Those people aiming to watch the uncut, advert-free, original narration,
hi-fi version might as well step up to the Blu-ray version. It's available
from Amazon UK in April and unlike the DVD is region free (though the UK
Blu-ray region is the same as ours anyway). So not only do you have no
probs playing it, but also you get the maximum fi-ness for best ogling the
fantastic camera work. I agree Goose-cam was stunning - informative as well
as impressive and immersive - well worth paying good money for.
How often do you get to see birds from the viewpoints shown in this series?
Answer - never before in the history of humankind!
I understand they used microlites dressed up as birds for some of the
photography, though I might have misinterpreted this. I believe the final
episode is the 'making-of' which answers these questions, but I haven't
seen it . Apparently the book includes similar info.
Julian Robinson
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 10:47
To: Tony Russel
Cc: 'Birding-Aus Aus'
Subject: Earthflight
Tony,
I tried to speak to Brian Feeney, of Programing at Channel Nine in Sydney,
but was redirected to his voicemail. I left my comments re the switch on his
vm. I think I may follow up with an email, as well. I have, BTW, emailed
David Tennant and had a grump at him over the switch.
When speaking to another person at Ch. 9, it emerged that Ch. 9 has made
some "cuts" to the original program. If anyone wishes to see the "real"
program, I suggest that they buy the DVD. The DVD is available in the UK,
but only for region 2, so if you want to play it here you will need a
multi-region DVD player. If you don't have a multi-region DVD player, ask a
nerdy teenager if they could hack your existing player. You could always
watch it on your computer. If your computer is locked into only playing
DVDs from our region, I would suggest downloading the program VLC. It is
free and will play just about any thing.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 17/02/12 9:24 AM, Tony Russel wrote:
> I wonder which twit in Channel 9 decided to change the voice over and why.
>
> Tony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Mr
> Stephen John Murray
> Sent: Friday, 17 February 2012 5:32 AM
> To: Carl Clifford; Birding-Aus Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Earthflight
>
> Yep...spoiled it for me too. "Wooden" is a good word to describe
> Charles Woolley's voice. I usually just call it annoying. I had the
> sound turned down for a while. I hadn't thought of just waiting for the
DVD. Thanks.
> Steve Murray
> ________________________________________
> From:
> on behalf of Carl Clifford
>
> Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2012 8:26 PM
> To: Birding-Aus Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Earthflight
>
> Dear All,
>
> I watched the first episode of the BBC series Earthflight, which looks
> at the worlds birdlife, on the 9 network this evening. I seems that it
> will be a great series, and has has received considerable plaudits in
> the UK. The original version has the mellifluous Scots burr of David
> Tennant as the voice-over. Unfortunately, the 9 network, in its
> wisdom, has decided to replace Mr Tennant's voice-over with a rather
> wooden Australian voice-over. I highly recommend the series, but I
> don't think I will be watching any further episodes. Instead, I will
> be buying the DVD, and watch it as it was meant to be.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
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