Discovery: LIFE (planet earth v2)

[Pared]

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Now does everyone see why I was so freakin' pissed when I heard Oprah was narrating?

UGH.

BEAUTIFUL image-capture but HORRIBLE narration. ARGH.

It's like porn for your eyes while someone scratches a chalkboard with their nails. I'd put the thing on mute if they didn't have some animal sounds in there.

I was really impressed with a lot of it though. This is an instant buy once I know for sure they have a different person.

[aholbert32]

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Now does everyone see why I was so freakin' pissed when I heard Oprah was narrating?

UGH.

BEAUTIFUL image-capture but HORRIBLE narration. ARGH.

It's like porn for your eyes while someone scratches a chalkboard with their nails. I'd put the thing on mute if they didn't have some animal sounds in there.

I was really impressed with a lot of it though. This is an instant buy once I know for sure they have a different person.

The BBC version (the one you can buy at places like Amazon and BB) will have Attenborough narrating not Oprah.

[Pared]

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Then I will purchase that one without a doubt!

Thanks for the heads up!

[p_rushing]

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The BBC version (the one you can buy at places like Amazon and BB) will have Attenborough narrating not Oprah.

You need to tell your higher ups that whoever made the decision on Oprah should be fired. Everyone else should keep their jobs. Plus you would save money without Oprah.

[soltrain]

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It was amazing. I was in tears laughing at those birds who do dances in unison before mating.

[luv_mist]

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You need to tell your higher ups that whoever made the decision on Oprah should be fired. Everyone else should keep their jobs. Plus you would save money without Oprah.

She doesn't strike me as the nature-loving type all that much which makes it even harder to understand which mentally inept clown desired to have her voice instead of good ole Dave?

Thing that kind of sucks is that my wife and I cancelled the cable company not too long ago because we are becoming more sensible with our finances. This would have been one reason to keep it an extra month. HOWEVER, I'm definitely jumping on the BD of this when it comes out.

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I don't think her voice gives me that soothing nature feel that these kinds of films deserve. Weaver actually did a very good job now that I hear Oprah.. it just doesn't immerse you into what you're seeing.

Hopefully the BBC Atterbury version is available on blu ray

[Stumbleweed]

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I haven't heard her narration yet... got these recorded to watch, but I've already basically burned through the Attenborough series online. Great stuff, I'll probably end up snagging the BBC version on Blu-Ray so I can watch it again in amazing quality later. This stuff never really gets old, it's always amazing to see.

I'll see if I eat my words about Oprah... she seriously didn't pronounce ecosystem right? I was thinking it wouldn't be THAT bad, but I was probably wrong. I'll always love David's voiceovers though, he makes me laugh.

[Pared]

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I felt like I was watching Oprah's show and she was watching animal porn.

It was dreadful.

[ex carrabba fan]

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She pronounced ecosystem "echo system"

It's not so much her pronunciations, her voice just doesn't suit documentaries like these. It's something about her voice that I can't take seriously and it cheapens the experience.

[p_rushing]

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I think I'll find the BBC version online and then play it on my CPU through my surround sound and sync it up so I can mute Oprah

[trobinson97]

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I think I'll find the BBC version online and then play it on my CPU through my surround sound and sync it up so I can mute Oprah

LOL! Is it really that serious man?

I'm in minority when I say I didn't mind Weaver's narration, I thought it was pretty decent actually. I am in agreement however that Oprah was the wrong choice this time around. She really doesn't do the visuals justice with her voice work and on top of that the writing doesn't help her any.

[DickDalewood]

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This is why I'm waiting for the bluray release

The BBC version is the one they put on shelves, and that is the way I want to experience this the first time. I can wait.

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Come on, guys. I posted this days ago:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...64-post29.html

[aholbert32]

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You need to tell your higher ups that whoever made the decision on Oprah should be fired. Everyone else should keep their jobs. Plus you would save money without Oprah.

LOL. I cant say much because I like my job. With that said, please know that most things done at television networks are tested with focus groups before its aired. If it does horrible with focus groups it probably wont make it to the airwaves. The fact that Oprah is still the narrator shows that some people actually like her narration.