Last Thursday night I had the distinct pleasure of being one of the lucky few to catch a 1 hour sneak preview of the new Discovery Channel, 11 part wildlife documentary series, LIFE at the Landmark Theater in River Oaks.
If you liked Planet Earth, you are going to love, Life.
The cinematography was beautiful, the animal stories, narrated by Oprah Winfrey, were both educational and humorous in a way only the diva of day time television can deliver.
The general overview of this part of the series was about amazing animal adaptations, their struggle to survive in a dog eat dog world, and the powerful drive that all living things share, the drive to procreate.
From a band of cheetah brothers teaming up to hunt ostriches, to an up close and personal look at the dedicated parental care of the strawberry dart frog, to capuchins using tools in genius ways to reap the rewards of a hard to crack fruit, to male stalk eyed flies that battle with their googly eyes, the images and stories in Life are truly a breath taking, touching and an intimate look at the individual lives of the amazing and sometimes strange creatures that exist on earth.
Documentaries like LIFE connect people to nature in a way that inspires us to want to preserve the variety of life on this planet, especially when we find that even the smallest creatures on earth are so much like us.
Be sure to check it out this Sunday on the Discovery Channel, you are going to be hooked.
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