JoJoShabadoo
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You know what would be a great feature? To be able to watch it additionally without any narration, just sound effects.
David Attenborough is returning to narrate the "Planet Earth" sequel
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bananafactory
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I guess I am buying a 4k TV
Aside from my tradition of always inaugurating out a new piece of hardware with "The Fifth Element" the first Planet Earth was the first thing on Bluray and in HD so far. ANd they don't let you down.
wild wild rice
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This is glorious. Planet Earth is in like the top 5 things to ever be televised.
SolidusDave
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The Hunt (the latest hallmark series by them) on Blu-ray has a bonus feature that allows you to watch the episodes without narration nor effects but with just the music (composed by the guy from Gravity). Not what you want exactly, but it's awesome nonetheless.
JoJoShabadoo
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Not quite the same but yeah, seems cool! I actually didn't even know about The Hunt, thanks.
Wait, this is coming out this year?
http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/23/bbc-planet-earth-2-4k/
Edit: The Independent says the same thing.
http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/23/bbc-planet-earth-2-4k/
Edit: The Independent says the same thing.
GuyKazama
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90 is the new 70
Always-honest
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Haha, exactly. Will do so when this is on bluray.
Triggerhappytel
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It's gonna be a sad, sad day when he passes away. I hate that all these icons from my childhood are dying.
DrROBschiz
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Damn!
Now I HAVE to buy a 4k TV
This is the best news ive read all day
Now I HAVE to buy a 4k TV
This is the best news ive read all day
DrROBschiz
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blainethemono
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TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
I'd like the option to watch these shows with the animals dying cut out. I know it's part of nature, I'm fine with that I just don't want to see it.
I have seen all the great ones over the years and it never bothered me in the past but now it really does.
I have seen all the great ones over the years and it never bothered me in the past but now it really does.
andythinkpad
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This is when I get my 4k TV.
KeyBladerXIII
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Awesome. My three favorite parts:
-Lioness going full "I've made a huge mistake" with the giraffe.
-Monkey jacking the soda.
-Swimming sloth, I didn't know they could do that.
cloud_sleep
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Your Blu-ray player should deinterlace 1080i to 1080p. Also it's worth investing in the Planet Earth: Special Edition
They upgraded to 50GB discs (the original edition used 25GB) and used much better video encodes, the difference is night and day.
The audio was also bumped from standard Dolby Digital 5.1 to DTS-HD HR 5.1
Not sure you need lossless audio for a nature doc but the bump in bit rate and re-encode is very welcome.
So when is 'soon' and when can we expect the UHD BluRay release? Still this year or next year?
Recently bought a 4k TV and I just need a UHD BluRay player to watch this goodness.
Head of Vengarl
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Same, I remember my family getting our minds blown watching it on dad's new plasma TV.
before clicking i was just remembering the original planet earth trailer with sigur ros and how excited i'd get when the bbc showed it
then they use the same song
Gozer the Gozerian
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I bet they can make use of all sorts of cool drone shots this time around
The mountains feature was my go to, to show off my then new 1080p projector. Blew everyone's minds.
ebullientprism
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The cinematography in this is absolutely ridiculous. Like you could pause the video at any second and it would be a classic NatGeo photograph.
Also David Attenborough. <3
Also David Attenborough. <3
This might be one of the last major projects he works on. The guy is no spring chicken and has already made mentions about retiring or doing a lot less work. We should appreciate this for all its worth not just for the hard work all the film makers put into capturing these incredible shots but because this may be one of the very last Attenborough voiced documentary.
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This, not video games, is what will finally push me to get a 4K OLED TV.
Hexxen-Panda
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I'm so excited for this, but I really wish I could see this in 4K. And in a timely matter, too!
I don't wanna wait for like 10 months to a year for the North American release (that is, if they even bother releasing it in Canada)
I still haven't seen "The Hunt" because The blu-ray isn't available in Canada and importing it from the US is super expensive.
The blu-ray for the original series may have aged, but it still takes my breath away.
I don't wanna wait for like 10 months to a year for the North American release (that is, if they even bother releasing it in Canada)
I still haven't seen "The Hunt" because The blu-ray isn't available in Canada and importing it from the US is super expensive.
The blu-ray for the original series may have aged, but it still takes my breath away.
I hate these kinds of shows, because I'm always so depressed after watching them. They remind me how fucking terrible humans are and that we don't deserve this planet.
Planet Earth was amazing, one of my first HD purchases, too ... but it kills me to know many of the species will be extinct in 50 years or less.
Planet Earth was amazing, one of my first HD purchases, too ... but it kills me to know many of the species will be extinct in 50 years or less.
blainethemono
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I still feel like LIFE had probably the craziest shots of any of them so far. I recently watched the first episode of The Hunt and that had some mind blowing stuff as well (the shots of the spider that spins a web across the river using the wind, chameleons eating stuff, etc)
honestly feels like we've gone a long way backwards on public appreciation of since the first planet earth in 2006
that period pre-crash which it released it felt like something might possibly happen. lots of time spent on it by global leaders at summits with bush's opposition being hugely controversial, the ipcc report in 2007 conclusively laying out all the evidence made a big splash. even newt gingrich ran in 2006 on a climate change needs to be tackled platform and made a tv ad addressing the issue. now no-one cares. the question in the debate last night about protecting jobs in fossil fuel industries. christ.
ebullientprism
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Shit I have havent seen Hunt at all. I oughta get on that.
SolidusDave
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^^^The Hunt is a real treat, enjoy! Quality is ridiculous and the music-only option to play it is surprisingly fantastic for a second watch.
I wonder if this one will move the needle for 4K Blu-rays. I remember the first Planet Earth convincing a lot of people of HD/Blu-ray.
I certainly will get it in 4K. Sucks that the Pro is such a non-k console. I bet this is a time many I-don't-care-about-disks-anymore people would at least appreciate having the option to play it.
I wonder if this one will move the needle for 4K Blu-rays. I remember the first Planet Earth convincing a lot of people of HD/Blu-ray.
I certainly will get it in 4K. Sucks that the Pro is such a non-k console. I bet this is a time many I-don't-care-about-disks-anymore people would at least appreciate having the option to play it.
yes. same
in a gaming side thread i said i was going to spend 550 on a PSVR to play rez...now im going to spend several grand on a tv to watch planet earth. lol
Leatherface
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Funny this has been brought up. I just read on the Sigur Rós twitter page that the band is involved in the soundtrack for this.
whoa
Leatherface
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wait my bad. It may just be the trailer. Sorry! 
Khalifa Jayy
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Can't wait.
HDR 4K footage + David Attenborough + Sigur Ros = omgwtfbbq.
Extra Sauce
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Mother Nature deserves better than streaming video quality. Hopefully Netflix releases a physical version sooner than later.
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