Discovery Channel - Curiosity S01 Complete (HDTV-720p)(2011)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could live forever? What would happen if aliens attacked? Why sex is fun? Welcome to Curiosity. More than just a landmark television series, Curiosity is an adventure of discovery, an expedition to uncover the truths behind life's most challenging questions. With an insatiable thirst for answers and experiences, we're prepared to do anything, go anywhere and ask anyone to get to the heart of the matter. Whether it's jumping out of an airplane to confront fear, having neuroscientists implant false memories, or donating tissue to test the possibility of regeneration, there is nothing stopping us as we embark on a global journey of learning and surprises.

Curiosity asks and answers the most fundamental questions facing the world today. Each episode of Curiosity will focus on a single enduring question in science, technology, and society. As is always the case, one single question cascades into several more, making each episode of Curiosity a rich and textured experience. From the micro to the macro, we tackle provocative and insightful questions. Is there a Creator? Is it likely there's an alternate universe? Could you find out exactly how you are going to die and would you want to know? Are some people genetically prone to violence? Is time travel really possible? Why is it that we dream? What don't we know about gravity and does it hold the secret for exploring the universe?

Premiering August 7th, 2011, Curiosity promises a television experience unlike any other. Join Stephen Hawking, Morgan Freeman, Michelle Rodriguez, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Spurlock, Adam Savage, Mike Rowe, Brendan Fraser, Eli Roth, Robin Williams and many more celebrity hosts on the journey for truth, as we go to extremes to uncover answers that will surprise even the most curious among us...

Episode list

Episode 1. Did God create the universe?
Stephen Hawking unfolds his personal, compelling vision of the biggest question of all: Who or what created the universe in which we live? The groundbreaking series Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking combined cutting-edge CG with Hawking's witty, distinctive and incisive worldview. Now, we take the journey a step further, as physics and cosmology become tools to answer questions that philosophers have struggled with for thousands of years.

Episode 2. Alien Invasion: Are we ready?
We've read the books, we've seen the movies. War of the Worlds, V, Independence Day. But they're all fiction, right? Well, probably not. New science is suggesting that aliens may be very real, and that they may not be as cuddly as E.T. Host Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Battle:LA) brings together top scientists, military strategists and writers to dramatize what would happen if and when aliens attacked.

Episode 3. Why is sex fun?
Sexual pleasure is among the most prized, most meaningful and richest experiences known to man. But the orgasm is a true scientific puzzle. In men, it helps expel sperm. But in women, its role is unknown. Some feel it's just a "bonus" but others think that it may help play a role in conception. Maggie Gyllenhaal hosts this revealing investigation -- a true scientific first.

Episode 4. What sank Titanic?
We think we know the full story of what happened aboard the Titanic, which sank almost 100 years ago. But how much do we actually know about what went wrong? In the aftermath of the disaster, a full trial was conducted producing a unique first-person account from those who survived. This special takes those highly emotive testimonies and, for the first time, uses them to forensically piece together the true tale of the Titanic

Episode 5. Is there a parallel universe?
Scientists argue that every possible quantum outcome exists, but each in its own parallel universe. How much do you know about the multiverse? Check out clips from the show on this page.

Episode 6. What's beneath America?
Molten lava and colliding tectonic plates. Floods, asteroid impacts, volcanic explosions, and gigantic floods. From these and other remarkable natural events, the landmass that is North America came into being. We take the land under our feet for granted. But the geological story behind its creation is extraordinary. Welcome to one of nature’s most dramatic and visually arresting puzzles.

Episode 7. How will the world end?
The Mayans tell us it will happen next year, on 21st December to be precise. And terrible recent events from Indonesia through Haiti to Japan seem, to some, evidence of impending global doom. But just how likely is a global apocalypse – from a scientific point of view? When will it happen, if at all? Where? And how? Samuel L. Jackson hosts this CGI spectacular that examines the most likely ways the world might end.

Episode 8. Atlantis Uncovered
Since Plato's first dramatic account around 360 BC of an island sinking into the ocean, philosophers, historians and writers have debated whether the disappearance of Atlantis was real or a legend. Now, new evidence suggests that Atlantis is more than a myth and the island, so long shrouded in mystery, may have left clues to its destruction.

Episode 9. I, Caveman
The last ten thousand years have seen change on a scale previously unimaginable. From the first settlements around Ur and Catal Huyuk through the latest innovations in medicine, technology, travel and connectivity, we live in a world that would be utterly unrecognizable to our early ancestors. But alongside all this technological change, how much have we, as humans changed? Our bodies? Our minds?

Episode 10. I, Caveman - The Great Hunt
Follow-up to episode 9

Episode 11. Egypt: What lies beneath?
Only 1% of Ancient Egypt has been discovered - 99% remains hidden. Now for the first time, we can reveal it. Using unique satellite archaeology to blow away the sands, this landmark film reveals Egypt's ancient land as it was 4,000 years ago.

Episode 12. Can you live forever?
What would it be like to be immortal? It's the year 2967 and Adam Savage is 1,000 years old. He reflects on his long life revealing how science in the 21st century transformed his body, creating a supercharged cyber-human, allowing him to live forever.

Episode 13. World's Dirtiest Man
We shower, we bathe, we apply perfumes and deodorants. We’re cleaner and healthier than at any other point in human history. So it may be surprising to learn there are 10 times more things living on you than cells in your body. From the flora of our guts to the fauna on our skin and hair, this episode explores the wildlife park that is the human body in stunning, microscopic detail – combining the creativity of natural history filmmaking with the charisma of Discovery’s very own Mike Rowe.

Episode 14. How evil are you?
Eli Roth knows a thing or two about the nature of evil. As this generation's master of horror, his Hostel films terrify us by dramatizing the fiendish acts of lunatics and madmen. Now, Roth plans to unveil the most horrifying monster of them all, capable of callous murder with only the slightest prodding: the Average American. Roth and a team of psychological experts carry out a series of startling experiments that will shed light on the capacity for evil that lurks within ordinary men and women -- what they find will astound you.

Episode 15. Life Before Birth
Two tiny chains of genetic information: One with a motor; the other a yolk. Somehow they will combine to become the most complex, delicate, sophisticated machine known to man. But exactly how does this process work? Moreover, how does a single-celled organism develop the extraordinary spark that is consciousness? Combining case studies of real life pregnancies with the latest 4-D ultrasound and ultra-high res CGI, this is the story of human fetal development.

Episode 16. What's America worth?
Donald Trump reveals the inventors and entrepreneurs whose hard work and genius for great ideas is making America rich -- from the accidental oil baron to the garage sale millionaire, from making money out of garbage to pioneering products that change our lives. So if America was for sale, what would be a fair price?

Episode 17. Your Body on Drugs
What drugs are in the class of special substances known as narcotics? What is their chemical makeup? How do they alter the body and the brain? Why are many of them so addictive -- and often deadly? In this episode, host Robin Williams takes you on a candid, shocking and sometimes sobering journey into the psychophysiology of psychotropic drugs, aided by high-end 3-D CGI.

Notes
The episode numbers differ a little from Discovery Channels description, but since this is scene releases I thought I leave them as is. Also, The Yeti has previously upped this show but only the first 9 episodes (in SD), and since this is a high quality production (imho) I think many would prefer the HD-version. Enjoy!