Life, BBC 9pm

[Mowgli]

Looks like it's gonna be very very good, anyone else tuning in tonight?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Cannot RUDDY wait.

 

[Gully]

Yes, if the previews are anything to go by it will be compulsive viewing.

 

[gruntage]

Sky + set on BBC hd this evening. Looks amazing from the previews

 

[patchamalbion]

looks class and will deffo be tuning in

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

World class. What the BBC does best.

Almost makes up for The One Show being so truly madly deeply shite

 

[Gully]

If this is what the beeb are splurging our licence fee on then it looks to have been worth it...if the first programme is anything to go by.

Some amazing animals, loved the grebes, cheetahs and cappuccin monkeys!

 

[seagullwedgee]

brilliant in HD. for a moment I almost thought the licence fee was both a good idea and worth it.

but then I thought nah fcuk it.

 

[Brian Potter]

Absolute class! My only gripe is that it should be on earlier so that it can be viewed by the whole family together. If you want kids to get into wildlife and natural history,don't schedule it at 9pm when a lot of them are in bed! Far more educational and interesting than the dross the beeb put out in the early evening.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Magnificent

8.9

 

[pasty]

Absolute class! My only gripe is that it should be on earlier so that it can be viewed by the whole family together. If you want kids to get into wildlife and natural history,don't schedule it at 9pm when a lot of them are in bed! Far more educational and interesting than the dross the beeb put out in the early evening.

The only problem with that is I think many younger people would get quite upset by the sight of an ostrich getting torn apart by three cheetahs, or a lepoard seal flinging a baby penguin around followed the the carcus of said penguin sinking slowly to the sea bed. I know its natural, and what wild animals do, but I think younger viewers would probably not like it.

Top program anyawy.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I agree Cheeky. I am quite squeamish about this and although I know these deaths occur everyday as its nature I personally do not want to see the kill or the lead up to the kill with a terrified animal facing death and then the gory ripping of entrails. Its my only criticism of programmes like this is the almost rabid and sexual fascination of animals being hunted and killed by its predators. I reckon some of the cameramen get hard on's filming it.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

As a case in point the clip with the Whales hunting the seal when they showed the camerman after he was absolutely gutted the seal got away.

 

[Brian Potter]

The only problem with that is I think many younger people would get quite upset by the sight of an ostrich getting torn apart by three cheetahs, or a lepoard seal flinging a baby penguin around followed the the carcus of said penguin sinking slowly to the sea bed. I know its natural, and what wild animals do, but I think younger viewers would probably not like it.

Top program anyawy.

Fair point, but what about the flipside of that, like the seal last night who managed to evade the pack of Killer Whales? Who, if they are honest, did not give a little inward cheer when he surfaced again at the end? Even the filmaker thought he was gone. I personally think the benefits of showing this programme to younger viewers far outweigh the possible downside.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The filmaker was GUTTED when the seal pup survived

 

[CHAPPERS]

Its my only criticism of programmes like this is the almost rabid and sexual fascination of animals being hunted and killed by its predators. I reckon some of the cameramen get hard on's filming it.

Err, in the animal world pretty much 100% of any animal's time is taken up either trying to eat or trying not to get eaten so it's no surprise they concentrate on the aspect of hunting.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Its not my bag to see the actual kill and its stomach being ripped out. How many times is it necessary to show a Zebra or an Ostrich or whatever being hunted and ripped apart by 3 or 4 big cats ?. Just stick to cute Monkeys and the like.

 

[Gazwag]

I agree Cheeky. I am quite squeamish about this and although I know these deaths occur everyday as its nature I personally do not want to see the kill or the lead up to the kill with a terrified animal facing death and then the gory ripping of entrails. Its my only criticism of programmes like this is the almost rabid and sexual fascination of animals being hunted and killed by its predators. I reckon some of the cameramen get hard on's filming it.

If I was a cameraman and had spent all that time and effort getting those shots, as shown in the "how we did it" at the end it would have given me one. Shock horror it what meat eating animals do, the eat each other, you can look away if you dont like it, jeez its a darn site beter than the usual midless violence that comes out of hollywood. Still lets get some more cotton wool out.

Anybody who says HD isnt worth getting should watch this on low def then high def and really see the difference.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

I interviewed one of the series' researchers last month - he worked on the chameleon bit in that first episode. Said it absolutely blew his mind watching it all back in slow-mo. Top stuff...

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[turienzo's lovechild]

Its not my bag to see the actual kill and its stomach being ripped out. How many times is it necessary to show a Zebra or an Ostrich or whatever being hunted and ripped apart by 3 or 4 big cats ?. Just stick to cute Monkeys and the like.

because that's what HAPPENS and they're trying to show what HAPPENS

if they showed the hunt from the very start it'd be just STUPID to cut out the result, i personally want to see everything that happens in a kill as, like chappers said, it's a HUGE part of nature, and i want to know everything, not a stupid watered down version so as not to offend people who need to man the f*** up and accept what happens in the world