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Friday, January 4, 2013
Space [DVD]
Space is a visually impressive six-part popular science series from the BBC that follows their runaway successes Walking with Dinosaurs and The Planets into the realm of lavish computer animation. In a stroke of inspired casting Jurassic Park's Sam Neill (no stranger to acting alongside CGI effects) is our earthbound anchor, and he takes the viewer on journeys across the universe in each half-hour segment, thanks to some nifty special effects. Like Carl Sagan's pioneering Cosmos from 1980, Space delves in to the mysteries of how stars and planets were created; but unlike Sagan's visionary and optimistic view of cosmic wonders, Space is astronomy for the Age of Anxiety, revealing with terrifying clarity and in graphic detail how fortunate we are to exist at all, and how it could all end at any moment as a result of space-bound monsters like rogue comets and asteroids that might crash into our planet; or, the worst horror of the universe, wandering black holes that could tear our sun apart. Even if we survive these implacable cosmic forces bent on our destruction, viewers will not be reassured to be told that the sun is doomed anyway, and its inevitable death will swallow our planet whole (but not before burning it to a crisp first). Finally, the series finds cause for faint optimism with Star Trek-style speculations on the development of Ion-drive and solar-powered spaceships, terraforming new worlds and wormhole technology that might, just might, allow humanity to escape from a doomed Earth and seek refuge somewhere else in the galaxy. A series that sheds light on both the secrets of the universe and, implicitly, the anxious state of our new millennial society, Space is a compelling combination of popular astronomy and really, really scary cosmology. The handsomely illustrated companion book is lucidly written by astronomer John Gribbin. --Mark Walker
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The Lion Man - Series 3 - Complete - Lion Man [DVD]
This 3rd Series documents The Lion Man - Craig Busch at his Zion Wildlife Gardens big cat sanctuary of which is the largest big cat sanctuary in Australasia - and one of the fi nest collections of rare and endangered big cats in the world.
In Lion Man series 3 - we follow all of this action: the arrival of the jaguars; a special visit by the All Blacks; his amazing trip to South Africa's as he sourced three white lions.
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Deadliest Catch - Series 2 [DVD]
Forty-foot waves, freezing temperatures and a nearly 100-percent injury rate. Crab fishing off the Alaskan coast on the icy Bering Sea is one of the world's most dangerous jobs. But it's also one of the most lucrative, offering tens of thousands of dollars for a few days' work. Follow one group of ambitious men as they battle harsh conditions and intense competition in the frenzied search for an undersea jackpot. Deadliest Catch tracks all the drama of some of the harshest seafaring conditions on Earth as several fleets of fishing boats attempt to beat the clock to land a prize catch of Alaskan Crab. The men endure Freezing weather, constant wind & violent seas in their quest which sees bouts of Flu hitting all of the crew, decks freezing over and boats full of valuable crab at risk of turning over in violent storms. Think your job is bad?
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Microcosmos - Special Edition [Blu-ray] [1996]
Using revolutionary cameras, the directors of this French film (with minimal English-language narration) have made an amazing chronicle of the insect world. There are at least a dozen fascinating, memorable images and the carnage is held to a minimum. Some favourites include a caterpillar traffic jam, a frog's bout with a rain storm and a bird that turns into Godzilla for a bunch of ants. Then there's the snail mating scene that must be seen to be believed. Great for families. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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