Die Erde bei Nacht

Probably the first documentary where nights are properly documented without the unnatural lights. Just finished the show and its really good. Although I would have loved more if it was narrated by Sir Attenborough but its okay.

The visuals are gorgeous. I was perennially covered in goosebumps and streaming tears over the beauty, the fragility, the wonder of it all. BUT that required an extreme exercise in blocking out the narrator, in fact several times I muted the TV and played classical music instead. She nearly put me into a depression bordering on coma. She sounds like a severely depressed robot even during delightful or high action scenes. She could not possibly drone on more uninterestingly if that had been her plan. In short, gorgeous nature show ruined by the narrator. Can't imagine who she auditioned for that thought she was even remotely a good choice, much less the "winner" for the job. As you can see, this review barely mentions the beautiful visuals and carries on all about the narrator... THAT'S HOW BAD SHE IS.

I watched one episode, it was better than I expected. Well, it is not National Geographic's or BBC's. But it is deserves watching and thumps up. Don't compare the young narrator to Attenborough's because in my opinion he is out of comparison in this field (again, it is my own opinion).

It seemed that the narrator in her monotone voice had been told to keep reminding us this was a first, groundbreaking, nobody's done it till now, blah blah blah. I would of really enjoyed it with a different narrator and dialogue less self gratifying. Such a shame because some of the camerawork was beautiful and animal stories amazing.

For those reviewers who wrote this series is not innovative or doesn't show any new perspectives. I'm pretty sure, they saw this on a classic LCD screen. On an OLED the visuals are breathtaking. The perfectly captured night shots showed me totally new perspectives on wildlife. The mixture of darkness with colorful "highlights" makes this a unique piece of art. Do yourself a favor, your next TV should be an OLED. Then watch this series again and get the proof that your money is well invested.