Frozen Planet - Wednesdays @ 9 BBC1

Mickeroo · 24-10-2011 4:18pm #1

As Im sure most of you know theres a new David Attenborough show called Frozen Planet starting this wednesday at 9 on BBC1. I thought a discussion thread might be worthwhile!
Its taken 4 years to make and concentrates solely on the Arctic and Antarctic(I think). I'm sure it will probably highlight climate change but there promises to be some great footage of the wildlife. If the trailer is anything to go by we can expect some truely awe inspiring cinematography:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hObov-E540o

:eek:

I didn't think they would out do the stuff in Planet Earth or Life but going by that they may just have!

Theres an interview in The Guardian with the man himself thats worth reading too.

Thoughts folks?

aidoh · 24-10-2011 6:12pm

Hadn't heard of this.
Looks great.

Adam Khor · 24-10-2011 7:45pm

What will we do when David Attenborough is gone?

g'em · 24-10-2011 7:47pm

Can't wait for this, it looks like it'll be another phenomenal production from the BBC. I get the impression it'll be another one of those series that turns peoples ideas about a biosphere completely on its head.

Adam Khor wrote: »

What will we do when David Attenborough is gone?

shush now with that kind of blaspheming :eek: Dave will never leave us. Ever. He's not allowed

steddyeddy · 24-10-2011 8:12pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

As Im sure most of you know theres a new David Attenborough show called Frozen Planet starting this wednesday at 9 on BBC1. I thought a discussion thread might be worthwhile!
Its taken 4 years to make and concentrates solely on the Arctic and Antarctic(I think). I'm sure it will probably highlight climate change but there promises to be some great footage of the wildlife. If the trailer is anything to go by we can expect some truely awe inspiring cinematography:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hObov-E540o

:eek:

I didn't think they would out do the stuff in Planet Earth or Life but going by that they may just have!

Theres an interview in The Guardian with the man himself thats worth reading too.

Thoughts folks?

Absolutely stunning. When hes gone I cant see anyone filling his boots.

aidoh · 24-10-2011 9:50pm

I reckon if John Hurt started smoking 40 a day then by the time Dave kicks the bucket we'd have an unreal new voice to fill in.
Or Patrick Stewart.
Or Morgan Freeman.

Mickeroo · 24-10-2011 10:01pm

aidoh wrote: »

I reckon if John Hurt started smoking 40 a day then by the time Dave kicks the bucket we'd have an unreal new voice to fill in.
Or Patrick Stewart.
Or Morgan Freeman.

John Hurt does Planet Dinosaur at the moment and I quite like him at it too. Benedict Cumberbatch is another good one, he played Sherlock Holmes in the recent BBC show and he did the narration for that Stephen Hawking docu show that came out last year and the BBC nature series South Pacific which is well worth a watch.

But as g'em said Sir David's not going anywhere at the moment he's not allowed!

Mickeroo · 25-10-2011 1:47pm

I only watched a few seconds as I didn't want to spoil it for the show but if you want watch theres some cool footage from Frozen Planet of a pack of grey wolves hunting bison on the BBC website.

vicwatson · 25-10-2011 7:10pm

When hes gone I cant see anyone filling his boots.

I think Steve Backshall will be the perfect person to fill in.

Sid_Justice · 25-10-2011 9:49pm

While I appreciate that DA was a pioneer of the genre, more recently, his role in the documentaries is mostly narration with some presentation. So while I will miss his voice, the shows are directed, produced, researched by many many many individuals and the show will go on.

Papa_Lazarou · 25-10-2011 9:53pm

The guy has just an amazing ability to capture and hold peoples attention. He's one man id love to just sit in a cafe with and have an aul conversation.

Mickeroo · 25-10-2011 10:05pm

Sid_Justice wrote: »

While I appreciate that DA was a pioneer of the genre, more recently, his role in the documentaries is mostly narration with some presentation. So while I will miss his voice, the shows are directed, produced, researched by many many many individuals and the show will go on.

Yea true although he did actually travel to the arctic for part of this one at least i think.

It's amazing some of the stuff the crews have gone through though, some of the best bits of Planet Earth and LIfe was the making of section in the last 15 minutes or so. They didn't have it easy thats for sure.

kylith · 26-10-2011 7:27pm

steddyeddy wrote: »

Absolutely stunning. When hes gone I cant see anyone filling his boots.

My vote's for Simon King.

steddyeddy · 26-10-2011 9:47pm

kylith wrote: »

My vote's for Simon King.

I never thought of him! Hes good alright.

Mickeroo · 27-10-2011 10:17am

Well did anyone watch it?

I thought it was great, some startling footage in it. Particular highlight was probably the grey wolves hunting down the bison, the ORca footage was outstanding too.

I got the impression they cut a fair bit of the polar bears fighting out, the male was in ribbons by the end of that sequence but we didn't really see it happen.

