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4 January 2001 (Finland) morePlot:
This new, extra chapter of _Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) (TV)_ focuses on an allosaurus later discovered in 1999 affectionately called "Big Al"... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
We've had fun, now comes some information - without being boring. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Kenneth Branagh | ... | Narrator (UK version) (voice) |
 | Avery Brooks | ... | Narrator (US version) (voice) |
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The Allosaurus got a complete visual make-over for this special. They look much different from their original appearance in the second episode of "Walking with Dinosaurs" (1999). moreGoofs:
Continuity: Big Al's foot injury switches from being on his right foot to his left in the closeup of his foot, near the end of the episode. moreFAQ
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The Ballad of Big Al is really the follow-up that greatly increases the class of "Walking with Dinosaurs".
Big Al MUST be seen in combination with the second part of the special (The Science of Big Al). This way you at last get an idea of what clues we have on Dinosaurs and how the clues have been put together to get an idea of how the Dinosaurs might have lived.
Using the clues found within the skeleton of an Allosaurus (Big Al), the team has put together something like "This is your life", Big Al. Big Al is born, grows up, hunts and dies. Although the story is (of course) only speculation, it is very interesting and put together with a lot of love. Unlike the series (Walking with Dinosaurs), the Ballad of Big Al really tells the viewer that this is only an assumption of Big Al's life while also letting the viewer in on many of the key reasons for this assumption.
All in all this is a great follow-up. It's just too bad that "Walking with Dinosaurs" didn't have more of Big Al and the qualities of the follow-up.