I love a good science documentary, and as a science and scifi fan there's nothing better than to see the planets come to life and be explained in a lay person's manner that doesn't require a degree in astronomy or some other hard science.
A lot of the fact I actually understood, but I did not know the reasons for those facts. But this documentary explained nearly everything. I say nearly because there's a couple other documentaries that also look at the planets in our solar system and postulate about how we could visit them (if at all). This series does that, but doesn't quite go the whole distance as perhaps it could have.
And I think in the last couple of years there has been speculation of two giant worlds orbiting outside of Pluto that we can't see. One of them is brought up in this series, but not the other. I think from another National Geographic documentary there was allusion to a world that collided with our own, and where this series does mention that world, there isn't much coverage of it.
This series is also shot in high definition, so you can see people as they are meant to be seen, and you see and hear the scientists explain what the conditions are like on other worlds.
Really this is a great piece of science television. I hope National Geographic does another one. Maybe an update of what we understand about worlds, or perhaps talking about the planets we've seen outside our solar system orbiting other stars.
Truly, if you're into science and our solar system, then give this series a look.
Enjoy.
