NEW YORK, NY – Nothing makes for more exciting television than seeing history captured as it happened -- whether by home video, cell phones, surveillance systems or the occasional lucky news cameraman. SHOCKWAVE -- a groundbreaking new HISTORY™ series -- takes the best and most compelling raw footage of headline-making events from the world over and uses the latest in digital technology to dissect the video, revealing astonishing 3-D models that help us understand how – and why – some of these disasters happened. From the catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis to the explosion aboard the USS Forrestal, SHOCKWAVE: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE takes an in-depth look at the stories behind the headlines and presents history as it unfolds in inimitable fashion. This debut DVD set includes all 13 astonishing, pulse-pounding episodes from the blockbuster premiere season for $39.95SRP…exclusively from A&E Home Video.
NEW YORK, NY – Nothing makes for more exciting television than seeing history captured as it happened -- whether by home video, cell phones, surveillance systems or the occasional lucky news cameraman. SHOCKWAVE -- a groundbreaking new HISTORY™ series -- takes the best and most compelling raw footage of headline-making events from the world over and uses the latest in digital technology to dissect the video, revealing astonishing 3-D models that help us understand how – and why – some of these disasters happened. From the catastrophic bridge collapse in Minneapolis to the explosion aboard the USS Forrestal, SHOCKWAVE: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE takes an in-depth look at the stories behind the headlines and presents history as it unfolds in inimitable fashion. This debut DVD set includes all 13 astonishing, pulse-pounding episodes from the blockbuster premiere season for $39.95SRP…exclusively from A&E Home Video.
A hiker stranded on Mt. Hood is about to be saved when his rescue helicopter suddenly crashes into the mountain, and the disaster is captured live on video. A missile misfires on the USS Forrestal, careening into the fighter planes on deck, and the action is recorded in real time. From the Minneapolis bridge collapse to a Hawaiian tourist being dragged out to sea, headline-making events around the world are increasingly being caught on tape – both intentionally and unintentionally -- through many different means and mediums. SHOCKWAVE analyzes these shocking videos to explain what really happened in these major events, and introduces home audiences to the people who conquered tragedy with their incredible human spirit.
A picture is worth a thousand words, and from cell-phone video to archival black-and-white film, the raw images at the heart of SHOCKWAVE are worth millions. The 13 episodes of the premiere season of SHOCKWAVE left viewers absolutely breathless. And, now, witness all the mishaps, mayhem, disasters, near-misses and direct hits first hand with SHOCKWAVE: THE COMPLETE SEASON ONE.
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