If they are going to do the explanations of fossils, that Walking with Dinosaurs didn't have, then they should have made the episodes longer to accommodate them.
Yes!
It appeared to me as if the folks at BBC were trying to rectify some of the mistakes of WWD, and answer the complaints about the show not being scientific enough with all the evidence that they showed every other minute. But along with the bad, they also threw away some of the good stuff. While I definitely learned a thing or two about the presented dinos, I was simply not entertained. The story seemed to be just a set up to present as much fossil evidence as they could, while it should have been the other way around -- using solid evidence and sensible speculation to back up engaging stories.
It was a welcome sight to see animals behaving realistically after
Dinosaur Revolution, but the episode came off as being too dry and lifeless for my tastes. The prefect balance between scientific-ness and entertainment has yet to be found by the recent dino shows.
Also... re-watching some scenes, and I have to wonder... Are the fight scenes purposely so choppy? It seems they were going for an under-cranked feel, but to me, it just looked bad.
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