Dragons: The Fantasy Made Real

Beor · 03-21-2005, 01:44 PM

Did anyone watch the Animal Planet channel last night when they showed this show? It was awesome. I think it is on the web too, just go to animal planet website or something.

Insidious Rex · 03-21-2005, 02:26 PM

Yeah I caught some of that. What a novel approach (as if dragons had been real and had been killed off by medieval humans). Describing them through the lens of a nature documentary worked well. Its cool what you can do with CGI these days. The ending was sad though.

They also had one like this about large mammals that have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years or so. Short Faced Bear. Moa. Sabe Tooth Tiger etc and how they would have interacted with humans and how the humans killed them off.

Falagar · 03-21-2005, 03:20 PM

Missed it.

You shouldn't happen to know whether they'll be showing it again anytime soon?

Pytt · 03-21-2005, 03:25 PM

I heard about it, and thought that would be cool to see, but I forgot which day.. I go check out the Animal Planet site and see if it's out.

Edit.
Heres what I found: http://animal.discovery.com/converge...ons/index.html
Hope they would send it again.

jerseydevil · 03-21-2005, 03:35 PM

I have it taped on DVD - after this DVD is filled - I can convert it to real player for a short time so people can watch it if you wish. It was very interesting. I was going to post about it being on. Let me know who would like to see it so I can get an idead. It's about 1 1/2 hours I guess (with the commercials removed)

I would have put this more into General messsages rather than on the entertainment forum by the way.

**Nurvingiel** · 03-21-2005, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

I have it taped on DVD - after this DVD is filled - I can convert it to real player for a short time so people can watch it if you wish. It was very interesting. I was going to post about it being on. Let me know who would like to see it so I can get an idead. It's about 1 1/2 hours I guess (with the commercials removed)

I would have put this more into General messsages rather than on the entertainment forum by the way.

Would you do that?! That would be the best ever!

I also missed this, darn it. My boyfriend would love this show, I wonder if he saw it. Or is this a miniseries?

My next post is #6000!

jerseydevil · 03-21-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

Yeah I caught some of that. What a novel approach (as if dragons had been real and had been killed off by medieval humans). Describing them through the lens of a nature documentary worked well. Its cool what you can do with CGI these days. The ending was sad though.

They also had one like this about large mammals that have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years or so. Short Faced Bear. Moa. Sabe Tooth Tiger etc and how they would have interacted with humans and how the humans killed them off.

The Discovery Channel I think had another one too - I can't remember which channel it was. Anyway - it was where they continued the evolutionary tree into the future and it was a prediction of what animals can become in the far distant future. It was very interesting.

me9996 · 03-21-2005, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

Yeah I caught some of that. What a novel approach (as if dragons had been real and had been killed off by medieval humans). Describing them through the lens of a nature documentary worked well. Its cool what you can do with CGI these days. The ending was sad though.

They also had one like this about large mammals that have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years or so. Short Faced Bear. Moa. Sabe Tooth Tiger etc and how they would have interacted with humans and how the humans killed them off.

Eh, heh heh, um they are as close as it think we'll get.

Knights thinking they were fighting dragons killed the last of the dinos...

inked · 03-21-2005, 06:48 PM

Pytt,

Thanks for the link. I enjoyed it immensely. I'll try to catch the repeat!
Like Tolkien, I desire dragons with a profound desire...just not in the local neighborhood!

Insidious Rex · 03-21-2005, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by me9996

Eh, heh heh, um they are as close as it think we'll get.

Knights thinking they were fighting dragons killed the last of the dinos...

Dinosaurs breathed fire?

inked · 03-21-2005, 11:15 PM

ONLY after Italian or Szechuan!

Lady Ravyn · 03-22-2005, 02:33 PM

i missed it

hopefully it'll be on again soon
my brother was all excited about it and watched it, but he said it was awful. good thing i checked this thread out, otherwise i wouldn't have bothered trying to see it

03-21-2005, 01:44 PM	#1
Beor founder of the color blue Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: E-Space Posts: 1,727	Dragons: The Fantasy Made Real Did anyone watch the Animal Planet channel last night when they showed this show? It was awesome. I think it is on the web too, just go to animal planet website or something. __________________ Well, there it is.

03-21-2005, 02:26 PM	#2
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	Yeah I caught some of that. What a novel approach (as if dragons had been real and had been killed off by medieval humans). Describing them through the lens of a nature documentary worked well. Its cool what you can do with CGI these days. The ending was sad though. They also had one like this about large mammals that have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years or so. Short Faced Bear. Moa. Sabe Tooth Tiger etc and how they would have interacted with humans and how the humans killed them off. __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

03-21-2005, 03:20 PM	#3
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Missed it. You shouldn't happen to know whether they'll be showing it again anytime soon? __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

03-21-2005, 03:25 PM	#4
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	I heard about it, and thought that would be cool to see, but I forgot which day.. I go check out the Animal Planet site and see if it's out. Edit. Heres what I found: http://animal.discovery.com/converge...ons/index.html Hope they would send it again. __________________ Don't Panic! Last edited by Pytt : 03-21-2005 at 03:27 PM.

03-21-2005, 03:35 PM	#5
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	I have it taped on DVD - after this DVD is filled - I can convert it to real player for a short time so people can watch it if you wish. It was very interesting. I was going to post about it being on. Let me know who would like to see it so I can get an idead. It's about 1 1/2 hours I guess (with the commercials removed) I would have put this more into General messsages rather than on the entertainment forum by the way. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

03-21-2005, 06:48 PM	#9
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	Pytt, Thanks for the link. I enjoyed it immensely. I'll try to catch the repeat! Like Tolkien, I desire dragons with a profound desire...just not in the local neighborhood! __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

03-21-2005, 11:15 PM	#11
inked Elf Lord Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sikeston, MO, usa, earth, sol Posts: 3,114	ONLY after Italian or Szechuan! __________________ Inked "Aslan is not a tame lion." CSL/LWW "The new school [acts] as if it required...courage to say a blasphemy. There is only one thing that requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." GK Chesterton "And there is always the danger of allowing people to suppose that our modern times are so wholly unlike any other times that the fundamental facts about man's nature have wholly changed with changing circumstances." Dorothy L. Sayers, 1 Sept. 1941

03-22-2005, 02:33 PM	#12
Lady Ravyn Thief Queen of Entmoot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oh, I just wander around, aimlessly... Posts: 1,060	i missed it hopefully it'll be on again soon my brother was all excited about it and watched it, but he said it was awful. good thing i checked this thread out, otherwise i wouldn't have bothered trying to see it __________________ smooch Proud Member of the Evil Mooters and upstanding citizen of the Planet Bob! And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be... My Space! Cynicism is what happens when a person opens their eyes; stops blinking in the sun, and starts wondering "why". Question everything, believe only that which you yourself deem true. Go ahead- Call me cynical.

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