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The Universe: :  -- It is the show stopper of our solar system. A massive, frigid ball of gas, surrounded by icy rings hurtling at 40,000 miles an hour. Even Saturn's moons are amazing, one features gigantic geysers another has an atmosphere with oceans and mountains.
The Universe: :  -- Mercury and Venus are two hostile worlds that suffered very different fates. One a planetary carcass, gouged by millions of asteroids and meteors. The other, very much alive, is a tempest of lightning and heat hot enough to melt solid lead.
The Universe: Season 4: Episode 12 -- Ours is a universe of energy, from powerful jets ejected from black holes to the raw nuclear fury of our Sun. But, the total amount of energy in the universe maintains perfect equilibrium--no more can be added or taken away.
The Universe: Season 4: Episode 8 -- Outer space is already an essential part of America's ability to fight wars. Our military depends on satellites for many things, such as communications, reconnaissance and targeting information.
The Universe: Season 4: Episode 4 -- The Universe is full of explosions that both create and destroy. This episode works its way up through supernova explosions and gamma ray bursts all the way to the blast that started it all - the Big Bang.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
Release Date:
29 May 2007 (USA) See more »
Plot:
This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.
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Cast

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Erik Thompson ... Narrator / ... (50 episodes, 2007-2011)
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Series Directed by
Laura Verklan (8 episodes, 2007-2012)
Colin Campbell (4 episodes, 2007-2012)
Tony Long (3 episodes, 2007)
Douglas Cohen (2 episodes, 2007)
Andrew Nock (2 episodes, 2007)
Robert Beemer (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Darryl Rehr (2 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Snyder (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
 
Series Writing credits
Laura Verklan (8 episodes, 2007-2012)
Gabriel Rotello (7 episodes, 2011)
Colin Campbell (4 episodes, 2007-2012)
Douglas Cohen (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brittany Graham (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tony Long (3 episodes, 2007)
Rebecca Graham (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Robert Beemer (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Andrew Nock (2 episodes, 2007)
Savas Georgalis (2 episodes, 2008-2012)
Darryl Rehr (2 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Snyder (2 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Produced by
Douglas Cohen .... executive producer (21 episodes, 2007-2010)
Louis Tarantino .... executive producer (19 episodes, 2007-2010)
Brittany Graham .... producer / co-producer (15 episodes, 2007-2010)
Sam Dolan .... producer (10 episodes, 2007-2010)
Sven Berkemeier .... producer (9 episodes, 2008-2012)
Melissa Tittl .... associate producer (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Marianna Yarovskaya .... producer (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen .... associate producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Vincent Lopez .... producer (5 episodes, 2008-2010)
Michael Schachtner .... associate producer (4 episodes, 2009)
Beth Dietrich .... executive producer: The History Channel / executive producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Brian Thompson .... producer / co-producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Rebecca Graham .... producer (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ryan T. Hurst .... associate producer (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Daniel Snyder .... producer (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
 
Series Original Music by
Eric Amdahl (41 episodes, 2007-2010)
 
Series Cinematography by
Tom Collins (7 episodes, 2007)
Chris Raymond (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kenneth Stipe (5 episodes, 2008-2010)
Michael Mansouri (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jason Newfield (2 episodes, 2007)
 
Series Film Editing by
Tom Ronca (14 episodes, 2008-2012)
Dan Wolfmeyer (9 episodes, 2009-2012)
Kevin Browne (3 episodes, 2007-2010)
Conrad Stanley (3 episodes, 2008)
Jnani Butler (2 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Makeup Department
Tia Albert .... makeup artist (1 episode, 2007)
Shanna Fleishhacker .... assistant makeup artist (1 episode, 2007)
Eugene Conde .... assistant makeup artist / hair stylist (1 episode, 2010)
Lorraine Martin .... key makeup artist (1 episode, 2010)
 
Series Production Management
Alexander G. Morano .... technology production manager (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Emily Campbell .... post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 2010-2011)
Jason Kaifesh .... post production supervisor / post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 2007)
 
Series Art Department
Ilka Rivard .... graphic producer (7 episodes, 2007)
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen .... storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2007)
Michael Schachtner .... storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2007)
 
