This is a new nature series on Discovery that uses the most advanced cameras to film in High-Def. If you haven’t seen it I think they are replaying it all the time. The one scene where the shark jumps ten feet out of the water is absolutely stunning.
You’re not the only one.
I usually do not have tv envy, but deeply wish I had a large screen HDTV to watch this series on.
It was gorgeous and amazing to see the beautiful brutality of nature in such detail.
I saw Pole to Pole last night in High Def, and it was jaw-droppingly amazingly gorgeous.
Aside from HD, this was an amazing show. I’ve never seen a Great White leaping out of the water like that. I’ve heard of African Hunting Dogs, but never seen them in action. The birds of paradise were amazing.
DVR’ing this afternoon (they repeat the first 3 eps starting at 4pm, I think).
I lurve my HDTV !!
From what I understand, the series kinda goes downhill from there, though.
There is a bit of front-loading of OMG! clips in the first part “Pole to Pole”, but it is pretty amazing all the way through. What’s with the Sigourney Weaver commentary?
Simply brilliant.
I’m guessing the network thought Americans would be more willing to listen if an American did the commentary. Sir David Attenborough did the narration for the British version, according to my local TV critic.
That makes sense, and Attenborough did do the original commentary.
Too brilliant for me, what is he getting at?
Shark… jumping… series… Fonzie…
I watched the first episode, enjoyed it (although I got a little annoyed with their “NOBODY HAS EVER SHOT THIS BEFORE” bits). I’ve got an HDTV, so it’s looking great…
Well, except that I don’t have HDTV Discovery Channel. I’d have to pay extra for that. Still, it’s looking pretty good.
Who I’d much rather listen to than Sigourney.
I get it – it was a “jumped the shark” joke! :smack: That *was * simply brilliant.
Wasn’t there another nature documentary in the 80s, produced & narrated by David Attenborough? I know I had the companion book at one time.
Heh. Heh heh. Heh heh heh heh heh.
Heh.
(And I set the TiVo immediately upon seeing just a small piece of the promo, while skipping through a commercial break during “Dirty Jobs.” Looks frakking amazing.)
Well sure, now that I have it completely spelled out for me and explained I get it.
D’oh!
His own series include “Life on Earth”, "The Living Planet"and “The Trials of Life”. He’s also done a set of series focusing on the individual kingdoms including “The Private life of Plants”, “The Life of Birds” etc. He’s doing one last one, about reptiles, and then he’s going to retire. He’s only the narrator of “Planet Earth”, not the main producer, and I think it shows in places. PE is more concerned with gee-whiz visuals, whereas his own stuff has a lot of information and an overarching narrative.
I’m watching it too, although I was rather annoyed last night when it got to be my bedtime and I realized it was coming on yet again. Don’t these people know I need my sleep???
That seems like a pretty serious design flaw in the panda, that they have weak milk because they can only eat one thing, and then they have two cubs but can only rear one.
I’d be a rotten nature photographer, what with pouring water on thirsty baby elephants and throwing pork chops to hungry snow leopards and bears.
I posted a thread on this before (which sank unceremoniously), but if you like this sort of thing, make sure you see Galapagos on the National Geographic HD channel. It’s only 3 hours long, but I think the photography is actually better.
I started watching it. I saw “Pole to Pole” and recorded the rest. However, the narration seems to be a little corny at times. “Part ballet, part boogie…” bleah… I’d like a little more serious explaining and less cutesy observation.
We caught three hours of it. Fucking incredible. When are the next episodes on?