- Actors: Norman Pace, Geoffrey Marcy, Stuart Kauffman (II), Timothy Ferris, Paul Horowitz
- Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Pbs Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 14 Nov 2000
- Run Time: 117 minutes
- ASIN: 0780631323
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 249,337 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Stimulating and brilliant!
7 Sep 2002
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Timothy Ferris is both a intelligent and humorous guide in our journey through the two parts of this tape. In the first part, the first 60 minutes, he explores how life developed on Earth and if there can be life on other worlds. On the second, he examines how man became intelligent, if intelligence could develop on other worlds and how to communicate with that alien intelligence. Lovely special effects, a great musical sore, interviews with scientists and just plain common sense makes the tape a MUST for any library. From PBS it has nothing that might upset the kiddies, so let them view it also!
"The long twilight of human loneliness may come to an end within our lifetime." - Timothy Ferris.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Great work with a tough topic.
2 May 2002
Format:DVD
Yes there is or no there isn't. Either way, the logic is presented flawlessly for both arguments.
Are there other civilizations out there? Odds are yes.
Will we ever find them? Odds are no.
Life on our world was a bilion to one shot, but there are billions upon billions of other worlds.
This is the perfect film to learn how to present an argument. Support your facts, lead your listener to the conclusion you want. But don't push.
Are there other civilizations out there? Odds are yes.
Will we ever find them? Odds are no.
Life on our world was a bilion to one shot, but there are billions upon billions of other worlds.
This is the perfect film to learn how to present an argument. Support your facts, lead your listener to the conclusion you want. But don't push.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Interesting and informative
18 July 2000
Format:DVD
Having worked on this project I may be a little biased, but I really enjoyed the Carl Sagan-lite approach that Ferris takes with his subject matter, as well as the truly beautiful visuals in this documentary shot entirely in film and high-definition television. I can only imagine that it will be equally stunning on DVD. I found this film to be a good primer on the real possibilities of the existence of life in our solar system and beyond.
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