BBC's Planet Earth

[Mikey]

Bought this series on Blu-Ray HD last weekend. I've only made it through the first 2 of 11 parts but I've already seen some of the most amazing video footage I could even imagine. The 52" Samsung sort of adds to the impression too, I guess.

The 1/40 speed sequence of a large great white doing a full gainer about 15 feet above the water while swallowing a full grown seal in one large bite sort of stands out in my memory.

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pl ... 1301109507

(If you check out this video, make sure you wait for the second shark attack)

[JMak]

Excellent purchase. In addition to the stunning footage, I much preferred the BBC's narrator to Sigourney Weaver's on the Discovery Channel's version.

That Great White seal attack was amazing. My almost 18-month old boy was watching and let out a "whoaaaaaa!" while pumping his fist. Great scene.

One other scene that stood out was in the Jungle episode where a black bird was doing it's mating dance, it turns spreads its wings and you see the bright blue markings making it look like a happy face. The blue on black was amazing in all of its 1080p HD wonder. Couple of other scenes involving birds during the episode was really cool.

I found the series was excellent for my boy to watch and avoid the other geabage on TV. It inspired a lot of questions and loud ooohs and ahhhhs. The Forest episode was a little tough for him, though...it was kinda slow.

[Mikey]

Yeah, that was the bird of paradise in New Guinea. I've seen part of that episode too, as well as the one about Antarctica and the Arctic. Pretty amazing stuff.

When I started watching the first episode my teenage kids sat down to see what it was about. My son then basically watched the first six or so episodes straight through.

[JMak]

It's addicting...and a great reason for a HD DVR as I recorded the Discovery presentations and watched over and over. The BBC is so much more informative. Reminds me, I should watch some of it, again soon. I've forgotten a lot of it.

[Mikey]

hallucinogens

What's that?

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

hallucinogens

What's that?

Pray for them?

[jiminphilly]

When my kids wake up at 6:30 on a Sun morning, I always keep one of the dvds from this series ready to go so I can grab another hour of sleep while they sit in a trance watching ants run through the forest floor.

[PSUFAN]

I've been raving about this since it first aired. I got the DVD set for Christmas, and I still watch it - amazing show. Blue Planet rocks also...