View Full Version : Planet Earth & The Blue Planet Seas of Life
This comes out October 2nd.
I really want to get this for my gf, but I think ill get it as a x-mas present.
She loved Planet Earth and the Blue Planet, and so do I. They had some amazing visuals captured on film.
It's $83.99 at amazon.com
Just trying to find the cheapest deal.
I'll prob wait till x-mas to get it, might drop in price by then.
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Earth-Blue-Special-Collectors/dp/B000TEUSQ8/ref=pd_rhf_p_5/002-2578889-0571254
sandman007
09-18-2007, 04:30 AM
I'm kind of glad I didn't get the individual sets yet. Wonder why there isn't a hi-def version coming out?
Grrr! I just bought P.E. for $30 shipped from amazon marketplace!
iNCREDiPiNOY
09-18-2007, 01:03 PM
You should ordered at warnervideo.com with 25% off any pre/orders and get free shipping for over $50! Look at my previous post for this deal!
Really hope they offer The Blue Planet Seas of Life (Special Collector's Edition) (2007) in HD sometime.
I bought the four disc DVDversion of it years ago and also own Planet Earth on Blu Ray.
pacifickarma
09-20-2007, 12:19 AM
Looks like this is the David Attenborough version... I guess the Sigourney Weaver version is only sold through discoverychannel.com?
Looks like this is the David Attenborough version... I guess the Sigourney Weaver version is only sold through discoverychannel.com?
Wait, whats the difference?
GuyWithGun
09-20-2007, 03:13 PM
$86.36 at Deep Discount, but if you get it during the 20% off sale it would only be $69.09.
http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=20894453
***I'm not 100% sure, but perhaps the differences between the Discovery Channel DVDs and those sold elsewhere are that the ones sold elsewhere are the BBC version? I think they are the same narrator, Pierce Brosnan, for Planet Earth, but perhaps that would explain the Sigourney Weaver narration?
***these claims have not been verified by the FDA
pacifickarma
09-23-2007, 06:43 PM
Yeah, Sigourney Weaver narrates the Discovery Channel version. Some British actor narrates the BBC version...
Ikohn4ever
09-23-2007, 07:36 PM
I'm kind of glad I didn't get the individual sets yet. Wonder why there isn't a hi-def version coming out?
cause it wasnt filmed in HD back when it was made, before Planet Earth, and it costs money to convert it to HD.
roguejedi5
09-24-2007, 01:24 AM
Wait, whats the difference?
The diff between the Discovery channel one is Sigourney Weaver does the narration, its edited from the british one and its only available at discovery. While the british one is uncut, voiced by Sir Richard Attenborough and available everywhere.
Sporadic
09-24-2007, 02:14 AM
cause it wasnt filmed in HD back when it was made, before Planet Earth, and it costs money to convert it to HD.
What?
Either it was filmed in HD (or on normal film which is still HD) or it was filmed on video in SD. You can't covert something to HD. You can upconvert but you will never get back the detail that has been lost.
Considering this got a feature-length release and I've found this quote about it.
"If you get claustrophobia then going down in a submersible would be very frightening," says Alastair. "I don't and so it was wonderful. And, for the last shoots, we actually got high-definition cameras on the submersibles, which I am particularly proud of because of the huge technical difficulties involved. If a cameraman went outside a submersible in the deep ocean he would be crushed to death, immediately. With every 10 metres you go down in the ocean the pressure increases by one atmosphere. You can't dive below about 70m - which is nothing! We were diving down to 4,500 metres in these submersibles."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/blueplanet/features4.shtml
I'm guessing this was filmed in HD and there's no reason why it couldn't be releases on an HD format (especially after the run-away success of Planet Earth)
- edit Actually it could be a mishmash of HD and SD content.
Planet Earth is the first natural history series to be filmed entirely in high definition, providing an unparalleled view of awe-inspiring landscapes from all across the globe and incredible footage of the rarely spotted, almost mythical creatures that live in these habitats.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/01/earth.shtml
Which means it could still be release on an HD format it will just go from looking amazing to looking blah.