Planet Earth tonight
03-26-07, 12:16 AM
#26
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by skiblet
can anyone post more info about the episode topics, or titles ? i cant wait to see the others!!
03-26-07, 02:08 AM
#28
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by ^MuYa^
This show is amazing!!!!! For those interested the DVD set is available for preorder. $79.95 ships April 30th. link
Originally Posted by SterlingBen
Screw that but once the HD-DVD comes out it will be the piece of software that maked me make the HD jump
Though the HDdvds do NOT have the extras that are on the regular dvds...
Last edited by slop101; 03-26-07 at 02:10 AM.
03-26-07, 07:23 AM
#30
When i visited my family back in England over Christmas they were all telling me about this show and how cool it was. I have been waiting for it to come on TV over here in the States and watching it last night was well worth the wait. My father mentioned the elephant being taken down by the lions and that sounded pretty wild (for lack of a better word). I can usually watch these programs really easily and appreciate whats happening for the way of the world, but seeing the little calf being chased by the wolf and finally running out of steam made me feel pretty bad for the poor thing. It just fell to its knees and the wolf started biting away at its back. I can imagine more of the same as the show progresses.
03-26-07, 10:06 AM
#32
Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Erie Pa
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The set from Amazon says "Original U.K. broadcast version narrated by David Attenborough". I wonder if the set released through Discovery will have Sigourney Weaver as the narrator. I would much rather listen to her.
03-26-07, 11:24 AM
#33
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by james2025a
I can usually watch these programs really easily and appreciate whats happening for the way of the world, but seeing the little calf being chased by the wolf and finally running out of steam made me feel pretty bad for the poor thing. It just fell to its knees and the wolf started biting away at its back. I can imagine more of the same as the show progresses.
Spoiler:
03-26-07, 11:49 AM
#34
DVD Talk Hero
Hmmm - I may have to resubscribe to DirecTV HD for this...
03-26-07, 11:51 AM
#35
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by ^MuYa^
The set from Amazon says "Original U.K. broadcast version narrated by David Attenborough". I wonder if the set released through Discovery will have Sigourney Weaver as the narrator. I would much rather listen to her.
Also, as for narration:
Old British guy > Ripley
03-26-07, 12:23 PM
#36
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Originally Posted by slop101
The Attenborough versions are longer, with more fottage - Weaver only narrated the sorter versions and not every scene. So if they gave us the Weaver ones, it'd be the edited down episodes.
Also, as for narration:
Old British guy > Ripley
Also, as for narration:
Old British guy > Ripley
03-26-07, 12:54 PM
#38
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,420
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by pdutta2000
The slow motion shark attack on a seal was the scariest thing I've ever seen. Forget Jaws...that clip will keep more people out of the ocean. Damn thing must have been 20 feet long!!
03-26-07, 01:20 PM
#39
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 1,195
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As everyone says, awesome series.
Disappointing that the SD version has tons of extra features that the HD version won't have:
110 mins of behind-the-scenes footage
150 min companion series - Planet Earth: The Future
Disappointing that the SD version has tons of extra features that the HD version won't have:
110 mins of behind-the-scenes footage
150 min companion series - Planet Earth: The Future
03-26-07, 03:17 PM
#40
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Originally Posted by Cardiac161
As everyone says, awesome series.
Disappointing that the SD version has tons of extra features that the HD version won't have:
110 mins of behind-the-scenes footage
150 min companion series - Planet Earth: The Future
Disappointing that the SD version has tons of extra features that the HD version won't have:
110 mins of behind-the-scenes footage
150 min companion series - Planet Earth: The Future
That's absurd! Why?! 
Now what am I gonna do?
03-26-07, 03:57 PM
#41
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
that is pretty crazy the HD version dont have as much if not more footage considering they can hold more info on a single disc.
But as far as the episodes last night they where amazing. I thought weaver was pretty good as a narrator, but if there is more footage with the british guy i would buy that. That pole to pole episode was my favorite, That dog chase with the impala was pretty awesome, as well as that lion was it chasing that one animal, cant remember what it was.
But as far as the episodes last night they where amazing. I thought weaver was pretty good as a narrator, but if there is more footage with the british guy i would buy that. That pole to pole episode was my favorite, That dog chase with the impala was pretty awesome, as well as that lion was it chasing that one animal, cant remember what it was.
03-26-07, 04:21 PM
#42
DVD Talk God
Originally Posted by Struz
Can the HD version play on a regular dvd player ?
03-26-07, 10:58 PM
#43
Can anyone confirm if the DVD version will be in 5.1? CD WOW's site has it in 2.0.
I missed this when it aired in Canada a while back but I'm definitely getting this when it comes out on DVD.
I missed this when it aired in Canada a while back but I'm definitely getting this when it comes out on DVD.
03-26-07, 11:34 PM
#44
DVD Talk Gold Edition
We just finished watching the 3rd ep tonight (watched the other 2 last night) - all in HD of course. I feel bad for those that aren't watching it in HD.
Killer footage, but oddly enough, can't keep the kids interested in it. Screw 'em.
Killer footage, but oddly enough, can't keep the kids interested in it. Screw 'em.
03-26-07, 11:37 PM
#45
DVD Talk Gold Edition
According to Wikipedia (so take this with a grain of salt) Discovery is releasing it on DVD with Weaver narrating. However, BBC is also releasing it in the US on DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray with the Attenborough narrations.
Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
In part 1:
Spoiler:
Spoiler:
03-27-07, 09:23 AM
#46
I believe that the Discovery online store will be the only place to get the Sigourney Weaver version. Everyone else will be selling the Richard Attenborough version. They have different covers -- the Weaver version has an image of Earth while Attenborough's is an overhead shot of elephants or something.
03-27-07, 01:12 PM
#47
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 5,420
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by SleepyW
We just finished watching the 3rd ep tonight (watched the other 2 last night) - all in HD of course. I feel bad for those that aren't watching it in HD.
Killer footage, but oddly enough, can't keep the kids interested in it. Screw 'em.
Killer footage, but oddly enough, can't keep the kids interested in it. Screw 'em.
03-27-07, 02:39 PM
#48
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by skiblet
that vampire octopus that had glowing blue eyes, i nearly dropped my coke during that scene. freakin awesome
I've heard some pretty wild stories from people who do coke, but never any shit like that man.....vampire octopus' with glowing eyes?
After seeing the advert for this at the theater this weekend, I was going to record these, but i think i will just wait and watch it on HD DVD.
Last edited by Maxflier; 03-27-07 at 02:41 PM.
03-27-07, 05:23 PM
#50
DVD Talk Hero
They were able to capture some of the most amazing moments in wildlife ever seen - things that have never been seen before. This was possible because they used cameras that could shoot with unprecedented clarity from more than a mile away.