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Planet Earth, Series 1

Planet Earth

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This jaw-dropping, award-winning, landmark series from the BBC’s Natural History Unit presents the epic story of life on Earth. Four years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 71 cameramen filming across 204 locations in 62 countries, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that combines rare action, unimaginable scale, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the challenging seasons and the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Using a budget of unprecedented proportions, HD photography, and unique, specially developed filming techniques, Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience again.

iTunes Store: Customer Reviews

One of the most historical documentaries ever created.

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HHH97823145

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2020-10-21

This documentary has brought monumental interest in the natural world. I think it has helped us to sympathize with the ecosystems which we live on. A tremendous homage to the world, and a great help for conservation efforts

TOOO SCARY!!!

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annoyingorange823

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2019-09-21

I watched this in 5th grade and Did NOT like it. On the last Friday of the year, I had to read my big Nate book out in the hall (that was before I hated big Nate) and the show overall is stupid. The narrator speaks like an idiot. Not a very good documentary. It’s not a children’s doc. I can let my little cousins watch this. It’ll give them nightmares. And a lot of ugly images, made me throw up. This documentary has a lot of frightening scenes and ugly images. Inappropriate for all ages. Dear parents, don’t let your kids watch this. It’s not suitable for children.

Whats with the pricing???

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not impressed0

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2018-12-03

A week ago this was $9.99, yesterday $19.99 and today $24.99. Hey iTunes, price gouge much?

nice visuals, low on facts

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terwillikerme

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2017-02-20

The imagery is very nice but I finish an episode wondering what I learned. Seems to have a repetitive theme of look at the nice place... here are animals killing each other there... here is another nice place and more animals killing each other.

Attenborough is the best!

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woodc

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2016-11-29

Its crazy how hard it is to find good documentaries on itunes but this is worth purchasing to watch over and over. Excelent value. Also, cant wait for Planet Earth II to come out, hope they dont make us wait too long and especially hope they continue to give us the origional version with David Attenborough, no watered down version made for the US market!

Must watch

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Beeewhiz

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2016-10-15

Nature & documentary lovers this is a must watch. Attenborough is simply the best and one of a kind.

No Sigourney Weaver! :(

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MG311

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2014-02-20

Such an breathtaking serious, but I wish they had the US Discovery Channel Edition narrated by Sigourney Weaver. I don’t like this guys voice.

Amazing!!

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Cirrus99

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2014-01-01

Best documentary ever! It can get a little slow at times, but is still incredible. I didn't want to at first, but, even though it's expensive, the HD version is beautiful, and I would recommend getting it.

And for those of you asking, the narrator is David Attenborough, the original narrator. I would much rather have him than Sigourney Weaver.

Best documentary ever, but...

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freeheeler

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2013-05-28

The HD version looks absolutely terrible on a 60" LCD TV. Looks terrible on a 27" iMac, for that matter. What gives?

Great for Small Kids

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snmaustin

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2013-04-21

My 3.5 year old and 2 year old LOVE THIS SERIES! Very well done!

So good!

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iBigChill

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2013-02-17

I love this series! Just buy it.

Where is Sigourney Weaver?????

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Everbane37

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2012-11-22

I spent a very long time searching for the version on blue-ray narratted by Sigourney Weaver, she has by far the better narratting voice for this series, and she was also the original narrattor for the series when it first premiered on TV (in america, dont know about elsewhere), i refuse to buy this without her narrating it, and am dissapointed that i cannot find it on iTunes. A good visual experience ruined by a narrator who sounds like a droning history teacher.

Good

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Game Reviewer100

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2012-07-10

I got pole to pole and its a nice video with lots of information!

DO NOT BUY

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Mr.J.Jones

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2012-06-25

Really Apple? Really?

I purchased this in HD because I'd heard what a beautiful series it was and thought maybe I'd learn a few things in the process. Hooked my iPad up to my HDTV only to get this crap message: "This movie cannot be played because a display that is not authorized to play protected movies is connected". Tried it on 2 other TVs... same issue.

Apparently my $32 gets me a movie that is supported by HDCP "high-bandwidth digital content protection". Another anti-piracy measure that does nothing but screw over millions of legitimate consumers. Apple doesn't bother to mention this when they're onstage talking about how revolutionary their products are...or...you know...ANYWHERE ON THE PRODUCT PAGE!

Planet earth

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Londonboy98

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2012-05-21

Truly astonishing show. Great picture quality. Helps me pass time when nothing is on tv just watch this

It keeps downloading over and over without saving..

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Dr. RedlineGT

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2012-05-09

What's going on? Every time the download reaches 99% complete, it restarts... What's going on. I really want to watch this. I already payed for it.

