One Strange Rock: Pianeta terra

The visuals are breathtaking, as well as some of the side stories. However, Will smith hosting and the obviously scripted astronaut interviews puts a dent in the quality of it. Will Smith doesn't know about all of this and it's obvious. Great guy but not the man for this job. Also, sometimes you can tell how extremely scripted the astronauts interviews are. You can constantly see them, and will Smith sometimes, looking to the side of the camera to read the script. Also over-empathize simple points to avoid going very in-depth.

Despite my complaints, I still very much enjoyed the show. The visuals are stunning and the science is still fascinating. Definitely a good watch overall.

As an Earth Science teacher in an urban school district I was very happy with my students engagement in the first episode of this series. Although just one episode I would rank this with the best episodes of cosmos, planet earth, and blue planet for student interest and behavior. I personally enjoyed it as well. Some of the photography is stunning and unlike what you will see in "Blue Oceans" and "Planet Earth" (not necessarily better but refreshingly different). Will Smith by no means makes the show but I don't think he takes anything away from it either, and he can be amusing at times. The Astronauts are going to be the real stars of the show, and they have come across great so far.

I don't do reviews much apart from ratings but this one got me down to write one just to say that it doesn't deserve a miss. Never seen a documentary this visually stunning and thrilling before. Just witness it.

This show is wonderful. Story is amazing and cinematography is incredible but man... the Will Smith narrative scenes are cringe worthy. We have these awesome scientists and astronaut interviews then we get clips of Will Smith narrating to us like we're children. I hate to be harsh but his scenes are so distracting. Without him speaking this is the best Earth documentary since the original Planet Earth.

Gives you a deep appreciation for earth and all of its complexities. Videography is simply stunning. An absolute MUST watch!