"Planet Earth"
The series premiere is tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel -- and the preview looks fecking AMAZING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpDc4Knoqw). Watching it literally gives me chills. Makes me wish I had an HDTV so I could bask in its high-def glory.
The making of the series is equally impressive. Extremely high-end technology allowed the film crew to cover more than 200 locations, netting 2000 hours of footage -- much of which had never been captured before. For instance, a state-of-the-art zooming camera rig was able to film wolf hunts from a helicopter over two miles away, and boat crews managed to capture a lightning-quick shark attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsDpwqbMioU) on high-speed film. To read more about the technology behind the show, click here (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/view.html) for a great write-up from Wired Magazine.
More links:
"Planet Earth" homepage (http://www.planet-earth.com)
Google Earth tour (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/google-tour/google-tour.html)
Videos:
Birds of Paradise mating rituals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOl54VFT1cA)
Fungal growth time-lapse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTvaxVySlE)
Zombiefying parasites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzi8cZ1I12U)
Cave diving in Mexico (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUPDIgmViy4)
Water baboons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiKWUHDFG0)
Powerwalk of the penguins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KHy27aKmo) :p
Bat caves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDNS_bP3K8g)
Bloom of the Madagascar Flower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_UooJO5rQU)
Two thousand hours? We have to watch ALL THAT?!
Really though, looks amazing. I might actually watch it.
Potarius
25-03-2007, 02:45
You put "Bat caves" after "Powerwalk of the Penguins" intentionally, didn't you.
You put "Bat caves" after "Powerwalk of the Penguins" intentionally, didn't you.
...yeah, I don't get it.
Anyway, this show seems vaguely interesting...I'll have to check it out, certainly.
IL Ruffino
25-03-2007, 02:58
I shall be watching.
Potarius
25-03-2007, 03:00
...yeah, I don't get it.
Anyway, this show seems vaguely interesting...I'll have to check it out, certainly.
Allow me to start an analogy.
Penguin March is to Sex as Bat Cave is to...
Greater Trostia
25-03-2007, 03:03
Nice. Still, seems to me to be just another wildlife documentary, only this time done with mad style.
The preview was interesting. Gave me chills, even. But mostly because of the music. I'm a sucker for music. :)
...yeah, I don't get it.
It took me a second, too. I think he means
http://www.phillyburbs.com/superheroes/images/batman/batman%20kilmer.jpg
and
http://homepage.mac.com/pdxpatfitz/iblog/C1466387973/E1517558251/Media/penguin.jpg
EDIT: Allow me to start an analogy.
Penguin March is to Sex as Bat Cave is to...
OK, now you've lost me, too... :confused:
Anyway, this show seems vaguely interesting...I'll have to check it out, certainly.
It'll be a commitment -- this is an 11-part series, broadcasting through May, IIRC. But it would be sooo worth it.
Potarius
25-03-2007, 03:06
No, but that was actually #2 on my list for images that conjured in my mind.
Potarius
25-03-2007, 03:06
OK, now you've lost me, too... :confused:
*sigh*
You clearly don't yet deserve the title of Generalite.
Nice. Still, seems to me to be just another wildlife documentary, only this time done with mad style.
The preview was interesting. Gave me chills, even. But mostly because of the music. I'm a sucker for music. :)
Aw, come on! The high-def, high-speed, never-before-seen thing didn't get to you? Not to mention the Flight of a Skillion Birds... :p
Greater Trostia
25-03-2007, 03:17
Aw, come on! The high-def, high-speed, never-before-seen thing didn't get to you? Not to mention the Flight of a Skillion Birds... :p
The bird thing was interesting, but it would have been only mildly so if it hadn't come with such awesome music. :)
People always underestimate the importance of music. Music can make or break a film. Or a TV show. Or an attempt by me to get into a girl's pants.
IL Ruffino
25-03-2007, 03:18
Penguin March is to Sex as Bat Cave is to...
... guano?
The bird thing was interesting, but it would have been only mildly so if it hadn't come with such awesome music. :)
People always underestimate the importance of music. Music can make or break a film. Or a TV show. Or an attempt by me to get into a girl's pants.
Well, what about this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDpaxVw8W8)? Or this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awtch-JHEJg)? Those were plenty cool, and had no music at all.
