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The Planet Earth: Amazon’s Earth Day gift

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The Planet Earth: Amazon’s Earth Day gift

It appears that for Earth Day only, Amazon is offering Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray] for a mere $37.99 (down from $100) - here is why I love this series so much.

The Planet Earth BBC Series is on sale at Amazon today, Earth Day, only. Here is why I'm going to buy this:



  • The footage covers surface of the earth, pole to pole, covering both the obvious and secret species.

  • The narrator is a succinctly spoken British man, lending the series an aire of sophistication and drama. There's an American narrator version - this is not it.

  • The coverage of the animals is at some of their most emotionally dramatic moments - migration, mating, famine, and fear.

  • The program uses aerial shots and close-ups interchangeably to convey the space of movement and emotions
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