1 post tagged “attenborough”
So far I've watched 4 episodes of the Planet Earth Series (only missing deserts), and despite covering some of the same territory as Trials of Life, Life on Earth and Living Planet, they have a good deal of new and updated footage and will also look much better on hi-def sets than the older 80's series. (they also cover some of the same territiory as Undergrowth too, which didn't really need an update.)
Some of the new stuff includes amazing snow leopard footage, cave dwelling fish, isopods from lake Baikal, and some impressive macaques that can dive and hold their breath in the high tide mangrove forests. Repeats include a sardine bait-ball, which has been shown way too many times, and a few too many bears. I wouldn't mind some repeats, but there has never been any goblin shark coverage, and far too little giraffe footage, not to mention the whole microscopic world which has only barely been touched. Oh, well, it's still better that 98% of the stuff on TV, check it out if you get the chance.