Note that I'm not really disagreeing with you -- the music certainly helps. In fact, I'd like to know where it's from so I can buy it. But I think that the documentary will be incredibly cool by itself.
See, that's why we have a licence fee.
If you didn't know, it was made by the BBC, although you guys get a new narrator (god knows why they took the legend that is David Attenborough off it, he's the best at these shows. At least the DVD release in the US has him.)
Saw it last year; it really is unbelievable.
Free Soviets
25-03-2007, 04:42
The series premiere is tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel -- and the preview looks fecking AMAZING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpDc4Knoqw). Watching it literally gives me chills. Makes me wish I had an HDTV so I could bask in its high-def glory.
*has an hdtv*
Sel Appa
25-03-2007, 05:10
Maybe?
Bodies Without Organs
25-03-2007, 05:21
People always underestimate the importance of music. Music can make or break a film. Or a TV show. Or an attempt by me to get into a girl's pants.
Auntie BWO's helpful hints #37:
Just because a piece of music is called Entrance Of The Gladiators (http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nizrael/midis/bigtop.mid) It doesn't mean it makes you seem macho.
It makes me want to become a naturalist or something. To travel the world and film and photograph nature. thats my dream job. Also, around second 25 or 26, it looks like there is a unicorn. I might just be seeing things though.
Naturality
25-03-2007, 05:27
The series premiere is tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel -- and the preview looks fecking AMAZING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpDc4Knoqw). Watching it literally gives me chills. Makes me wish I had an HDTV so I could bask in its high-def glory.
The making of the series is equally impressive. Extremely high-end technology allowed the film crew to cover more than 200 locations, netting 2000 hours of footage -- much of which had never been captured before. For instance, a state-of-the-art zooming camera rig was able to film wolf hunts from a helicopter over two miles away, and boat crews managed to capture a lightning-quick shark attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsDpwqbMioU) on high-speed film. To read more about the technology behind the show, click here (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/view.html) for a great write-up from Wired Magazine.
More links:
"Planet Earth" homepage (http://www.planet-earth.com)
Google Earth tour (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/google-tour/google-tour.html)
Videos:
Birds of Paradise mating rituals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOl54VFT1cA)
Fungal growth time-lapse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTvaxVySlE)
Zombiefying parasites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzi8cZ1I12U)
Cave diving in Mexico (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUPDIgmViy4)
Water baboons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiKWUHDFG0)
Powerwalk of the penguins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KHy27aKmo) :p
Bat caves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDNS_bP3K8g)
Bloom of the Madagascar Flower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_UooJO5rQU)
Sweet! It is the 25th.. I forgot and thought I had been missing it. I will watch it. Probably more hype than it is, but it's bound to be good still. Woohoo.
Auntie BWO's helpful hints #37:
Just because a piece of music is called Entrance Of The Gladiators (http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nizrael/midis/bigtop.mid) It doesn't mean it makes you seem macho.
I have to say... muting the preview video and watching it with that music playing in the background was quite satisfying. :D
Soviet Haaregrad
25-03-2007, 05:33
It makes me want to become a naturalist or something.
The people who go naked camping?
The people who go naked camping?
Um...no..i meant someone that loved and studied nature...did i use the wrong word???But i wouldn't mind nude camping :p
Proggresica
25-03-2007, 05:55
I've seen them all in HD, and they are the greatest thing ever made for TV.
Greater Trostia
25-03-2007, 06:13
Auntie BWO's helpful hints #37:
Just because a piece of music is called Entrance Of The Gladiators (http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nizrael/midis/bigtop.mid) It doesn't mean it makes you seem macho.
Well, that's true.
But playing a piece called Entrance of the Gladiators at full blast with the windows rolled down while cruising down the block? MACHO MANIA.
Allow me to start an analogy.
Penguin March is to Sex as Bat Cave is to...
VAGINA!
German Nightmare
25-03-2007, 10:49
The series premiere is tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel -- and the preview looks fecking AMAZING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpDc4Knoqw). Watching it literally gives me chills. Makes me wish I had an HDTV so I could bask in its high-def glory.
