Planet Earth

mca47
mca47 Posts: 13,337
edited March 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Am I alone in thinking this is without a doubt the absolute best television series ever created?

I watched it when it was first on (in HD) and was blown away. I then got it on Blu-ray and still pop it in all the time.
It's on right now on Discovery-HD and while I've seen that "episode" a few times, I'm still absolutely amazed.

Awesome!
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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I always watch it too. I turned it on during the Birds of Paradise part. That part is funny. :)
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  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,444
    This is an awesome set. I pop in my blu-rays of it pretty regularly.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Like everyone else who posted so far, I still throw in the blu rays every so often. Great series, wish there were more episodes.
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    im mezmerised every time i watch it. i never get tired of it. best programme ever made (most expensive too i think?). just incredible.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    i'd been wanting to see this & just saw the first part at my sister's while we were visiting. i just ordered it---one of the first things i did when we got home. can't wait to see the whole thing! 8-)
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  • pjtradeking
    pjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    mca47 wrote:
    Am I alone in thinking this is without a doubt the absolute best television series ever created?

    I watched it when it was first on (in HD) and was blown away. I then got it on Blu-ray and still pop it in all the time.
    It's on right now on Discovery-HD and while I've seen that "episode" a few times, I'm still absolutely amazed.

    Awesome!

    LOVE IT!! Logged about 2 hours with it yesterday! Pole to Pole! Never get tired of the polar bears or the penguins!! AMAZING show really!!
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    JordyWordy wrote:
    im mezmerised every time i watch it. i never get tired of it. best programme ever made (most expensive too i think?). just incredible.

    I really enjoyed the behind the scenes stuff. Just incredible to see the time, work, and dedication they put into making it. So yeah, I can see how it cost a small fortune to make.
  • pearljgirl2010
    pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    It's incredible and fascinating...I learned so much and thought that the time put into making it was amazing. the only thing I didn't like was Susan Sarandon as the narrator (it was her, right?)

    I must have watched the shark coming out of the water 20 times!!
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  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    mca47 wrote:
    I really enjoyed the behind the scenes stuff. Just incredible to see the time, work, and dedication they put into making it. So yeah, I can see how it cost a small fortune to make.

    forgot about those, yeh wasnt it incredible? and it makes you realize there's a lot more going on around than what we see in our daily lives. a real eye-opener.
  • redmosquito10
    redmosquito10 Posts: 568
    pearljgirl2010 wrote:
    It's incredible and fascinating...I learned so much and thought that the time put into making it was amazing. the only thing I didn't like was Susan Sarandon as the narrator (it was her, right?)

    I must have watched the shark coming out of the water 20 times!!

    i actually kind of liked susan sarandon as the narrator, she had a soothing voice. if that bothered you, though, in the dvds i bought it's a british guy narrating, who also has a soothing voice. win-win situation really. and yes, this was the best television series ever. no contest
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    pearljgirl2010 wrote:
    It's incredible and fascinating...I learned so much and thought that the time put into making it was amazing. the only thing I didn't like was Susan Sarandon as the narrator (it was her, right?)

    I must have watched the shark coming out of the water 20 times!!

    Actually I believe the TV version was narrated by Sigourney Weaver
  • rcs
    rcs Posts: 711
    Love this series!

    From IMDB:

    -The project took 40 camera teams shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than five years.

    -For the air shots, a special airborne camera was used with a 400mm lens that was able to zoom into single animals from a kilometer away without disturbing them. ( :shock: that's incredible!)

    -Sigourney Weaver provides the narration for the US version.

    -The narrator for the British version is David Attenbourough
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  • WaveCameCrashin
    WaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    edited March 2009
    redmosquito10 wrote:
    pearljgirl2010 wrote:
    It's incredible and fascinating...I learned so much and thought that the time put into making it was amazing. the only thing I didn't like was Susan Sarandon as the narrator (it was her, right?)

    I must have watched the shark coming out of the water 20 times!!

    i actually kind of liked susan sarandon as the narrator, she had a soothing voice. if that bothered you, though, in the dvds i bought it's a british guy narrating, who also has a soothing voice. win-win situation really. and yes, this was the best television series ever. no contest

    It's sigourney weaver... and I like her voice better than david attenborough ,at first I thought I bought something different, but I agree with everyone else the whole series is mind blowing I only wish high school would have been that intresting
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    That was a superb series. I have yet to pick up the dvds. I remember seeing it on an HDTV and was blown away.
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  • WaveCameCrashin
    WaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    those snow leopards were amazing :shock:
  • pearljgirl2010
    pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    Ah! yes--Sigourney Weaver...I just knew Susan Sarandon wasn't right :-) I don't know what it was, maybe I was more bored than soothed...half the time SHE sounded bored. I love David Attenborough (sp)...always a favorite!
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  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    My husband and I watched this and those discs were awesome. The scenery, the animals, everything was gorgeous! :)
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