Episode 3 is all about how animals evolved on land and it covers lobe fin fishes, arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, and proto-mammals. You would think that means we get a lot of creatures, but once again, the show just spends more time talking about modern animals than prehistoric animals. I think by now, the show has a set formula that's not going to change. The show would show a minute or two o... » Continue Reading
I just finished episode 2 and I have to say, the mixed feelings have not gone away. The show does have its moments, but it can also be really dull. At least this episode doesn't feel as chaotic as episode 1. It has a coherent theme, and that is talking about the evolution of life chronologically. This episode is all about the earliest life in the oceans. So it's an all marine life episode and ends... » Continue Reading
So the Netflix series Life On Our Planet is out today. It's also a life/prehistoric life documentary series. I definitely have some thoughts on the first episode... First of all » Continue Reading
Once again, we're at the end of the series. So many emotions. Definitely sad that it's over, but at the same time, the producers aren't ruling out a season 3. The fact that we got season 2 a year later is a miracle and should be celebrated. Besides, there's another series coming later this year from Netflix, that'll also cover the prehistoric eras in broader strokes than Prehistoric Planet, so the... » Continue Reading
I was an idiot and forgot to take some screens last night, so I didn't bother posting my thoughts. Screens are very important since it helps show off just how beautiful this series is. Yesterday's episode was one of the most beautiful. This episode is all about the Oceans with very few dinosaurs. It's a fully fleshed-out prehistoric marine ecosystem that spans the globe. The only d » Continue Reading
Just like last season, we also get a weird episode this season. Ok, it's not that weird. It's only one segment that feels out of place in an episode called "Swamps". I guess the area used to be a swamp according to the narration, but I'm getting ahead of myself. This episode goes back to the world-hopping format where each segment is in a different country. The first segment doesn't mention the co... » Continue Reading
Episode 2 is all about the Badlands and is currently one of the best episodes of the season so far, maybe even one of the best episodes in the series. It's that good. First of all, this episode is very well focused, with only 2 areas of the world being in this episode. Don't get me wrong, I also like episodes that jump around the world, but having an episode with focus means better world-building.... » Continue Reading
So, here we are, a year later, back with more Prehistoric Planet. I really didn't think we'd get a second season of this fantastic series, so to see a season 2 was suddenly announced out of nowhere just 2 or 3 months before the premiere was the biggest surprise. Does season 2 episode 1 live up to my expectations? The first episode is about islands, and once again, the show hops all over the wo » Continue Reading
There's a recent paper published dispelling a long-held belief (myth?) that Diplodocid sauropods such as Apatosaurus and Diplodocus used their long whip-like tails as whips! Okay, this doesn't sound that outlandish, what always got me questioning this even as a child is the part where the tails act like whips creating cracking sounds (mi » Continue Reading
I start today's blog after just finding out ANOTHER Tyrannosaurus skull will be lost to an auction on December 9th. Fuck! This is the second skull we know that'll be lost to science. Here's the thing though, supporters of the commercialization of fossils often argue that if commercial dealers don't dig them up, the fossils will just rot away and be destroye » Continue Reading
Here's an article about an upcoming dinosaur fossil auction happening in Asia. While experts in the article say it's bad, the article doesn't actually elaborate with enough details. First and foremost, museums are poor. They don't have the funds to compete with your million or even billionaires when it comes to buying this st » Continue Reading
First of all, the original article is in Swedish, and the details are acquired using google translate so what I'm about to write might not be 100% accurate, but the general gist of it shouldn't be too far off, especially the data. So according to folks who translated the original article , the first footprints of a » Continue Reading