Planet Earth: $30 extra for stupid Americans?

Moonliner · 07-11-2007, 10:57 AM

Now that I have my new Hi-Def goodness on order I went content shopping...

Tops on my list is the series "Planet Earth" from Discovery which I placed on pre-order from the Discovery Store.

Then I find out that it's really a BBC series and that the version aired in the US was edited for time and content aledgedly to remove some of the more graphic kills.

So I check with Amazon and they have the uncut/origional BBC version in HD for $30 less than Discovery.

When I called to cancel my order with Discovery the nice lady did not know if their version was edited or not but she did know they changed narrators from David Attenborough to Sigourney Weaver in order to "make it easier for American audiences".

So now I have the unedited version coming to me courtesy of the BBC and Amazon plus I saved $30 to boot.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-11-2007, 11:07 AM

Did you check region information as well as PAL vs. NTSC format?

Morrigoon · 07-11-2007, 11:08 AM

OMG, I'd *much* rather have David Attenborough.... I hated the narration!

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-11-2007, 11:17 AM

Wow. David Attenborough has been doing nature shows that have been broadcast in the US for ages. Why quit now?? That sucks, wish I hadn't read that...

Alex · 07-11-2007, 11:28 AM

GD: I wonder the same, it is Region 1.

I thought PAL vs. NTSC was only a VHS issue?

Ghoulish Delight · 07-11-2007, 11:31 AM

I'm not particularly knowledgeable, but I've seen reference to "PAL DVDs".

But if it is region 1, then it shouldn't be an issue.

innerSpaceman · 07-11-2007, 11:38 AM

Wow, I didn't see the series, and hoped to rent it. But I'm not going to be doing that now that I know it's been edited ... and the narrator switched from venerable nature narrator Attenborough. How frelling lame!

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-11-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Wow, I didn't see the series, and hoped to rent it. But I'm not going to be doing that now that I know it's been edited ... and the narrator switched from venerable nature narrator Attenborough. How frelling lame!

See what you've done, Moonliner?! We're all messed up now. You should have left well enough alone

Moonliner · 07-11-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

See what you've done, Moonliner?! We're all messed up now. You should have left well enough alone

Wow. Apparently I can do evil even when I'm specifically trying to do good.

katiesue · 07-11-2007, 11:51 AM

PAL and NTSC are for analog brodcasts. PAL has more lines in the TV than a NTSC one does - which is why they're incompatiable. I knew that TV Broadcasting class would come in handy someday.

HDTV seems to be it's own standard. At least from what I can figure out from wikipidiea.

07-11-2007, 10:57 AM	#1
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Planet Earth: $30 extra for stupid Americans? Now that I have my new Hi-Def goodness on order I went content shopping... Tops on my list is the series "Planet Earth" from Discovery which I placed on pre-order from the Discovery Store. Then I find out that it's really a BBC series and that the version aired in the US was edited for time and content aledgedly to remove some of the more graphic kills. So I check with Amazon and they have the uncut/origional BBC version in HD for $30 less than Discovery. When I called to cancel my order with Discovery the nice lady did not know if their version was edited or not but she did know they changed narrators from David Attenborough to Sigourney Weaver in order to "make it easier for American audiences". So now I have the unedited version coming to me courtesy of the BBC and Amazon plus I saved $30 to boot.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Did you check region information as well as PAL vs. NTSC format? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	OMG, I'd much rather have David Attenborough.... I hated the narration! __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Wow. David Attenborough has been doing nature shows that have been broadcast in the US for ages. Why quit now?? That sucks, wish I hadn't read that... __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	GD: I wonder the same, it is Region 1. I thought PAL vs. NTSC was only a VHS issue?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'm not particularly knowledgeable, but I've seen reference to "PAL DVDs". But if it is region 1, then it shouldn't be an issue. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Wow, I didn't see the series, and hoped to rent it. But I'm not going to be doing that now that I know it's been edited ... and the narrator switched from venerable nature narrator Attenborough. How frelling lame!
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	PAL and NTSC are for analog brodcasts. PAL has more lines in the TV than a NTSC one does - which is why they're incompatiable. I knew that TV Broadcasting class would come in handy someday. HDTV seems to be it's own standard. At least from what I can figure out from wikipidiea. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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