A poignant experience

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mikeymuse

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2012-04-23

Truly amazing. I am speechless. It brings tears to my eyes. Totally renewing to the spirit. Spiritual .

Love the Series, but Where is Episodes 12-14?

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Go Team Sheldon

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2012-04-22

Love the series, but would like all 14 episodes included, not just 11 of the 14.

waiting for life

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Dean centioli

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2011-02-03

I love this series and David Attenborough as the narrator. I have heard that Life is done by the same people but all I can find anywhere on blue ray is the Oprah version. I'm still holding out till I can get the original David Attenborough Life in HD. Come on iTunes why does it take you forever to add these series from when they've been aired. I want to watch life.

Kakkoi!

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Lil' Lance

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2011-01-21

Absolutely Astonishing! Highly recommended for persons of all ages.

Free!

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hiitsmeokok

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2011-01-11

I love that video it rock it's so pretty! And I got it for free in HD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Breathtaking!

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Secretist

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2010-09-26

This is one of the most phenomenal series I've ever seen!

Monumental an breathtaking

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BrianTNYC

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2010-09-02

This exhaustive and meticulous series will make you feel very insignificant, and very fortunate at the same time. This is a series that will be shown for generations. What a beautiful world we all inhabit.

Love planet Earth

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Luv snutts

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2010-06-30

I love this planet more then enything.I love animals this planet is just beatiful.I would give up everything to protect it.

Loved it!!

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Ldy Bushi

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2010-05-04

I loved it!!! The picture and sound qualities. It made me feel as if I was there living with the animals in there enviroment. I just did not have to be in the weather conditions. My grandchildren and my mother enjoyed it also.

Planet Earth

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Scubasteve21

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2010-04-25

Excellent camera work with great coverage of the animals and how the Earth is naturally beautiful at any angle.

A lot of people seem to forget though, that most of this nature type TV series or movies started a long time ago with a guy who was named Walt Disney. This takes nothing away from this presentation.

Because they did a really great job and must be commended for it!

revew

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ian852456

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2010-04-24

simply breath taking

Sweet

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T. Family106

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2010-04-23

I love it

Mannn

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Glow jump 69

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2010-04-23

I got the free "poles to poles" one and it said the jungles one was free too, so I got it and it charged my account, lame

Awesome

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Decaf Table

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2010-04-22

I've watched many tv shows about wildlife and the planet in general. I've got to say this is one of the best! The HD version looks great, and all the camera work for the show is absolutely amazing! You get to see a lot of aerial photography witch gives you many great views! I've seen animals i've never seen before doing things i've never witnessed so detailed on camera! You'll be amazed

Really worth it

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Buffer overflow

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2010-04-22

The planet earth is one of the best infotainment tv for the kids.

Amazing

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Ctran256

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2010-04-22

Just awesome..

Wonderfully Worthwhile Viewing

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Suzy Citizen

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2010-04-21

In an age of so much junk this is a refreshing change. It is truly family friendly viewing that can be enjoyed again and again. The video quality is superb and you feel as though you right there in the jungle, on the plains, or in the water. You almost want to duck when the birds fly overhead! There are a few scenes of animals attacking others (real nature in action), but they are not gruesome. The narration is not overdone and does not take away from the show. It is loaded with a lot of interesting facts so you'd have to see/hear it more than once to catch it all. The series is done from an evolutionary standpoint, however, so that is something to consider. Overall all it is superbly done and I'd like to give it more than five stars. I am now considering the iPod touch so we can have a larger screen to view this when we are stuck somewhere and want to see it! This is truly a work of art!

Worth getting!!!

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KingstonFX2013

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2010-04-20

This video pole to pole was just awesome!!!!! Tghe video in HD look very good, abd the cool thing it's free!!!!

Planet Earth, Series 1

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Zak Dan

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2010-04-19

Great.

Better then Life

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Arpanine

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2010-04-18

If you ever have a choice to buy planet earth (awesome) or life (bad) defintely buy planet earth. In planet earth you get animals, plants and the world in life you get animals nd barley any plants and then as a minus you get oprah narrerating it which makes me fall asleep. BUY PLANET EARTH!

Planet Earth Series 1

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Michael0422

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2010-04-16

wonderful film, super sharp, clear picture,

** careful two scenes, the wolf caught baby deer and whale caught seal may hurt some of sensitive kids’ feeling

Amazingly Awesome!

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MountainMomma2006

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2010-04-15

Amazingly Awesome!! You will not regret buying this! I plan on buying the Bluray boxed set! Planet Earth at her best!!!

WOW!

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graveyardyouthband

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2010-04-14

This series is awesome! I have been watching it on Discovery since it first came out. It is such an amazing expierience even just sitting in your living room watching. They have such great Narrators, and pictures. Amazing! There is also a new show "Life" that is by the same creators and it just about as awesome! This is my favorite show out of everything I have seen.

