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Features
Actors: Various
Directors: Various
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 5
Rating: 
Studio: BCI / Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE)
DVD Release Date: May 24, 2005
Run Time: 600 minutes
Average Customer Review:
  (2 customer reviews)
Reader Reviews
I agree with the review here by "FrKurt Messick" that "Above and Beyond" is a very good series that deals well with many aspects of space exploration and, to a lesser extent, astronomy. I do think, though, that prospective buyers should be aware of the format of the show. Each 30-minute episode on the DVD box lists one topic, as though the entire episode deals with that alone. Some of those topics include "Gemini - the Story Behind the Program," "Halley's Comet," "Apollo 11 - Man on the Moon," "The Chandra X-ray Observatory," "In Pursuit of the International Space Station," "John Glenn - Orbiting the Earth," and so on. However, each episode actually deals with 3 or 4 topics, including the one listed, with each segment running about 5 to 10 minutes. That's OK, but it creates some problems. One is that you don't get much detail on any one topic, thus I DON'T recommend this DVD set if you're mostly interested in the history of space exploration. Second is that over time some segments will become badly outdated, while others will not. For instance, a segment on a historic space mission like Apollo 13 will always remain valid, yet a news piece about a minor development in aeronautics will seem increasingly unimportant over time. Also, I'm still not sure when this series was made, but judging from some of the topics covered, it must have been made within the last 5 years. In sum, this is a worthwhile series, but I recommend it only to those who would enjoy its format.
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