I looove Planet Earth, but a lot of it is just a HD rehashing with a similar script and at the exact locations of Attenborough’s Living Planet from the 80′s. I thought it was strange he said “first ever Snow Leopard footage,” when just the night before I watched him and some snow leapords on Living Planet. I’ll definitely take it, though.

Think somebody above mentioned wanting to know more about how they made the programme. When this originally aired in the UK every show was followed up with a 10 minute “making of” film. Not sure if that would be on the BBC DVD or not but would imagine so….Can’t imagine this being narrated by anyone other than Sir David. Not to be confused with the actor, Sir Richard Attenborough (his brother)

If they played the Lord Of The Rings movie music track during half of that small video I just watched it would’ve matched perfectly. Amazing what high-speed SteadyCam cinematography can do, isn’t it?

Looks like a great program unwashed by the great global warming machine. I’ll remember the posts mentioned to get the BBC version. Thanks!

I haven’t read through the comments yet, but I want to say Planet Earth is a wonderful accomplishment and obviously done with a great deal of love. I, however, cannot deal with the heartbreak when it comes to the calamity we have created for wildlife. How can anyone walk away from PE and not feel immense guilt and, frankly, misery over their plight? I haven’t been able to shake the images of the polar bears.

“I watch in Hi-Def and even my cat watches!”

mine too! it’s awesome to watch HAHAHAHA!!

Oh, the Tibetan fox was awesome too!

I can’t believe there are people on the intarweb who don’t know about the Cat Detector Van. From the wits of Monty Python:

http://www.jumpstation.ca/recroom/comedy/python/fish.html

(parody of the BBC’s vans what went out looking for illegal tellys)

PS I was referring to all of the TV banter – just to be clear.

You guys are a bunch of noids!

oh! I agree! And please check out other BBC/David Attenborough productions! particularly blue planet, and the life of birds, and life in the undergrowth, and the life of mammals, and…

I love David Attenborough.

Can you say first ever Tibetan Fox footage? Score! Best show.