The Universe - The Complete Season Two (History) (Steelbook)
by Douglas Cohen (II)
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Actor: History ChannelDirector: Douglas Cohen (II)
Brand: A&E HOME ENT.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 846 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
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- We once considered ourselves to be at the center of the universe now we know that we are just a small spec in a giant cosmos. This season, HISTORY ? ventures outside of our solar system in another epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries. With strikingly realistic computer re-creations, you ll feel like you ve traveled to the edge of the unknown: visit strange and unfamiliar worlds
DVD Reviews of The Universe - The Complete Season Two (History) (Steelbook)
DVD Review: Music and graphics are too loud and fast
Summary: 1 Stars
I have to agree with the other reviewers on these Universe sets, however Season 1 was enjoyable to watch and we all learned a lot. In these series, yes, they have interesting parts embedded in the LOUD music and flashy graphics and they need appropriate BACKGROUND music and SUBTITLES -- graphics need to be less fast paced so that they viewer can enjoy parts of the galaxy. Perhaps produce a 5-10 minute fast and loud version as an extra for each disk. Some of the analogies (fast cars, jumps off cliffs or into caves, etc.) are difficult for foreign people to understand, but I realize that the History channel is for the general public and probably they are trying to keep everyone awake. Still, one hopes for something of BBC quality for this type of series. Perhaps with DVD technology these days they could have a selection for background music-- classical, heavy metal, country, jazz.DVD Review: wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you THIRST for info on our cosmos and love the RIDE through computer graphics, this is just what you are looking for. Detailed and and beautiful and FUN! The scientists were great. The music gets a little intense for me at times but OH WELL, I wouldnt have missed it. It is amazing to me that we are part of something so vast, and I could see the same amazement in the wonderful scientists that they interviewed! DVD Review: Outstanding TV series!
Summary: 5 Stars
Very informative, educational, interesting, and fun! The special effects and great narrative performance makes this show my favorite. This is by far the best TV series I have ever seen. I have watch every episode multiple times. Another great thing about this show is that it includes some of the greatest physicist of today, such as Michio Kaku. I highly recommended anybody who is even slightest interested in the final frontier to add this DVD set to their collection.DVD Review: Excellet Series
Summary: 5 Stars
I've bought all 3 seasons and totally enjoy everyone of them. You can see the graphics and visuals improve with each season. The information contained is presented in an entertaining and informative way.DVD Review: The Best Space Documentary - but for how long?
Summary: 4 Stars
This documentary is phenomenal!
The visuals look very realistic!
I wish they used more actual footage.
Description of The Universe - The Complete Season Two (History) (Steelbook)
We once considered ourselves to be at the center of the universe now we know that we are just a small spec in a giant cosmos. This season, HISTORY? ventures outsides of our solar system in another epic exploration of the universe and its mysteries. With strikingly realistic computer re-creations, you ll feel like you ve traveled to the edge of the unknown: visit strange and unfamiliar worlds in Exoplanets, prepare for the worst in Cosmic Collisions, and uncover the secrets of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. And that s just the beginning... learn exactly what Dark Matter is and how it takes up 95% of the universe; take a front-row seat for the ultimate light show with Supernovas; and while most people have heard of black holes (which swallow all matter that they come in contact with), find out more about White Holes which actually create matter.Episodes Include:
Alien Planets
Cosmic Holes
Mysteries of the Moon
The Milky Way
Alien Moons
Dark Matter
Astrobiology
Space Travel
Supernovas
Constellations
Unexplained Mysteries
Cosmic Collisions
Colonizing Space
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With the DVD release (on five discs) of this, the complete second season of The Universe, the History Channel has now devoted a combined total of more than 25 hours, not including bonus material, to its documentary study of that combination of time, space, and matter that we call our universe. That's a lot. But then you consider the mind-boggling age and size of the universe itself: 13.7 billion years old, and big beyond our comprehension; infinite, in fact, and expanding rapidly. By those measures, it's apparent that this fascinating series could probably air for longer than The Simpsons and Gunsmoke (the two longest running shows in TV history) put together and still not run out of things to talk about.
The 18 episodes from Season Two cover an appropriately wide range of topics, from "Cosmic Holes" to "Cosmic Collisions," from supernovas to gravity. There are episodes about the weather in space, the largest objects in space (hint: they're really, really big, like the so-called "cosmic web" of galaxies, which is a hundred million billion times bigger than Earth), and traveling to and colonizing space. The amount of information and data provided is enormous. Jargon abounds, including terms like "lunar transient phenomena," "pulsar planets," "hot Jupiters," "dark matter" and "dark energy," "collisional families," the "heavy bombardment period," and many, many more. And the numbers are mind-boggling: for instance, it's estimated that the impact of the asteroid that landed on the Yucatan Peninsula some 65 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs, was equal to that of dropping a Hiroshima-sized atomic bomb every second for 140 years! Still, some may find the episodes that involve informed speculation more interesting than those that deal in facts. We know that the Moon affects ocean tides, but does it also have an effect on human behavior? If the Big Bang was the beginning of the universe, what came before it? Instead of using rockets to go to space, can scientists actually build a "space elevator" that will reach from an orbiting satellite some 60 thousand miles down to Earth? All of this is delivered by way of very convincing computer-generated imagery and other effects, along with dozens of interviews with astronomers and other experts, photos, film footage, and so on. Best of all, while it can get a bit dense, technically speaking, by and large The Universe will be readily accessible to most viewers. --Sam Graham
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