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. 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.
All "preview and spoiler" segments have been cut, and the subtitles polished.
Interviews from the DVD are included:
NASA Chief Scientist James B. Garvin
Physicist Stephen Hawking
Paleontologist Jack Horner
Physicist Michio Kaku
Video: 720p, H.264, 23.976 fps.
Audio: AC3 5.1, 48Khz, 32-bit.
Subtitles: English