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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 9, 2011 14:01:24 GMT -5
Got this on Blu-ray for Christmas (along with Life and Wonders of the Solar System) and it looks absolutely f***ing stunning (and I am so glad it's David Attenborough narrating rather than Sigourney Weaver).
I'd seen the series before and I think it's one of the greatest achievements in television ever but in Blu-ray it's possibly the best looking disc I've ever seen.
The BBC really has no equal when it comes to producing factual TV shows, especially the Natural History Department.
Anyone else watch this show when it was first on few years ago?
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 9, 2011 14:08:30 GMT -5
I love Planet Earth, some of the footage that they managed to collect was breathtakingly good. Especially that footage they managed to get of the Lion's actually hunting and killing an elephant. That was fantastic.
Also, erm Sigourney Weaver? Seriously, they had her do the narration for one version of the show?
Erm. . .why? David Attenborough has got the worlds best nature show voice. :/
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 9, 2011 14:13:12 GMT -5
I love Planet Earth, some of the footage that they managed to collect was breathtakingly good. Especially that footage they managed to get of the Lion's actually hunting and killing an elephant. That was fantastic. Also, erm Sigourney Weaver? Seriously, they had her do the narration for one version of the show? Erm. . .why? David Attenborough has got the worlds best nature show voice. :/ I think it was a case of thinking her voice would be more accessible to an American audience. The Discovery Channel co-produced it, so I'm guessing it was shown in The Discovery Channel in the USA. I've heard her narration of it and she's very good but Attenborough is the absolute master. |
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Jan 9, 2011 14:45:53 GMT -5
Yes, Planet Earth was "localized" for the Discovery Channel. Most BBC Documentries are. For example, the US version of Walking With Dinosaurs had Avery Brooks, and the US version of Life had Oprah. It's not only using an American Actor, it's a weights and measurements thing as well. You can't use the Metric system on American television (Especially for Temperature) and things cannot be refered to as an area the size of Wales.
I for one, prefer DA, and usually buy the BBC version from off Amazon. I hear Planet Earth was amazing on HD-DVD.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 9, 2011 16:10:21 GMT -5
I think it was a case of thinking her voice would be more accessible to an American audience. The Discovery Channel co-produced it, so I'm guessing it was shown in The Discovery Channel in the USA. I've heard her narration of it and she's very good but Attenborough is the absolute master. Seems like such a random choice, I mean I definitely don't think of 'Nature show' when I hear Ripley from Alien mentioned  Still, nice to hear that she does a good job with it |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 9, 2011 16:17:54 GMT -5
I think it was a case of thinking her voice would be more accessible to an American audience. The Discovery Channel co-produced it, so I'm guessing it was shown in The Discovery Channel in the USA. I've heard her narration of it and she's very good but Attenborough is the absolute master. Seems like such a random choice, I mean I definitely don't think of 'Nature show' when I hear Ripley from Alien mentioned Still, nice to hear that she does a good job with it She's an Environmentalist. Also I remember reading something about her being quite involved in conservation after making Gorillas in the Mist. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 9, 2011 17:08:42 GMT -5
Seems like such a random choice, I mean I definitely don't think of 'Nature show' when I hear Ripley from Alien mentioned Still, nice to hear that she does a good job with it She's an Environmentalist. Also I remember reading something about her being quite involved in conservation after making Gorillas in the Mist. I dead seriously misread that as "Godzillas in the Mist", but I am very tired right now. |
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Post by Alex Shelley on Jan 9, 2011 17:56:15 GMT -5
I too got it for Christmas! I've seen the series several times before but I still plan to go through and watch all of them. Some of the footage is simply amazing.
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