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词条 How the Earth Was Made
释义

  1. Overview

  2. Reception

  3. International Broadcast

  4. Episodes

      Pilot (2007)    Season 1 (2009)    Season 2 (2009–10)  

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox television
| show_name = How the Earth Was Made
| image = htewm.jpg
| genre = Documentary
| narrated = Corey Johnson
Jonathan Keeble
| composer = Tim Garland
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 26 + 1 pilot
| executive_producer = Stuart Carter
Stephen Marsh
Susan Werbe
| runtime = 45 minutes
| company = Pioneer Productions
| distributor = A&E Television Networks
| channel = History
| first_aired = {{start date|2009|2|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2010|3|2}}
| website = https://web.archive.org/web/20091028002815/http://www.history.com/content/how-the-earth-was-made
| production_website = http://www.pioneertv.com/
}}

How the Earth Was Made is a documentary television series produced by Pioneer Productions for the History channel. It began as a two-hour special exploring the geological history of Earth, airing on December 16, 2007. Focusing on different geologic features of the Earth, the series premiered on February 10, 2009, and the 13-episode first season concluded on May 5, 2009. The second season premiered on November 24, 2009, and concluded on March 2, 2010.

Overview

How the Earth Was Made premiered as a 90-minute documentary special, narrated by Edward Herrmann, that aired on The History Channel on December 16, 2007, and focused on the geological history of Earth. The History Channel released the original documentary film to Region 1 DVD through Warner Home Video on April 15, 2008 and to Blu-ray through A&E Home Video on May 26, 2009.[1][2]

The television series premiered on February 10, 2009. Each 45-minute episode focuses on different geologic features and processes of the Earth. The first season, spanning 13 episodes, concluded on May 5, 2009. The second season premiered on November 24, 2009.[3][4] The first season of the television series was released as a four-volume Region 1 DVD box set on August 25, 2009.[5][6] The second season was scheduled to be released on June 29, 2010.[7] The Region 4, four-volume DVD set of season one was released by ABC DVD on August 1, 2010[8] and season two was released on November 1, 2010.[9]

Reception

The editor of the special, Huw Jenkins[10] (although credited as Huw Jenkin), was awarded a 2008 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing, in a three-way tie.[11]

In its first season, the television series averaged 1.4 million viewers.[12]

International Broadcast

In Australia, the pilot along with both seasons were all broadcast on Pay television through History. For free-to-air viewers, season one also aired on ABC1 each Thursday at 11am from July 22, 2010.[13]

Episodes

Pilot (2007)

TitleOriginal air date{{Episode list Title = How the Earth Was Made RTitle = [14][15][16]2007|12|16}} ShortSummary = This 90-minute documentary explains the geological and biological history of Earth, from its formation 4.5 billion years ago to the present day. Explained are the very beginnings of the Earth; the formation of the crust and atmosphere; the origins of water; when life began in the oceans and moved to the land; the Carboniferous period and how it ended; when dinosaurs ruled the land and the arrival of mammals; and the numerous ice ages. The documentary also explains plate tectonics and ends with the foreseeable next stages of our planet until its final stagnation about 2 billion years in the future. LineColor = a29489
}}

Season 1 (2009)

