Planet Earth

[KiraHarden]

I have just bought and watched the "Planet Earth" DVD series and it has to be one of the most beautiful and well done Documentries I have ever seen on Our Planet and its Life... You can also view it on the Discovery Channel

Has anyone else seen this? If not I highly recomend checking it out. Check out the Snow Leopards which have never before been filmed in the wild hunting... Beautiful Creatures!

[Falrune]

Sounds pretty good... is it this one?

Amazon.com Review
As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive, delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of which only 30 remain in the wild.
That's just a hint of the marvels on display. Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton, every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive (and so perfectly photographed by the BBC's tenacious high-definition camera crews) that you'll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all. You'll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark; swimming macaques in the Ganges delta; massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands; an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant; the Colugo (or "flying lemur"--not really a lemur!) of the Philippines; a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesia's magnificent coral reef; the bioluminescent "vampire squid" of the deep oceans... these are just a few of countless highlights, masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle, with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse cinematography, and narrated by Attenborough with his trademark combination of observational wit and informative authority. The result is a hugely entertaining series that doesn't flinch from the predatory realities of nature (death is a constant presence, without being off-putting), and each episode ends with 10-minute "Planet Earth Diaries" (exclusive to this DVD set) that cover a specific aspect of production, like "Diving with Pirahnas" or "Into the Abyss" (the latter showing the rigors of filming the planet's most spectacular caves, including the last filming ever officially permitted in the "Chandelier Ballroom," a crystal-encrusted cavern found over a mile deep in New Mexico's treacherous Lechuguilla, the deepest cave in the continental United States.)

With so many of Earth's natural wonders on display, it's only fitting that the final DVD in this five-disc set is devoted to Planet Earth: The Future, a separate three-part series in which a global array of experts is assembled to discuss issues of conservation, protection of delicate ecosystems, and the socio-economic benefits of understanding nature as a commodity that returns trillions of dollars in value at no cost to Earth's human population. At a time when the multiple threats of global warming should be obvious to all, let's give Sir David the last word, from the closing of Planet Earth's final episode: "We can now destroy or we can cherish--the choice is ours."

[KiraHarden]

Sounds pretty good... is it this one?

Amazon.com Review
As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive, delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of which only 30 remain in the wild.
That's just a hint of the marvels on display. Accompanied by majestic orchestral scores by George Fenton, every episode is packed with images so beautiful or so forcefully impressive (and so perfectly photographed by the BBC's tenacious high-definition camera crews) that you'll be rendered speechless by the splendor of it all. You'll see a seal struggling to out-maneuver a Great White Shark; swimming macaques in the Ganges delta; massive flocks of snow geese numbering in the hundreds of thousands; an awesome night-vision sequence of lions attacking an elephant; the Colugo (or "flying lemur"--not really a lemur!) of the Philippines; a hunting alliance of fish and snakes on Indonesia's magnificent coral reef; the bioluminescent "vampire squid" of the deep oceans... these are just a few of countless highlights, masterfully filmed from every conceivable angle, with frequent use of super-slow-motion and amazing motion-controlled time-lapse cinematography, and narrated by Attenborough with his trademark combination of observational wit and informative authority. The result is a hugely entertaining series that doesn't flinch from the predatory realities of nature (death is a constant presence, without being off-putting), and each episode ends with 10-minute "Planet Earth Diaries" (exclusive to this DVD set) that cover a specific aspect of production, like "Diving with Pirahnas" or "Into the Abyss" (the latter showing the rigors of filming the planet's most spectacular caves, including the last filming ever officially permitted in the "Chandelier Ballroom," a crystal-encrusted cavern found over a mile deep in New Mexico's treacherous Lechuguilla, the deepest cave in the continental United States.)

With so many of Earth's natural wonders on display, it's only fitting that the final DVD in this five-disc set is devoted to Planet Earth: The Future, a separate three-part series in which a global array of experts is assembled to discuss issues of conservation, protection of delicate ecosystems, and the socio-economic benefits of understanding nature as a commodity that returns trillions of dollars in value at no cost to Earth's human population. At a time when the multiple threats of global warming should be obvious to all, let's give Sir David the last word, from the closing of Planet Earth's final episode: "We can now destroy or we can cherish--the choice is ours."
Yes thats it... Go buy it!

