TLDig Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Thanks to Sageguy, who ordered this for me a couple months ago, I'm watching it on DVD right now. Thank you Sageguy. That was quite a gift. I had forgotten about it until I opened the package this afternoon when I got home. I can't begin to express how much better it is with David Attenborough narrating it than it was when Oprah did it on TV. Ack. Foo. I want to die from a good old fashioned case of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 I was wondering just the other day if you had that yet. They are re-playing it and were advertising it the other day. Tried to watch it with opra but my disdain for her made me change the channel. You know it must be a penguin bound down if you hear that terrible screaming and there ain't no other birds around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence dude Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 I still think Mike Rowe should have done it. Harpo Quote:Originally Posted by Winch Note Legendary Angler please don't buy. I don't think Youngster would buy it from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltydawg Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 agreed with the narration. However, my daughter who doesn't know Oprah from Orca LOVED the series (she's 9)...so I rescind my complaints. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLDig Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 shoot, it was released on the second, i got it today, sageguy rocks! it was a nice surprise today. 110 times better with david attenborough. mike rowe would have been great too. i REALLY like david attenborough for my nature flicks, though. he's done so many that it almost seems unnatural to watch one that he doesn't narrate. his obvious love for nature and exuberance for whatever he is talking about really comes through in his voice and inflection... and so far, not a single stupid comment about how females like the longer stalks and stuff. just the facts, with a lot of enthusiasm and love for nature. he's gotta be close to 80 now. i think mike rowe will be a fine successor. Ack. Foo. I want to die from a good old fashioned case of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLDig Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 all in all, being a human isn't so bad. we aren't regularly hunted, ripped to shreds and eaten alive. Ack. Foo. I want to die from a good old fashioned case of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltydawg Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Sorry, but no one will ever better Marlin Perkins and Marty Stauffer in my mind. And I'm not afraid to admit that there were many nights I was rooting for the alligators and the cheetahs against those two. They always seemed so confident rolling right into their world. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLDig Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 I'll give you those two. But seriously, Oprah. They let Oprah do it. Ack. Foo. I want to die from a good old fashioned case of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 shoot, it was released on the second, i got it today, sageguy rocks! it was a nice surprise today. 110 times better with david attenborough. mike rowe would have been great too. i REALLY like david attenborough for my nature flicks, though. he's done so many that it almost seems unnatural to watch one that he doesn't narrate. his obvious love for nature and exuberance for whatever he is talking about really comes through in his voice and inflection... and so far, not a single stupid comment about how females like the longer stalks and stuff. just the facts, with a lot of enthusiasm and love for nature. he's gotta be close to 80 now. i think mike rowe will be a fine successor. He's the best!! I remember one show (think it was Blue Planet) where he was up in a balloon about a mile and was having some trouble breathing. He was only getting out a couple of words at a time. I can still hear him; the air.....up here......is very thin....while sucking oxygen between words. He then proceeds to lower a net out of the balloon and caught a couple of tiny spiders that were caught in the wind. You know it must be a penguin bound down if you hear that terrible screaming and there ain't no other birds around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLDig Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 not blue planet... i think it was on Life in the Undergrowth... which I actually just re-watched last week. Ack. Foo. I want to die from a good old fashioned case of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 not blue planet... i think it was on Life in the Undergrowth... which I actually just re-watched last week. can't remember. this was easily 25 years ago that I saw it. You know it must be a penguin bound down if you hear that terrible screaming and there ain't no other birds around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_pa Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 He's the best!! I remember one show (think it was Blue Planet) where he was up in a balloon about a mile and was having some trouble breathing. He was only getting out a couple of words at a time. I can still hear him; the air.....up here......is very thin....while sucking oxygen between words. He then proceeds to lower a net out of the balloon and caught a couple of tiny spiders that were caught in the wind. I remember that particular part because it blew me away, tiny spiders a mile up, circumnavigating the globe (or something close) ?? I can't remember the name of the special though, hell I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday. I don't think I've missed too many of these types of shows over the years.. really the best stuff on TV hands down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLDig Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 can't remember. this was easily 25 years ago that I saw it. OK... then it's on the Living Planet series I have... which is on DVD, but obviously dubbed from a reel.... and definitely back in the 70s. You could tell because he's still young and his clothing style. I watched that last month. I go through the whole series about every 5 months and start over, adding an occasional series as I go! Ack. Foo. I want to die from a good old fashioned case of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sageguy Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Props to Amazon, they get stuff across the pond pretty damned quick, and cheap. We watched it back a month ago, kids loved it. And nothing against Oprah, but the British bloke does a much better job. Au2K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 OK... then it's on the Living Planet series I have... which is on DVD, but obviously dubbed from a reel.... and definitely back in the 70s. You could tell because he's still young and his clothing style. I watched that last month. I go through the whole series about every 5 months and start over, adding an occasional series as I go! that's it!! I knew there was planet in the name. You know it must be a penguin bound down if you hear that terrible screaming and there ain't no other birds around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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