As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life,
this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir
David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute
episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat
(mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until
the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most
astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts
of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer
for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and
giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual
episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a
consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing
conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very
behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their
fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that
this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh
reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive,
delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the
spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise
to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of
which only 30 remain in the wild.Planet Earth
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this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir
David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute
episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat
(mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until
the entire planet has been magnificently represented by the most
astonishing sights and sounds you'll ever experience from the comforts
of home. The premiere episode, "From Pole to Pole," serves as a primer
for things to come, placing the entire series in proper context and
giving a general overview of what to expect from each individual
episode. Without being overtly political, the series maintains a
consistent and subtle emphasis on the urgent need for ongoing
conservation, best illustrated by the plight of polar bears whose very
behavior is changing (to accommodate life-threatening changes in their
fast-melting habitat) in the wake of global warming--a phenomenon that
this series appropriately presents as scientific fact. With this harsh
reality as subtext, the series proceeds to accentuate the positive,
delivering a seemingly endless variety of natural wonders, from the
spectacular mating displays of New Guinea's various birds of paradise
to a rare encounter with Siberia's nearly-extinct Amur Leopards, of
which only 30 remain in the wild.Planet Earth
Technorati Tags: planet earth, bbc series, david attenborough
