Funny, I just finished watching that particular series a couple of weeks ago.  Great minds sure do think alike. 

The series is incredible.  Attenborough is something else, and those films have incredible photography too.

Yes, of course. “Planet Earth” is the one I was referring to.

My son bought the DVD’s and we watched it while he was home for Thanksgiving.  I thought it was excellent, especially when viewed in HD.

I found this on Amazon: Planet Earth & The Blue Planet Seas of Life. Looks like a good deal! Have you, anyone, seen The Blue Planet Seas of Life?

Blue Planet is marvelous. Haven’t yet seen Planet Earth, though it’s definitely on my short-list.

Yes, Blue Planet is also very good.

The one I was talking about was a 13-part series, spanning the entire world and giving an overview of the entrie history of “Life on Earth”.  I’m pretty sure it’s distinct from “Planet Earth”.  Yes, I just got up and checked—my library has both series.

There are several Attenborough series’ that span the whole planet in some way.  There is BBC Atlas (available on six DVDs) and Living Planet (available on four DVDs) which I have not seen yet.  I have them on reserve and look forward to seeing them.  Blue Planet (two DVDs) deals with ocean life around the globe and Planet Earth: The Complete Collection (six DVDs) is the one that has been supposedly done up a bit for airing on the Discovery Channel.  I imagine that the Discovery Channel version will be good too.  I have see these last two and they are both great (although I haven’t seen the Discovery Channel version).

I just found Life on Earth HERE.  It is a different series altogether.  I guess netflix doesn’t carry it.  Im gonna have to search around for it.

FYI- The new American version of Planet Earth has been airing on Sundays on the Discovery Channel.  I caught part of it yesterday.  The narration lacks Attenborough’s enthusiasm, but it does have stunning visuals.  Check it out HERE

dougsmith - 17 June 2007 03:44 AM

Have to agree with you, JAT, The Crusades is a WONDERFUL series. Highly recommended.

Yes I also agree with you on this one. I love the crusades. I want everyone to watch this great series.Enjoy

I just finished watching “David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials.” It’s a 2008 new release available on two DVDs.  It was so gorgeous that I had to pass it on.

The Truman Show is a great anti-religious allegory although subtle (Truman breaking out of a false belief [despite its comforts] to face reality).

Contact with Jody Foster SHOULD have been good but was watered-down to please a religious audience.

Chocolat (individualism vs. religious collectivism)

I’m sure others will come to mind.

The Star Wars prequels are certainly an argument in favor of atheism. Why?

A BENEVOLENT, OMNISCIENT GOD WOULD NEVER ALLOW THOSE MOVIES TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITH JAR-JAR AND HAYDEN CHRISTIANSEN.

NUFF SAID.

Check out capalert.com for some bafflingly hilarious movie reviews. X-Men is a gem. Bonus for a website that looks like it was designed on a budget by my grandmother.

dougsmith - 20 June 2007 11:54 AM

Of course, one of the absolute greats is Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series. Recently re-watched it, and it has virtually not aged in the slightest, especially if you get the DVD set.

Couldn’t recommend it more highly.

I recently re-watched the DVD set myself. I hadn’t seen it in ages. I remember watching it with my Dad many years ago. Dad was a big Carl Sagan fan, and passed all of his books along to me as I was growing up. I plan on sharing his books and the Cosmos DVD set with my child when he is a little older.

Carl Sagan was (and still is) the man.

MountainHumanist - 14 April 2008 09:28 AM

Contact with Jody Foster SHOULD have been good but was watered-down to please a religious audience.

I agree.  When was the last time you saw a movie in which the main character LOST practically every argument?