First and foremost, "Fish" is exceptionally well-made. It may explore the challenges of survival for animals, but for the viewer watching it's an awe-inspiring delight from start to finish. The fourth episode of 'Life' "Fish' is on the same level in quality to the previous three. As far as Attenborough's work goes too, 'Life' to me is one of his biggest achievements. 'Life' is a crowning achievement for a documentary series and actually, like the best documentary shows, feels much more than that. Have been watching the BBC less over time, but there are always exceptions, unexpected gems and expected treasures that come our way every now and again and their nature documentaries are the perfect examples of expected treasures. Am a great fan of a lot of Attenborough's work and BBC's nature documentaries with his involvement are among their best work in years. He is such a great presenter (in his 90s and still sounds, and looks on a side note, great) and whenever a new series of his is aired they are often among the best the BBC has done in years. I know I did.Despite how much he apparently dislikes the term "national treasure", that term really does sum up David Attenborough to a tee. It will be the best £15 you have ever spent, and you could learn a surprising amount about nature. If you haven't seen this documentary and you are often inclined to watch such a program, get the box set now. Attenborough merely uses his presence as an aid for the audience, even as a guinea pig occasionally. Essentially, they use clever cinematography to waste screen time and "waffle" to use a technical term. Brian Cox seem pretentious in comparison, often appearing suddenly from behind pillars or speaking meaninglessly with the sun pointing towards the camera. And also, Attenborough remains humble throughout the whole process. Firstly, he avoids "telling" the spectators what to think or see as opposed to "showing" it to them, so they can make their own minds up, where many presenters use patronising language or over simplified explanations. Attenborough is both a masterful story-teller and modest teacher, skillfully avoiding the two most fatal flaws in presenting, that still goes on today. This series is the base structure of every wildlife documentary ever made in and after the 80's. Attenborough, nowadays, has a legendary reputation as the founder of accurate and entertaining wildlife film-making. So, for example, the evolution of camouflage is analysed using the peppered moth, which changed during the industrial revolution because of the smog which blackened the trees. specific species which are entertaining (and often funny) for the spectators, that inherently pertain to the subject being discussed. Key concepts like these are explained using certain "case studies", i.e. Life on Earth explains masterfully very complex and important concepts in Biology, going so far as to describe and explain DNA and how evolution changes it. So the very first episode starts with the early earth and the environments found upon it, the last being about the great apes, with an emphasis on humans. The individual episodes are chronological in relation to the colonisation and evolution of life generally. Life on Earth is a comprehensive analysis of Life on this planet, ranging from the beginnings of life to the evolution of Homo sapiens.
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