Fantaz
May 14th, 2005, 10:18 PM
Alien planet (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/alienplanet.html) — "The drama takes place on Darwin IV, a fictional planet 6.5 light-years from Earth, with two suns and 60 percent gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world that could support life, Earth sends a pilot mission consisting of the mothership and three probes." - a Discovery channel feature
It's elaborate CGI to illustrate weird alien critters, based on the book Expedition: Being and Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV (http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0894806297/pharyngula-20) by Wayne Douglas Barlowe (http://www.waynebarlowe.com/barlowe_pages/barlowe_home.htm). There's a gallery of the aliens (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/slideshows/animals/animal_slideshow.html), and they've got some big-name consultants (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/scientists/scientists.html) — although what Michio Kaku, Stephen Hawking and George Lucas have to say about alien biology is a mystery.
I just finished watching the 2 hour world premiere that was on Discovery (US) Saterday night. What a great experience! It's incredibly unbelievable and far out of this world. I'm buying the DVD (http://shopping.discovery.com/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10000&catalogId=10000&langId=-1&productId=58212&partnumber=726604) the moment it comes out! Hopefully it will air on Canadian Discovery soon. Extremely recommended to everyone.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/alienplanet.html
It's elaborate CGI to illustrate weird alien critters, based on the book Expedition: Being and Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV (http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0894806297/pharyngula-20) by Wayne Douglas Barlowe (http://www.waynebarlowe.com/barlowe_pages/barlowe_home.htm). There's a gallery of the aliens (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/slideshows/animals/animal_slideshow.html), and they've got some big-name consultants (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/scientists/scientists.html) — although what Michio Kaku, Stephen Hawking and George Lucas have to say about alien biology is a mystery.
I just finished watching the 2 hour world premiere that was on Discovery (US) Saterday night. What a great experience! It's incredibly unbelievable and far out of this world. I'm buying the DVD (http://shopping.discovery.com/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10000&catalogId=10000&langId=-1&productId=58212&partnumber=726604) the moment it comes out! Hopefully it will air on Canadian Discovery soon. Extremely recommended to everyone.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/alienplanet/alienplanet.html