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At no other time since humans first contemplated the stars has our understanding of the unimaginably vast Cosmos grown so rapidly. We know immeasurably more about what's beyond our atmosphere than we did a century ago. We know far, far more than we knew even a decade ago.
In this epic documentary miniseries, THE UNIVERSE takes you to the leading edge of our ever-expanding astronomical knowledge. A virtual collision of astronomy and history, these ten dense, enlightening hours (13 episodes total) of unprecedented programming give unique insight - through recreations and animations - on the great "Eureka!" moments of celestial understanding and into the very latest celestial discoveries.
And with these strikingly realistic computer reconstructions, you'll travel to the outer edges of the Known. Tour THE UNIVERSE! Experience the Cosmos as no-one ever has - not peering at dots through a telescope or scanning pages of numbers - but firsthand. Flirt with a black hole's Event Horizon, rove the surface of Mars, plunge into the Sun.
Further, this series gives serious, constructive consideration to the great human questions: Are we alone? Is Planet Earth as insignificant to the Cosmos as a drop of water? Is there anywhere else out there that that can support life? Or, is there truly no place like home?
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been great - but wasn't,
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This review is from: The Universe: The Complete Season One (DVD)
This is a documentary about space in much the same way that "300" was a documentary about the Battle of Thermopylae. If you enjoyed the informative, intelligently-written "Planet Earth" series, then you are most likely going to be disappointed by this History Channel effort. There are, to be sure, some fantastic computer generated effects for the visual learners and short sound bytes from knowledgeable scientists to accompany the narration. The problem is that the narrative style is suited more to a commercial than a documentary. "Whoa!" says the narrator, "The sun is really big! It's like a nuclear bomb! In fact, it is a nuclear bomb!" and so on.The series is overly sensational, loaded with repetition, and padded with important sounding music. Perhaps I'm being too critical, but compared to some of the other informative series available, this one misses the mark. The History Channel has all the technology, information, and money they need to make a first class documentary, and yet they choose not to. You can't help wonder why they feel the public needs everything so hyped up and dumbed down.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing documentary,
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This review is from: The Universe: The Complete Season One (DVD)
This has will probably have to be my favorite documentary (Alongside Planet Earth), well worth every dollar. It is breathtaking to watch such an amazing visual display right in your own home. This would probably have to be the most up to date and accurate documentary of it's kind shown/available. Anyone who loves space and astronomy should definitely give this a try. Season 2 should be available to purchase mid July according to History.com and from some of the episodes I have seen it looks like it will be even better than the previous season.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too many computer animations, too little actual images,
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This review is from: The Universe: Season 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
While this program is informative, I bought it more in hopes of HD images of space. Most of the images are not real, and are instead computer generated, which I found rather disappointing. This blu-ray may be interesting for some, but personally I wanted more out of the HD than it gave.
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