![]() To mention even a fraction of the astounding behaviors and creatures that are examined in the new episodes is impossible, but it's worth a try: surfing dolphins, a fish using a tool (!), the cannibalism of humboldt squid, the horrifying one meter-long Bobbit worm, a fish called a trevally that can basically calculate the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow (or more accurately, a shore bird) to snatch it out of midair. It is stunning, delightful, and even terrifying - in more ways than one. But the real trick of Blue Planet II is that despite its deluge of amazing facts and oceanic education, it never feels like homework. Airing on BBC America in the U.S., Blue Planet II is again (and of course) narrated by Sir David Attenborough, and takes us on dives across and deep into all of the world's oceans. The new chapter took over 4 years to film (you can learn more about that filming here), and the results are stunning. It all comes together, of course, as Blue Planet II, a follow-up to 2001's seminal documentary series. And for the love of God don't forget the humans who dared to film all of this in incredibly perilous conditions with technology so cutting-edge that scientific papers have been written based off of the footage. And the deep sea bioluminescent creatures. ![]() Or was it the turtle? The walruses maybe. The most dynamic, complex, beautiful, heartbreaking, and engrossing story on TV this year is about a fish.
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