Great series... in HD!

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Master Skywalker

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2010-04-14

I'm definitely planning on buying the whole season! It's worth it! And to sweeten the deal it comes in SD and HD... one for the iPod and one for viewing in a big high def screen :)

Amazing!

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Durwood87

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2010-04-14

Planet Earth is mesmerizing! It captures the beauty of this planet. Reminds us why things like global climate and deforestation are so important. This is our home, the only one we have, and it needs to be protected.

Great Show

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la21

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2010-04-12

Wonderful and beautifully photographed. Amazing what they have been able to capture as far as wildlife is concerned.

Fiinally!

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Documentary Junkie

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2010-04-08

I am a documentary junkie. I love documentaries. I am always looking to see if iTunes is selling any, and am disappointed. Finally though they have the best documentary I've ever seen. We'll see if they'll keep adding to their list. I sure hope so.

BEST SHOW EVER

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Ocean Dude

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2010-04-04

Planet Earth is the best show ever made. Now that i can watch it on my iPod makes it even better. Only prob is the narrator has an annoying voice. Other than that AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Um

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cagedbade

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2010-04-04

The voise is annoying, old and not at all exiting

Perfect

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4100031

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2010-03-11

excellent the best series I've ever seen

Five stars!

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ChickenMama1

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2010-02-17

It was an interesting TV show. I liked the part about the birds of paradise the best!

Worth the money for HD version

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Zaibunisa

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2010-02-10

These episodes are beautiful. It's not everyday you get to travel to the plains of Mongolia, forests of India, Madagascar, and North America and get up close and personal with wildlife there -- in High Definition.

Simply Stunning

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saphire9410

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2010-02-07

Planet Earth is just one of those documentaries that you run into once in a while and just takes your breathe away. The film takes you to other worlds from such dynamic and stunning scenes. This is actually worth buying. Hooray for Earth!

Awesome Family Video for All Ages

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gotawatchait

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2010-02-04

For a long time I have thought that family videos were extenguished. Entertain your children with something that will bring them plenty more benefits them watching crime, glore and day dreaming fiction. Highly recomended. I have watched the whole series.

Too bad no extras

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Steve in Massachusetts

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2010-01-27

Excellent, but it is unfortunate that the "Diaries" featurettes were not included.

Great, stuffed, Life of series more detailed

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John Joyce

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2010-01-21

David Attenbourough is always a fabulous narrator.

This is a fabulous series, but it feels rushed a bit.

It also smacks of maybe recycling a bit here and there from his other great series' Life of ... or Secret Life of...

all of which are also fabulous.

Can never go wrong with him.

Brilliant

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MuzicMan1092

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2010-01-20

A truly remarkable series. I never cared much for nature documentaries before Planet Earth. Each episode is beautifully crafted, focusing on a particular ecosystem, and reveals jaw dropping facts about animals that remind us how valuable the earth is. The camera work is spectacular as well. They even have shots from inside a pitcher plant as a spider dives down to grab an ant that has fallen in. Definitely worth every penny.

I got Ripped off!!!

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Book-worms unite

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2010-01-19

I ordered this for two 2.99 (I only bought one show. which was the one on the mountains.) and it charged me SIX DOLLARS !!!! And now a copy of the same show is downloading in my i tunes window! Two of the same show are downloading! So i want to know why this happened. (OH and im not complaining about the shows they are awesome but six dollars for only one show???? Isnt it supposed to be 3 somthing (with tax) wich it clearly says next to each of the 11 shows listed

Where is the Sigourney Weaver version?

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Wilborn619

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2010-01-06

This is by far the best documentary i have ever seen, but, Sigourney Weaver narrating this documentary to me is the best version...no offense to David Attenborough, he's a good story teller but Sigourney Weaver narrating this story makes it more interesting to listen to. Her voice just makes this documentary more captivating. I would only buy the Sigourney Weaver version

pple to pole

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vonrayne

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2010-01-04

Outstanding cant wait to get another !

Unbelievable

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grahm217

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2010-01-03

Visually stunning. I used a borrowed blu-ray copy to showcase my new HDTV and surround sound system, and now I plan on purchaing the entire series for personal ownership; popular consensus among friends is that this series, in High Definition, looks better than real life. The series is informative, but not boring. David Attenborough lends his voice to the narration, and is relaxing without becoming a baratone lullaby. While yes, this series is a nature documentary, to group it among other such documentaries is insulting. If you are unwilling to pay for the entire series, worth every penny, at least look at Freshwater, Jungles, and Ocean Deep; you will not be dissappointed.

