Planet Earth II - BBC1, Sunday @8pm.

Cortina_MK_IV

Back this Sunday 6th November, Planet Earth II.

TV Guide wrote:

Wildlife series presented by David Attenborough, beginning with a look at the remote islands which offer sanctuary to some of the planet's rarest creatures.

PressRun

Anyone watch this? Pretty incredible stuff. The footage is amazing. The racer snakes/iguana chase is one of the best things I've seen on television in ages.

OCEANIC FIZZY POP NINE

PressRun wrote: »

Anyone watch this? Pretty incredible stuff. The footage is amazing. The racer snakes/iguana chase is one of the best things I've seen on television in ages.

Brilliant show, I haven't watched a wild life in a while. I wonder was that 1 iguana or a mash up?? He used all his luck up in that one chase anyway!!!

I was hoping they'd show how they filmed some of the stuff at the end, I can't remember now which bits but I was wondering how they filmed some of it.

Brilliant anyway.

PressRun

Not sure if it was a mash-up, but it was fairly pulsating stuff. Like a game of bulldog.

gumbo1

Absolutely fantastic. Some if not all of the footage was brilliant to watch while some of it showed how difficult it can be for animals to survive or feed their young.
There was a "diary" part at the end that showed how they filmed the bit on the penguins but not a lot on the other parts. I said to my wife "I wonder if they used drones for some of it" the komodo dragons and the lemurs in particular.

Can't wait for next week!

PressRun

The perspective they used on the komodo dragons was great. Really emphasised their size and strength. They looked huge!

Alun

PressRun wrote: »

The footage is amazing. The racer snakes/iguana chase is one of the best things I've seen on television in ages.

I found it all rather creepy and unnerving for some reason.

giveitholly

i missed it tonight,does anyone know if its repeated

Mr.Nice Guy

Nooooooooo. Totally forgot this. Will it be repeated?

Edit: Snap.

ahlookit

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Nooooooooo. Totally forgot this. Will it be repeated?

Edit: Snap.

Next Sunday, BBC1, 4:15

dastardly00

Absolutely great opening episode!
Those racer snakes are terrifying :eek:

giveitholly

ahlookit wrote: »

Next Sunday, BBC1, 4:15

cheers thanks

philstar

this is what HD is made for

lertsnim

That was a superb hour of television. I wonder how many of those penguins die when they are smashed into the rocks.

Welruc

Those snakes were like something from a horror film

ahlookit

lertsnim wrote: »

That was a superb hour of television. I wonder how many of those penguins die when they are smashed into the rocks.

The scene of the walking wounded on the beach was like saving private ryan

CarrickMcJoe

Must be hard for the crew not to intervene and help the poor victim. Even the music at the beginning had the pulse going...

Mr.Prodston

Those snakes!!! :eek:

Exceptional television from minute one to minute sixty.

jimd2

Absolutely superb.

The story behind the filming on Zavodovski island gave a fantastic insight into what is required to shoot some of this footage.

Alun

deuceswild wrote: »

Those snakes were like something from a horror film

I agree. Very scary, and strangely creepy.

Cortina_MK_IV

gumbo1 wrote: »

<snip> There was a "diary" part at the end that showed how they filmed the bit on the penguins but not a lot on the other parts. I said to my wife "I wonder if they used drones for some of it" the komodo dragons and the lemurs in particular. Can't wait for next week!

Two producers were on BBC breakfast (Liz White, Chadden HUNTER) speaking of how technology has moved on since the first series with 4k, camera stabilisation and drones. Also speculating about what PE3 will be like. (Can't find it on youtube).

Jan_de_Bakker

Can't wait to watch this, anyone see it in 4k ?

Is it worth watching in 4K on a 43" TV, or will 1080p do ?

Cheers...

