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Planet Earth II Trailer (BBC Documentary)
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Shambalakan
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Episode 6 was amazing. It made me cry at some scenes and made me happy at other scenes. Wonderful finale.
It seems there will be a compilation named "A World of Wonder" on 1 January.
It seems there will be a compilation named "A World of Wonder" on 1 January.
Dr Funfrock
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Thank god there's a Barbados Sea Turtle Project rounding them up and saving as many as possible.
A wonderful show from start to finish, and while this is the last Planet Earth, I really hope it isn't Attenborough's last project because he loves what he's doing and seems to be doing "fine" at 90.
A wonderful show from start to finish, and while this is the last Planet Earth, I really hope it isn't Attenborough's last project because he loves what he's doing and seems to be doing "fine" at 90.
One Foul Note
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Love that hyenas got a section in the cities episode. Always found them super interesting animals and not deserving of their lunatic evil reputation,
milanbaros
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The ratings for this in the U.K. Have been insanely good. Well deserved and warms my heart that it beat xfactor on some metrics, even with young people.
RipperGrim
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Good, it makes no sense leaving them to that fate when it's not part of the natural cycle, it was a human made problem and humans should fix it.
Frustrated_me
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Fantastic scenes from beginning to end but the Snow Leopard segments had my jaw on the floor. I'll never forget that episode.
Shambalakan
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That's really good news!
Exactly.
Some people say we shouldn't interfere with nature (for example saving an animal from another animal), but this is a different situation.
SolidusDave
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As mentioned above, technically not defying conventions when it's human interference in the first place. They have filmed before how dozens of little baby turtles get eaten. But in this case they don't prevent any wild animal from their food by rescuing them.
Africa is top notch if you haven't yet watched it. Available on (US) Netflix.
Shambalakan
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Africa is amazing. The Hunt is really great too and everyone should watch it.
Tizoc
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Phew that is comfort g to hear
RipperGrim
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The Hunt has got some absolutely amazing footage.
Endorphineforeverybody
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Thx for the clarification. Looking forward to it. Have to finish Life story and planet earth 1 first. Jealous of you with 4k. Maybe 2018 for me. Spent too much for sound this year ^_~
QuicheFontaine
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Yes, my wife will be relieved to hear that when I tell her tonight!
Who am I kidding, I was the one on the edge of the sofa yelling "TURN BACK BABY TURTLES! TURN BACK! NOT THE STORM DRAIN, NOOOOOO ;_;"
End of an era
This will be cherished for years to come. Pretty much everyone I know watched this and rightly so. Fantastic documentary.
Just as a heads up, this is on a few minutes.
Starwolf_UK
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So the BBC Earth Unplugged channel has some features that were not in the series:
https://www.youtube.com/user/EarthUnpluggedTV/videos
There are some 360 degree videos in with that lot as well.
https://www.youtube.com/user/EarthUnpluggedTV/videos
There are some 360 degree videos in with that lot as well.
SolidusDave
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I missed this last month, but apparently BBC confirmed it will also release a UHD Blu-ray version:
http://www.techradar.com/news/bbc-c...ray-release-of-planet-earth-2-is-on-the-cards
Hopefully sooner rather than later. There's also already a trial for streaming that features PEII in 4K HDR.
http://www.techradar.com/news/bbc-c...ray-release-of-planet-earth-2-is-on-the-cards
Hopefully sooner rather than later. There's also already a trial for streaming that features PEII in 4K HDR.
More_Badass
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Premiering on AMC, Sundance TV and BBC America on Feb 18th. So glad it'll be on AMC
I am always in awe of the shots they can get for these shows. In Africa, the lizards climbing and jumping on top of lions to get flies was just incredible. I had never seen anything like that before
Currently watching Africa (it's great) and just got The Hunt on Amazon
I am always in awe of the shots they can get for these shows. In Africa, the lizards climbing and jumping on top of lions to get flies was just incredible. I had never seen anything like that before
BeforeU
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Awesome
FrenchMovieTheme
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4k yes pls
cpp_is_king
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Has anyone tried streaming from Amazon video? How is the quality? I don't have a 4k TV so that's out of the question anyway, and if the Amazon Video quality is as good as Blu-Ray, I'll just go with that.
