bouche Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Planet Earth is a followup BBC presentation to Blue Planet. It covers the most remarkable things on our planet in High Def (if you got HDTV). Every episode has us freaked out. Earth kicks ASS!http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/planetearth.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) I KNOW!!! best thing on tv these days. last sunday with the locusts??? holy shit.... or when they zoomed in on the elephants...and zoom out to show the entire vista. kinda sad its over. best show to watch ...... on weed. soooooo peaceful Edited September 26, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 we just saw the caves one. that was intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 there is also a BBC series called Blue Planet, a seven part series exploring the oceans of the world, narrated by David Attenborough...both series are incredible if you like that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Planet Earth is a followup BBC presentation to Blue Planet. It covers the most remarkable things on our planet in High Def (if you got HDTV). Every episode has us freaked out. Earth kicks ASS!http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/planetearth.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 what???you dont' expect me to read the ENTIRE post do you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 So cool! The one last week about rivers and the life they support was fantastic! The colours, children! the colours! The desert one was also neat, but no where near as mind-tickling as last weeks (except those desert 'flat' lizards! recockulous!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 I frickin' LOVE watching Planet Earth. Either my jaw is open, my head is shaking or I'm saying "Wow" for most of the episodes.And beautiful, damn it's beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 best show to watch ...... on weed.Hey, if you wanna trip somebody out who's wathcing with you, I can tell you the exact sequence of commercials during the break. You can make yourself look like you can predict the future . You could also place wagers and earn a little concert money!!!Later . . .Kanada Kev =8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted September 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 we saw the Desert one last night. simply amazing. 1/3 of the earth is desert? I didn't realize that!anyway, looks like that was the end of the 5 part run. I'm going to miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 (edited) we saw the Desert one last night. simply amazing. 1/3 of the earth is desert? I didn't realize that!Was it 1/3 of the entire Earth's surface, or just 1/3 of the land area of the Earth, that's desert? (IIRC, 70% of the Earth is covered with ocean, so that doesn't even leave 1/3 of its surface for land, let alone desert + arable land.)Edit to add: Another thing to realize is that "desert" doesn't always mean sand dunes. Except for its coastal regions, Antarctica is considered a desert, for example, because it gets so little precipitation.Aloha,Brad Edited September 27, 2006 by Guest Added note about Antarctica being a desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 anyway, looks like that was the end of the 5 part run. I'm going to miss it. Just type Planet Earth in the search box that appears, and all 5 episodes are available, loads of seeds/leeches too.www.bt-chat.com/?mode=simplesearch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 They'll be repeating it frequently bouche. Check on Newsworld as they run this stuff constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 we saw the Desert one last night. simply amazing. 1/3 of the earth is desert? I didn't realize that!Was it 1/3 of the entire Earth's surface' date=' or just 1/3 of the land area of the Earth, that's desert? (IIRC, 70% of the Earth is covered with ocean, so that doesn't even leave 1/3 of its surface for land, let alone desert + arable land.)[/quote']From that episodes description:Around 30% of the land's surface is desert, the most varied of our ecosystems despite the lack of rain. Unravel the secrets of desert survival and experience the ephemeral nature of this dynamic environment. Watch Saharan sandstorms nearly a mile high and desert rivers that run for a single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 (edited) For those that are interested on some upcoming programming on CBC:Sept. 27 – Oct. 3 Billions of dollars set aside to rebuild Iraq…So what happened? George Bush declared that billions of dollars entrusted to the American Coalition would go toward developing infrastructure in Iraq. Full of promises and rich with close to 20 billion dollars of Iraq’s money, the coalition went into the war torn country. But after only 14 months, nearly all of the money was spent. No accountability. No records. Where has all the money gone? And how can this be explained? CBC News: The Passionate Eye investigates in Iraq’s Missing Billions—and you can see it before anyone else! It’s another patented Prime Picks Sneak Preview, this Friday, Sept. 29. Drop by the Broadcasting Centre’s Graham Spry Theatre, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.…Of course, you can also watch it on CBC Newsworld—Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.Can you handle the truth? Thousands of plant and animal species are on life support. Hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves and forest fires are occurring with more regularity and intensity. This past winter was the warmest ever on record in Canada…Host Avi Lewis and a live studio audience take a critical look at part two of The Truth About Global Warming: Can We Save Planet Earth?, on CBC News: The Big Picture With Avi Lewis, tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBC Newsworld. Repeats Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.Argos, Stamps—it’s on…Last week in Calgary, the Stampeders hammered the Argos. ’Twill be interesting to see how the boatmen respond…Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. ET. CFL on CBC Pre-Game Show kicks the night off at 6:30 p.m. ET.Precious…Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. ET on CBC Television.Nick Hornby & Writers & Company…This week on Writers & Company, Eleanor Wachtel chats with English novelist Nick Hornby. The author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, How to Be Good and Fever Pitch talks about his latest novel, A Long Way Down. Airs Sunday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. (3:30 NT, 5 CT/MT/PT) on CBC Radio One.Salmon River is Hockeyville…You may recall that back in June, Salmon River, N.S. was crowned Hockeyville. You may also recall that as part of their grand prize the town got to host an NHL exhibition game. And host they did. Tune in for Kraft Hockeyville: The Game, Sunday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. on CBC Television, an exciting look at the festivities in Salmon River. Hosted by Ron MacLean, the one-hour special includes a look at how the passionate community became Kraft Hockeyville, as well as highlights from the exhibition game between Montreal and Ottawa. A Saturday night tradition is born…This Sunday, tune in for more Hockey: A People's History. First, television meets hockey and a Saturday night tradition is born. Then, a tale of two cities as Montreal and Toronto become fierce rivals—both on and off the ice. Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. on CBC Television. Repeats Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 p.m. on CBC Newsworld. Oh, and here’s some breaking news: a whole truckload of Hockey: A People's History-related products rolled into the CBCshop warehouse this week. Replica sweater jerseys, framed team photos of the historical Canadian teams featured in the first episode, companion books to the series (adult and kids' versions), and the DVD set of the 10-part series, out Oct. 19, is available for pre-order. Check it out: www.cbcshop.caClarkson on Sparks…Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, plugging her new autobiography, Heart Matters, is the Studio Sparks houseguest next Monday. She’ll share some of her favourite recordings...Oct. 2 at noon on CBC Radio Two.On Violence and Religion…Violence and religion are crucial themes of the present age, and no thinker has had more fundamental insights than René Girard. This year, the organization that grew out of Girard’s work, the Colloquium on Violence and Religion, met for the first time in Canada. David Cayley reports from Ottawa. Part One of On Violence and Religion airs Monday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. on CBC Radio One’s Ideas; the conclusion airs next Monday.Oh Mel, remember 2002? We were all so innocent…Tune in to CBC-TV, Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m., for M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, starring Mad Max himself…And finally…Rick’s back y’all. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m., it’s the season premiere of the Rick Mercer Report. That’s followed at 8:30 p.m. by the season premiere of This Hour Has 22 Minutes…and that’s one sweet hour of comedy. Edited September 27, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted September 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 I saw all of the episodes on CBC. Yeah Brad, I typed wrong. 1/3 of the earth's land is desert, and the Sahara is larger than the United States!more on deserts in Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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