So i realize that a lot of my posts of late have been sciencey and educational but for some reason I'm in to all of that right now. i could post on my horrible metro ride today and do a long rant on pole hogging (I mean seriously people - if the train is crowded, don't wrap your entire body around one pole so that nobody else can hold on!!) but instead I will tell you about the coolest thing to hit cable since... well not quite sure since but in the nonfiction category of cable, I would say this takes the cake.
I'm talking about Planet Earth on the Discovery Channel. If you have already caught on, then you know how amazing it is. It uses this new high tech camera that is attached on a helicopter which allows them to shoot up close from a mile away so they can capture amazing footage without scaring the animals. They also have cameramen who are incredibly patient. One spent 8 weeks in a camouflaged hole waiting to get a peak at the Birds of Paradise trying to mate. The males attract the females by doing a dance and showing off their colors and then if they do a good job, the female chooses them. Wish it was that easy in the real world!
I'm talking about Planet Earth on the Discovery Channel. If you have already caught on, then you know how amazing it is. It uses this new high tech camera that is attached on a helicopter which allows them to shoot up close from a mile away so they can capture amazing footage without scaring the animals. They also have cameramen who are incredibly patient. One spent 8 weeks in a camouflaged hole waiting to get a peak at the Birds of Paradise trying to mate. The males attract the females by doing a dance and showing off their colors and then if they do a good job, the female chooses them. Wish it was that easy in the real world!
The show takes you from the bottom of the ocean, to the desert, to the top of Everest and everywhere in between. Usually I would tend to get bored watching nature shows, but this one is different. I had recorded a bunch of episodes (usually Sunday nights at 8 and 9) and though tit would be something good to watch while I switched out my winter and summer clothes but I couldn't take my eyes off of it. The footage is just amazing. Truly makes you appreciate the planet and makes you really get that the world doesn't not revolve around us humans. If you have a high-def tv, watch it on Discovery HD! If not, it is still great! This coming Sunday they are doing a marathon on the Discovery Channel. Set the TiVo for it to catch up and prepare to be amazed.
