Planet Earth- Looks Fantastic
9:56 am March 22nd, 2007 by Sal Cangeloso
Finally a television show worth watching! At least I am hoping…
HBO’s Rome has just one episode left, which means the only television show that I really follow is going to be off the air. I would have some ones I enjoy (Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, Heroes) but nothing I am really into.
But the Discovery Channel has a new show that looks like it could be very good, Planet Earth.
From what I can tell the show is either Wild Discovery on steriods or basically the same thing (but the people at the Disocvery Channel finally figured out how to make a great trailer). Either way I’ll be watching at 8pm Sunday night. I am a big fan of Wild Discovery though I can’t ever figure out when they are aired so I very rarely get to see them.
I think a big-budget, well directed nature show could be awesome, pretty much my dream-come-true for television. This is an 11 part mini-series so I am thinking they pulled out some of the stops- from what I have they have a great trailer and a pretty extensive web site, so my hopes are high. Plus, I think they are going to be focusing on more unusual species and habitats, as opposed to the commonplace, so that should really help keep it interesting.
