{"id":21956,"date":"2019-09-12T05:25:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T12:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21956"},"modified":"2019-09-12T16:25:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T23:25:48","slug":"review-nova-planets-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/09\/review-nova-planets-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"NOVA: The Planets Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>NOVA: The Planets<\/em><\/strong> is an alright documentary series though I have seen better produced from The Science Channel and the like, though this is still well worth checking out for anyone interested in our outer-space neighbors.<\/p>\n

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NOVA: The Planets<\/span>
\n(2019)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Documentary<\/span>
\nPBS | NR \u2013 300 min. \u2013 $34.99 | August 27, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/12\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SERIES INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Stephen Cooter (\u2018Mars & Jupiter\u2019), Martin Johnson (\u2018Inner Worlds\u2019 & \u2018Ice Worlds\u2019), Nic Stacey (\u2018Saturn\u2019)
\nCast: <\/strong>Zachary Quinto (narrator)<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>None
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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PBS provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Synopsis: <\/strong>Among the stars in the night sky wander the worlds of our own solar system \u2014 each home to truly awe-inspiring sights: a volcano three times as tall as Everest, geysers erupting with icy plumes, a cyclone larger than Earth that\u2019s been churning for hundreds of years. In this five-part series, NOVA explores the awesome beauty of The Planets<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>With the 50 year anniversary of the moon landing, there has been a renewed interest in both space travel and outer space in general. This NOVA special, The Planets<\/em><\/strong>, is a finely produced documentary series that offers some great information told through both experts in the fields plus some well done visual effects and utilizing the footage captured from the various probes.<\/p>\n

That being said, one issue with a documentary like this, it\u2019s undermined by the numerous television episodes, most of them airing on the Science Channel with series like \u201cThe Universe\u201d and \u201cHow the Universe Works\u201d, which meticulously focuses on specific elements of outer space. But for those who don\u2019t have the time to watch hour long episodes, The Planets<\/em><\/strong> is something of a well made Cliff\u2019s Notes, a precursory look at the planets around us and coupled with Zachary Quinto\u2019s almost gravely narration, is still well worth checking out.<\/p>\n

Episodes: <\/strong>Inner Worlds, Mars, Jupier, Saturn and Ice Worlds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc comes housed in a standard Blu-ray case. No inserts or bonus features were included.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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PBS releases NOVA: The Planets<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and given a nice looking 1080p high-definition transfer, probably on-par with how it aired on television. Colors are bright and detail decent but not too surprising given the CGI while the interview footage looked fine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Each episode comes equipped with a DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track which was pretty serviceable with the music making the most out of the dual channels with the dialogue coming through with nice clarity. Nothing special but still more than passable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, NOVA: The Planets<\/em><\/strong> is an alright documentary series though I have seen better produced from The Science Channel and the like, though this is still well worth checking out for anyone interested in our outer-space neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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