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December of 2009

 

Rate Changes in delivery marked TV decade

Original at Youngstown Vindicator external link    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 »

Rate Polar Bear Versus Walrus Colony - ScienceBlogs

Original at ScienceBlogs external link    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 »

Rate Best of the decade: Television

Original at Washington Post external link    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 ...

Rate DVD COLUMN: Givers guide to gift-worthy DVDs

Original at Pioneer Press Online external link    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" ...

Rate Young girl wins google design prize

Original at BirminghamMail.net external link    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. ...

Rate Collapse of the warming 'scam'

Original at Bennington Banner external link    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 »

Rate Are the bells tolling for life on Planet Earth?

Original at MWC external link    Wed, Dec 16

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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 »

Rate Amazon: top 10 best-selling dvds of the decade

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    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 ...

Rate Climategate: How Mr Strangelove 'drowned a baby polar bear' - Telegraph.co.uk

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    Wed, Dec 16

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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 ...

Rate There is a bright side to life, David Attenborough

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    Mon, Dec 14

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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, ...

Rate The sad decline of David Attenborough

Original at Spiked external link    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 ...

Rate Free Shipping Deals Boost Holiday Shopping Online

Original at ZippyCart external link    Thu, Dec 10

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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 »

Rate The BBC reveals its HD Christmas schedule, prepare for a Doctor Who onslaught - Home Cinema Choice

Original at homecinemachoice.com external link    Wed, Dec 9

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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 ...

Rate Sigourney Weaver Narrates Awesome Avatar Featurette

Original at TheHDRoom external link    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 »

Rate BoD: Best miniseries/TV [...]

Original at Indiana Daily Student external link    Mon, Nov 30

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“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 ...

Year 2009

 

Rate BBC Earth Sells Natural History Programming in Canada

Original at mediacaster external link    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 »

Rate Bonus Prescient Recipe: Todd Palin's 'Baked Alaska' Pot Brownies And Beer - Wonkette (satire)

Original at Wonkette external link    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, ...

Rate Yellowstone: Battle for Life (Blu-ray)

Original at Ray Reviews external link    Sat, Oct 3

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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...

Rate Disney Nature Earth (Blu-ray)

Original at Ray Reviews external link    Mon, Sep 7

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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...

Rate Home (Blu-ray)

Original at Ray Reviews external link    Mon, Jun 22

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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...

Rate Movie Review: The Cycle of Life Through the Cycle of Seasons

Original at chronline.com external link    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. ...

Rate Opinion: Disney, King of the Jungles

Original at Minyanville.com external link    Thu, Apr 30

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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 ...

Rate Opinion: Online Extra: Disney Tours a Place Called Earth

Original at Free Times external link    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

Rate Accused shoots at TV bounty hunter - Metro Canda

Original at Metro Toronto external link    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 ...

Rate Charlie's new father anxiety - Metro Canada

Original at Metro Toronto external link    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 ...

Rate Actor Dan Aykroyd visits New Orleans rebuilding project site - Metro Canada

Original at Metro Toronto external link    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 ...

Rate Judd's Indy race treat - Metro Canada

Original at Metro Toronto external link    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 ...

Rate DVD Review: Earth - The Biography

Original at Blogcritics external link    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 ...

Rate Opinion: Earth HD 2009 TrailerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 25

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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...

Rate How To: Spore: Planet Earth In SporeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 3

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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

Year 2008

 

Rate BBC Boxes Up Blu-ray 'Earth Collection' in Time for the Holidays ...

Original at Switched external link    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 ...

Rate UN Puts a Stamp on Climate Change

Original at Treehugger external link    Thu, Oct 23

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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...

Rate DVD Verdict Review - The BBC High Definition Natural History ...

Original at DVD Verdict external link    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 ...

Rate Survivor: Gabon - Picking My Horses

Original at BuddyTV external link    Thu, Oct 2

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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...

Rate Space Station Astronaut Challenges Planet Earth to Chess Match [Internet]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Sep 30

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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...

Rate DVD Review: Wild China

Original at RopeofSilicon.com external link    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 ...

Rate DVD Review - "The Blue Planet" and "Planet Earth"

Original at Challies Dot Com SideBlog external link    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 ...

Rate Planet Earth - a TV Show review

Original at The Ten Word Review external link    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!

Year 2007

 

Rate Planet Earth Toys and Giveaway!

Original at Bookroomreviews's Weblog external link    Wed, Dec 19

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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...

Rate DVD REVIEW: BLUE PLANET, THE: SEAS OF LIFE - Cinematic Happenings Under Development

Original at Cinematic Happenings Under Development external link    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 ...

Rate The Blue Planet: Special Edition DVD Review

Original at DailyGame external link    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, ...

Rate The Operating System For Planet Earth

Original at UgoTrade external link    Tue, Sep 18

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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.

Rate David Sapp: Prince's Planet Earth: Brilliant in More Ways than One

Original at Huffington Post external link    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...

Rate New Album Releases, 7-24-2007: Prince Rogers Nelson, The Simpsons Soundtrack, Hanson, Billy Ray Cyrus

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Jul 25

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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

Rate Music Review: Prince - Planet Earth

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Jul 24

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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...

Rate Live Earth: The Live Blog Marathon

Original at Rolling Stone external link    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...

Rate The Grass Is Still Greener At Live Earth

Original at Gothamist external link    Thu, Jul 5

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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...

Rate Live Earth Line-up Revealed

Original at MTV.uk external link    Thu, Jul 5

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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...

Rate Music Industry Threatens Prince For Giving Away Free Music

Original at Podcasting News external link    Mon, Jul 2

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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...

Rate Opinion: Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series (5-Disc Set)

Original at DVD Talk external link    Mon, Apr 30

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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...

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