Mesozoic Mind

Sigh. Yes, that terrible sign, to start off with that utterance Man, I really wanted to like Surviving Earth . But god damn it was less then we all wanted.  It felt like reheated Trilogy of Life leftovers/Greatest Hits album, with an overly safe to to appeal to as many without offending pearl clutchers, so we get little violence and less stakes. On top of that, Tim Haines turmed out to be an AI shill. Frankly, choosing NBC to air it was a mistake. It should  Bu still, we can't entiely write SE off: it still introduces a lot of creatures to general audiences, has g So what do I think of each episode? 8. When the Asteroid Fell You'd think the K-Pg extinction would be among the best episodes, but unfortunately they really droppd the ball on it. It has the most egregious case of toothlessness in the series: the dark winter fails to leave longterm impact, and the Nanunqsaurus  are already 2010s relics. Still, I love they didn't do Hell Creek for the umpteenth time. Accuracy - ...

I like The Dinosaurs , Netflix's spinoff/sequel to the otherwise-mediocre Life on our Planet  that's not to be confused with PBS' 1992 series. Dare I say it, it's even better then Surviving Earth . But this isnt to say it's perfect. It often oversimplifies evolution and is way too focus on interspecies fights. Here's what I would do if I were making it. General Rename the series from the generic The Dinosaurs. Call it…  Age of the Dinosaurs . I would further away with the “Le Epic Clash of Evolutionary Dynasties” angle that LOOP was huffing. No taxa goes unnamed, everything is by name or an onscreen title. Rise Rhyncosaurs are deopixted going extinct not because of conifers alone, but because the low-lying ferns they were specialized in eating were mostly replaced with new low-lying flora (such as conifers) they couldn't eat, much like the stegosaurs of the Early Cretaceous in the same documentary. Replace the Procompagnathus with a young Liliensternus . Th...