Future Earth
Future Earth '2025' & 'Addicted to Power' examine what might happen due to water and energy shortages in the next 2 decades. Experts around the globe are interviewed about the possibilities and the solutions that might help us avoid disaster. Future scenarios are brought to life using computer graphics. The two programmes were made by Darlow Smithson Productions (UK) for MSNBC. They form part of MSNBC's series 'Future Earth' and are programme number 3 & 4.
- 2009-2010
- 1 season
- Documentary
Future Earth '2025' & 'Addicted to Power' examine what might happen due to water and energy shortages in the next 2 decades. Experts around the globe are interviewed about the possibilities and the solutions that might help us avoid disaster. Future scenarios are brought to life using computer graphics. The two programmes were made by Darlow Smithson Productions (UK) for MSNBC. They form part of MSNBC's series 'Future Earth' and are programme number 3 & 4.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
Journey to the End of the World
Wed, Apr 1, 2009 45 mins
Journey to the End of the World is an in-your-face, adventure film that utilizes gripping footage, state-of-the-art CGI and expert interviews. It takes viewers on a long day's journey into night - and to a forsaken place that may well determine our planet's future.
Episode 2
100 Heartbeats
Sun, Nov 1, 2009 89 mins
Jeff Corwin hosts this program which tells the compelling stories of Earth's animal species, many of which are dangerously close to extinction.
Episode 3
2025
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 45 mins
This program highlights some of the important new technologies being developed on a worldwide basis to bring clean, fresh water back to the a world that so desperately needs it as well as curtail the growing demand in resourceful and ingenuous ways.
Episode 4
Addicted to Power
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 60 mins
Modern life would be impossible without plentiful energy, but it's an addiction that could cost the Earth. We rely on fossil fuels - oil, coal, and gas - which all emit the carbon that contributes to global warming. The dilemma is how to keep the lights on without cooking the planet. Future Earth investigates in vivid photo-real CGI, the disastrous consequences of a world where energy is king and worth any price.