Universe

The Universe: The Complete Season Three [Blu-ray]
$69.95
Great group of DVDs, excellent picture quality and a very captivating subject, very well done.

The Universe - The Complete Season One (History Channel)
$44.95
Short on real information, the History Channel instead chose to focus on the perilous nature of the universe. The chapter on the sun, for example, features experts discussing how dangerous the sun is and the many ways the sun might kill off all life on the planet earth. What about more detailed information about what makes the sun tick.

If you enjoy the thriller on the edge of your seat type of programming, this is good. If you are looking for something more educational or scientific about our amazing universe, this is NOT the DVD.

Universe
$50.00
This book is probably the best book ever. It really explains good, has beautiful examples, and very organized. I really recommend this book.

The Universe - The Complete Season Two (History) (Steelbook)
$44.95
I have to agree with the other reviewers on these Universe sets, however Season 1 was enjoyable to watch and we all learned a lot. In these series, yes, they have interesting parts embedded in the LOUD music and flashy graphics and they need appropriate BACKGROUND music and SUBTITLES -- graphics need to be less fast paced so that they viewer can enjoy parts of the galaxy. Perhaps produce a 5-10 minute fast and loud version as an extra for each disk. Some of the analogies (fast cars, jumps off cliffs or into caves, etc.) are difficult for foreign people to understand, but I realize that the History channel is for the general public and probably they are trying to keep everyone awake. Still, one hopes for something of BBC quality for this type of series. Perhaps with DVD technology these days they could have a selection for background music-- classical, heavy metal, country, jazz.