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PirateJoe
2007-03-28, 18:40
Has anyone seen this? I saw the first part on Sunday, and it was absolutely spectacular. The part with the snow leopard was incredible I\'m definitely watching the next 10 parts. Its being broadcast in HD too, so if you have that, its probably doubly amazing.
quote:Originally posted by PirateJoe:
Has anyone seen this? I saw the first part on Sunday, and it was absolutely spectacular. The part with the snow leopard was incredible I\'m definitely watching the next 10 parts. Its being broadcast in HD too, so if you have that, its probably doubly amazing.
yes was shown here(uk) last year on BBC. Absolutely incredible, favourite part is when they capture the shark jumping out of the war and grabbing a seal in midair, and all this is filmed at 1000frames per second so they can mega slow it down
justout of interesr in america who narrates it?
Slave of the Beast
2007-03-29, 14:38
Noah's Ark.
smokemon
2007-03-30, 06:34
When I saw that leopard propelling itself down the jagged, treacherous craig at lightning speed after that animal I seriously almost shit my pants.
Amazing, http://www.totse.com/bbs/smile.gif (http://www.totse.com/bbs/smile.gif)
I also liked the vampire squid in the ocean segment. Creepy little bugger.
Too bad humanity is trashing this magnificent earth, eh?
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Prometheus
2007-04-02, 15:02
Watching this show is the only time I've wished I had a high definition tv.
It was pretty impressive to see the dromedary camels on last night's episode. That noise they make sounds just like Chewbaka.
Jive Talka
2007-04-03, 02:25
quote:Originally posted by gforce:
justout of interesr in america who narrates it?
Ellen Ripley.
smokemon
2007-04-03, 03:44
quote:Originally posted by Jive Talka:
Ellen Ripley.
No?
My TV's Planet Earth specials were narrated by Sigourney Weaver. The Aliens/Ghostbusters lady.
the networks change the narrator depending. we still get english narrators in australia though, i don't think ive ever heard an american.
Jive Talka
2007-04-03, 12:37
quote:Originally posted by smokemon:
No?
My TV's Planet Earth specials were narrated by Sigourney Weaver. The Aliens/Ghostbusters lady.
Dude, what planet are you from?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ripley
smokemon
2007-04-03, 15:41
Well well, pardon me for making room in my memory banks for someone's real name over what I saw once in a movie.
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Jive Talka
2007-04-03, 17:24
quote:Originally posted by smokemon:
Well well, pardon me for making room in my memory banks for someone's real name over what I saw once in a movie.
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Not just "a" movie, the movie!
Lt. Ripley deserves your respect!
Kids today with their new age sci-fi....*mutters to himself*
RustyBurrito55
2007-04-05, 01:40
I saw an episode in science class today...definitely pretty interesting. It was the one where the wolf chased down the antelope or whatever it was. Crazy
man wtfux yeah it's good shit.
nick45174
2007-04-06, 19:45
I have DVR and HD so im recording all of them. Ive seen 3 or 4 so far and I can say its my favorite show ever.
No?
My TV's Planet Earth specials were narrated by Sigourney Weaver. The Aliens/Ghostbusters lady.
HAHAHAH.
Tard.
Danger Brad
2007-04-07, 04:19
christ yes, i have a HD tv and HD satellite from Dish Network, almost every show on the discovery channel in HD is amazing and planet earth is up there as some of the best HD programming i've seen so far. ( i've had the setup for about 4 months )
i love the discovery channel, usually
CK Back in Black Edition
2007-04-07, 16:13
I only saw the one part with the snow leopard. Pretty insane shit. The did a 10 minute behind the scenes thing right after. Turns out this was the first ever documented snow leopard hunt, and it was dumb luck that they caught it. Same with that little tropical bird's mating dace.
=CK=
CK Back in Black Edition
2007-04-07, 16:15
christ yes, i have a HD tv and HD satellite from Dish Network, almost every show on the discovery channel in HD is amazing and planet earth is up there as some of the best HD programming i've seen so far. ( i've had the setup for about 4 months )
i love the discovery channel, usually
My favorite special was the fictitious one about how they found some alien planet with life and they sent these two identical robots to explore it. Dish HD kicks ass.
=CK=
Prometheus
2007-04-08, 14:37
I believe that the bird was a Blue Bird of Paradise.
CK Back in Black Edition
2007-04-08, 17:31
I believe that the bird was a Blue Bird of Paradise.
Yeah man. That thing is silly.
=CK=
Im thinking of watching it, but how many are left?
Prometheus
2007-04-08, 22:40
Should be six. Starts in just a few hours.
CK Back in Black Edition
2007-04-09, 22:23
Grasslands was a good one. Favorite segments:
Geese
Those little African birds that travel in billions
Lions hunting elephant
I missed shallow seas, though. Was it as good?
=CK=
Prometheus
2007-04-10, 15:41
It was good. Seals hunting penguins. Ultra slow motion (50:1) of a great white shark grabbing a seal. Krill swarms massing I think it was 2 million tons. May have been 200 million. I got shot with a squirt gun (don't ask) and was distracted.
Grasslands was a good one. Favorite segments:
Geese
Those little African birds that travel in billions
Lions hunting elephant
I missed shallow seas, though. Was it as good?
=CK=
That bird that kept jumping up, hovering, and dropping back into the grass was my favorite part of grasslands.
*hop*
I'm *flutter* here! *flutterflutter*
*fall*
Pirate Hippie
2007-04-13, 16:59
I've been wanting to catch it, but I always miss it either being at work, or out. =(
Clifford the Big Red Bong
2007-04-13, 17:07
its deffinetly good. but discovery channel used to show this kind of thing all the time before they discovered motorcycles.. theyre just getting back to what they used to be when they were actually good.
PirateJoe
2007-04-13, 18:31
its deffinetly good. but discovery channel used to show this kind of thing all the time before they discovered motorcycles.. theyre just getting back to what they used to be when they were actually good.
Truth. Discovery channel used to be more like PBS. Planet-earth, Big Science, and How Its Made are what discovery channel should be.
Prometheus
2007-04-18, 20:15
Doesn't make me appreciate Mythbusters any less though.