We once thought ourselves to be at the center of the world, now we know that we are just a small spec in a giant universe.Immerse yourself in an astonishing exploration of space with all five seasons of this epic series from History. Shot in HD with stunning footage from NASA and packed with state-of-the-art CGI graphics The Universe takes viewers on a visually arresting journey across the galaxy to bring the beauty and mysteries of the cosmos a little closer to home. Delve into the cataclysmic events that set the stage for life, and visit sites where Earth s birthing process is still in evidence. Relive astronomical triumphs, from the first crude lenses that were able to magnify celestial bodies to probes that blaze to the most distant planets. See the hottest events in the sky, from colliding celestial bodies to collapsing suns. And venture into the uncharted territory of outer space through the visions, studies, and predictions of scientists and explorers on this journey of cosmic discovery, amazement, and adventure.For the first time ever, The Universe Mega Collection includes all 63 original episodes of all five seasons of this epic series, plus the feature-length documentary Beyond the Big Bang on 19 discs.
Z**S
Not your middle/high school science class
Came packaged perfectly. I used to watch this all the time back in the day. Was so excited to see I could buy the entire series for a great price.
W**Y
Excellent Series
Superb series about our expanding universe.
C**E
15yrs old but still has some good points.
alot of stuff to know
R**N
Excellent Quality and Customer service.
The blue ray discs arrived in excellent quality and on time delivery!
V**A
Evokes a sense of wonder
"We are just lucky to live in a time when the stars are shining, so we can discern the observable universe and learn a great deal about it". I'm paraphrasing Alexi Filippenko, my favorite scientist in the show. I wish I had a teacher like him during my school days. I'd say every kid must watch this show and learn Astrophysics when they're very young. I'd have loved to learn Newton's / Kepler's laws in school had they been explained the way they were in this show! If every kid all over the world were given an opportunity to see this show, I am guessing the world would be a better place. Forget your quarrels, petty differences, polluting ways!This show invigorates and motivates you to keep learning. I didn't know water was so rare (liquids in general) in the universe. To think we have a great pacific garbage patch here in a blatant disregard and disrespect for our environment is just plain callous and blind!Any way:1. Great graphics2. Articulate scientists explaining science in laymen's term. Also, give you adequate jargon for you to Google.3. Learn a great deal. Hard to say this to TV shows in general these days.I was able to see some reuse of graphics & interviews to emphasis overlapping subjects. Guess I was able to do that only since I watched the show like a madman on Netflix under a month. (Yes, I have to work for a living ;))
T**D
Downhill after the first season
I thought the first season was phenomenal and would recommend buying this full set, especially if you get a good deal. But it does go downill a bit after the first season. Some themes get repetitive and it gets progressively more ridiculous in its conjecture, assumptions and doomsday scenarios. Certain episodes like ones on alien life forms purely assume with no more authority than the guys working in the creature shop at ILM what alien life forms might look like. And entire episodes are given to things like "Sex in Space" that really don't warrant 45 minutes of coverage. But if you separate the information from the shock factor they're providing for entertainment's sake, it's really an enjoyable series. I felt like I learned a ton and was encouraged to learn more on my own. Fascinating and highly recommended.
C**S
Amazing: A must see for any thinking person!
Along with Through the Wormhole and Cosmos this series gave me a taste of what I didn't know and had no idea existed in the Universe I inhabit. It blows apart many things I was taught in school, such as all matter is made up of atoms that are made up of protons, electrons and neutrons. Now I find out that not even a small portion of the universe fits this definition. In fact the majority of the "stuff" in the universe exists to us only by how it affects the "stuff" we can detect. Dark matter, until just recently detected by CERN, was one of these. It is far greater in quantity than the matter I was taught made up the universe and now we find that dark energy, only known because it is pushing the galaxies to expand rather than as we were taught, contract, makes up the majority of our Universe and we don't have a clue what it is. This was just from one part of one disc in this incredible set. I am still watching it every night and I am every night being blown away by what exists in this Universe in which I dwell. For anyone that wishes to know what the cutting edge of science knows about what has evolved since the Big Bang this series in required viewing.
C**C
Great collection!
This is a very enjoyable series to watch. The breadth of topics covered in this review are really quite extensive. Everything from black holes, manned space travel, time travel, nebulae, pulsars, quasars...even sex in space...are all covered here. Some of the professionals that speak regularly on the show are excellent. Alex Fillipenko, Clifford Johnson, Amy Mainzer, and many others bring a great air of credibility to the series. They all explain very complex subjects in a down to earth, non-technical way that virtually anyone can understand.All that said, there are some drawbacks. A lot of the graphics that are used in the show get to be very repetitive. There's one specific graphic of bacteria dividing that is used dozens of times to represent the formation of life. A bit more variation in the usage of graphics would have been nice. Another issue is that some of the topics start to repeat themselves when we get into the later series. Many of the topics in later seasons are essentially a rehash of an earlier episode, placed into a slightly different context.The complaints are far outweighed by the praise though. This is a great series, and I would recommend it to anyone that has a fascination with the universe.
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