And what is the difference between the 2016 Version and the 2017 Version
And what is the difference between the 2016 Version and the 2017 Version
SolidusDave
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^^^
No stream option comes close to BD quality, but I've heard the amazon one is at least better than Netflix.
Awww... 2 more months....
Oh well, gonna have to be on the lookout for good deals on the 500gb XB1S till then! Kinda excited, will be my first xbox ever haha (thanks Sony for forcing me to cheat on you).
I hope till March we'll hear more about the transfer quality etc. I don't want to be in a situation where 2 months later BBC decides to release its version from a better master etc.
Btw, are 4k series like 4K movies and the 4K version of PE includes the standard Blu-rays? I still want that so that I can additionally rip them in raw quality to my Plex server.
No stream option comes close to BD quality, but I've heard the amazon one is at least better than Netflix.
Awww... 2 more months....
Oh well, gonna have to be on the lookout for good deals on the 500gb XB1S till then! Kinda excited, will be my first xbox ever haha (thanks Sony for forcing me to cheat on you).
I hope till March we'll hear more about the transfer quality etc. I don't want to be in a situation where 2 months later BBC decides to release its version from a better master etc.
Btw, are 4k series like 4K movies and the 4K version of PE includes the standard Blu-rays? I still want that so that I can additionally rip them in raw quality to my Plex server.
I believe so.
PushingButtons
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Will the US release feature David Attenborough? Or will it have another person doing the voiceover?
US release will be narrated by David Attenborough.
SolidusDave
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I just noticed that amazon.co.uk now also has the 4K UHD blu-ray version up for preorder:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X16HDJD/
40 GBP (US one is $40 if you preorder) but releases already on the 13th march (US one is 28th).
What's more intriguing to me though is that the US cover says 2 disks and in the description it says 3.
While the UK one has 4 discs both on the cover and in the description.
Something wonky going on with potentially included Blu-ray discs counted as the total disc number or does the UK one maybe has larger file sizes and thus better quality?
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That means the US listing is either wrong/not counting standard-blu-ray/not including it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X16HDJD/
40 GBP (US one is $40 if you preorder) but releases already on the 13th march (US one is 28th).
What's more intriguing to me though is that the US cover says 2 disks and in the description it says 3.
While the UK one has 4 discs both on the cover and in the description.
Something wonky going on with potentially included Blu-ray discs counted as the total disc number or does the UK one maybe has larger file sizes and thus better quality?
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Ok so that makes sense I guess. 4 discs in total = 2x 4K discs with 3 episodes each without any extras plus the standard blu-ray edition (which is 2 discs, each containing 3 HD episodes and the extras/diaries).
That means the US listing is either wrong/not counting standard-blu-ray/not including it.
HeisenbergLannister
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This might make me buy a 4KTV. The HD version is stunning.
the_firewithin
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wow that iguana vs snakes segment.
Ordered the 4K set. It's £28 here - https://www.zoom.co.uk/product/planet_earth_ii_4k_with_blu_ray_uhd
You can get an extra 10% off with the code SIGNUP10 too. Nearly £15 cheaper than Amazon.
This is going to be an absolute feast in 4K HDR.
You can get an extra 10% off with the code SIGNUP10 too. Nearly £15 cheaper than Amazon.
This is going to be an absolute feast in 4K HDR.
Cool but I have seen mixed results on streamed and broadcast HD, and 4k is even worse. I'm probably going to wait for disc. I can avoid spoilers till then...
JetBlackPanda
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Got the family together (me, wife and my 4 year old daughter) and watched the premiere. Absolutely amazing!
Cool but I have seen mixed results on streamed and broadcast HD, and 4k is even worse. I'm probably going to wait for disc. I can avoid spoilers till then...
I will say, I was watching the 4k version last night on a 1080p set (haven't jumped on that yet) and while there was an audio issue, the picture quality was the best I had seen on broadcast. Whatever the bitrate was, it must have been high because the picture basically never looked bit-starved.
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