![]() Hosted yet again by Sir David Attenborough, his understated yet distinct narration style has never been more spot on than when he notes, “There are creatures beyond our imagination” under his feet and under the water. It’s a visually astonishing and riveting seven-part collection of images so surreal they almost feel like science fiction. Just as Planet Earth II made the stunning visuals of its predecessor from a decade earlier seem a lifetime away, so does Blue Planet II, which uses advanced technologies (not just state of the art cameras, but underwater equipment, etc.) to go even further beneath the world’s oceans. ![]() ![]() The Planet series remain some of the very few programs that can legitimately be called “event television.” Even with so much stellar nonfiction work, particularly nature programming, available, there’s still nothing like them on television and, unfortunately, it feels like there’s always some level of heavy lifting needed to convince people to tune in.īut this isn’t “eat your vegetables” programming. Basically, it’s impossible to oversell either documentary.
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