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Planet Earth begins this Sunday

March 21, 2007

In case you’ve been living under a rock (or without cable) and haven’t seen the 20 promos per hour that the Discovery Channel has been airing to push its upcoming miniseries, I just wanted to remind you that the incredible Planet Earth begins this Sunday, March 25, 2007. An 11-part miniseries showcasing the most amazing things on our planet, shot entirely in high definition, the show took five years to film and resulted in over 2,000 hours of video. It looks to be one of the most amazing pieces over produced by one of my favorite channels. I strongly suggest you try to watch it. From the series creator:

A hundred years ago, there were one and a half billion people on Earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so, there are still places barely touched by humanity. This series will take you to the last wildernesses and show you the planet and its wildlife as you have never seen them before.

Take a look at what is, in my opinion, the best promo spot. It is extraordinarily dramatic…almost gives me chills.

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  • Chris March 23rd, 2007 at 10:24 am

    I can’t wait, looks amazing. Question is, will there be a way to download the HD version for those of us that can watch it on our computers but not our home TV’s?

  • Matthew March 23rd, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    There will be a way to download them in HD…not legally, I think, but they’ll be out there. DVDs will also be made available.

  • Matt March 23rd, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    Yeah, I set my TiVo up for a high quality season pass after I saw two promos. No HD, but i think it’ll be OK :)

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