BBC Home Entertainment The Blue Planet: Seas Life [Blu-ray]

Product Description Blu The - Seas of Life (Blu-ray)This groundbreaking series from the BBC and Discov winner of two Emmy(R) awa is now available on Blu-ray! The Emmy-winning The Blue Pl : Seas of Life is the definitive natural history of the worl oceans exploring everything from the popular shores and teeming shallows to the mysterious ocean depths. Sea birds and crustaceans inhabit the no-man -land between earth and sea; sharks bask in the shall waiting for prey; stra flower-like anemones bloom in the coral reefs; while in the deep canyons of the oce weird creatures with huge jaws wait for something to sink down from the sunlit world. I a journey that gets stranger and more awe-inspiring as it goes along. You will be in awe as you relive this truly historic series from the BBC and Discovery on Blu-ray.]]> Amazo Originally produced in 2001 and finally released on high-definition Blu- The Blue Pl : Seas of Life as of 2 the most prehensive exploration of what many refer to as "the last frontier": the world hidden beneath the water that covers 70 percent of the earth. Produced by Alastair Fotherg narrated by David Attenboro and set to music by George Fen this pilation took more than five years to film and consists of eight absolutely captivating 50-minute BBC episodes. The pilation begins with striking footage of the blue whale: the largest animal on the p and one that scientists admit to knowing very little about. The first epis "The Blue Pl ," explores sun and curre with a look at everything from how a wave works to the way currents distribute nutrients such as plankton. Animals encountered include herr albatr hammerhead sha dolph and g kil and humpback whales. The cinematography in this episode is pletely breathtaking and was recognized with an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming. "The Deep" descends some 4,000 meters to the bottom of the ocean and the Mariana Trench for a look at some of the strangest creatures in th including jellyfish and squid that glow with bioluminesce grey sleeper sha and the six gill sh often referred to as a living fossil because i believed to have been unchanged for 150 million years. "Open Ocean" focuses in on creatures that live far from shore and are rarely captured on film. An immense amount of t ene and money was invested in scouring the marine deserts of the open sea to locate animals like Pacific spotted dolph striped mar manta r swordf sailf and spinner dolphins in their natural habi and the footage is striking and powerful. Equally fascinating is the look at undersea volcanoes and the reef fish that find permanent shelter in these constantly erupting areas. "Frozen Seas" explores the Arctic and Antarctic and the resilient creatures like pola beluga wha pengu se and the vast array of birds that brave the cold to live and reproduce in some of the most inhospitable conditions on earth. N i on to the breathtakingly beautiful "Coral Seas," with their color interdependent creatures. The photography of coral growing and feeding at night is rivet as is footage of unusual creatu including the hump head parrotf whose jaws are strong enough to chew through the ocean reef; shrimp that live in social groups similar to bees; and serious predators like grouper and lionfish. "Seasonal Seas" explores the effects of the moo pull on the earth and the tides it creates in places like Nova Sco the Washington and California coa Southeast Ala and Victo BC. K seaw cl or se sal and sharks all get a turn in the spotlight in this look at the rhythm of the water. Fina "Coasts" explores the ocean areas that experience the most dynamic change and the adaptive mechanisms of creatures living there. Among them are Galapagos igua ha frigate bi and albatross; Brazilian sea turtles who swim to the North Atlantic to lay their eggs on the be and the saltwater crocodiles that threaten them; and a beached humpback whale being scavenged b eag and wolves. Interviews with producer Fotherg cameraman Doug Al and researcher Penny Allen highlight the many trials of ocean film the importance of planning in an undertaking of this sc and individual recollections of some of the most memorable moments of this five-year project. Other special features include 80 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage and bonus films Deep Trou Dive to Shark Vol Ab and the Being There series' "Between the Tides" and "Antarctica." --Tami Horiuchi