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Changes in delivery marked TV decade
Original at Youngstown Vindicator
• Sat, Dec 26
“Planet Earth,” co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, was the show of the decade, a majestic and unforgettable ecological statement and a ... and more »
Polar Bear Versus Walrus Colony - ScienceBlogs
Original at ScienceBlogs
• Sat, Dec 26
Polar Bear Versus Walrus Colony blog) This was a truly epic battle, phenomenally captured in high quality, from the BBC natural history masterpiece, Planet Earth. What surprised you most about ... and more »
Best of the decade: Television
Original at Washington Post
• Fri, Dec 25
Planet Earth," co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, was the show of the decade, a majestic and unforgettable ecological statement and a ...
DVD COLUMN: Givers guide to gift-worthy DVDs
Original at Pioneer Press Online
• Thu, Dec 24
You've enjoyed the more parochial pleasures of the BBC's "Planet Earth." Now check out something a little more far-out. The History Channel's "The Universe" ...
Young girl wins google design prize
Original at BirminghamMail.net
• Sun, Dec 20
A pupil at St Martins School, Solihull, Sophie designed her entry “Planet Earth” on her computer in honour of Sir David Attenborough. ...
Collapse of the warming 'scam'
Original at Bennington Banner
• Fri, Dec 18
VPIRG, propagandist Bill McKibben, and the nuts in polar bear suits roaming the Statehouse lawn. But it's good news for the inhabitants of Planet Earth, ... and more »
Are the bells tolling for life on Planet Earth?
Original at MWC
• Wed, Dec 16
Times Online The images taken in Hudson Bay, Canada, show a male polar bear carrying the head of a cub that it had killed for food. Living in the frozen Arctic, ... Climategate: Al Gore spews the usual nonsense but this time no one believes himTelegraph.co.uk (blog) all 594 news articles »
Amazon: top 10 best-selling dvds of the decade
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Wed, Dec 16
DVD box sets of TV shows also feature, with the BBC wildlife series Planet Earth, presented by David Attenborough, the fourth highest-selling DVD of the ...
Climategate: How Mr Strangelove 'drowned a baby polar bear' - Telegraph.co.uk
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Wed, Dec 16
blog) Climategate: How Mr Strangelove 'drowned a baby polar bear' blog) 6 Million years ago The Planet Earth was erupting all over the place, to stop this Nature filled the skies with Ash from Volcano's which in turn blocked the ...
There is a bright side to life, David Attenborough
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Mon, Dec 14
The title of the programme, which Sir David presented, was How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?. To find the answers, Sir David looked at water, ...
The sad decline of David Attenborough
Original at Spiked
• Fri, Dec 11
David Attenborough's film for bbc2's Horizon strand, 'How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?', was an essay on why there are too many of us for the Earth ...
Free Shipping Deals Boost Holiday Shopping Online
Original at ZippyCart
• Thu, Dec 10
Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]: A great way to experience HDTV and Blu-ray is by picking up a copy of the Planet Earth BBC Series. ... and more »
The BBC reveals its HD Christmas schedule, prepare for a Doctor Who onslaught - Home Cinema Choice
Original at homecinemachoice.com
• Wed, Dec 9
Home Cinema Choice (blog) The BBC reveals its HD Christmas schedule, prepare for a Doctor Who onslaught Home Cinema Choice (blog) Hi-def re-runs over the period include the excellent Torchwood mini-seres Children of Earth, the Electric Proms, Planet Earth alongside a Doctor Who ...
Sigourney Weaver Narrates Awesome Avatar Featurette
Original at TheHDRoom
• Sun, Dec 6
Narrated by Sigourney Weaver in a deliberate nod to her work with BBC's Planet Earth series drawing parallels between our world and the film's, ... and more »
BoD: Best miniseries/TV [...]
Original at Indiana Daily Student
• Mon, Nov 30
“Planet Earth” (BBC, 2006) – Who thought learning could be so awesome? Breathtaking in every sense of the word (especially in HD), “Planet Earth” should be ...
