5 Blu Natural Discs
Five titles from Discovery and Animal Planet bringing the natural world to your living room on Blu-ray
Tags: Misc DVD 2009 Categories: DVD/TV News, News
Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Mar 2nd, 2009
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
On April 7, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet – both known for their stunning high-definition content – will release five new titles in Blu-Ray disc format. Dazzling and visually brilliant, each will be available for the suggested retail price $21.93 from Genius Products.
For Discovery Channel, viewers will witness a stunning, “elephant’s eye view” of life, death and survival on the African plains in Africa’s Elephant Kingdom. Gettysburg: The Battle And The Address is an in-depth look at the battle that changed the world as well as the speech that saved America. Viewers will also get a first-hand look at the Phoenix landing on Mars, in Discovery Channel’s Mars: The Quest For Life.
For Animal Planet, viewers can discover the world’s most captivating reptiles and bugs in The Beauty Of Snakes and The World’s Biggest And Baddest Bugs.
From Discovery Channel
Africa’s Elephant Kingdom Synopsis
An extended elephant family, featuring a venerable Old Bull, embarks upon a life-and-death journey across the vast African plains. Through oppressive conditions they persevere, facing extraordinary joys and sorrows in life.
Mars: The Quest For Life Synopsis
Mars: The Quest for Life is an all-new, one-hour behind-the-scenes look at the Phoenix lander. The documentary follows the man in charge, Peter Smith, as he and his team struggle to defy the odds and get Phoenix safely onto the surface of Mars. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Phoenix’s dramatic, emotional landing, the program explores the secrets that Phoenix might finally unlock about life on another planet.
Gettysburg: The Battle And The Address Synopsis
More than two years into the Civil War, America remained a nation divided, firmly entrenched in a grim and bloody conflict. While the north fought to restore the Union, the South fought to forever dissolve it. How did Abraham Lincoln find a way to guide the nation through its darkest hour? This is the story of the most famous speech in American history: Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Using stunning computer animation and dramatic live-action re-creations, this film describes one of the most pivotal moments in American history.
From Animal Planet
The Beauty of Snakes Synopsis
Celebrate some of the world’s most spectacular snakes from the majestic king cobra to the tiny thread snake, the desert horned viper to the banded sea krait. Despite their fearsome reputation, snakes are some of the most fascinating of all creatures.
The World’s Biggest And Baddest Bugs Synopsis
The World’s Biggest Baddest Bugs, hosted by entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste, follows Ruud as he embarks on an entomological odyssey around the globe in search of the ultimate biggest and “baddest” creepy crawlies. The World’s Biggest Baddest Bugs will then profile the “stars” of the show, with Ruud explaining exactly what makes them so amazing.
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