If ever there was a documentary that made me want to be a paleontologist when I grew up, it was the Christopher Reeve-hosted Dinosaur! The stop-motion animation by Phil Tippet still looks good, but even though things have changed a bit since the show came out, it's still fun to watch and provides a good personal follow-up to Friday's open thread. Enjoy!
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HELL YES.
Can anyone identify the film that has the guy shooting at a ceratopsian with a laser (penultimae video)? Cheers.
Dave; That movie is Planet of Dinosaurs, which was actually just re-issued on DVD. It's about as cheesy as they come, but the stop-motion dinosaurs aren't too bad.
Thanks for that Brian, I have long wanted to know *only* becuase aged about 8 I saw this series in the UK and remember than tiny snippet of footage simply bacuse I had never seen it! I had alswasy wondered and now I know I'll have to try and hunt it down (may not be too easy in China or the UK though!).
Cheers.
Thank you for posting the Youtube clips of Dinosaurs! I watched this show almost every day when I was a child, and I hold it responsible for my continuing fascination with dinosaurs, Mesozoic birds, and ancient life in general. It is very good to see it again.
I loved that show! One of the best classics ever!
Despite my parents' comparative openness, I still harbored a large number of the usual misconceptions. The funniest one was that because I was a terrifically precocious reader, by 10, I had read literally
than their dogmatic behaviour and the misconduct of many supporters of global warming quite fast to correct measured temperatures for the more than legitimate critics.
I wish you continued success