The making of the series is equally impressive. Extremely high-end technology allowed the film crew to cover more than 200 locations, netting 2000 hours of footage -- much of which had never been captured before. For instance, a state-of-the-art zooming camera rig was able to film wolf hunts from a helicopter over two miles away, and boat crews managed to capture a lightning-quick shark attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsDpwqbMioU) on high-speed film. To read more about the technology behind the show, click here (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/view.html) for a great write-up from Wired Magazine.
More links:
"Planet Earth" homepage (http://www.planet-earth.com)
Google Earth tour (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/google-tour/google-tour.html)
Videos:
Birds of Paradise mating rituals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOl54VFT1cA)
Fungal growth time-lapse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTvaxVySlE)
Zombiefying parasites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzi8cZ1I12U)
Cave diving in Mexico (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUPDIgmViy4)
Water baboons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiKWUHDFG0)
Powerwalk of the penguins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KHy27aKmo) :p
Bat caves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDNS_bP3K8g)
Bloom of the Madagascar Flower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_UooJO5rQU)
I can only agree. The series is some of the best footage of our planet I've ever seen - don't miss out on this one, it's truly amazing and awesome.
Can't wait for another series like it to air soon!
Yossarian Lives
25-03-2007, 11:00
They replaced David Attenborough with Sigourney Weaver? Why would they do that? Fools.
German Nightmare
25-03-2007, 11:46
They replaced David Attenborough with Sigourney Weaver? Why would they do that? Fools.
David Attenborough can't fight Aliens. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GigerAlienSmiley.jpg
Purple Android
25-03-2007, 14:19
The series premiere is tomorrow night on the Discovery Channel -- and the preview looks fecking AMAZING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpDc4Knoqw). Watching it literally gives me chills. Makes me wish I had an HDTV so I could bask in its high-def glory.
The making of the series is equally impressive. Extremely high-end technology allowed the film crew to cover more than 200 locations, netting 2000 hours of footage -- much of which had never been captured before. For instance, a state-of-the-art zooming camera rig was able to film wolf hunts from a helicopter over two miles away, and boat crews managed to capture a lightning-quick shark attack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsDpwqbMioU) on high-speed film. To read more about the technology behind the show, click here (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/view.html) for a great write-up from Wired Magazine.
More links:
"Planet Earth" homepage (http://www.planet-earth.com)
Google Earth tour (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/google-tour/google-tour.html)
Videos:
Birds of Paradise mating rituals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOl54VFT1cA)
Fungal growth time-lapse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTvaxVySlE)
Zombiefying parasites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzi8cZ1I12U)
Cave diving in Mexico (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUPDIgmViy4)
Water baboons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgiKWUHDFG0)
Powerwalk of the penguins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3KHy27aKmo) :p
Bat caves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDNS_bP3K8g)
Bloom of the Madagascar Flower (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_UooJO5rQU)
Aye its an awesome programme is Planet Earth. It was in the U.K. on the BBC last year :D
Ten minute warning! It's about to air on the Discovery Channel.
IL Ruffino
26-03-2007, 00:58
Ten minute warning! It's about to air on the Discovery Channel.
But the Simpsons are on.. :(
IL Ruffino
26-03-2007, 01:06
I want a fur coat made out of polarbear cub.
The Tribes Of Longton
26-03-2007, 01:18
I'm totally with nadkor on this one. Planet Earth is an absolutely brilliant series and David Attenborough is the Natural World presenter/narrator. I got the DVD for christmas, although I didn't need it because both series are often shown back to back on UKTV history on Sundays. I can't stress how great the series are.
IL Ruffino
26-03-2007, 02:57
Why did I not think birds ate other birds?
Maineiacs
26-03-2007, 03:00
Damn it! I missed it! :headbang:
IL Ruffino
26-03-2007, 03:01
Damn it! I missed it! :headbang:
Actually, you missed 2 episodes. There's another one starting now.
Wow. That was pretty fantastic.
IL Ruffino
26-03-2007, 03:59
Wow. That was pretty fantastic.
After a few hours I totally lost the ability to pay attention.
Three episodes are coming on back to back at midnight. I'm glad because I missed it the first time.
Proggresica
28-03-2007, 10:29
What did you yanks think of Weaver's narration? I heard it isn't horrible, but sucks in comparison to ol' Davo's.
i'm kind of partial to the origeonal. no media required.
(if i HAD cable i probably WOULD be watching though!)
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