Africa series, BBC, Discussion thread :)

Right...so it was very sad.

I'll still watch them/
 
After the previous weeks episode, it came under the 'good' category, but wasn't overly impressed.

However, just watched tonight's episode (repeat from Wednesday), and, well, I thought it was right back up there.
Great footage, great stories, couple of cheesy comments/scenes (with the beetles) which I'll forgive.
But was really impressed this week.
Back to the gripping footage from the first week. Will certainly stick south Africa/the cape on my list of go-to places. :)

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OK..."Pronking"? Gotta be one of the funniest displays I've ever seen!
 
Watching it now, but I'm about to switch it off.

Sorry, this is turning into the "Ladybird Book of Africa" with terribly cliched commentary.

Move on Sir David. I don't like to see my heroes descend into the very average.
 
"Ladybird" it may be, but it's still stuff I will never see in my lifetime, so I'm happy to watch it. If I had a way of comparing it to my own African experiences, then maybe I could be so condemning of it.
 
simon ess said:
I'm happy that you're enjoying it Ruth.
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Thank you. I'm just sad that you can't see beyond the glitzy side and enjoy the bits that most of us will never witness but for programmes like this.
 
I've seen it a hundred times before on TV - that's all I'm saying.

It's certainly enjoyable in an imagery type of way, but there's nothing new here.

Maybe I expect too much, I don't know.
 
Haha - I just turned back for the news at ten, and even the cameraman is taking the ****.

"Yeah, years of experience has taught me that the best time for sunset shots is in the evening."

I'll leave it now.
 
simon ess said:
I've seen it a hundred times before on TV - that's all I'm saying.

It's certainly enjoyable in an imagery type of way, but there's nothing new here.

Maybe I expect too much, I don't know.
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Personally I've never seen anything on the Silver Ant before :shrug:
 
gramps said:
Personally I've never seen anything on the Silver Ant before :shrug:
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Me neither. Nor the sandstorm (outside of Hollywood). Nor did I know about the noise the dunes make. The bit with the salt water and flies was a new one on me too.

I found last nights pretty interesting.
 
simon ess said:
Haha - I just turned back for the news at ten, and even the cameraman is taking the ****.

"Yeah, years of experience has taught me that the best time for sunset shots is in the evening."

I'll leave it now.
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It was patently obvious that he was making a joke with that comment. You must realise that?
 
Missed it last night, but reading the comments here isn't filling me with confidence!, nevertheless, I'll catch the repeat and see how it goes!
 
DorsetDude said:
It was patently obvious that he was making a joke with that comment. You must realise that?
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Of course he joking, that's why I laughed. An interesting joke though in the context of my opinion on what I was watching.

I have no problem being in a minority here. I'm happy for people who enjoyed it.
 
It was a bit odd, the naked mole rat sequence where the princess left the colony to start a new one and suddenly there's an owl watching, in the middle of the Sahara, huh? Where did that come from?

I'll never look at a swallow in the same way again though after last night. I knew they migrated, just didnt know they did it the hard way straight across the desert.
 
The ressurection plant...wow. Dead for 100 years and then bingo?
And I'd heard of the singing dunes, but the timelapse was phenomenal.
I'm still loving it, and after watching DA on JR on Friday...the man will always be a legend :notworthy:
 
Canal+ will start showing this from Sunday, so I'll get to see what the fuss is all about.
 
neil_g said:
Something that I found completely staggering from this weeks episode - 50% of the Congo is allocated to logging.


Unbelievable.
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Unfortunately it is believable, and deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is another tragedy. There might be some justification for this, if there are significant benefits for the local populations, but it's all for commercial gain.
 
neil_g said:
Something that I found completely staggering from this weeks episode - 50% of the Congo is allocated to logging.


Unbelievable.
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I know I watched it last night there were a lot of positive things like the Masai tribesmen looking after the Lions but 50% of the Congo being allocated for logging is really sad :'(
It wont even benefit locals big business will just make a fortune from it
 
Just watched it on the recording and some bits heartening, other bits disturbing ...
 
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