PLANET EARTH

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Planet earth was on the bbc about a month or so ago and I jus wondered what people thought about it because I though it was great. In FOCUS magazine it showed how they filmed things like sandstorms and stuff and even though it sounds really sad I thought it was great how they did it. Is there going to be another series?   

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Blue Planet had two series I think so I expect this will too.

You've got to remember how much these programmes cost to make. I wouldn't blame them for only making one, even with viewing figures so high.

What I saw of it looked great. I love how David Attenborough can weave a story out of any situation.

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meh. It was on the same time as Top Gear. Foregone conclusion........

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Originally posted by mookie427:
meh. It was on the same time as Top Gear. Foregone conclusion........

It's just sad that technology hasen't advanced enough to give us video/DVD recording. Plus topgear is repeated. 

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I thought it was great, and yes there is going to be another series. It said at the end of the last episode it would return in the Autumn (at least I think it was the autumn).

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Never heard of it

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That's because you live in America, as opposed to England.

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Originally posted by Wooter:
That's because you live in America, as opposed to England.

Oh ok.

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Yep, it's a classic English production. Everything right down to the tone of David Attenbourgh's (sp?) is English, Jolly good show old chaps.

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It wasn't on at the same time as Top Gear. You're just stupid.

Plus, both shows are repeated. So you're extra stupid.

I believe there is a new series in the Autumn. Now I just have to wonder about the sanity of someone who treks to the Paki-Afghan border, risks being shot by coalition forces, kidnapped by Al-Qaeda, freezing in snowstorms, or being attacked by snow leapords, just to get camera footage of the latter. Nuts. Just nuts.

But boy am I glad they did so. My biggest surprise during the program was how uncomfortable my Brother felt watching animal X chase down and eat animal Y. Supermarkets and farms kept well away from where we live have given humans a rose-coloured view of carnivorism. It's ugly, but natural, no matter what way you look at it.

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Indeed and it's one of the rare occassions NATURAL behaviour has been shot because they used long distances cameras which means no animals were scared by helicopters etc.

I don't really think that these people are nuts. On most locations there is a danger but the experience of visting the most beautiful natural scenery in the world first hand, outweighs it all. Sorry that sounds really cheesy.

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*bump* (Apologies for the double post)

I've seen a new series advertised on the BBC "coming soon" - I'm really glad they bothered to make a new series, it's gunna be great! 

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Ooh, I love documentary type things like this! I really enjoyed Equator, with Simon Reeve. V interesting, pity it was only on for 3 weeks though 

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Yeah I really enjoyed that too, the BBC do put out some good stuff. Some like channel4 better but for me, if you bother to make a 7th series of Bigbrother then your scrapping the barrel a bit.

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This is amazing >>> go on the planet earth explorer, it's got every clip from every episode positioned on the globe, take a look around, there's some great stuff. 

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Best fucking show in the world. Polar bear versus Walrus. The Walrus as a collective won against the single male and desperate polar bear. Poor thing.

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I just watched that and it was pretty saddening. Had nothing to eat and just died of exhaustion/starvation but.....such is life.

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*Bump*

Decided to buy the complete series the other day. It's amazing. Get it everyone. Best £30 I ever spent. I know nobody's really interested but......there you go.

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Its on repeat on UKTV HIstory. I love it!