BBC Earth Sells Natural History Programming in Canada
Original at mediacaster
• Thu, Nov 26
BBC Earth encourages engagement with current as well as classic programs such as Planet Earth and The Blue Planet in addition to future commissions. ... Watch thisguardian.co.uk all 3 news articles »
Bonus Prescient Recipe: Todd Palin's 'Baked Alaska' Pot Brownies And Beer - Wonkette (satire)
Original at Wonkette
• Wed, Nov 25
Bonus Prescient Recipe: Todd Palin's 'Baked Alaska' Pot Brownies And Beer satire) (blog) Tell him to come over, bring his copy of Planet Earth: Jungles and also uhh, season one of that show that everyone likes. You're playing host, ...
Yellowstone: Battle for Life (Blu-ray)
Original at Ray Reviews
• Sat, Oct 3
When Stephen Colbert had documentarian Ken Burns on a couple weeks back to promote his new documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea, he hilariously dubbed the series "nature porn." But it's not just nature lovers who are lapping up these docs when they hit Blu-ray; when...
Disney Nature Earth (Blu-ray)
Original at Ray Reviews
• Mon, Sep 7
Narrated with what can only be described as a majestic boom by the instantly recognizable James Earl Jones, earth gives us a look some of the most amazing plants and animals to ever roam the face of this planet. The focus here is a bit tighter than Planet Earth in that it delivers a lot of animal...
Home (Blu-ray)
Original at Ray Reviews
• Mon, Jun 22
At first glance, Home would appear to be in the vein of similar nature documentaries like Planet Earth. Both feature amazing cinematography similar to films like Baraka and Earth. And when you look at the cover art and description of Home, you see that the film touts "A Stunning Visual Portr...
Movie Review: The Cycle of Life Through the Cycle of Seasons
Original at chronline.com
• Thu, Apr 30
Ecorazzi WA - Terry Nelson By Terry Nelson The BBC and Discovery Channel series “Planet Earth,” which aired in 2007, took five years to make with over 2000 shooting days in 204 locations. The movie “Earth” is a compilation of that series condensed to 89 minutes. ...
Opinion: Disney, King of the Jungles
Original at Minyanville.com
• Thu, Apr 30
Inspired by the massive success of Penguins as well as Discover Communications' Planet Earth mini-series, the first film released by the new division, Earth, opened last week. Considering much of the film's footage could already be seen in the Planet ...
Opinion: Online Extra: Disney Tours a Place Called Earth
Original at Free Times
• Wed, Apr 29
If I could have, I would have already seen some 70 percent of Earth's footage in the BBC/Discovery miniseries Planet Earth. But it wouldn't matter if I had: I'd still have wanted to see this breathtaking cinematography on a theater-sized screen. ... EARTH - 2 Stars Christian Post
Accused shoots at TV bounty hunter - Metro Canda
Original at Metro Toronto
• Wed, Apr 22
Metro Canda - Edmonton, Canada Filmed at the same time as the BBC series Planet Earth, Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linefield's Earth is a remarkable achievement of nature documentary filmmaking. Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context ...
Charlie's new father anxiety - Metro Canada
Original at Metro Toronto
• Wed, Apr 22
Metro Canada - Ottawa, Canada Filmed at the same time as the BBC series Planet Earth, Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linefield's Earth is a remarkable achievement of nature documentary filmmaking. Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context ...
Actor Dan Aykroyd visits New Orleans rebuilding project site - Metro Canada
Original at Metro Toronto
• Wed, Apr 22
Metro Canada - Ottawa, Canada Filmed at the same time as the BBC series Planet Earth, Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linefield's Earth is a remarkable achievement of nature documentary filmmaking. Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context ...
Judd's Indy race treat - Metro Canada
Original at Metro Toronto
• Tue, Apr 21
Metro Canada - Vancouver, Canada Filmed at the same time as the BBC series Planet Earth, Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linefield's Earth is a remarkable achievement of nature documentary filmmaking. Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context ...
