HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Passes to First Episode of ‘Life’ From ‘Planet Earth’ Creators

Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on March 15, 2010 - 3:15pm

CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have 10 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Challenges of Life,” which is the first episode of the new series “Life” on Discovery Channel! “Life,” which is narrated by Oprah Winfrey, comes from the creators of “Planet Earth”.

“Life” will air on Discovery Channel on Sundays at 7 p.m. from March 21 through April 18, 2010.

To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Challenges of Life” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening is on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. Attendees at this screening get free popcorn and soda! Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

“Life” on Discovery Channel from the creators of “Planet Earth”.
Image credit: Discovery Channel

Here is the “Challenges of Life” plot description:

Kicking off “Life,” the episode “Challenges of Life” provides an overview of the extraordinary strategies our planet’s animals and plants have developed to stay alive as individuals and as species.

In Kenya, three cheetah brothers have invented a new way of hunting. Rather than tackling small prey on their own, they have learned that by joining forces they can bring down big game such as ostriches.

A pod of bottlenose dolphins in Florida has also made a breakthrough. To catch their fast-swimming prey, one dolphin creates a “mud ring” by beating its tail in the soft silt as it swims in a circle. As the mud mushrooms in the water, the ring gets smaller and fish become trapped. Panicking, they jump out of the water – right into the waiting dolphins’ mouths.

In Brazil, brown-tufted capuchin monkeys demonstrate an extraordinary level of skill when cracking open the palm nuts they love to eat. They pick the nuts, strip them of their husks and leave them to dry. After a few weeks, they transport them to a huge, anvil-like rock and smash them with a harder hammer stone. It can take eight years for a capuchin to perfect the complex art of nut smashing.

In every animal’s life there comes a time when its mind turns to breeding. The stalk-eyed fly has a mind-boggling technique. It sucks in air bubbles and blows them through its head to push its eyes out… on stalks! These are vital for winning females because males with the widest eye span get the most attention.

The “Life” trailer can be watched now below.

To secure your free tickets now, make sure you’re logged into your HollywoodChicago.com account. If you don’t yet have one, you can quickly register here. Having an account with a valid e-mail address is required. Then, simply add a new comment in the form below. In your comment, include an answer to this question:

If you could have any skill for surviving in the wild, what would it be?

Like all Hookups here, this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV is simple: Just submit your comment below and we will award 10 admit-two passes randomly via e-mail for our “Challenges of Life” Hookup. Winners need to arrive early as seats are consumed on a first-come, first-served basis. Good luck!