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Underwater Universe: Season 1

Underwater Universe: Season 1

2011
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
733961244854
TV Series | Documentary
USA | English | Color | 04:17

Underwater Universe presents a comprehensive look at the fascinating dark side of the world’s oceans. Building on HISTORY's successful 2009 Underwater Universe special, this new limited series goes deep to explore undersea forces that have brought terror and destruction to our planet throughout history. Beneath the surface of our oceans, tides and currents, predators, lethal pressure and killer shockwaves create ongoing and ominous threats. CGI animation, heart-stopping cinematography and submersible expedition footage shed new light on hard science, dramatic historical stories and riveting first-person accounts.


Episodes View details

1 Killer Shockwaves 44 min | Mar 09, 2011

The Underwater Universe generates thrree types of deadly waves, each bigger and more destructive than the last: Rogue, Monster and Tsunami. This episode will progress from bigger to bigger waves and explore how these killers are born and what makes each unique.

2 Predators of the Deep 44 min | Mar 09, 2011

The predators of the Underwater Universe have evolved to become our planet's most efficient killing machines. This episode explores the top five deadliest animals that no thinking human wants to tangle with, each more deadly than the next.

3 Fatal Pressure 44 min | Mar 16, 2011

The crushing weight of water generates the Underwater Universe's ultimate weapon: Pressure. It has banished humans from much of the world's oceans, only a handful have defied it head on and survived. The deeper man goes, the greater the power of water. The bends, exploding lungs, oxygen toxicity, nitrogen narcosis, and imploding submersibles.

4 Tides and Currents of Death 44 min | Mar 16, 2011

The pull of the moon and spin of the earth generates mighty forces in the oceans that sweep relentlessly around the planet. Four of the Underwater Universe's most powerful tides and currents pose the greatest potential threat to mankind: the Gulf Stream, the extreme tides of England's Morecambe Bay.

Cast View all

Brad Matsen Self
David Gallo Self
Bruce Parker Self - Auther
Susan Casey Self - Author
Leilani Hart Reenactment
Alex Filippenko Self
Jean-Michel Cousteau Self
Grant Washburn Self - Mavericks Surfer
Scott Cassell Self
Ken Bradshaw Self - Pro Surfer
Tony Butt Self - Author
Bruce Robison Self - Monterey Bay Aquarium
Peter Bennett Self
Craig Franklin Self - University of Queensland
Costas Emmanuel Synolakis Self
Erik Asphaug Hismelf - UC Santa Cruz
Neil Hammerschlag Self
Peter Rhines Self - University of Washington
Timothy Shank Self - Woods Hole
Don Walsh Self
Josh Willis Self - NASA
Andy Bowen Self - Woods Hole
David Jurbala Jr. Reenactment
Jason Dunion Self - NOAA
Simon Winchester Self - Author

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Jun 28, 2011

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