BBC's Planet Earth series

[sigourney_beaver]

watched over 6 hours of the 18 hours total on the 6 disc set yesterday and all I have to say is "amazing"

for example using infared filming I watched a pride of 30 lions take down an elephant at night
the narrator said these lions were specialized for elephant hunting
they trailed the elephant and each would take a shot on grabbing onto the back of the fleeing elephant and of course it took a few attempts before one got on
towards the end there was about 4 cats riding the stampeding elephant and then at the end the lions got a good weeks worth of chow

 

[sigourney_beaver]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_(TV_series)

Planet Earth is an Emmy award winning BBC nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Alastair Fothergill. It was first transmitted in the UK from 5 March 2006. The American version is narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

The series was co-produced with Discovery Channel and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) in association with the CBC, and was described by its makers as "the definitive look at the diversity of our planet". It was also the first of its kind to be filmed almost entirely in high-definition format.[1] The series was nominated for the Pioneer Audience Award for Best Programme at the 2007 BAFTA TV awards.[2]

The programmes were made over five years by producer Alastair Fothergill and his team, who were responsible for the successful The Blue Planet (2001). The narrator, David Attenborough, worked on them while also embarking on the last in his 'Life' series, Life in Cold Blood, which is due for completion in 2008 . The series' music is composed by George Fenton. Filming involved visiting 62 countries and 204 different locations.[3] Planet Earth had a production budget of around £13 million or $25 million.[4]

There are 11 episodes. The first gives a general overview of the series, by describing each of the environments that are looked at in more detail in later programmes. However, the method used to communicate this — a 'journey' from one end of the Earth to the other — serves to demonstrate the rich variation that exists on the planet as a whole.

Each of the remaining 10 episodes focuses on one of the Earth's natural habitats and examines its indigenous features, together with the breadth of fauna found there. Several animals and locations are shown that have hitherto never been filmed, using innovative camera technology. Previously unseen animal behaviour includes: wolves chasing caribou observed from above; snow leopards pursuing markhor in the Himalayas; grizzly bear cubs leaving their den for the first time; crab-eating macaques that swim underwater; and over a hundred sailfish hunting en masse.[5] CGI is used for some transitional sequences.

Some sequences, particularly in episodes 6–11, are notable for their potentially disturbing content. Examples include a lone elephant being brought down by lions and a polar bear unsuccessfully attacking a walrus colony and subsequently being overcome by hunger, exhaustion and injury. Fothergill confirmed that he asked BBC presentation for an appropriate warning before transmission in such cases:

“ The thing is, we have to tread a fine line between showing nature as it really is and not offending the sensibilities of viewers. I think it's an enormous mistake to try and sanitise nature, but I can assure you that there's plenty of footage that we shan't be showing.[3] ”

Apart from David Attenborough's closing narration, the series rarely makes explicit reference to the world's environmental problems. Attenborough indicated that this was intentional:

“ This new series is more a celebration of our planet, not a lament about the state of it. It shows what is still there. In some areas there is no doubt that we are doing damage to our world but, at the same time, there is a vast amount of uncharted and untouched wilderness.[6] ”

However, the subject of species conservation and man's effect on the world's ecosystems is addressed in the companion series, Planet Earth: The Future.

 

[sigourney_beaver]

 

[PICK3]

I watched a pride of 30 lions take down an elephant at night

How cum elephants don't have "pack" mentality? If the elephants would pack together the lions couldn't fuck with them.

 

[sigourney_beaver]

that's a never before filmed snow leopard(never before filmed behavior in the wild)
look at the size of the tail they use for balance as they leap around the mountains
the film crew waited weeks in the mountains and they finally got to film this creature chase down a mountain goat
both of them amaze as they traverse the cliffs

 

[KillahBee]

My buddy turned me on to this a couple months ago. I don't usually do the Discovery/Animal Planet thing but this series is just plain ol good. I dig it.

 

[sigourney_beaver]

How cum elephants don't have "pack" mentality? If the elephants would pack together the lions couldn't fuck with them.

they cover all that
the elephants have to make a migratory trek and encounter these mammoth sand storms that often cause some unfortunates to become separated
in one scene a mother and her child became separated but they found the pack
the elephants move towards an "oasis" of trees that are known stopping points in the memories of the elder elephants
one unfortunate stray found his mother's tracks but was going in the opposite direction so sadly it would eventually collapse of exhaustion and thirst
all of this is filmed via helo using high definition "new" technology so you get a bird's eye view of much of this
in the lion scene the elephants are hanging out in the refuge of the oasis at night and somehow the lions manage to panic them and cause confusion
most of the elephants pack together
but inevitably one or two get separated and then the chase is on
much of the filming is very sad to watch as the predators take down the weak and/or young
on the flip side though one scene focused on a polar bear that hadn't eaten in months and was swimming many miles and finally found land loaded with walruses
but these walruses weigh over a ton and the bear can't really penetrate the adults blubber hides
and the adults huddle to protect the young
the polar bear gets increasingly more desparate and tries to take down an adult
he receives a severe wound from a tusk and you see him limping away and then he finally rolls over and goes to sleep out of exhaustion
and you know he doesn't get up again

and the penquins in the artic and antartic are an amazing story

 

[KillahBee]

also lol at your username and the fact that sigourney weaver is the narrator of the series

 

[silverstar1025]

Planet Earth is awesome. I watched it before we got our new tv. I cannot wait to see in HD as I heard it is even more amazing in HD.

 

[all the whey]

Are those disc's about $100?

I was with my friend when he bought them for his daughter.

 

[silverstar1025]

Are those disc's about $100?

I was with my friend when he bought them for his daughter.

Close Best Buy has HD at I think $80 and regular dvd at $60.

 

[Lestat]

i love that series

 

[Lestat]

also, it was on sale at costco just before christmas for less than $50

 

[Spartacus]

also, it was on sale at costco just before christmas for less than $50

hell yeah I'm heading over there to get my own set.
we were watching my father's xmas gift set
It's addictive. An hour episode flys by and there's 3 episodes per/disc.
we got through 2 of the six discs

 

[needtogetarmy]

Fuck the BBC. Islamic sympathizers.