No. in
series		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date{{Episode list EpisodeNumber = 1 EpisodeNumber2 = 1 Title = San Andreas Fault2009|2|10}} ShortSummary = A look at how geologists are keeping an eye on California's 800 mile-long San Andreas Fault which many believe is overdue for a major earthquake in the region that could destroy some of the most valuable real-estate in the world. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 2 EpisodeNumber2 = 2 Title = The Deepest Place on Earth2009|2|17}} ShortSummary = A look at Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, where only a few scientists have been able to explore this amazing rift caused by the subduction of the Pacific Plate under the Mariana Plate. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 3 EpisodeNumber2 = 3 Title = Krakatoa2009|2|24}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic history of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia, the 1883 eruption which spawned a tsunami that took tens of thousands of lives, and how another, possibly more powerful eruption, could happen again. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 4 EpisodeNumber2 = 4 Title = Loch Ness2009|3|3}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic history of Scotland and how Loch Ness was carved out by the movement of ancient glaciers. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 5 EpisodeNumber2 = 5 Title = New York2009|3|10}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic history of the land modern day New York City sits atop; how Ice Age glaciers carved the rock beneath the metropolis, and its connection to land on the east coast of Africa. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 6 EpisodeNumber2 = 6 Title = Driest Place on Earth RTitle =2009|3|17}} ShortSummary = A look at the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert in South America which is 50 times dryer than Death Valley; and how even in such a barren place, bacteria can still thrive. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 7 EpisodeNumber2 = 7 Title = Great Lakes2009|3|24}} ShortSummary = A look at the Great Lakes of North America – the largest expanse of freshwater on Earth, and how findings gathered from a fossilized coral reef and the salt mines below the lakes are providing geologists with evidence that the region was once an ancient seabed. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 8 EpisodeNumber2 = 8 Title = Yellowstone2009|3|31}} ShortSummary = A look at Yellowstone National Park and the caldera super volcano beneath it that is pushing up the land and long overdue for what could be a titanic eruption. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 9 EpisodeNumber2 = 9 Title = Tsunami2009|4|7}} ShortSummary = A look at how tsunamis are created, and the possible consequences if a landslide generated megatsunami were to strike the east coast of the United States and countries that face the Atlantic. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 10 EpisodeNumber2 = 10 Title = Asteroids2009|4|14}} ShortSummary = A look at how asteroids played a role in the formation of the Earth; a study of how the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona was formed, and why little evidence remains of the meteor itself that created it. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 11 EpisodeNumber2 = 11 Title = Iceland Volcano2009|4|21}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic history of Iceland and how the forces of fire and ice – volcanoes and glaciers – played a role together in the island's formation. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 12 EpisodeNumber2 = 12 Title = Hawaii2009|4|28}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic puzzle of how the isolated Hawaiian Islands chain was formed and predictions about their future. LineColor = f9b25f
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 13 EpisodeNumber2 = 13 Title = The Alps2009|5|5}} ShortSummary = A look at the Alps mountain range in Europe; how geologic uplifting caused by the collision of the African and Eurasian plates brought such peaks as the Matterhorn and Eiger to their current height, and the marine fossil evidence found there that shows the land was once below sea level. LineColor = f9b25f
}}

Season 2 (2009–10)

No. in
series		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date{{Episode list EpisodeNumber = 14 EpisodeNumber2 = 1 Title = The Grand Canyon RTitle =2009|11|24}} ShortSummary = A look at how the Grand Canyon in Arizona was believed to have been formed by the slow draining of an ancient lake which formed the Colorado River and carved the canyon out over millions of years. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 15 EpisodeNumber2 = 2 Title = Vesuvius RTitle =2009|12|1}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic history of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii; how geologists are collecting evidence that the volcano is stirring again; and how another eruption could spell disaster for the unprepared heavily-populated city of Naples. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 16 EpisodeNumber2 = 3 Title = Birth of the Earth RTitle =2009|12|8}} ShortSummary = A trip four billion years back in time to show the formation of planet Earth; to how molten material came together and solidified into rock; how the world survived a collision with a Mars-sized planet; how water arrived and formed the oceans, and when the first lifeforms appeared. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 17 EpisodeNumber2 = 4 Title = Sahara RTitle =2009|12|15}} ShortSummary = A look at the Sahara, the largest desert on Earth, and how scientists have uncovered fossilized evidence of whales, fresh water shells and ancient human settlements – clues that this searing wasteland was once a fertile land with a great sea. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 18 EpisodeNumber2 = 5 Title = Yosemite RTitle =2009|12|22}} ShortSummary = A look at how the geographically diverse Yosemite Valley was formed, and the debate whether it was carved by crushing ice age glaciers or a volcanic ripping of the Earth. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 19 EpisodeNumber2 = 6 Title = The Rockies RTitle =2009|12|22}} ShortSummary = A look at the mighty Rocky Mountains; how they are being formed by geologic uplifting from the collision of the Pacific Plate and the North American Continent, and the evidence that these geologically young mountains are still growing. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 20 EpisodeNumber2 = 7 Title = Ring of Fire RTitle =2010|1|12}} ShortSummary = A look at the Pacific Ring of Fire – the largest region of volcanic activity on Earth, that stretches around the Pacific Ocean from New Zealand, to Japan, to the Aleutians and down through the Andes mountain range of South America. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 21 EpisodeNumber2 = 8 Title = Everest RTitle =2010|1|19}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic history of Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, and how the Himalayas mountain range was really once an ancient seabed, pushed up to the roof of the world by tectonic smashing of the Indian plate into the Asian continent. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 22 EpisodeNumber2 = 9 Title = Death Valley2010|1|26}} ShortSummary = A look at the geologic treasure trove of Death Valley; how one of the hottest places on Earth holds evidence for the coldest times on our planet; and how the valley, already well below sea level, is still sinking lower into the Earth. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 23 EpisodeNumber2 = 10 Title = Mt. St. Helens2010|2|2}} ShortSummary = A look at the creation of the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state; its history of violent eruptions and the evidence another massive eruption could occur again in the near future. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 24 EpisodeNumber2 = 11 Title = Earth's Deadliest Eruption2010|2|9}} ShortSummary = A look back 250 million years ago when a massive volcanic eruption, (in what is now Siberia), spewed lava one mile thick over an area the size of Texas; caused intense climatic change that killed 95% of the life on the planet and paved the way for the next dominant species – the dinosaurs. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 25 EpisodeNumber2 = 12 Title = America's Ice Age2010|2|16}} ShortSummary = A look at past Ice Age eras that Earth has experienced throughout its existence; how the slightest changes in the planet's orbit and angle of rotation can bring them about; how long they can last, and when the Earth will endure another. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}{{Episode list		 EpisodeNumber = 26 EpisodeNumber2 = 13 Title = America's Gold2010|3|2}} ShortSummary = A look at how gold, a scarce element left behind by the explosions of supernovas, was collected by the forming Earth and how its geologic processes concentrated it in various places throughout the globe. LineColor = 87CEEB
}}

