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David Attenborough To Present Netflix Nature Series 'Our Planet' (theguardian.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

Renowned British naturalist David Attenborough is lending his voice to "Our Planet," Netflix's big-budget wildlife series. From a report: The 92-year-old broadcaster has been synonymous with the BBC's natural history output for decades but will now provide the voiceover for Netflix's eight-part series "Our Planet", which will be released in April. "'Our Planet' will take viewers on a spectacular journey of discovery showcasing the beauty and fragility of our natural world," Attenborough said as the series was announced on Thursday. "Today we have become the greatest threat to the health of our home but there's still time for us to address the challenges we've created if we act now. We need the world to pay attention."

34 comments

  1. Re:So what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Found the GOP.

  2. Well, he started a change over plastic bags by Alain+Williams · · Score: 1

    in last year's broadcast (at least in Europe), so hopefully his reputation is such that people might listen to him on this more general point. The trouble is that there is no one so blind as the man who looks the other way (at his bank account)

  3. In other news by packrat0x · · Score: 2

    Renowned British naturalist David Attenborough is still alive! He's 92 and doing voice work.

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    1. Re:In other news by SqueakyMouse · · Score: 2, Insightful

      It's Sir David Attenborough! He may be too old for jousting, but he's still a knight!

    2. Re:In other news by techno-vampire · · Score: 1

      Indeed he is, and by a convenient coincidence, his voice always reminds me of another voice actor who did some great narration, Sterling Holloway, the original voice of Winnie the Pooh.

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    3. Re:In other news by Xest · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I met him two years ago, he's still moving around fine, and is as animated as ever when he's talking about the things he loves, but he said the biggest problem is that his memory is beginning to go a little bit, and this can sometimes mean he has to do more re-tries when he has to when recording as he's forgetting lines more than he used to.

      I think this is why we're seeing more released from him now than we have for the last decade. He did Blue Planet 2 last year, Planet Earth 2 the year before, Dynasties starting this weekend, and now this newly announced show as well. He seems to be getting as much in whilst he still can and I think that highlights how much he generally loves doing this kind of work and releasing this kind of show.

      Perhaps one of the most interesting things I found about him is how humble he is, I met him in the North of the UK, and there was no luxurious transport - he took public transport just like anyone else. I figure being lucky enough to get a train seat next to him could well be one of the most interesting 2 hour train journeys someone might have. In this respect you could also argue he really does practice what he preaches, as taking mass transport like a train is certainly much less polluting than getting someone to drive you which I'm sure he'd have no problem doing if he wanted to be driven around.

      So fair play to the guy, even if you're not a fan of him he's at least hard working, motivated, and genuinely practices what he preaches when the option is available, and I don't think you can really fault that; at least he didn't take a helicopter, private jet, or have a private chauffeur drive him.

    4. Re:In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      > there was no luxurious transport - he took public transport just like anyone else

      That just means he was paying.

  4. cancel netflix by themusicgod1 · · Score: 1

    Stop giving netflix your attention

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  5. Netflix documentaries by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Netflix documentaries are one of the best parts of Netflix. I'm really stoked about this, especially with David Attenborough narrating.

  6. They'll stuff Attenborough and still use him by aberglas · · Score: 1

    Attenborough produced excellent work last century. And the thing that made it great was not just a budget and fine photography, but that it has real intellectual content. His Life on Earth should be part of any Biology course. Life of Birds was brilliant.

    But that was long ago. Today, third rate people are producing the works, and he is just propped up to present them. The works are vacuous and have little real content. They are also spend much of their time talking about themselves.

    Attenborough should resign as these new works just cheapen his good name. Otherwise, when he dies, they will stuff his corpse and still use him (or at least pre recorded footage of him).

    1. Re:They'll stuff Attenborough and still use him by fredrated · · Score: 1

      They probably already have an AI-driven model all ready to step in when he dies. Assuming he hasn't already died and been replaced by software.

    2. Re:They'll stuff Attenborough and still use him by chaotic_clanger · · Score: 1

      you may be right, but what else he could do? you can't expect him to be chasing Komodo dragon in this age. voiceovers seem a good occupation.

  7. Fragile nature by manu0601 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the beauty and fragility of our natural world

    This is a misconception in my opinion. Nature is strong and resilient, but the ecosystem that supports human life is the fragile part. Once our pollution will have the earth unsuitable for our own life, nature will carry on without us.

    1. Re:Fragile nature by rogoshen1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      To paraphrase the Matrix:
      "There are levels of survival we're willing to accept"

      I think you have it exactly backwards; we might kill off every single wild animal and make the earth a horrible hellscape that rivals Giedi Prime -- but human beings will find a way to scrape by.

    2. Re:Fragile nature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No. Cancers do not survive their host.

      And don't give me that hela cell crap. This is the exception, not the rule.

    3. Re:Fragile nature by thegarbz · · Score: 1

      Humans are pretty much the only evolved species who have shown to live in all extremes of the planet. We will be fine long after we wipe out entire ecosystems and move on to destroying the next area.

    4. Re:Fragile nature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Also HeLa cells do not survive outside of the lab...

    5. Re:Fragile nature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There is no nature, there is only a current collection of species, that are more or less interdependent. Nature is a human concept.

      Humans are highly adaptable, but also highly interdependent. On flowering plants for example. At least civilization collapse would be likely without them.

      The thing that is super resilient on the other hand is DNA based life. I don't see anything we have to wipe that out.

    6. Re:Fragile nature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      We even "live" in space. Talk about cosmopolitan.

    7. Re:Fragile nature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I think you need to define "fine" in this context.

      Fine could mean that humans will survive, but only just.
      Fine could also mean that people can actually have a good quality of life and aren't just eking out an existence on some barren rock, eating algae.

  8. Prepared for propaganda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Propaganda and popcorn

  9. Thank God by fredrated · · Score: 1

    We at least get to see our planet in detail just before we lose it.

  10. Again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    I'm sure it will be an interesting show, stuffed full of leftist propaganda and all, but honestly hasn't this been done enough times already?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_(2006_TV_series)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Earth_II

  11. Hosted by.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Boaty McBoatface himself.

  12. Re:elitist cunt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    This post illustrates beautifully why climate change is impossible to tackle until the international working class takes democratic control of the means of production.

  13. trailer by sad_ · · Score: 1

    i saw the trailer yesterday, and was thinking while watching it - wouldn't it be cool if netflix had it narrated by Attenborough.
    and then, just as about the trailer is to end, you hear his voice!

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  14. AI by cascadingstylesheet · · Score: 1

    Or he could just license his voice - his past voice most likely - to be used by an AI voiceover agent.