Planet Earth airing tomorrow

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Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Nizology
the original version with the british voice-over is so much better than f'in Sigourney Weaver. They needed to americanize. The helicoter-mounted hd camera shots are the best nature documentary clips ever produced.

Wait, what the fuck? They actually did that? That's BS.

you guys are nuts. I couldn't STAND the cocky british accent. Weaver's narration sounded a lot more intriguing, and showed a lot more admiration. Both told the same information, so I don't know what the issue is. Either listen to some elitist spew out the information, or listen to a narration with a bit more optimistic emotion.

His career as the respected face and voice of British natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years..

Somehow, I doubt that Weaver has more knowledge of and admiration for nature than Attenborough.

IIRC, the American version cut half an hour from the original BBC version. FWIW, I have the Blu-Ray BBC version, and it's spectacular.

 

[DrawninwarD]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Why would they change narrators? Attenborough has the classic documentary voice.

Agreed.

BTW, there are eleven episodes for Planet Earth:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_(TV_series)