Alien planet — "The drama takes place on Darwin IV, a fictional planet 6.5 light-years from Earth, with two suns and 60 percent gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world that could support life, Earth sends a pilot mission consisting of the mothership and three probes." - a Discovery channel feature

It's elaborate CGI to illustrate weird alien critters, based on the book Expedition: Being and Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV by Wayne Douglas Barlowe. There's a gallery of the aliens, and they've got some big-name consultants — although what Michio Kaku, Stephen Hawking and George Lucas have to say about alien biology is a mystery.
I just finished watching the 2 hour world premiere that was on Discovery (US) Saterday night. What a great experience! It's incredibly unbelievable and far out of this world. I'm buying the DVD the moment it comes out! Hopefully it will air on Canadian Discovery soon. Extremely recommended to everyone.

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence...ienplanet.html