth may have the edge because, unlike "The Civil War," it's entirely in glorious color and widescreen format. Years in the making, Planet Earth is an astounding feat of film-making by an outrageously dedicated (make that obsessed) group of film professionals who combine the latest in film technology (super high-speed, time-lapse, long telephoto lenses, etc.) with unimaginable patience and an acrobats dexterity to capture fascinating and never-before-seen vignettes of life in the natural world, from pole to pole, from seemingly lifeless desert to teeming rain forest, and from ocean bottom to the tops of our highest mountain ranges. Simply stunning! No one person, no matter how intrepid or widely traveled, has ever seen in person one-tenth of the spectacular snippets of life Planet Earth treats us to in our very own living rooms. It is TV at its finest.Read full review
I learnt about this series from a friend of mine and after watching one episode online decided to buy it for myself. It is a collection every nature lover must have. I have not watched the complete series, but am impressed with the area I have covered so far. The photography is breath-taking. And when we realise just how much effort, thought and perseverance went behind taking shots of some rare animals or their life-styles, the appreciation increases further. What I like about the episodes is that they cover what is generally not shown in other series: the uncommon and the unknown [for eg. the episode on Freshwater did not feature Niagara but focused on the other less known falls]. Thereby expanding our horizons. The narrative, while talking about the fragility of nature and how many species are on the verge of extinction, does not push the message of conservation very markedly, in the earlier series. This, I feel, will not put the "pro-hunting" audience on their defensive; thereby helping make a case for conservation of nature stronger in the "Future" series. This series will surely make one appreciate the wonders of the nature and the life-forms we share it with. All in all, I am very happy with the quality of the pictures and the series in itself. I would highly recommend it.Read full review
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