Planet Earth: The Complete Collection
Blu-ray
Official Pre-Sell Date: January 18, 2007

Television premiere March 25 on the Discovery Channel supported by multi-million dollar media campaign. Discovery will host Planet Earth marathon, all 11 episodes back-to-back, on Earth Day, just 2 days pre-street. Awareness will be high!

DVD release supported by national cable, print and online advertising

DVD set contains the original UK broadcast version, including 90 minutes of footage not aired on Discovery, and narrated by natural history icon David Attenborough

Studio: BBC
Genre(s): Documentary
MPAA: NR


Synopsis: With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.
Actors: David Attenborough
Original Broadcast Date: 3/23/07 to 4/22/07
Broadcast Vehicle: Discovery Channel

Product Type: Sell Through
Latest Promotion: New Release
Announce Date: 1/11/07
Order Date: 3/20/07
Street Date: 4/24/07
UPC: 794051400123
Cat#: E4001
ISBN: 1-4198-5180-2
MSRP: $99.98
MPAA: NR
Media Quantity: 4
Disc Configuration:
1) BD-25
Soundtrack Language: English

Related Titles: Blue Planet, The: Seas of Life - Seasonal Seas/Coral Seas; Blue Planet, The: Seas of Life - Tidal Seas/Coasts; Blue Planet, The: Seas of Life Giftset (4-Pack); Blue Planet, The: Seas of Life Part 1 & Part 2; Blue Planet, The: Seas of Life Part 3 & Part 4; Blue Planet: The: Seas of Life - Ocean World/Frozen Seas; Blue Planet: The: Seas of Life - Open Ocean/The Deep
Advertising Vehicles: Cable TV; National Print; On Line
Episodes: 1 - Living Planet
Mountains
Fresh Water
2 - Caves
Deserts
Frozen Worlds
3 - The Great Plains
Forests
Jungles
4 - The Shallow Seas
Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep

Am i missing something? I saw a show on Discovery HD a few days ago called Planet Earth with this exact same premise and it was indeed amazing to see. If it's already on Discovery HD then why does it have a March release date?

I dont think they are the same Planet Earth. This one is a BBC production that was just announced to be shown on Dicovery HD and also releasing on BD and HD DVD.

They' ve been showing this one on the BBC-HD in H.264 and it's amazing stuff. I imagine as good as it will look on DISC-HD it will be absolutely perfect H.264 transfers to BD, and well worth the $100.

Oh, wait. Only 4 1hr episodes for $100? Er, forget it.

Thats MSRP right? So hopefully Amazon sells it for around $80?

OMG, if there's one title I was hoping for on Blu-ray THIS is it! :eek: Planet Earth is amazing, absolutely amazing! Even in SD it blows you away.

The only thing that would improve it is if they included "Are we killing Planet Earth?" a related documentary that explains the issues of gloabal warming FAR better than "An inconvenient truth". Actually it says "90mins not broadcast on Discovery" which could be that, it was 2x45mins IIRC

I'm seriously gobsmacked, I didn't expect any release (from the BBC) until the format war had been settled or for Warner to release it on both formats. It might not matter here but it'll cause a stir in Britain.


Oh, wait. Only 4 1hr episodes for $100? Er, forget it.

The numbers are disc numbers. There are 4 discs with 3 on each (2 on the final disc), 11 in total. Well worth $100, let alone $80!

If this is successful, hopefully Galapagos will get a release, that feature probably even more impressive photography