#PLANET EARTH AND BLUE PLANET DVD SERIES#
The focus of the series isn't merely to expose viewers to animals living their day-to-day lives, but to also highlight some of the amazing adaptations these animals have made over generations to survive in a changing world. The series itself is nothing short of amazing as Attenborough introduces viewers to familiar species as well as exotic animals you might not as readily recognize. The program wastes no time in setting the stage for a densely packed series, covering the anatomical design and history of mammalian evolution before spending the next eight episodes focusing on unique characteristics across the class. The most noticeable improvement over Attenborough's previous program is the more visually stimulating widescreen frame whereas "The Life of Birds" had a "video" look, "The Life of Mammals" is a somewhat grainy but more "film" look. The sheer variety of mammals themselves makes the lengthy runtime feel more "open," meaning viewers won't likely grow weary of digesting the program over a short amount of time.
Released four years after "The Life of Birds," "The Life of Mammals" covers a little over eight hours of material in 10 fascinating and diverse episodes. "The Life of Birds" is an absolute must-see experience, but the odds are you won't be revisiting more than 25% of the series multiple times. Additionally, the completion of the product and final quality is amazing given Attenborough's wife passed away prior to completion of filming, yet the quality never wanes one iota. The series itself was spawned in the late 70s from a solitary episode of "Life on Earth," and the result shows Attenborough's love and devotion to education by creating such an exhaustive series. Of note to fans of Attenborough in general, "The Life of Birds" was a personal project, especially is eventual completion. The latter is easily the most engrossing of the series as modern evolutionary adaptations are covered, providing concrete support for the ubiquitous theory set forth by Darwin years ago. The bookend episodes will likely see the most replays, dealing with primitive bird evolution and the future of species survival respectively. Basic concepts such as feeding and reproduction are covered and right off the bat, the program sets a high standard of quality, ensuring that a wide swath of individual avian species' are covered representing the planet's diverse global ecosystem. Still, that bias doesn't sway my overall opinion the facts speak for themselves, "The Life of Birds" is at times "too" comprehensive.Ĭhances are if you can think of any aspect of a bird's anatomy or life cycle, the program eventually covers it. Call me a "classist," but I was a little perturbed that subject of birds were given almost an hour more time devoted than mammals (see: "The Life of Mammals"). Running an exhausting 10-episodes of 55-minutes each, midway through the set, viewers might begin to experience sensory overload. "The Life of Birds" is quite easily, the weakest of the four programs featured in the set, but standing as a testament to the BBC's production values and the integrity of Attenborough, is still a very solid documentary series. From the worldwide known "Planet Earth" all the way back to some of Sir David Attenborough's "Life of." series, the four titles in this box set share two common threads: firstly, competent, inviting and compelling narration from David Attenborough and secondly, trustworthy, beautiful, and educational programming that speaks to audiences from all walks of life. While previously released in the past few years, the titles in the "BBC Natural History Collection," are among some of the finest nature series' produced.
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