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28 March 2007

When's the last time a commercial gave you goosebumps? (YouTube) This looks spec-frakkin-tacular!!!

post by: rob511 at: 01:50 | 14 comments

Here's the Discovery website for the series, fyi.

posted by rob511 28 March | 01:51

I know! When I first saw that commercial I wrote it down on my calander on my phone and am currently having my little sister tape it on the dvd recorder. Looks friggen sweet. I could have sworn there was something posted on MeFi or maybe BoingBoing... I'll see if I can find the article in AM.

posted by CitrusFreak12 28 March | 02:17

The MeFi post was here, CitrusFreak.

posted by GeckoDundee 28 March | 02:21

It's the music that does it. With all the drums, chorus and orchestral music it's hard not to be impressed. Damned good editing of the animal shots too. Whoa.

posted by hojoki 28 March | 08:18

very cool indeed. those waddling penguins are so cute!

posted by phoenixc 28 March | 08:57

Oh wow! I have to see that!

posted by dabitch 28 March | 11:11

Oh man, I wanna watch this. Already missed the first episode, dammit.

posted by deborah 28 March | 12:05

For those who have missed it, I'm sure they will repeat this for many months to come. And you can probably buy it on DVD.

Which reminds me, in case I can't find it, is there anyone in the UK who would be willing to purchase the brit version of this program and send it to me (I'd pay you back, of course)? I'd rather have David Attenborough than Ellen Ripley.

posted by CitrusFreak12 28 March | 12:26

It's available on Netflix.

I saw a much longer preview the last time I went to a movie, and yeah, I totally got goosebumps.

posted by Specklet 28 March | 13:57

Is it just me, or did it look like the white pony/goat/hoofed quadruped could have been a stunted Bill the Pony in Mordor?

posted by TrishaLynn 28 March | 14:43

Thanks, CF and GD, for the MeFi link. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have posted this if I had seen that too. (I must have missed it when the servers went down.)

And nice derail, TrishaLynn! Some of those quick cuts were maddeningly intriguing, huh?

posted by rob511 28 March | 17:53

Damn, if this had been Roslin's campaign commercial ...

posted by stilicho 28 March | 19:23

I wouldn't let the fact that something's on the Blue stop you from posting about it here, rob511. Especially something as cool as this.

posted by GeckoDundee 28 March | 20:39

Great cinemaphotography, great editing, great soundtrack! Just selected the television series as a "season pass" on TiVO.

posted by ericb 28 March | 20:54

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