Blue Planet II
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DavidKlyne replied on 05/11/2017 22:22
Posted on 05/11/2017 22:22
I think I would prefer a decent detective story! Don't get me wrong it's all wonderful photography and must take months to film. At least now I know why there are never any herrings in Waitrose thanks to, was it, Humped Back Whales eating them by the ton? I don't mind watching the odd section of the programme but it's not my idea of an evenings entertainment. I accept I am probably in a minority of one on this!
David
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RedKite replied on 06/11/2017 11:06
Posted on 06/11/2017 11:06
I think you could be right David as for me I am not keen on detective programmes to many of them as I say we are all different, a lot of wildlife featured I will never see except on tv. OH hardly watches tv only if it has got some technology in ex electronics and still main hobby today.
ABM replied on 06/11/2017 16:59
Posted on 06/11/2017 16:59
And therein lies the problem as far as I'm concerned .
There is a superb array of Wild Life T.V. out there, much aimed at the larger audiences around in the darker days of Winter. But sadly many of us, even the keen ones, have only limited time spare for sitting and viewing ! even with the different systems for "catch up" t.v. I never quite see all I want to, so I just have to be Super Selective.
Now if altering the clocks really did give us extra hours ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,
ValDa replied on 07/11/2017 22:21
Posted on 07/11/2017 22:21
Sadly, not for me either. I love wildlife, I love natural history and nature programmes, but I like to find out about things that I might actually see someday. I'm not all that interested in denizens of the deep, huge fish, the sex life of a dolphin, or why a female fish changes into a male, but give me fabulous footage of a murmuration of starlings, and the location, a magnificent film of a perigrine, or 'fostered' kestrels, a wild boar family, deer rutting, flowers, grasses, and trees, and you've captured an audience.
(Or even a pod of dolphin in the harbour at Pwhelli -- which we've seen........ and which was amazing).
moulesy replied on 09/11/2017 10:59
Posted on 09/11/2017 10:59
Well, each to their own, obviously, Val. And I think the likes of Springwatch, Autumnwatch etc do just what you're saying and very well too.
But if I think there's a chance of seeing any of those things with my own eyes I'd actually go out and try to see them for myself. I think the beauty of programmes like Blue Planet is precisely that they allow me to view things which I'm never going to be able to see for myself.
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DavidKlyne replied on 09/11/2017 13:23
Posted on 09/11/2017 13:23
Whilst it might not be essential viewing for me I wholeheartedly support the BBC in providing such programmes, not only from the educational point of view but these are the sort of programmes that the BBC excel at and probably wouldn't be made by anyone else.
David
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brue replied on 09/11/2017 14:35
Posted on 09/11/2017 14:35
I liked it Moulesy! The photography and commentary was excellent. So was information about sea bed geology and the lack of exploration. We can get to outer space but still don't know what's under us. I don't watch much TV but this had armchair appeal for me.
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