Series Sound Department
Michael Phillips Keeley .... sound re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ryan Young .... sound re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Guske .... sound mixer (2 episodes, 2007)
Tim Rock .... post production audio / post-production audio (2 episodes, 2007)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Michael Ranger .... visual effects / visual effects artist / ... (53 episodes, 2007-2011)
Michael Heinz .... cg supervisor / visual effects supervisor (38 episodes, 2007-2010)
Donna Tracy .... digital compositor: matte painter (30 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sean Kinnear .... visual effects (29 episodes, 2007-2009)
Patrick Krebs .... visual effects artist (23 episodes, 2007-2010)
Tuong-Van Tran .... cg effects artist / cg artist (23 episodes, 2009-2010)
Fred Aldeschulte .... compositor (21 episodes, 2008-2010)
Stevan Del George .... compositing supervisor (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lala Ghukasyan .... compositor / lead compositor and designer / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2011)
Leah S.K. Davidson .... visual effects (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brent Tyler .... visual effects artist / 3d supervisor (17 episodes, 2009-2011)
Alexander G. Morano .... lead render wrangler (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Doug Witsken .... digital compositor / compositor / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2011)
Edith Clara .... visual effects artist / 3D visual effects artist (13 episodes, 2007-2011)
John R. McConnell .... visual effects department supervisor / lead compositor / ... (10 episodes, 2007-2011)
Mario Cardona .... visual effects / 3D visual effects artist (10 episodes, 2008-2011)
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen .... producer: vfx / cgi artist / ... (9 episodes, 2007-2011)
Christian Lowe .... visual effects artist (9 episodes, 2007)
Jason DeParis .... visual effects / modeler (9 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael Barela .... 3D visual effects artist (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Johanna D'Amato .... visual effects production manager (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Ruben R. Gonzalez .... lead 3d vfx artist (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Dean Guiliotis .... compositor (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Richard Kratt .... compositor (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Victor E. Perez .... i.t. manager (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Nico Sugleris .... dynamics technical director (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Norie Varga .... compositor (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Keith Yakouboff .... 3D visual effects artist (6 episodes, 2007-2011)
Charles Collyer .... digital compositor (6 episodes, 2009)
David Hackett .... 3D visual effects artist (5 episodes, 2007-2011)
Juan Carlos Vargas .... 3d supervisor (5 episodes, 2007-2011)
Harry Eisenstein .... compositor (5 episodes, 2008-2010)
Philip Sisk .... digital compositor (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Leu .... CG artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Eric Reinhard .... compositor (4 episodes, 2011)
Adam Benson .... 3D visual effects artist / visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2011)
Tony Castro .... 3D visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2011)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Major .... assistant camera / camera operator (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen .... camera operator (3 episodes, 2007)
 
Series Animation Department
Jason DeParis .... animator (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
 
Series Editorial Department
Rod Decker .... on-line editor (71 episodes, 2007-2011)
Heidi Putallaz .... post-production coordinator (46 episodes, 2008-2012)
Steve Kwant .... assistant editor (28 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jnani Butler .... assistant editor / assistant editor: Avid (12 episodes, 2008-2010)
Irit Lockspeiser .... post-production assistant (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lilly Posner .... first assistant editor (9 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daylin Zephier .... assistant editor (7 episodes, 2011)
Kevin Browne .... off-line editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Kyle Yaskin .... off-line editor / additional editing (4 episodes, 2007)
 
Series Music Department
Eric Amdahl .... composer: main title theme / composer: theme music (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
 
Series Other crew
Joel Franklin .... production coordinator (55 episodes, 2007-2009)
Andy Kastler .... production assistant (22 episodes, 2008-2010)
Michael Schachtner .... researcher (21 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alexander G. Morano .... systems administrator (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jeff Larsen .... production assistant (14 episodes, 2007-2010)
John Stark .... production assistant (14 episodes, 2011-2012)
Kevin Ercoline .... production assistant (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Patrick Johnson .... production assistant (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jared Berezin .... production assistant (12 episodes, 2011-2012)
David Michael Schulman .... production assistant (11 episodes, 2009)
David Feinsilber .... production assistant (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andy Schlachtenhaufen .... researcher / story editor (4 episodes, 2009-2010)
Erik Thompson .... narrator (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adam Rosante .... programming coordinator / programs coordinator: for The History Channel (2 episodes, 2007)
Heidi Putallaz .... vault librarian / vault manager (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Aleta Rozanski .... researcher (2 episodes, 2009)
 
Series Thanks
Douglas Bock .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Annie Carone .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Deborah Douglas .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Mary Anne Hanson .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Jill Perry' .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Carolina Martinez .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Jim Pence .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
Sarah Reed .... the producers wish to thank (1 episode, 2007)
 

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14 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
Astronomy? Beginner? This is for you!, 4 September 2010
Author: Simon Eriksson from Sweden

It really feels like the understand. Why? Because what i was looking for was a show that could teach me about the big damn universe. And so far, it really has. The only problem is, I've gotten addicted, and now i want around 600 episodes, not 50.

Since i have already finished all the seasons, i have had to watch them all over again! Which is great, coz documentaries like this, is not like movies. Good movies you watch once. Great movies you watch twice. Favorite movie, you watch until you hate it. But a show like this, you never stop with! So much fact, some simplified so all can learn and understand!

I love the space. It's big, and i want to learn more about it! This show has helped my understand so much! So. Do you like space? Do you like astronomy? Well then, you should really, really watch this show! It is so great!

Give it a chance, and you will be truly amazed by the show's quality.

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