THe landscape footage was outstanding too, I had no idea about the dry valleys! Also the ice caves on Mt Erebus were fascinating, who knows what undiscovered life forms could be lurking around in there!

littlebug · 27-10-2011 11:10am

I watched it with this expression on my face :eek: most of the time... just fantastic. The footage was amazing and great to get some insight into how some of it was done at the end.

Rebel021 · 27-10-2011 11:18am

littlebug wrote: »

I watched it with this expression on my face :eek: most of the time... just fantastic. The footage was amazing and great to get some insight into how some of it was done at the end.

Couldn't agree more

I can't wait for next weeks episode:)

hollypink · 27-10-2011 11:29am

It was great, I've always found the Scott/Amundsen race to the South Pole fascinating. It was incredible to see the terrain they covered, the mountains, the dry valleys, then finally the bleak ice sheet that seemed to stretch into infinity. Also I really love penguins, was delighted to see the one that escaped from the seal. Amazing to see the whales working together to create the big waves to wash the seal off the ice although there was something poignant about the part when they finally dragged it into the water as it seemed to slip so slowly backwards before disappearing.

littlebug · 27-10-2011 11:39am

hollypink wrote: »

Amazing to see the whales working together to create the big waves to wash the seal off the ice although there was something poignant about the part when they finally dragged it into the water as it seemed to slip so slowly backwards before disappearing.

I think that was very powerful footage. I recorded it with a view to the kids watching it today but I think that bit was a bit much for them

Mickeroo · 27-10-2011 1:43pm

hollypink wrote: »

It was great, I've always found the Scott/Amundsen race to the South Pole fascinating. It was incredible to see the terrain they covered, the mountains, the dry valleys, then finally the bleak ice sheet that seemed to stretch into infinity. Also I really love penguins, was delighted to see the one that escaped from the seal. Amazing to see the whales working together to create the big waves to wash the seal off the ice although there was something poignant about the part when they finally dragged it into the water as it seemed to slip so slowly backwards before disappearing.

Yea that was an eye opener, the terrain they crossed on foot was staggering. The glacier looked completely impassable, just shows it was a completely different undertaking to the arctic exploration which was straight forward in comparison.

It would be nice if Tom Crean and Shackleton get a mention in later episodes too.

WindmillWarrior · 27-10-2011 3:58pm

Rebel021 wrote: »

Couldn't agree more
I can't wait for next weeks episode:)

Only heard about this about 5 minutes before it started. Better late than never, what an absolute treat. Amazing footage, every minute of it was just wow.
But is there gonna be more in this series? They done both the north and south poles last night so I was kinda thinking is this gonna be it! Obviously theres plenty more to both poles but they did cover quite a bit last night. And there was no mention of next weeks show at the end?

littlebug · 27-10-2011 4:24pm

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

But is there gonna be more in this series? They done both the north and south poles last night so I was kinda thinking is this gonna be it! Obviously theres plenty more to both poles but they did cover quite a bit last night. And there was no mention of next weeks show at the end?

Seven episodes as far as I can see from here plus for anyone who missed last nights show it looks like it's repeated on Sunday at 4.10pm

WindmillWarrior · 27-10-2011 4:26pm

Yeah, says the same on wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Planet

kylith · 27-10-2011 6:31pm

I was gobsmacked by the whole thing. The quality of the footage was astounding, and a real testament to the men and women who went to such extraordinary lengths to get it. Kudos to all involved, and I look forward to the next one.

Bsal · 27-10-2011 11:56pm

Absolutely incredible program, looking forward to Wednesdays now.

Linguo · 02-11-2011 5:09pm

Can't wait for this to be on again tonight, amazing series!

Mickeroo · 03-11-2011 12:16am

Another good show tonight. The wooly bear caterpillar's life cycle was pretty amazing to see, I couldn't believe it when he said it was 14 years old!

The ferocity of the elephant seal fight was something to behold too, really tore chunks out of eachother.

Would like to have seen more of the narwhal though, hopefully the series will revisit them at some point.

Linguo · 03-11-2011 12:38pm

Wow last night's show was absolutely amazing, the thief penguin had me laughing my heart out and the caterpiller had me teary eyed for some reason, so wonderful that a little guy like that takes 14 years of hard work just to become a moth for one season, amazing!

Can't wait for next week!

ppink · 03-11-2011 8:36pm

how could you not love those little penguins running up the beach:) and then to see them literally flying out of the water when the whales arrived along.......mad:D

love these programmes!

The Black Oil · 04-11-2011 12:27am

Have only seen episode one so far. Quite something alright. The behind the scenes stuff was enjoyable. I tell ya, you wouldn't want to be around when the killer whales start throwing waves and that sea lion was a bit useless at catching penguins! A few sad moments, too.

Dave! · 09-11-2011 10:14pm

It's on the Beeb now lads

Frozen Planet - Wednesdays @ 9 BBC1

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