Anyone Watching Planet Earth?

Snowflake · 04-02-2007, 12:47 PM

I caught two episodes at a friend's house last night, in hi-def, and I just now picked up my jaw from the floor.

You can just say that, yes, I'm seriously lusting for a HDTV now.

Anyway, even in low-def TV, the photography in this series is amazing.

Stan4dSteph · 04-02-2007, 01:28 PM

I saw some during the marathon this past weekend. The footage of the snow leopards was really cool.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-02-2007, 01:37 PM

We've seen Deep Ocean and Mountains and we're loving it. Ice Worlds is sitting on the TiVo. It's largely fluff in terms of information, but it's pretty fluff. Really really pretty. Don't know if I'll purchase the DVDs, but it'll be one of the first things I rent when we eventually get an HDTV.

mousepod · 04-02-2007, 01:41 PM

I watched the first one ("Pole to Pole"), and the others were sitting on my DVR, taking up precious space... until last night when I discovered that they're available "on-demand" through our Comcast account.

Beautiful show... not sure I'm learning too much... but HD eye candy that's not NASCAR or Jim Cameron is nice.

Alex · 04-02-2007, 01:44 PM

I'm watching them in fast forward increments. I've recorded them on my HTPC (essentially DVR on my computer).

I can't just sit and watch because the shows are boring (and the score is grating) so I jump through in 30 second increments until a picture looks interesting and watch until bored again.

Loved the glow in the dark vampire squid (which, so far, is the first imagery that is completely new to me).

Not Afraid · 04-02-2007, 02:59 PM

This is something we'd be interested in watching but we can't seem to remember to turn on our TV.

CrazyLegs · 04-04-2007, 03:04 AM

I wanted t watch it I do have hdtv and I love it

innerSpaceman · 04-04-2007, 07:49 AM

Hmmmm, I'm getting kind of discouraged that reviews here peg the series as long on beauty but short on knowledge. I certainly can't watch it as it airs ... but was considering renting the DVDs later. Now, I'm not so sure.

The series of this genre that I adore - Richard Attenborough's Secrets of Life was long on both beauty and knowledge. I cherish it much more for the fascinating information ... and am not too keen to experience a nature/science programme where I don't learn interesting stuff.

Snowflake · 04-04-2007, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Hmmmm, I'm getting kind of discouraged that reviews here peg the series as long on beauty but short on knowledge. I certainly can't watch it as it airs ... but was considering renting the DVDs later. Now, I'm not so sure.

The series of this genre that I adore - Richard Attenborough's Secrets of Life was long on both beauty and knowledge. I cherish it much more for the fascinating information ... and am not too keen to experience a nature/science programme where I don't learn interesting stuff.

Like the others, the documentary narration is sketchy, but I still think, visually, it's absolutely stunning and worth a Netflix rental. Of what I have seen, I do wish they had spent a bit more time, at least alot more footage. Meaning, it took them 5 years to film all of this, I'd like to see more detail on deserts and not 2 minutes on the Gobi, etc. After all, I doubt I'm getting to the Gobi in this lifetime!

I'm still enjoying it and am anxious for them to reach the deep caves underground, the previews look fab and I'm a frustrated spelunker anyway.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-04-2007, 07:59 AM

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The series of this genre that I adore - Richard Attenborough's Secrets of Life was long on both beauty and knowledge. I cherish it much more for the fascinating information ... and am not too keen to experience a nature/science programme where I don't learn interesting stuff.

It holds my interest. I call it fluff in the sense that there's nothing particularly earth-shatteringly new, but even old info about animals and nature is interesting. And there's a lot of "first time captured on film" type stuff that, while not necessarily "informative" is certainly interesting to watch.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	We've seen Deep Ocean and Mountains and we're loving it. Ice Worlds is sitting on the TiVo. It's largely fluff in terms of information, but it's pretty fluff. Really really pretty. Don't know if I'll purchase the DVDs, but it'll be one of the first things I rent when we eventually get an HDTV. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I watched the first one ("Pole to Pole"), and the others were sitting on my DVR, taking up precious space... until last night when I discovered that they're available "on-demand" through our Comcast account. Beautiful show... not sure I'm learning too much... but HD eye candy that's not NASCAR or Jim Cameron is nice. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm watching them in fast forward increments. I've recorded them on my HTPC (essentially DVR on my computer). I can't just sit and watch because the shows are boring (and the score is grating) so I jump through in 30 second increments until a picture looks interesting and watch until bored again. Loved the glow in the dark vampire squid (which, so far, is the first imagery that is completely new to me).
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hmmmm, I'm getting kind of discouraged that reviews here peg the series as long on beauty but short on knowledge. I certainly can't watch it as it airs ... but was considering renting the DVDs later. Now, I'm not so sure. The series of this genre that I adore - Richard Attenborough's Secrets of Life was long on both beauty and knowledge. I cherish it much more for the fascinating information ... and am not too keen to experience a nature/science programme where I don't learn interesting stuff.
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