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Life on Our Planet (2023)
Factual?
If you believe in divine intervention, design or creation, you will want to watch this series with your children. You'll will need to point out that even though this is very well done, much of what is presented is not factual.
This is a great series. But, remember that most of what they present is only theories, conjecture and imagination. No one knows if T-Rex lovingly rubbed heads with their mates. No one knows what colors ancient creatures were. No one knows what they sounded like (either vocally or by rubbing armor plates together).
I really enjoyed this series and recommend it. But, although it is presented as factual; it can not be. Scientists can only imagine possibilities from fossils. There were no eye witnesses to make a history of prehistoric events.
The Great Indian Wars 1540-1890 (1991)
Inconsistencies make reliability questionable
I liked this when it was new, thirty years ago. I re-watched it and although I still like it, I was amazed at the errors. As I saw more errors I started to question the reliability of some of their 'facts'.
It has been too long, so nothing is going to change, but the viewer should be aware.
Here are a couple examples from the second episode; The Cavalry:
1) At about 0:21:11 they show a graphic map of Fort Larned. Fort Larned is about 50 miles south of present day Hays, KS. The map shown doesn't have Kansas at all, but has identified the state as Nebraska.
2) While mentioning the Donner Party, they show a picture of Mormon Handcart Pioneers. The Donner Party started in 1846. This was ten years before the first Mormon Handcart Pioneer. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used trains of handcarts from 1856 to 1860 as a quick (relatively speaking, since they were faster than oxen or horse drawn wagons) and inexpensive way for over 3000 immigrants that wanted to be with the Church in Salt Lake City.
Something Bit Me (2022)
Loved it!
I really liked this show. The victims and the experts were realistic in their view of our interaction with nature. They told you what the humans did right and wrong and probably what should've or could've been done differently. They explained why the animal might've acted the way it did. They made sure the audience knew these were special situations and not the normal wildlife behavior. The only real soap box they got on was to "stop feeding the wildlife!" That was a soap box I didn't mind.
This can be an emotional ride sometimes. Being a father who loved being outside with our six kids, I choked up while telling my wife about the father who was also choking up as he watched his daughter being taken out of the Grand Canyon while dangling high in the air by a cable from the rescue helicopter.
I would've liked to see more of the smaller critters that we can sometimes encounter. Spiders, wasps, mosquitos and parasites can also kill and maim.
I can't wait for season two!