Discovery HD Theater to Offer Super Bowl Alternative Programs

[Gregg Lengling]

Discovery HD Theater plans to offer a Super Bowl alternative Feb. 1 called "Super Bowl Showcase: The Xs and Os of HD." The lineup includes a host of nonsports entertainment, all in HD, including a sneak peek into Discovery's "Arctic Mission," an HD series that starts Feb. 24 and explores the Arctic.

Other HD shows slated for Super Bowl Sunday are: "Dinosaur Planet: White Tip's Journey," "South Georgia Island: Life Under the Furious Fifties," "XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts" and "Dinosaur Planet: Pod's Travels." Discovery HD is also offering a "Viewer's Choice" component in which viewers can visit dhd.discovery.com/convergence/viewerschoice/viewerschoice.html and vote for one of six HD programs for Discovery to air at 9 p.m. that night.