Alien planet documentary full biography

For the novel by Fletcher Pratt, see Alien Planet (novel).

2005 American TV series or program

Alien Planet is a 2005 docufiction TV special created for the Discovery Channel.

Based on the 1990 book Expedition by the artist and writer Wayne Barlowe, Alien Planet explores the imagined extraterrestrial life of the fictional planet Darwin IV in the style of a nature documentary.

Alien planet documentary full biography

Although closely following Barlowe's depiction of Darwin IV, Alien Planet features a team of scientists and science fiction figures discussing Darwin IV as if it had actually been discovered. Among the people featured are Michio Kaku, Stephen Hawking, Jack Horner, James B.

Garvin and George Lucas.

Alien Planet garnered positive reviews as a thought-provoking programme, though some criticism was raised concerning the strange creatures featured, which some reviewers saw as bordering on implausible.

Plot

Alien Planet starts out with an unmanned interstellar spacecraft named V