See also

  • The Power of the Planet
  • Earth Story
  • Raging Planet

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=70290&ecid=prf-2100154&pa=2100154 |title=How the Earth Was Made DVD |publisher=The History Channel |accessdate=November 16, 2009}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/How-Earth-Was-Made-Blu-ray/dp/B001UGJUQS/ |title=How the Earth Was Made [Blu-ray] (2007) |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=November 16, 2009}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/232516-Upfronts_2009_History_Unveils_Expansive_Slate.php |title=Upfronts 2009: History Unveils Expansive Slate |first=Mike |last=Reynolds |work=Multichannel News |date=May 14, 2009 |accessdate=November 9, 2009}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/content/how-the-earth-was-made |title=How the Earth Was Made |publisher=History |accessdate=November 16, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028002815/http://www.history.com/content/how-the-earth-was-made |archivedate=October 28, 2009 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=100016&v=All&icid=textpromo_howtheearth |title=How the Earth Was Made: The Complete Season 1 DVD Set |publisher=History |accessdate=November 16, 2009}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/How-Earth-Was-Made-History/dp/B001R60ER0/ |title=How the Earth Was Made: The Series |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=November 16, 2009}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0039ZBM14 |title=How the Earth Was Made: Complete Season 2 |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=June 22, 2010}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=776848&SearchID=4950866&SearchRefineID=9868502 |title=ABC Shop: How the Earth Was Made DVD (season one) |publisher=ABC Shop Online |accessdate=September 28, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925085150/http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=776848&SearchID=4950866&SearchRefineID=9868502 |archivedate=September 25, 2011 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=787312&SearchID=6084962&SearchRefineID=11753494 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120716050914/http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=787312&SearchID=6084962&SearchRefineID=11753494 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=ABC Shop: How the Earth Was Made DVD (season two) |publisher=ABC Shop Online |accessdate=December 6, 2010 }}
10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.huwjenkins.com/blog/About_Me.html | archive-url=https://archive.is/20130126105611/http://www.huwjenkins.com/blog/About_Me.html | dead-url=yes | archive-date=2013-01-26 | title=HewJenkins.com – About Me | first=Huw | last=Jenkins | accessdate=2009-12-07}}
11. ^{{cite press release |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_29th_winners_data.html |title=29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=September 22, 2008 |accessdate=November 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923023407/http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_29th_winners_data.html |archivedate=September 23, 2010 |df= }}
12. ^{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=emmys09&articleid=VR1118004665&categoryid=3641&cs=1 |title=Reality shows with a shot at Emmy – Entertainment News, Road to the Emmys: Reality & Nonfiction, Media |publisher=Variety |date=2009-06-08 |accessdate=2010-04-12}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/201007/programs/ZX0832A011D2010-07-22T110200.htm|title=ABC1 Programming Airdate: How The Earth Was Made (episode one)|publisher=ABC Television Publicity|accessdate=September 28, 2010}}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Chinn|first1=Peter|title=How the Earth Was Made|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1267170/?ref_=nv_sr_4|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=16 December 2007}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=How the Earth Changed History|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588224/?ref_=nv_sr_2|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=19 January 2010}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=How the Earth Made Man|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2979130/?ref_=ttsnd_snd_tt|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=1 October 2012}}
General
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External links

  • {{official website|https://www.history.com/shows/how-the-earth-was-made}}
  • {{IMDb title|1267170|How the Earth Was Made|(2007 special)}}
  • {{IMDb title|1591535|How the Earth Was Made|(series)}}
  • {{cite news|title=Little-Known Island Focus of Documentary|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/01/05/news/doc4961df1b72268095858439.txt|first=Bob|last=Gross|date=January 5, 2009|accessdate=November 9, 2009|work=The Oakland Press}}
  • {{cite web|title=How the Earth Was Made|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591535/?ref_=nv_sr_1|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=10 February 2009}}
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