5 Stars Documentaries (024)
The Planets (1999)
Produced by: BBC
While watching “The Planets”, be prepared to fight your way past all kinds of computer animation which makes “Walking with Dinosaurs” seem like the last word in realism. It seems that no solar or planetary event which ever happened (or which may or may not have happened) is worthy of mention here without recourse to lovingly detailed shots of implausible-looking collisions and explosions. These come complete with sound effects, despite the fact that there is no sound in the vacuum of space, and are enhanced by a range of colors, some of which are visible only to bees.
Employing state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space race archive material and first-hand testimony from scientists around the world, “The Planets” is the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space exploration and discovery ever made.
>> List of episodes:
1. DIFFERENT WORLDS
A look at space travel and the latest planetary explorations.
2. TERRA FIRMA
The story of the pioneering missions to our neighbouring worlds.
3. GIANTS
Uncovers the secrets surrounding the massive planets in our Solar System.
4. MOON
The answer to one of the greatest mysteries of our Solar System - why does Earth have a moon?
5. STAR
The latest scientific advances bring us a new perspective on the Sun.
6. ATMOSPHERE
A fantastic voyage through the skies of the Solar System.
7. LIFE
A look at the very latest robotic explorations of other planets.
8. DESTINY
How are the planets going to evolve over the next four billion years?
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