TV/Streaming Media

Gaiam To Release Discovery Channel’s ‘Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking’ On DVD

Posted January 5th, 2011 by Dirk Van Tilborg

Gaiam, Inc., a leading producer of lifestyle media, announced today the release of ‘Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking’, under its exclusive home video license agreement with Discovery Communications.

Discovery Channel’s ‘Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking’ is an epic journey through time and space, unlocking the world’s most famous scientific mind, Stephen Hawking. Over three captivating hours, Hawking, powered by computer animation, gives viewers the ultimate guide to the universe. Hawking will uncover everything from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life and the possibility of time travel. This DVD, with the added bonus Hawking 101, has a total runtime of 180 minutes and carries a SRP of $14.98. Street date: January 4, 2011.

Dirk Van Tilborg

After reading Jack Kirby’s Forever People and New Gods comic books and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dirk was assimilated during first grade recess into the collective known as Science Fiction. Fueled by the visions of mad scientists such as Philip K. Dick and Frank Herbert, he has quietly searched the galaxy for the next BladeRunner, Brazil and Dark City. Born in San Francisco and currently enjoying a steampunk version of Ft. Lauderdale, when not grokking Science Fiction he spends his time with family and friends and just maybe trying to enter the dreams of disingenuous politicians.