DVD Review: Earth - The Biography
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Mar 11
OH The BBC is a very respected documentary producer having given us the extraordinary Blue Planet and Planet Earth among many others. They have released a new entrant in the Earth series in the form of Earth - The Biography. Unlike Planet Earth which ...
Opinion: Earth HD 2009 TrailerOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Feb 25
By rss@youtube.com (WatchinTVHD) The first film in the Disneynature series, earth, narrated by JAMES EARL JONES, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call home. earth combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the mo...
How To: Spore: Planet Earth In SporeOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 3
By rss@youtube.com (mullage) READ---------- WATCH IN HD I used EssiMonsterPlus's help guide on finding planet earth :P and i know i have 21Million (i think) and i admit i cheated to get that, Author: mullage Keywords: spore planet earth how to find essimonsterplus grox Added: January 3, 2009
BBC Boxes Up Blu-ray 'Earth Collection' in Time for the Holidays ...
Original at Switched
• Wed, Nov 19
• 4 related articles
If you're planning on buying into a new HD set and/or a Blu-ray player this holiday season, the BBC is packaging up a six-disc Blu-ray set that you'll want to check out. 'The BBC Earth Collection' combines the 'Planet Earth: The ...
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UN Puts a Stamp on Climate Change
Original at Treehugger
• Thu, Oct 23
Image source: UN Stamps Today the UN will is offering a set of 6 postage stamps on the theme of climate change. Each stamp is based on images from Gary Braasch's book Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World. The UN designated 2008 as the "Year of Planet Earth" and the stamps ar...
DVD Verdict Review - The BBC High Definition Natural History ...
Original at DVD Verdict
• Thu, Oct 9
For years, the BBC has been producing high-quality nature documentaries that have gained a good deal of popularity. Their most successful was arguably Planet Earth, an eleven-part series that may very well be the single most ambitious ...
Survivor: Gabon - Picking My Horses
Original at BuddyTV
• Thu, Oct 2
By editor@buddytv.com Survivor: Gabon is my perfect TV show, I think. Survivor has always been my favorite reality show, though from season to season the show can be inconsistent. Some settings are better than others. One of my favorite TV events of the last few years was, without a doubt, Planet Earth. Our hous...
Space Station Astronaut Challenges Planet Earth to Chess Match [Internet]
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Sep 30
By Jesus Diaz Canadian astronaut Greg Chamitoff has challenged everyone on planet Earth to a game of chess. He will play from the International Space Station traveling at five miles per second, 200 miles above the Earth, while you can make your move from your living room at ground level traveling at 0.1 m...
DVD Review: Wild China
Original at RopeofSilicon.com
• Mon, Aug 18
By Brad Brevet Traditionally making-of features are often quite boring, but like those that accompanied BBC's "Planet Earth" DVD series this one expands on what you have just watched and the story of the bear you see peeking his head up above is ...
DVD Review - "The Blue Planet" and "Planet Earth"
Original at Challies Dot Com SideBlog
• Sun, Feb 17
The Blue Planet and Planet Earth are among the finest nature documentaries you could ever hope to see. Produced by the BBC and narrated by David Attenborough, the first looks to the world’s oceans and the second primarily to its land ...
Planet Earth - a TV Show review
Original at The Ten Word Review
• Mon, Jan 28
By boyo81 Possiby the greatest TV ever. Sir David Attenborough for PM! (a tv show review written by boyo81). This review is awaiting three ratings. What do you think? Visit TheTenWordReview.com to rate this review!
Planet Earth Toys and Giveaway!
Original at Bookroomreviews's Weblog
• Wed, Dec 19
By bookroomreviews PLANET EARTH LARGE PLUSH ANIMAL with bonus DVD of never before seen footage from Planet Earth. These plush animals celebrate the magnificent imagery of Planet Earth. Children will love watching the DVD’s of their plush animals in their natural environment. Collect all 6 animals - Tiger, C...
