[TV] Dynasties

Bakero · Nov 12, 2018

Jackthelad said:
They don't especially not good enough to charge £150 a year.

There's the radio and the website too.

drew · Nov 12, 2018

Thunder Bolt said:
I love the nature programmes on the BBC but as I said previously about Attenbrough, he ruins it with story telling. Dave & Luther, for goodness sake!
Serious zoologists do not anthropologise animals. They are animals not humans, so attributing human feelings to them is counter productive,
The camera work is superb. Narrate what is happening without getting over sentimental.

Bit OTT. As you've already conceded, DA doesn't give them names. As for feelings, what exactly are you referring to in last nights episode? It was a battle for supremacy with various members of the troop taking sides. It's not about narrating on exactly what is happening, it's about trying to demonstrate why it is happening, ie the king pin gets all the ladies and his genes are the ones that carry on.

drew · Nov 12, 2018

Jackthelad said:
They don't especially not good enough to charge £150 a year.

I think most will disagree with you. How much do you pay for your subscription services then?

Westdene Seagull · Nov 12, 2018

Jackthelad said:
It was ok, still not worth £150 a year ffs, the licence fee is joke most of what the BBC put on is pish.

Really ? Numerous top dramas every year, decent sport ( MOTD ? ), and nature shows that beat everyone else handsdown. That's before we even include their news, their websites and the multitude of radio stations. Worth every single penny ..... unlike Sky.

Nobby · Nov 12, 2018

Meade's Ball said:
I did find the chimp being called David a bit of a puny name, when he was in battle with Luthor, and other randy apes. Overall, it was a cracker though, like a briefer and better Planet of the Apes. Next week's looks a heartbreaker.

Hey!!!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

banjo · Nov 12, 2018

Jackthelad said:
It was ok, still not worth £150 a year ffs, the licence fee is joke most of what the BBC put on is pish.

Bloody bargain. Probably pay double that.

Thunder Bolt · Nov 12, 2018

drew said:
Bit OTT. As you've already conceded, DA doesn't give them names. As for feelings, what exactly are you referring to in last nights episode? It was a battle for supremacy with various members of the troop taking sides. It's not about narrating on exactly what is happening, it's about trying to demonstrate why it is happening, ie the king pin gets all the ladies and his genes are the ones that carry on.

The 'sympathy' from the other single males.

KZNSeagull · Nov 12, 2018

It was excellent as usual from the BBC. Am looking forward to the Wild Dogs one.

Thunder Bolt · Nov 12, 2018

The Antikythera Mechanism said:
I don’t see this being any different from naming domesticated pets. And what about Johnny Morris? He started it.

Domesticated animals respond to their names. Hand reared animals respond to their names. This series is supposed to be about wild animals in their natural habitat not a zoo programme.

clippedgull · Nov 12, 2018

Available in UHD on 4K compatible TV's via IPlayer

The Antikythera Mechanism · Nov 12, 2018

Thunder Bolt said:
Domesticated animals respond to their names. Hand reared animals respond to their names. This series is supposed to be about wild animals in their natural habitat not a zoo programme.

The names were given to the chimps by scientists who have been closely studying them for twenty years.

Thunder Bolt · Nov 12, 2018

The Antikythera Mechanism said:
The names were given to the chimps by scientists who have been closely studying them for twenty years.

Yes, I know. I watched the programme. It was purely for their identification of the animals. Attenborough was telling a story as if they were characters from Beatrix Potter.

Easy 10 · Nov 12, 2018

Thunder Bolt said:
Yes, I know. I watched the programme. It was purely for their identification of the animals. Attenborough was telling a story as if they were characters from Beatrix Potter.

No, he wasn't.

Attributing names to them just made them instantly identifiable for the viewers throughout the course of the programme. There was a social dynamic going on within the troop to follow, a genuine drama, so having them 'named' just made it easier to follow the narrative IMO. Not sure why you'd have a problem with it.

Absolutely masterful television, I think it might just be the best I have ever seen. They've set the bar so high now, hope the rest of the series lives up to it.

Bold Seagull · Nov 12, 2018

Jackthelad said:
It was ok, still not worth £150 a year ffs, the licence fee is joke most of what the BBC put on is pish.

I know, it's worth more, I'd pay £200 for programmes of this quality. :thumbsup:

Napper · Nov 12, 2018

It was an OK watch. Nothing haven't really seen loads of times before but it mostly held my attention.

drew · Nov 12, 2018

Thunder Bolt said:
Domesticated animals respond to their names. Hand reared animals respond to their names. This series is supposed to be about wild animals in their natural habitat not a zoo programme.

Where was any claim that chimps responded to the names given to them?

I'm intrigued as to what your qualifications are to determine that wild animals are bereft of any emotions!

dangull · Nov 12, 2018

I thought Dave came across as a bit of a selfish bully. Learn from your beating and let some of the others have a shag now and again ffs!

jaghebby · Nov 12, 2018

Raleigh Chopper said:
What with the monkeys and WW1 on BBC2 it was a great Sunday evening for the BBC.
Both excellent award winning stuff right there.

Chimps are not Monkeys they are Apes!

jaghebby · Nov 12, 2018

dangull said:
I thought Dave came across as a bit of a selfish bully. Learn from your beating and let some of the others have a shag now and again ffs!

But that was a beating and a half - the deep wound on his leg, digits bitten off and his ball sack ripped open. Poor bugger. But read on the BBC website that the next dry season he was killed and Luther took over!

blue-shifted · Nov 12, 2018

Surely the licence fee represents the greatest value anywhere in the entire history of value.

Staggering levels of quality as predicted from this new show.

Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

[TV] Dynasties

Languidly clinical

Drew

Drew

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch

Well-known member

GOSBTS

Silly old bat

Well-known member

Silly old bat

Hotdogs, extra onions

The oldest known computer

Silly old bat

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

strong and stable with me, or...

Well-known member

Drew

Well-known member

Active member

Active member

Banned

Share this page