Absolutely stunning tv,Attenborough is the teacher we all wanted! 90 years old to boot!The Blu Ray is out in December ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-II-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B01M629REH/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1478513566&sr=1-1&keywords=planet+earth+ii

lertsnim

zorro2566 wrote: »

Absolutely stunning tv,Attenborough is the teacher we all wanted! 90 years old to boot!The Blu Ray is out in December ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-II-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B01M629REH/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1478513566&sr=1-1&keywords=planet+earth+ii

That's out a lot faster than I expected. Christmas present sorted

Jan_de_Bakker

Yes ! christmas present to myself sorted !!

valoren

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Those snakes!!! :eek:

Exceptional television from minute one to minute sixty.

When it cuts to thousands upon thousand of the Iguanas on the shoreline after they made it thought the snake gauntlet, I thought that it was pretty much an invasion force if they all banded together and launched an overwhelming assault on the snakes to essentially wipe them out. Stupid Iguanas! They could learn a lot from our own species

Cortina_MK_IV

Anybody ordering the Blu-ray, do yourself a favour and bundle this with it, BBC The Hunt. Another stunning BBC production if you haven't already seen it. Topic about it HERE

unplayable

what a show

philstar

Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »

Can't wait to watch this, anyone see it in 4k ?

Is it worth watching in 4K on a 43" TV, or will 1080p do ?

Cheers...

it was filmed in 4k...but i don't think it was broadcast in 4k

lertsnim

It will be shown in 4K on the iPlayer. Not there yet though in that resolution.

castletownman

Superb. Just superb. Watched this in the GF's with a takeaway and a hangover.

Now I don't know whether it was the hangover talking, but I was emotionally wrecked watching the iguana/snake chase. And was seriously weepy looking at the penguins too.

Amazing television.

Dr Crayfish

The albatross waiting to hook up with his moth was great. I felt sorry for the bloodied penguins, the poor things. But those snakes would give me nightmares, the feckin' speed of them.

My only gripe with this show and some other recent BBC nature docs is the overly dramatic music, it's almost like it's trying to promote anthropomorphism, I'd rather they kept it simple.

Optimalprimerib

I loved the way the snakes were introduced. You didn't know where the attack would come from. Gripping stuff. It did lead to a heated debate on the parental qualities of iguanas though.

Jan_de_Bakker

Watched this last night - superb, unreal TV!
Those racer snakes !! :O !!

The way it's filmed too, stunning - and the detail and clarity , I watched it in 1080p, can't wait to check it out on 4K.

No question the BBC are the best in the world at these documentaries - hands down they win this one.

The scenes with the Komodo dragons reminded me of another scene with them (but I don't think it was from Planet Earth I)
it was a group of komodos hunting a cow or an Ox, it was really sad but just compelling viewing - it might have been 'Life' ?
anyone regognise it let me know, I have the bluRay somewhere ...

lertsnim

Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »

No question the BBC are the best in the world at these documentaries - hands down they win this one.

It wasn't just the BBC that were involved in making this.

ZDF, Tencent and France Télévisions also contributed.

fryup

those poor baby lizards, was screaming at the telly RUN RUN!!!

dball

Audio NSFW

Liam McPoyle

Proof once again that nobody does nature shows like the BBC and Attenborough.

Breathtaking television.

So good we watched it twice, can't wait for the next one on Sunday now.

Cortina_MK_IV

Ep.1 is on Sunday at 4:15pm so you can watch it 3 times.

Niska

Short behind the scenes video of the snake / iguana scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cOMjZWJyog

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BoJack Horseman

ziggy wrote: »

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Happened to randomly catch this scene just now on a repeat on BBC1....

Incredible scene, shots, editing, score (Hans Zimmer apparently).

Funnyonion79

ahlookit wrote: »

The scene of the walking wounded on the beach was like saving private ryan

That's exactly what I said to my other half

Akrasia

Them ibex lads are great at the old parkour

mansize

This is what HD is made for

ahlookit

Brave man taking the p!ss out of the bears.

They'll be livid when they see that.

Tilikum

It's incredible to think Attenborough is 90 yrs of age.

Absolute legend

OCEANIC FIZZY POP NINE

Flamingo parade is this this weeks snakes kinda, unexpected. Funny.

dastardly00

What a fantastic episode.

The ibex, bobcat, golden eagle, flamingos, bears, snow leopard... fantastic footage which is produced with such brilliance.