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I've only watched the first part, "San Andreas Fault", but that was repulsive enough to let go of the rest of the series. Why?Well, the narrator has an insupportable voice laden with sensation and wonder. Hello! We're talking documentary here! No need to induce an artificial suspense where an interesting script and informative footage would suffice.Second, the repetitions: every 3 to 5 minutes, the contents of the previously shown aspects is summarized and put into slogan-like sentences. - Do they really think that the audience isn't paying attention any more? What is the target audience? People who can't concentrate and memorize things for more than 5 minutes?Last but not least: the incessant adventure-and-danger-in-the-air background music! This makes the documentary's "quality" abysmal. I don't need a constant stream of emotionally manipulative and exhausting music. The movie-trailer-like presentation should be kept away from documentaries.So, for future documentary producers: avoid such atrocities as mentioned above! There are fantastic examples, e.g. by the BBC, to learn from.
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