Planet Earth II – oh yes!

I must remember to watch the last few episodes on iPlayer, every recent Sunday I’ve realised the time too late to watch the live broadcast, I simply barely watch traditional TV at all these days.

Agree 100% about the use of imperial measurements. Means absolutely nothing to me. May as well speak Russian as use Fahrenheit. Really unnecessary. Guessing it is done in order to appeal more to the American audience?

I’ve got last week’s and another catch up on yet.

Downloaded all the previous episodes for a trip to the US the other day. Watched each of them twice! Even on a tablet, the experience was superb. Just such great TV.

We have the original series and Blue Planet on DVD ready and waiting for the children to be the right age to really get it. Still a little young for some of the blood and guts, even though they get the idea of predator and prey.

Come on Sir David, 2016 is nearly done… Hang on in there!

First one I’ve watched out of the series, you lot are right..

It’s all about the cinematic visualisation innit.

Cities was fantastic, really great viewing. I never really cared for the birds sections of previous episodes but the aerial views of peregrines in NYC was amazing.

Might have to go back and watch the original series – it’s all on Netflix (Planet Earth 1, blue planet, human planet, frozen planet).

Jon Taylor » So I’m enjoying the Planet Earth II viewing but
Am I the only one who thinks that the use of Farenheit, feet (and I presume at some point Firkins and Furlongs) is archaic and out of place?

Fine by me, and I’m sure there’s still a very large number of viewers who still habitually use those every day.
I guess it’s slipped your notice that road signs still use miles as a measurement?
Not to mention a number of bicycle dimensions, wheels, frames sizes, etc.
Oh, and how about the size of TV screens…
I bet you really piss off the landlord of your pub by refusing to ask for a pint of beer…

Sorry to be a grump but I struggled though Mountains and ran out of enthusiasm. Yes the camera work is amazing (eg fighting eagles) but I don’t care for the dumbed down narration (not Sir Richard’s fault in fact without him I suspect it would be dire) or all the human interest how we did that nonsense.

CFH didn’t see this weeks but in Singapore there is a decent kittle bar called Over Easy between One Fullerton and the Merlion Fountain which as the sun goes down has some fairly decent sized bats about (bar does free mini burgers whenever the stock market is down 2 days in a row). I am no Monkey fan but plenty of places to go and be hassled by the agressive little barstewards.

superb series. as above, when i first heard this weeks was going to be ‘cities’ i was a little underwhelmed, how wrong i was.

didnt like the ickle baby piggywiggies being snatched tho 😥

We’re really enjoying them here.
Only criticism is that it seems a dumbed down narration, rather than Sir David’s usual enthusiastic and slightly random but great learning and insight type narration.

(not Sir Richard’s fault in fact without him I suspect it would be dire)

He died some time ago.

Fine by me, and I’m sure there’s still a very large number of viewers who still habitually use those every day.

Yes but there are also a large number of under 40s too 😉

We have the original series and Blue Planet on DVD ready and waiting for the children to be the right age to really get it. Still a little young for some of the blood and guts

DVD/BlueRay out now – just in time for Christmas.

Got one ordered for my nephew who is a massive fan of Blue Planet, Planet Earth 1 etc

My 6 year old daughter is still a bit traumatised by the snakes vs iguana drama – but I’ll probably watch the rest of them with her at some point too 😀

Agree re the use of degrees F, etc. Definitely done for the US market but quite why they couldn’t have done two commentaries, one for the US and Daily Mail readers and one for those of us in the modern world.

Is it me or with the earlier Planet Earth series, didn’t they have they have two versions? An “adult” one shown in the evening, but also a child friendly version at around 5pm?

Think that would be a good idea if not, my daughter is 6 and would love 70% of it, but wouldn’t like the scary bits.

Have just binged watched it as Mrs M cannot watch it (doesn’t like seeing animals being eaten by other animals). Cities was fascinating, the catfish eating the pidgeons was very reminiscent of killer whales stalking seals.

Well that was rather good.

Could have used slightly less overdramatic soundtrack, and I agree with the comments on the commentary – what gives?

Farenheit / celcius, US audience, so what.

Those turtles tho…. :*-(

Yeah, it wasnt a good day to be a turtle or a piglet 😥

Oh, wasn’t sure if that was amazement or fear on the cameraman’s face when the leopard was wandering up to his hide, given how many attacks on humans there have been..

Oh god, are they baby turtles? May have to warn the missus before we watch that one!

(We visited a turtle sanctuary in Malaysia back in 2003, where we stayed up all night to watch a turtle come in to lay her eggs in the sand. We stroked her shell as she laid them. Then we released a bucketful of hatchlings, holding them in our hands, and then letting them go to face the waiting terrors. It was an emotional thing)

We visited a turtle sanctuary in Malaysia back in 2003, where we stayed up all night to watch a turtle come in to lay her eggs in the sand. We stroked her shell as she laid them. Then we released a bucketful of hatchlings, holding them in our hands, and then letting them go to face the waiting terrors. It was an emotional thing

You might struggle a bit then with last nights episode

I’ve swum with turtles off Barbados.

Heart strings were yanked.

Oh god, are they baby turtles?

Getting run over, falling down drains, being eaten by crabs, in their thousands.

My mrs seemed to have a bit of a moment with that bit.

Bizarrely, they didn’t show any of them getting to the ocean. Which they must do. Or they’d be extinct.

Right… hmmm.. I may fast forward that part… 😥

Is anyone on here lucky enough to be able to watch the 4k HDR test on iplayer?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38242187

Sadly it’s only working on Panasonic 4k screens at the moment.

Have any of you noticed that in the latest version of Planet Earth the big cats go home hungry, and have any of you wondered why?

Oh, wasn’t sure if that was amazement or fear on the cameraman’s face when the leopard was wandering up to his hide, given how many attacks on humans there have been..

I swear the hides must be made bigger than usual to accommodate the camera crew’s balls!

The one in the grasslands where the bears, tigers and elephants were destroying the camera traps, so the cameraman just says “don’t worry guys, I’ll just stay here and film. No point wasting more cameras”. 😯

Fear not turtle lovers of STW

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/planet-earth-2-ii-baby-turtle-hatchlings-scene-conservation-barbados-a7469316.html

Spent a summer many years ago volunteering for a turtle conservation charity in Greece. Did not enjoy that part last night!!

Might have to go back and watch the original series – it’s all on Netflix (Planet Earth 1, blue planet, human planet, frozen planet).

Wouldn’t hurry to do it, Planet Earth 2 was very very similar to Planet Earth 1 both in the animals filmed and the commentary, watching both after each other ruined it a bit for me.

yeeeees…. the point at which the Jr turtle fell down the drain, leaving only his waving flipper visible, tipped Mrs Batfink over the edge. Recycling has increased 300% in our house since then.

That link to the independent article was a lifesaver.

Warm fuzzy from the independent story:

more younger viewers watching it than The X Factor.

Interesting interview with Planet Earth producer on R4 PM show…. 13.12. About 20 mins in.

Planet Earth the big cats go home hungry, and have any of you wondered why?

So as not to upset the fragile sensitivities of the cotton wooled viewers?