The Best Educational Series My family Ever Watched

A race to the TV. Literally. Not even Spongebob Squarepants could get such a reaction. My family was glued to the tv every Sunday evening, at seven, for eleven weeks. Even my seven year old brother sat through the entire hour, every week. I used to hate to watch such things, but I love this one.

We were all fascinated as Sigourney Weaver took us into the deep, unexplored blue of the ocean, the dusty plains of Africa, and the steamy forests of the Amazon.
She narrates in a spectacular way, keeping it interesting. It feels as though you are there, right along the explorers. Sigourney narrates with color, and life. The narrator is half of the show, and Sigourney narrated in a way that kept the show entertaining, and lively. She was into it, and therefore, made us as an audience into it.

The footage helps a lot too. The filming is spectacular, getting right up close to lions, diving to the ocean floor and filming aquatic life that has rarely been seen by that of a human. We are taken to both poles, to witness polar bears, penguins, and whales that dive and eat below the ice.We see everything that the wildlife does, how they live. There is birth, life, and death on this show. It is all done very tastefully too. We see carnivors, scavengers, herbivores, everything in their natural surroundings. The filming is great. This is an excellent way to get to know places of the world that you might not get to see otherwise.

The facts about the animals are credible. Sigourney may narrate, but in certain parts, the filming crew narrates, and there are interviews with the guides that took them to the areas, the researchers, and the wildlife experts. Everything that was told on this DVD can be looked up, or traced back to a credible source.

This documentart series also came on DVD, CD, Bluy-ray, and High Definition. A book was available, and so was a cheapo VHS version. In my opinion, DVD was the only way to go. It's got a hefty price tag, about $99.99- $160.00 for the complete set, depending on which you get. The documentary is available in a variety of places, Barnes and Noble, columbiahouse.com, wal- Mart, etc. This is a great and exciting documentary.