This 11-part series is set to broadcast in about 10 days. It is from the same team that created the documentary Planet Earth. This special will focus on all aspects of life--from plants to mammals and everything in between.


The UK version was written and narrated by David Attenborough, who pretty much ****s on all other narrators ever to be born (yes, even you, Morgan Freeman). The US version, unfortunately, was narrated by Oprah. It's better than Sigourney Weaver, but I don't understand the apparent need for a different narrator in the US.

The first episode, "Challenges of Life" is set to premiere on 3/21 at 8PM on Discovery & Discovery HD.
I wouldn't even waste your time if you don't have discovery HD, as that is the only way to see something like this. Wait for the BR to come out in June if that's the case.

The Discovery channel webpage has some incredible clips from the various episodes which you can watch to get pumped up for the premiere
Episodes with previews

The BluRay is set to release on June 1st, shortly after the series is done with broadcast.

The UK version of the show (10 episodes, which takes out the Making Of episode) has already been broadcast and the BluRay came out this past November.

I debated whether I should put this in the TV forum or not but thought it would enjoy much broader appeal than the people who like to discuss/trash their favorite shows every week. Also, there has been very little hype surrounding this series and many people probably don't even know it's starting. Let's face it--half the people here don't even realize OOTV exists.

Here is the Wikipedia article on the series

*EDIT* mods obviously please move this if you want to keep 100% of TV in OOTV

Can't wait to buy the David Attenborough version on DVD.

Ugh, cant believe i missed this. BR it is then.

Has this been aired elsewhere before? I'm pretty sure I've seen this on Discovery here in Canada a few months ago and it was awesome. I saw the Attenborough version and I agree it's great. Is this new?

At least you guys get the proper narrators over there.

aired in UK on BBC1 in the fall

oprah winfrey, jesus

no blu ray player freakin?

not in my bedroom. and my wife has a boner for oprah so I can probably actually get her to watch this with me if I watch the US version. Will definitely get the UK BR soon.

I watched the BBC HD version with Attenborough last year and this is another awesome BBC documentary. I'm a big fan of documentaries in general and the BBC nature ones in particular and this one is as good as Blue Planet & Planet Earth.

The Making Of episode is just a compilation of the making of segments that originally aired at the end of each of the BBC episodes.


Yeah it's already aired on Discovery HD in Canada, could have been the same dates as the BBC broadcast but I can't remember. I caught one of the episodes again on Discovery HD just a day or two ago.

Attenborough is the GOAT

yeah I try to get my hands on every good BBC nature documentary I can find.

Galapagos (3 part special) should not be missed.

Saw a preview for this a couple weeks ago and have been looking forward to it.

Planet Earth was great, but i've never seen it full on through. I only like really neat/weird episodes, like the one when they went deep into caves never explored by humans and the creatures in it (like some weird animal that can live in sulfuric acid iirc), and the one about cave with giant piles of dung, and humans in there mining the birds nests iirc.

for those who downloaded the british version, is there any cool things like that and could you point me to the right episodes?

looking through the episode lists, episode 8 looks like something i have to see. "Creatures of the Deep", btw. if anyone sees anything else they think i would be interested in, or maybe list top 3 fave episodes, please do so.

I just watched the first one from the British version, really cool.

Same, very good start.

same. watched E1 and half of E2. very enjoyable and excellent shots.

ive watched all the episodes online... i would say its better than planet earth

Bump for premeire tonight

Im excited for tonight but why did they choose Oprah wtf?I didn't realize it was already aired in UK Ill have to check that out.

I think she'll be better than Sigourney Weaver but I believe that any narration of any kind should be done by Morgan Freeman

This has to be watched in HD imo.

I still preferred the Blue Plant though

I've noticed that several discovery series have different narrators in the US/UK. I remember seeing a clip from the British version of mythbusters, and it had a British narrator. That really doesn't make any sense to me since Adam and Jamie are still Americans. Count me among those who don't see the need for different narrators.

The British versions are all over the Internets, cop those, much better

Ye, I downloaded these a month or so ago. I could listen to David Attenborough reading the dictionary and feel good about it.

The Discovery Channel is airing the 1st episode back to back tonight.

I'll prob end up watching it 2 times tonight and then a few more times during the reruns.

As Freakin posted earlier. If you haven't seen Galapagos yet, you're missing another great documentary.