Planets

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The 1999 BBC documentary series The Planets comes to DVD in this boxed set from A&E Entertainment. Presented with a standard full frame transfer and Dolby Digital Stereo Sound. Includes all eight volumes: "Different Worlds, "Terra Firma, "Giants, "Moon, "Star, "Atmosphere, "Life Beyond the Sun, and "Destiny." Special features include web links to space camp sites and visual eclipse forecasts.
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The 1999 BBC documentary series The Planets comes to DVD in this boxed set from A&E Entertainment. Presented with a standard full frame transfer and Dolby Digital Stereo Sound. Includes all eight volumes: "Different Worlds, "Terra Firma, "Giants, "Moon, "Star, "Atmosphere, "Life Beyond the Sun, and "Destiny." Special features include web links to space camp sites and visual eclipse forecasts.
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Special Features

Web links to space camp sites; Schedule of past and future eclipses; Special interactive menu; Digital picture and sound; Subtitled for the hearing impaired
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 5/2/2000
  • UPC: 733961700985

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  • Source: A&E Home Video
  • Language: English
  • Time: 6:40:00
  • Format: DVD

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Planets, Vol. 1: Different Worlds & Terra Firma
255. Different Worlds: Chapters
1. Luna 1 [2:18]
2. Planet X [4:16]
3. Variety of Worlds [3:41]
4. The Rocket Age [4:30]
5. Discs of Dust [6:08]
6. Pictures of Mars [6:50]
7. An Army of Planets [4:23]
8. Scars of Creation [6:39]
9. Kyper Belt [3:39]
10. A New Region to Explore [2:44]
255. Terra Firma: Chapters
1. Jupiter's Moons [1:42]
2. An Active Planet [5:17]
3. Probing Mars [5:19]
4. The Surface of Mars [3:35]
5. A Glimpse of Venus [4:00]
6. Magellan [6:20]
7. Signs of Life [7:26]
8. Europa [2:45]
9. Frozen Worlds [4:08]
10. Global Surveyor [4:29]
Disc #2 -- The Planets, Vol. 2: Giants & Moon
255. Giants: Chapters
1. Dream of Flights [2:45]
2. Planets Align [6:16]
3. Testing the Way [3:15]
4. First Encounter [3:42]
5. Jupiter's Moons [4:42]
6. Cassini's Rings [4:10]
7. Icy Moons [3:53]
8. Nothing to See [4:18]
9. The Outer Edge [5:00]
10. Final Encounter [2:47]
11. A New Era [4:17]
255. Moon: Chapters
1. Destination the Moon [1:40]
2. The Luna Missions [4:50]
3. Race to the Moon [8:15]
4. Learning to Walk [5:26]
5. A Man on the Moon [5:24]
6. Moon Rocks [4:39]
7. Cinder Cones [3:46]
8. Apollo 17 [5:50]
9. Violent Origins [3:49]
10. A Stepping Stone [1:31]
Disc #3 -- The Planets, Vol. 3: Star & Atmosphere
255. Star: Chapters
1. Observing the Sun [1:47]
2. A Perfect Disc [2:23]
3. Fleeting Chances [3:34]
4. Colors of the Sun [4:26]
5. Skylab [6:01]
6. Haley's Dream [4:43]
7. Northern Lights [4:31]
8. Conflicting Theories [7:13]
9. Looking for the Limit [3:06]
10. Inside the Sun [4:27]
11. Made of Stardust [3:00]
255. Atmosphere: Chapters
1. A Date with Jupiter [1:45]
2. Project Excelsior [3:47]
3. Falling to Earth [3:06]
4. Halo on Venus [4:44]
5. 150 Atmospheres [2:16]
6. Atmosphere Uncovered [5:27]
7. 15 Seconds of Mars [1:23]
8. Viking Space Probe [2:42]
9. The Greenhouse Effect [4:08]
10. 300 Year Old Storms [2:39]
11. Galileo Probe [5:12]
12. The Moon Titan [6:46]
13. Not What You Expect [1:12]
Disc #4 -- The Planets, Vol. 4: Life Beyond the Sun & Destiny
255. Life Beyond the Sun: Chapters
1. Are We Alone? [1:43]
2. Search for Life [3:52]
3. First Mission to Mars [3:23]
4. Testing the Soil [5:40]
5. Water-Based Life [5:26]
6. The Oldest Rocks [4:39]
7. Obsession with Mars [3:03]
8. Life on the Moon [5:13]
9. Martian Meteorites [3:08]
10. Below the Surface [4:09]
11. A New Objective [3:10]
12. Earth is Not an Island [1:41]
255. Destiny: Chapters
1. The Life Force [1:44]
2. A Final Gift [6:16]
3. Changing Planets [6:19]
4. Search for a New Home [6:40]
5. A Red Star [6:21]
6. The Hunt for Planets [6:25]
7. Strange Worlds [3:35]
8. Telescopes in Space [4:46]
9. A Special Beauty [3:01]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- The Planets, Vol. 1: Different Worlds & Terra Firma
   Different Worlds
   Terra Firma
   Visit AandE.com
Disc #2 -- The Planets, Vol. 2: Giants & Moon
   Giants
   Moon
   Extras
      Web Links for Space Camps
         U.S. Space Camp
         Embry-Riddle University
         Texas School for the Blind
      Visit A&E on the Web
Disc #3 -- The Planets, Vol. 3: Star & Atmosphere
   Star
   Atmosphere
   Extras
      Visual Eclipse Forecast
      Visit A&E on the Web
Disc #4 -- The Planets, Vol. 4: Life Beyond the Sun & Destiny
   Life Beyond the Sun
   Destiny
   Visit AandE.com
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Good Intellectual ''Junk Food''

    I enjoyed this series admittedly, and will watch it many times in the future, as I am a junkie for all things related to the science of astronomy. I would have given it 3 1/2 stars if it was possible. It is however not the most informative, nor the most comprehensive such attempt on the subject. The Narrator used for the American addition (Karen Stone) is wholly innapropriate and to my ear, a distraction to the show's content. She seems to be reading everything for the first time and with no true concept of what it is she is saying. I get the feeling the British version would carry a far more intellectual tone and this I regret being shorted. There is nowhere near the scientific information relayed as compared to a show the caliber of Cosmos for instance, or even in any given Nova installment. There are definately holes in the story. Also, there is a pattern of content repetition between the episodes to the point that my wife on several occassions didn't believe that we had not already seen the epidode currently being watched, despite my insistence that we had not. So, what is good about this series? It is, notwithstanding what I have said thus far, both beautiful to look at and enchanting to sit through. I consider this series (which I own on DVD) a fine edition to my collection. It simply fills the niche of mental candy as opposed to the niche of a full meal. This is amplified by the fact that there is no sequence required, rather you just pop in any episode and it stands on its own as a visual snack. It is certainly light years ahead of the garbage most Americans are able to call entertainment, it is however done with an eye to the modern taste for flash and sound bite sized doses of information. This is abowl of easy to eat mental candy for the thinking person not wanting to think TOO deeply. I recommend it (Though you might wish to check for the British edition).

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    Posted July 16, 2010

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