3net, the joint venture 3D channel from Sony Corp., Discovery Communications and IMAX Corp. that launched last night (Sunday, Feb. 12) on DirecTV (channel 107), today announced more original 3D programs to premiere in the 9 p.m. (ET) slot nightly this month:
Original Premieres:
Oceana Airshow
Eexperience high performance aerial maneuvers and pyrotechnics from the world’s elite professionals as well as thrilling tactical demonstrations by the Navy’s best aviators.
I (Almost) Got Away With It
Randall Zandstra shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend and got 12 years in jail. Due to a technicality, there was a retrial. Zandstra fled, ran to Vegas, winning big in poker and running mail fraud. Authorities finally track him down and he is now in a NJ prison.
Puppy Bowl VII
A record 9.2 million viewers watched the latest in the long-running annual event which takes place during Super Bowl Sunday. Now the native 3D version comes to 3net. The program features nearly 50 cuddly rescue puppies of all breeds brought together on a 19-foot long field to battle it out.
World 3D Television Premieres:
The Last Buffalo
World renowned artist/inventor, William Lishman, forges a colossal metal statue, which is intercut with images from the starkly beautiful Alberta Badlands, where eagles soar overhead a mountain lion on the hunt for a heard of a buffalo stampede.
3D Safari: Africa
Journey deep into the Dark Continent and explore the animals and habitats of the wild. The program, resulting from months of exploration, takes to the open desert to capture such striking creatures as the lion, hippo and wildebeest as they roam their natural habitat.
Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure
This nature drama, narrated by Judi Dench, was shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England. Bugs! Explores the dramatic life and death of a praying mantis and a butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.
3net Premieres:
3D Sun
Stand above the Arctic Circle and witness the most brilliant auroras on Earth. Take a ride on a solar blast from Sun’s surface to Earth’s Magnetosphere. Witness the most powerful explosions in the solar system – equal to the force of a billion megaton nuclear bombs. And find out how these explosions disrupt electronic equipment, create geomagnetic storms and influence weather patterns on Earth.
Under the Sea 3D
Prepare to meet face-to-face with Great White Sharks, Flamboyant Cutterfish and playful Sea Lions. Narrated by Jim Carrey, the film offers a unique way to explore the beauty and to assess the impact of global climate change on the Great Barrier Reef.
Deep Sea 3D
Narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. Explore the ocean’s variety of life, from the weird Rainbow Nudibranch to the Giant Octopus and surprising encounters from a shrimp who challenges an octopus, to the Turtle that allows fish to clean its shell.
Dinosaurs: Giants of the Patagonia
Narrated by Donald Sutherland. Travel back in ancient Patagonia, where the largest animals to walk the earth come to life in 3D: the massive plant-eating Argentinosaur and the Giganotosaur, a bipedal carnivore that could easily challenge the T-Rex.
The 3net February Premiere Schedule (9PM ET/6PM PT):
Feb. 14 – Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (World 3D TV Premiere)
Feb. 15 – Ghost Lab (3net Original)
Feb. 16 – 3D Sun (3net Premiere)/The Last Buffalo (World 3D TV Premiere)
Feb. 17 – High Octane: Mountain Bikes Versus Jet Skis (3net Original)
Feb. 18 – Dinosaurs: Giants of the Patagonia (3net Premiere)
Feb. 19 – The Haunted (3net Original)
Feb. 20 – I (Almost) Got Away With It (3net Original)
Feb. 21 – Deep Sea 3D (3net Premiere)
Feb. 22 – Oceana Air Show (3net Original)
Feb. 23 – Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure (World 3D TV Premiere)
Feb. 24 – High Octane: Downhill Long boarding Versus Freestyle Motocross (3net Original)
Feb. 25 – Puppy Bowl (3net Original)
Feb. 26 – Under the Sea 3D (3net Premiere)
Feb. 27 – 3D Safari: Africa (World 3D TV Premiere)