AWESOME PICTURE

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kewlikedat

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2010-01-03

i LOVE planet earth and u should totally buy this: its really relaxing to watch if ur just sitting on the couch with some popcorn. i wouldn't buy it for ur ipod though, cause u might need a bigger screen: the price is i great though: usually its $50! but don't buy it for ur ipod, might be a dissapointment.

EVEN FOR THE IPOD, BUY THE CAVES EPISODE - BEST ONE, and if ur gonna buy only 1, i TOTALLY RECOMMEND

Amazing!

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eddyspaghetti95

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2010-01-02

wow this is a fabulous show. well i only have 4 dollars left and i cant decide between the deep ocean and the jungle episode. well can some one please recommend me one!

At Last, the seminal documentary series comes to iTunes... in HD.

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Mizzar

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2010-01-02

The content of this series has received acclaim for years. I am glad it has finally come to iTunes, in HD, and for a wonderful price.

Completely Amazing

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ashleigh098

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2010-01-02

I have been waiting FOREVER for Planet Earth to come onto iTunes. There's incredible filming with breakthrough technology, and I really like how there isn't too much narration- you can just see the beauty of it virtually uninterrupted. Buy the whole season- it is TOTALLY worth it!

Yes Man!

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padrelechuga

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2010-01-01

This documentary is absolutley astoundingly succulantley amazing!! My god!

HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS!

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LookAround

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2009-12-31

I loaded some episodes on to my new ipod to watch in bed before I go to sleep. The music, along with the incredible scenery is a great way to relax before drifting off. It literally takes your mind to places that it could never go. Certainly makes for a restful sleep and some great dreams. Also makes me realize the majesty of God. Experiencing nature is a beautiful, spiritual experience. Thanks to our Creator and the creators that captured this beauty on film for all to enjoy.

caves

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joedafro

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2009-12-31

the best episode is the caves. the things you see are incredible...if you only want to buy one episode this is by far the best one to buy...you'll be blown away.

fantastic!!!

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neethie

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2009-12-31

Awesome documentary! Definitely worth buying. I have it on blue ray and it is extremely vivid and beautiful. If you dont mind spending a hundred bucks def buy it on blue ray you will love it, but totally worth it :)

Beautiful!

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Nick_McGuire

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2009-12-31

Looking at nature - I see it as God's creation. Every living thing, every animal, every plant, every being...

And just watching these videos..it truly gives me a sence of Peace - A sence of quietness...

Most shows nowdays...they don't do that. So much of television is loud, noisy, or much of the time even full of imaturity or immorality. But this is different!

I like this and I'm glad something it has become as popular as is.

Who knows...

If more of television contained shows like these, perhaps the world would be a little more peaceful.

Planet Earth = exhilarating

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samosafiend

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2009-12-30

Planet Earth takes my breath away every time I watch it. I am so happy it's available on iTunes and I was just about to buy it. I have a question though... does anyone know if the exotic bird section is on the 'Jungle' episode? I really want that portion. Thanks in advance!

better on blueray

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thumper_uk

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2009-12-30

This is a stunning seris but is lost on itunes , its far better and cheaper to buy the complete box set in blueray and watch it on your large hd tv , then you can see how stunning it is and have the complete seris and not just a part of it , in europe it retails at 39 euros for 10 blueray discs :) but if you cant buy it then this is the next best way to get it

Simply Amazing

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emily1406

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2009-12-29

I got this gifted to me for Christmas and I spent a day watching the entire thing! Every single episode is worth watching, and worth paying for. In each episode something unique happens; baby ducks jump from a tree to fly for the first time; new life-forms were discovered down in the ocean where the sun doesn't penetrate the darkness... Every scene is breathtaking and I highly recommend this!

Best non-fiction ever! And in HD!

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Dave41195

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2009-12-29

This is probably the only show that I would buy the entire season of. Completely flawless and spectaculer. You don't want to miss a second of this. Buy the whole thing in HD. It's expensive, but you won't regret it.

Fantastic!

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Nicksumus

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2009-12-29

These are awesome. There is no doubt about it. I am actually willing to spend this much money on all of them.

My favorite is the deep ocean one and this one part on the "Seasonal Forests" one (I think) where the ducks jump from the tree.

Defianatly purchace these.

The best documentary ever made!

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Awesome-August

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2009-12-23

I've been waiting for Planet Earth to come on iTunes for over a year! This series is incredible and I am totally gonna buy the whole season! Planet Earth is awesome and is a series that will blow your mind whether you're watching a snow leopard hunting in the Himalayan mountains or a bird of paradise dancing around, trying to impress a female in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.

Planet Earth, Series 1

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From Pole to Pole

Mountains

Freshwater

Caves

Deserts

Ice Worlds

Great Plains

Jungles

Shallow Seas

Seasonal Forests

Ocean Deep

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