[lust4ts]

Didn't see them all, I missed a couple. As much shit that the BBC shows over here, they have always led the way in quality and revolutionary Documentaries!

[Falrune]

Yes thats it... Go buy it!

I'll put it on my next Amazon order. I'm always looking for stuff for my plasma screen, LOL :D

[icarus2112]

Planet Earth is really good, I did catch some of it when it was on TV but then I bought the HD version when it was available. It looks just so amazing, especially in HD.

[iebwnj]

The show in HD is just amazing, thankfully I also have it on demand

[JANIRA]

Besides being beautifully filmed , its so amazing to see all that goes in nature. I saw a episode were i believe this certain plant that is a fungus attracts insects or animals, and then it kills them and the fungus grows out of the carcass , i was in total aww when i saw that especially how it spreads... so awesome!

[OEMEnemyNum1]

Besides being beautifully filmed , its so amazing to see all that goes in nature. I saw a episode were i believe this certain plant that is a fungus attracts insects or animals, and then it kills them and the fungus grows out of the carcass , i was in total aww when i saw that especially how it spreads... so awesome!


little gross, but suprisingly interesting.....

[JANIRA]

IM VERY GIRLY , BUT I DO LIKE GOREY THINGS... LOLL

[OEMEnemyNum1]

IM VERY GIRLY , BUT I DO LIKE GOREY THINGS... LOLL


That could be very exciting on some levels. Lol

[JANIRA]

........tisk tisk.... :wink:

[OEMEnemyNum1]

........tisk tisk.... :wink:

I think i've seen that part too. Is it where the fungus infects the ants braines and causes them to walk up a plant, then the head explodes and creates spores?


Awesome

[JANIRA]

yesssssssssss... that one,,,,AMAZING...... !

[OEMEnemyNum1]

yesssssssssss... that one,,,,AMAZING...... !

Damn, I thought it was a fetish movie. I was thinking, "what kind of crazy f***er gets into this s***"?

[El Nino]

I saw that, it is excellent.

[JANIRA]

LOLL...also i love the Bird of paradise the way it changes,, adorable... and it hovers in alil tent, , i take it you aint into wildlife and nature shows,..lol

[OEMEnemyNum1]

LOLL...also i love the Bird of paradise the way it changes,, adorable... and it hovers in alil tent, , i take it you aint into wildlife and nature shows,..lol

Naw, I live out in nature here. Own a ranch and live on a dirt road, I see more wildlife than people.

[JANIRA]

your lucky , the only closes thing i see here to forign insect are, palmetto roaches,, omg i hate those!!!!!! One time i never will forget i was coming home one late night from hanging out and i was about to open my door, and i saw somehuge butterfly i was like"OH M Y GOD HOW CUTE,, A BROWN BUTTERFLY, I WAS ESTRANGED TO SEE BUTTERFLY AT NIGHT,, WHEN IT LANDED ON MY DOOR AND I CLEARLY SAW IT WAS A HUGE FUCKIN ROACH,,, I BEGAN SCREAMING FOR MY LIFE,, OMG I WAS SO IN UTTERLY GROSSED THE FUCK OUT, AND THEN TO MAKE IT WORST AS I WAS FREAKING OUT IT BEGAN TO MOVE AND FLY AROUND ME.. AND IT MADE THIS HORRIFIC SOUND WHEN IT BEGAN TO FLY,,, AND I WAS TRYING TO HIT IT WITH MY PURSE TO AVOID IT FROM TOUCHING ME,, AND I HAD TO RUN AWAY TO AVOID IT FROM GETTING INTO MY HAIR,, OMG,, I CRINGE WHENEVER I REMEMBER THAT ..................(((GROSS))))))

