Dave is not American
The wet bits with the animals are well filmed although some of the animals look like they are playing up to the camera at times. The underwater bits don't look real in places especially with the multicoloured tiny fizzers. Also the dolphins are singled out as something special like in most fish films, but they are just a fish! This is since Flipper set the benchmark of what to expect of a fish. The documentary would have scored higher if it left out the dolphins and made Dave say 'tuna' not 'tuna' as he pronounces it. He says 'tuna' as in 'tooner' where I say 'tuna' as in 'choona'. He's not American!

Re Amazon Abyss extra
Just a note that the title "Amazon Abyss" on the 4th disc is just over 50 minutes long. This programme was originally broadcast by the BBC as 5 x 30 minute episodes. Hopefully the deleted 100 minutes was not of great importance!

A wonderful documentary
I have just received it this morning and saw only parts of this DVD BBC Collection.

Pictures are as wonderful as the ones of Planet Earth : I regret not having yet bought an LCD Full HD TV set, it's worthwhile for such a good documentary.

An important point for foreigners like me (French): it's subtitled in English for the Hard of hearing. The subtitles make easier for us to understand all the Sir Attenborough's commentaries. Even the extras are subtitled.

Obviously it would be better if the BBC had released this DVD, as Planet Eaerth, with other languages subtitles.

But nevertheless I recommend the buying of this item strongly to Amazon's customers.


Truly amazing
It is difficult to praise this series too highly. The photography, whether at the ocean's surface or in its depths, is stunning. The presentation is straightforward and free from glitz and gimmicks - no loud music or zoom shots, no endless repetition of the best bits. The presenter himself is as professional as ever, combining authority with friendliness, and without those annoying "we're now flying to our next location, here is some footgae of me in the plane to fill in time and let you know how important I am, and that we're spending money going to various places" scenes that characterise all too many documentaries. When David Attenborough is facing the camera he has somehting worthwhile to say. We learn from this series, as well as being entertained and inspired, not least because of the use made of new technology to push back the frontiers of what can be filmed.
So is there anything to complain about? Just one thing - once it has hooked you there just isn't enough of it. Oh to have had another episode or two......

Epic
Wonderfully filmed, Blue Planet is a superb experience taking the viewer to another world: the seas of our planet.
The exploration of the depths of the ocean is particularly fascinating and intriguing. A truly novel experience.
Well worth the money.

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