Today, the term binge watching is well understood. Everyone not only knows what it means, but is also guilty of it. Even though I am not a huge television person, I have had my fair share of late night binge watching marathons.
While I do watch the "normal" shows people my age would like such as Friends, Psych, Parks and Recreation, and I just started a show No Tomorrow on Netflix, rarely do I sit and binge watch these. I have never been much of a TV person, and I don't enjoy watching these shows (event though they are fantastic) for extended periods of time. I get bored and agitated after 2-3 episodes. Just sitting in one place for that long feels redundant, and I get bored.
However, when it comes to binge watching I do have a guilty pleasure. While most shows and sitcoms I cannot sit through, I have found that I cannot get enough of BBC's animal documentaries. While I could not care after two episodes if Ross and Rachel get back together, I cannot get enough of BBC Earth documentaries.
I will admit there have been many nights I have stayed up and watched almost all episodes, and the only thing that stopped me was that I wanted to have more to watch for tomorrow night. I even asked for the DVD set for Christmas one year when Planet Earth II was released. And once Netflix got the rights to their content, I shamelessly admit I began to understand the term "binge watching" more intimately.
Not only did Netflix get Planet Earth and Planet Earth II, but a slew of their other nature documentaries as well. So if you are sad you have finished the first two features of the Planet Earth series like I was, then no worries! Now you can check out their other works as well as other nature documentaries. The Planet Earth series are by far their most popular with Blue Planet making a close second. Both are narrated by David Attenborough (which is one of the best narrators of all time with a voice soothing and smooth like fine wine). He does an incredible job, and he is a naturalist, so you know he believes in the work.
Planet Earth and Planet Earth II take a look at the variety of ecosystems and animals that call them home. They have INCREDIBLE visuals and takes of animals with rare footage of behaviors never caught on tape. It follows the highlights of the worlds largest, unique, or extreme climates. It is breathtakingly beautiful and allows for you to feel up close and personal with animals miles away that you would never have the chance of experiencing before. It also helps to bring awareness to the destruction of our planet caused by humans and the importance of saving the natural planet. It uses its platform for education on climate change and other matters that are harming nature today.
Blue Planet is very similar, but its emphasis is on the world's oceans. While the ocean ecosystems are mentioned in Planet Earth, Blue Planet takes a deeper dive into those because our oceans are more vast and thriving with life than those seen on land. New technology is allowing for new footage to be captured in a part of our world that was unattainable before. As with all their documentaries, they focus on conservation with special regard for the oceans. This includes plastic waste, water pollution, over fishing and using of natural resources, and oil spillage.
Netflix has more than these also. Most recently, I found Night on Earth. This documentary focuses on what happens after the sun goes down. Much animal and even plant activity takes places after dark, and extremely sensitive, high tech cameras now allow for those images to be seen. Many of the images will leave you speechless because of the clear quality of footage taken only with the light of the moon. I binged watched this in a day because I could not get enough of it.
With new releases such as Our Planet and David Attenborough's A Life on Our Planet, I can only hope that Netflix will begin to stream these soon because I cannot wait for them. While most enjoy binge watching the latest drama, I must admit I am more on the nerdy side and cannot get enough of these nature documentaries.
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| BBC Earth Youtube Channel |
However, when it comes to binge watching I do have a guilty pleasure. While most shows and sitcoms I cannot sit through, I have found that I cannot get enough of BBC's animal documentaries. While I could not care after two episodes if Ross and Rachel get back together, I cannot get enough of BBC Earth documentaries.
I will admit there have been many nights I have stayed up and watched almost all episodes, and the only thing that stopped me was that I wanted to have more to watch for tomorrow night. I even asked for the DVD set for Christmas one year when Planet Earth II was released. And once Netflix got the rights to their content, I shamelessly admit I began to understand the term "binge watching" more intimately.
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| Clips from Blue Planet |
Planet Earth and Planet Earth II take a look at the variety of ecosystems and animals that call them home. They have INCREDIBLE visuals and takes of animals with rare footage of behaviors never caught on tape. It follows the highlights of the worlds largest, unique, or extreme climates. It is breathtakingly beautiful and allows for you to feel up close and personal with animals miles away that you would never have the chance of experiencing before. It also helps to bring awareness to the destruction of our planet caused by humans and the importance of saving the natural planet. It uses its platform for education on climate change and other matters that are harming nature today.
Blue Planet is very similar, but its emphasis is on the world's oceans. While the ocean ecosystems are mentioned in Planet Earth, Blue Planet takes a deeper dive into those because our oceans are more vast and thriving with life than those seen on land. New technology is allowing for new footage to be captured in a part of our world that was unattainable before. As with all their documentaries, they focus on conservation with special regard for the oceans. This includes plastic waste, water pollution, over fishing and using of natural resources, and oil spillage.
Netflix has more than these also. Most recently, I found Night on Earth. This documentary focuses on what happens after the sun goes down. Much animal and even plant activity takes places after dark, and extremely sensitive, high tech cameras now allow for those images to be seen. Many of the images will leave you speechless because of the clear quality of footage taken only with the light of the moon. I binged watched this in a day because I could not get enough of it.With new releases such as Our Planet and David Attenborough's A Life on Our Planet, I can only hope that Netflix will begin to stream these soon because I cannot wait for them. While most enjoy binge watching the latest drama, I must admit I am more on the nerdy side and cannot get enough of these nature documentaries.
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