I know it's not new, but saw it many years ago on BBC2, when we had analogue TV....

See some of it again the other day (UKTV History were repeating it) on Digital TV (Freeview) and holy crap, it just looks SUPERB....

UKTV showed 4 episodes, and I got right into it, that I had to go download the entire series

Watched a couple more today (day off) and I don't remember it being this good!

It's just AMAZING the stuff they capture on video, and if I didn't know better, I'd have said half of it was pure CGI. But there's absolutely no computer input in this (apart from the views of earth from space to show climate changes) and the footage of the wildlife in the ocean, and on land, is unparralleled(sp) - simply STUNNING

That is all

 

I ll agree with you mate, the level of photography and imagery is simply stunning,

makes you realise theres so much out there to see and experience

 

i don't think i can swim

saw it the other day on attenbough day as well, spent most of the afternoon glued to the telly

 

got the dvd set and it looks simply amazing on a plasma

some wicked photography and makes you realise just how special our planet is and whats out there normal people dont know exists

 

try watching it on bbc hd

now thats stunning

 

BBC have announced that they will be releasing both The Blue Planet and the Planet Eart series on both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, so you can expect those to be absolutely stunning

 

That will be awesome !

I have the Planet Earth boxset and its incredible to watch on a decent tv, my favourite still being the Penguins !

I so want one

 

I've not got the Planet Earth series yet (will do at some point I am sure)

Currently I am obsessed with the Coral episode of Blue Planet tho

 

Not seen Blue Planet myself but I imagine its just as amazing.

Will grab it next time I'm out shopping

 

David Attenborough is the best!!! Voice is so calm etc and u feel like i could listen to him all day explain about the earth PRoper old skool guy.

Like any of the BBC wild life prog they are simple amazing! Everytime a new one come one.


What was the series last year with Attenborough in? Though that was Blue Planet. Anyway my mate from France was over and it came on the TV hes was gob smacked by it! Proper good programmes

 

Rhys - Blue Planet was 2001, Planet Earth was last year (half showed in the spring, and half showed in November), both of which Attenborough narrated (tho he wasn't actually in it as such)

I grew up with Attenborough tho - all the "Wildlife on One" programmes I watched as a kid were done by him, and to be honest, unless he is presenting/narating it, I'm just not that interested in it! There's something about the calm excited urgency in his delivery that calms me - dunno why, he just does I do find a lot of TV progs are just boring, and I lose interest very quickly in them, even if I watch with the best intentions, but if he's doing it, I find myself staying glued to it

Also, if Attenborough is doing it, you know it will be quality, as he doesn't put his mark on just any old shit. He was director of programming for the Beeb for quite a few years (under his watch was when BBC2 became the first UK TV channel to broadcast in colour!) and has been working with and for them for 50-odd years!

I just think the man is a legend, and someone I would LOVE to meet and just sit and listen to for, well, forever

Big up rispec for Attenborough

 

he's on telly at the moment

bbc1

 

Wilderbeests - stupid animals