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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0733961132847
Format: Anamorphic, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Label: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Running Time: 705 minutes
Sales Rank: 803
Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
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Product Description:
As the Earth grapples with the effects of global warming, science has increasingly looked to outer space for answers to the glaring threats facing our world. Are there other planets in the Universe with the unique ability to support life--or is there truly no place like home? HISTORY ventures into the uncharted territory of outer space through the visions, studies, and predictions of scientists and explorers, utilizing cutting-edge computer graphics and stunning footage to bring the universe down to Earth.
Now available on Blu-Ray DVD for the first time, HISTORY presents all 13 visually arresting, awe-inspiring episodes from THE UNIVERSE: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE plus the feature-length documentary Beyond the Big Bang . From the planets to the stars to the edge of the known universe, history and science collide in this epic exploration of space and its limitless potential.
DISC 1: Secrets of the Sun / Mars: The Red Planet / The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats To Our Planet / Jupiter: The Giant Planet / The Moon
DISC 2: Spaceship Earth / The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus / Saturn: Lord of the Rings / Alien Galaxies / Life and Death of a Star
DISC 3: The Outer Planets / The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe / Search for ET / Beyond the Big Bang (2hr)
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Up-to-date information, Good for Seventh Grade Schools
It's nice to know the latest count for the moons around Saturn and Jupiter and other later breaking space news, but as is common conclusion here, nothing really heavy otherwise. The 'flash-bang-whiz' aproach is good for junior high school classes and illustrations to explain things are fitting but distractingly numerous. My biggest disapointments; all of the many probes Nasa and others has sent out, why are these shows about 98% computer animated? Yes, the graphics are pretty but why not more real genuine photos? Why is it when planets or meteors crash they explode like they are made of TNT? Or when you pass a planet there is a sound of engine thrusters? Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the programs and will get the up-coming blu-ray sets, I'm just not used to science being presented in an "MTV" fashion. The BBC aproach is best and most dignified.
Rating:  - Interesting Series Leaps better than the DVD
I bought this on DVD last year, and was soo upset because the video was 4:3 letterboxed, I'm so glad the person in charge of the blu-ray didn't make the same stupid mistake (however, they did make a different one, 1080i!!!!! come on! why can't someone release this wonderful CGI filled series the way it should be seen!)
If your interested in learning more about the universe, this is a pretty good choice, especially considering the price. As far as content goes, Cosmos, this is not. But thats ok. This is a ongoing series, it cannot pack tons of information in such a short amount of time. This is an ongoing show, and as the seasons progress, more and more content will be covered. I like the format, and find it refreshing, the only hard part is not watching the whole disc each time I put one in.
What's cool though is, watching this blu-ray makes me more interested in studying some of the drier material out there, and usually encourages an amazon book purchase from me.
I'm glad the series is finally on blu-ray, and I'm even more glad that it is in real widescreen format, instead of 4:3 letter boxed like the last dvd. I eagerly await season 2 on blu-ray, and wish History Channel the best of luck with making this series.
I truly hope that the next box set has some extras. I know, its a documentary, which is basically a whole bunch of extras, but still, maybe some CGI making of, interviews with experts, something, I'm just saying. I still like it, ... Read More
Rating: - No Dolby or DTS sound!
I rented this. Even though the picture comes across as 1080p/24, the sound is standard. That was disappointing. I really like BR because of its pic AND hi-def audio.
Rating: - Stunning in high definition
If ever there was a need to buy a Blu-Ray DVD player, this is it. This series is one of the most visually stunning presentations I've ever seen. Personally, I enjoyed the commentary in each episode, but I don't think it would have so much impact watching in standard definition.
Rating:  - The Universe Made Stupid
What has happened to the art of making great documentaries about science? I'm thinking about amazing programs like "The Ascent of Man" by Jacob Bronowski, "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan or even the more recent "Planets" by the BBC? The first two really communicated the history and motivation and spirit of science, and The Planets at least communicated a coherent history of planetary exploration.
I recently bought the History Channel's series "The Universe", thinking I might send a copy to my niece's kids. I didn't bother, because it was absolutely terrible. The program was a series of flashy images and factoids, many of them simply incorrect. It failed to interview highly prominant scientists who were engagned in space missions. The episode on Venus, for example, didn't even discuss any of the spacecraft sent to Venus or describe their experiements or interview the men who sent them.
These modern science programs simply fail to communicate the spirit of science. What questions are asked, how are they considered and answered by experiments and discourse, how did people make mistakes and then correct them? They fail to teach the scientific method. They fail to show how real scientists are engaged in a meaningful life that gives them pleasure.
Is it any wonder that so many people today cannot differentiate science from pseudo-science? A program like "The Universe" is not not much different in structure from a quack documentary like "The Secret" or a program about UFOs.
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