A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: islands, mountains, jungles, deserts, grasslands and cities. Narrated by David Attenborough (of course). This series follows on from Planet Earth (TV Mini Series 2006).
Planet Earth I, released in 2006, was excellent. It showed the wildlife of Earth: their habitats, seasonal patterns, how they survive and thrive (or sometimes don't). By breaking down the series into episodes that each cover a different habitat you could see how the different species compete and are often dependent on each other. This also highlighted how these different species are suited to those habitats.
Planet Earth II is more focussed and more detailed: rather than trying to capture as many different species as possible, it focuses on a few in great detail. For this the camera work has improved several fold with several camera angles, excellent resolution and cameras in just the right places.
This enables narrator David Attenborough and the director to create dramatic stories around each animal, and what drama it is. Incredibly engaging and tension-filled as animals struggle for survival. The Komodo Dragon fight in Episode 1 could have been straight out of a Godzilla movie!
It's these dramatic narratives with unbelievable camera angles and placements that sets Planet Earth II above Planet Earth I. The inclusion of cities as a habitat is also a major positive for Planet Earth II: novel, yet something that seems so obvious to include, in hindsight. This also gives a fantastic example how animals are able to adapt to changing environments and even take advantage of them.
The only negative is that, unlike Planet Earth I, there is nothing on sea animals. Blue Planet II was released a year after this and so covers that, I guess.
Planet Earth I, released in 2006, was excellent. It showed the wildlife of Earth: their habitats, seasonal patterns, how they survive and thrive (or sometimes don't). By breaking down the series into episodes that each cover a different habitat you could see how the different species compete and are often dependent on each other. This also highlighted how these different species are suited to those habitats.
Planet Earth II is more focussed and more detailed: rather than trying to capture as many different species as possible, it focuses on a few in great detail. For this the camera work has improved several fold with several camera angles, excellent resolution and cameras in just the right places.
This enables narrator David Attenborough and the director to create dramatic stories around each animal, and what drama it is. Incredibly engaging and tension-filled as animals struggle for survival. The Komodo Dragon fight in Episode 1 could have been straight out of a Godzilla movie!
It's these dramatic narratives with unbelievable camera angles and placements that sets Planet Earth II above Planet Earth I. The inclusion of cities as a habitat is also a major positive for Planet Earth II: novel, yet something that seems so obvious to include, in hindsight. This also gives a fantastic example how animals are able to adapt to changing environments and even take advantage of them.
The only negative is that, unlike Planet Earth I, there is nothing on sea animals. Blue Planet II was released a year after this and so covers that, I guess.