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8/10
Great visuals and kudos to including lesser known species.
toreaurstad-572481 November 2021
The first episode from Borneo skips much footage of elephants but instead shows clips of the sun bear, proboscos monkeys and pitcher plants. I have seen nature TV shows for decades and this is a trend I hope to see more of. If you watch nature programmes, they usually are about the big mammals. Seeing footage of lessEr known species is a great thing about this series.

The narrator is obviously a choice maybe suited for children TV shows like Peppa Pig instead of a quality nature documentary series. She obviously do not have a degree in biology. I would rather listen to Sir David Attenborough. She also adds interpretation of what the animals are thinking, all in all it sounds very corny like listening to a fairy tale.
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7/10
Human race destroy nearly everything on the earth !
zanyarkf28 July 2021
Thos docimentary show us and proof the human race is most dangerous and ruthless being on the earth we are destroy every habitat and most of species like seuran says human is the cancer of the earth!!
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10/10
Astonishingly good
ajae-5440111 August 2021
This is at the caliber of Planet Earth people. Astounding cinematography and excellent footage. I have been watching nature documentaries all my life and I learned so many things in the first episode alone. Please do watch it. It is damn near flawless.
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10/10
Another amazing look at the planet.
theeuglycasanvax29 August 2021
I find Helena's voice to be fine, but then again I'm a fan of her acting. Learned about quite a free interesting creatures I had no clue existed. I also like the inside Eden but at the end that shows the behind the scenes of filming, pretty neat.
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10/10
Fantastic nature show
loubirdling30 August 2021
This new series is a wonderful story about the places that still beautifully exist in our somewhat crumbling globe.

It truly is a breath of fresh air!

We very much enjoy the photography along with a sense of hope for our planets animals.
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6/10
The visuals are great, but narrating what the animals are supposedly thinking is just stupid
0w026 August 2021
Why on earth would you narrate what the animals are thinking? "Mhhh, these are some tasty leaves".... "oooh, the water is nice and refreshing"..... it's freaking irritating.

Other than the 1st-person narration, the series is really good. It's too bad that the series is spoiled by that, otherwise this could have been a 9/10 nature series.
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5/10
Saccharine
paulie-7024626 July 2021
Helena Bonham Carter's sickly sweet metronome-like narration makes this series unbearable to listen to.
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5/10
Great photography but
derrirp910 August 2021
Why is the narrator speaking to me like I'm a child? This is a documentary, not a fairy tale movie adaptation.
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5/10
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Max_Lucas31 July 2021
Beautiful close up film footage. But the narration needs improvement. If you're going to add drama, be sure to put the two subjects in the same frame.
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4/10
Drop the excessive drama in the narration - it's painful
limmcintyre29 January 2023
The photography is truly spectacular. What wrecks it for me is the overly dramatic narration, the apparent need to choke viewers with awe with every sentence. At first, I thought it was Helena Bonham Carter's folly at trying to be David Attenborough. Then, I heard the same in a BBC series - Serengeti I-II with the same over-wrought diction coupled with ill-suited overly-loud music, this time narrated by Joseph Boyega. These are accomplished actors with good voices, so now I must conclude that the producers have required them to give this unwelcome twist to their delivery to a corny script. Hold on to that footage, however. It is a privilege to take in such worldly wonders. We can only hope that somehow, against the odds, they can endure.
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