DVD REVIEW: BLUE PLANET, THE: SEAS OF LIFE - Cinematic Happenings Under Development
Original at Cinematic Happenings Under Development
• Tue, Nov 6
DVD REVIEW: BLUE PLANET, THE: SEAS OF LIFE NY - Can BBC and the producers of the amazing Planet Earth documentary pull this one off? Well, if you've seen Planet Earth, it won't be at all surprising to ...
The Blue Planet: Special Edition DVD Review
Original at DailyGame
• Tue, Oct 23
Always one for quality "edutainment," the BBC has been on a hot streak since its Planet Earth series and the recent release of Galapagos on Blu-ray Disc. With that as a backdrop, the five-disc special edition DVD of The Blue Planet, ...
The Operating System For Planet Earth
Original at UgoTrade
• Tue, Sep 18
I have posted recently on the Second Earth project by NOAA that merges Second Life and Google Earth. I asked Dr. Foresman if he was aware of the policy of Linden Lab to fully open source Second Life and if he had had discussions with Linden Lab.
David Sapp: Prince's Planet Earth: Brilliant in More Ways than One
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Jul 27
By David Sapp Wendy recently told Jon Bream (July 13, Star Tribune) that their contributions to Planet Earth were made, not in person, but over e-mail, with Prince sending tracks to them electronically. This may explain how lesser tracks such as "All the Midnights in the World" could have made it on the...
New Album Releases, 7-24-2007: Prince Rogers Nelson, The Simpsons Soundtrack, Hanson, Billy Ray Cyrus
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Jul 25
By Al Barger Prince Planet Earth NPG Funk, Pop/Rock, Urban, Dance-Pop Evans Blue The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends Hollywood Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock Original Soundtrack The Simpsons Movie Adrenaline Original Score, Film Music
Music Review: Prince - Planet Earth
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jul 24
By Donald Gibson Prince needs to tap back into his dirty mind. His previous album, 3121, offered some hope that the man could still deliver the erogenous goods, with songs like “Black Sweat” and “Lolita”. However, his latest release, Planet Earth, regresses into safe and average R & B territory. If this...
Live Earth: The Live Blog Marathon
Original at Rolling Stone
• Sat, Jul 7
8:45 AM: Nunatak, that band of scientists in Antarctica, shows a music video of them performing on a glacier, or a floe. They’re pretty catchy, they got a lo-fi thing going, with a sax AND a violin. There are obligatory penguins in the clip. The band is dressed like they’re about to go shovel a dr...
The Grass Is Still Greener At Live Earth
Original at Gothamist
• Thu, Jul 5
By Jen Carlson Conservation it ain't. The typical Sunday newspaper makes the old, controversial CD longbox look like a business card. Given the concerns over consumer products' effect on the environment, maybe a better alternative would be to give away a free download at the Mail's website. The title of...
Live Earth Line-up Revealed
Original at MTV.uk
• Thu, Jul 5
By iammarkicus The running order of the Live Earth London leg that hits Wembley Stadium this Saturday (July 7) has been released in full. Rupert Everett will introduce Duran Duran who with a guest appearance by Justin Timberlake will play: ‘Planet Earth’, ‘Ordinary World’ ‘Night Runner’ and ‘Falling D...
Music Industry Threatens Prince For Giving Away Free Music
Original at Podcasting News
• Mon, Jul 2
By info via Synthtopia His royal purple badness, TAFKATAFKAP, aka Prince, is angering the music industry by releasing his latest CD for free with a UK Sunday newspaper. The Mail on Sunday has revealed that Prince’s 10-track Planet Earth CD will be available with in an upcoming edition of the pap...
Opinion: Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series (5-Disc Set)
Original at DVD Talk
• Mon, Apr 30
It's not every day that a documentary series dubs itself "the definitive look at the diversity of our planet", but BBC's landmark Planet Earth (2006) does a fantastic job of backing up its claims. Assembled over a four-year period and spanning more than 60 countries, this globetrotting p...