[OEMEnemyNum1]

your lucky , the only closes thing i see here to forign insect are, palmetto roaches,, omg i hate those!!!!!! One time i never will forget i was coming home one late night from hanging out and i was about to open my door, and i saw somehuge butterfly i was like"OH M Y GOD HOW CUTE,, A BROWN BUTTERFLY, I WAS ESTRANGED TO SEE BUTTERFLY AT NIGHT,, WHEN IT LANDED ON MY DOOR AND I CLEARLY SAW IT WAS A HUGE FUCKIN ROACH,,, I BEGAN SCREAMING FOR MY LIFE,, OMG I WAS SO IN UTTERLY GROSSED THE FUCK OUT, AND THEN TO MAKE IT WORST AS I WAS FREAKING OUT IT BEGAN TO MOVE AND FLY AROUND ME.. AND IT MADE THIS HORRIFIC SOUND WHEN IT BEGAN TO FLY,,, AND I WAS TRYING TO HIT IT WITH MY PURSE TO AVOID IT FROM TOUCHING ME,, AND I HAD TO RUN AWAY TO AVOID IT FROM GETTING INTO MY HAIR,, OMG,, I CRINGE WHENEVER I REMEMBER THAT ..................(((GROSS))))))


Lol, thats a good story. I am pretty much out in the country. I have land so I keep horses on it regularly, and I lease it in summer for cattle for a restaurant supplier. I have fully fenced yard right by that for my dog, and a barn that I'm constantly repairing. It's a lot of work, especially with a fulltime job on top of it, but it's a great time.

We have all the animals plus all the pests, Skunks, Rabbits, Raccoons, and Gophers are crazy up here. I hate the little pests, they cost me a lot of time in landscaping.

The one bug you'd hate is the mormon cricket, nasty little things.

[JANIRA]

omg it sound like you live on "Little house on the prarie " If i go visit imma make my hair into to pig tails braid them and through on Ma's moomoo and start skipping down them ol' cotton fields ,,, lolll Seriouslly it sounds beautiful i always loved the country , the air the animals.. everything... but im a true city, girl at that,, and I do not do well with waking up with the cows...

[OEMEnemyNum1]

omg it sound like you live on "Little house on the prarie " If i go visit imma make my hair into to pig tails braid them and through on Ma's moomoo and start skipping down them ol' cotton fields ,,, lolll Seriouslly it sounds beautiful i always loved the country , the air the animals.. everything... but im a true city, girl at that,, and I do not do well with waking up with the cows...


Haha, thats awesome. Yeah where I grew up was pretty much "little house". Now i live in outskirts of a decent city. My job requires a little more people. My dad is a rancher though, thats his only job. So it's a little more country out there.

I couldn't give it up completely, so I bought myself some land and now I'm back at it. I'm mostly in it for the horses though, I've rode since before I could walk

[JANIRA]

reallly ,, its sounds you have a beautiful life uo there . I rid a horse once, actually it was a horse hung guy , it was quite the ride,,,,,lmaooo,,, I had to throw that in there,,,, seriously im scared to get on a horse as im heard that many have a stubborn streak, but i would not mind trying... Bareback if course...LOL......KIDDING!!!!!!!!

[OEMEnemyNum1]

reallly ,, its sounds you have a beautiful life uo there . I rid a horse once, actually it was a horse hung guy , it was quite the ride,,,,,lmaooo,,, I had to throw that in there,,,, seriously im scared to get on a horse as im heard that many have a stubborn streak, but i would not mind trying... Bareback if course...LOL......KIDDING!!!!!!!!

It's easy, I got a 20 something old horse that i'm sure you'd love to ride. He's gentle...... But not too gentle, lol

and I'm sure this horse would be easier than a horse hung guy, DAAAAMNNNN!!!! haha

[JANIRA]

Fabulous!

[OEMEnemyNum1]

Fabulous!


Yeah I have a little selection actually. I have my gentle horse, my roping mare, and a 3 year old that I'm working on for my mom right now. Plus my mare will be foaling this spring, so I'll have a colt out here soon.

[Nivek]

Of all of Earths beautiful and strange creatures, there is none more intresting than the Human Being, who alone has the power to take it all away.

[JANIRA]

SAD,.... BUT VERY TRUE!