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"World Without Us?" The premise of this video sounds exactly like Alan Weisman's book, The World Without Us, which was published a year earlier. I loved the book and hoped it would become a two- or three-part PBS documentary. Is this a ripoff of the author's work or something original? I haven't seen it yet (there is no "rating pending" option so I was obliged to give it an average rating).
"basically about corrosion " I had high hopes for this video but in the end it was essentially all about how the lack of maintenance will affect the corrosion and decay of various types of structures - concrete, steel, etc. etc. I guess the feel was less apocalyptic than I had hoped. In defense I suppose this would have come off as too political if the film dealt more directly with long term environmental impacts from a scientific peerspective. They did visit a town abandoned in the aftermath of Chernobyl and talked about the dogs and cats (avoided discussion of what domestication does to plants and animals), but the film would have had more impact if it dealt with these issues.
"Not as good as it could have been" The computer simulations of NYC etc in 100 years after people are interesting, even if the buildings falling remind you of the WTC on 9/11. The speculation is about what it would like if people disappeared, a very pleasant thought, indeed. Evidently, house cats would take over, the film posits.
"Facinating and thought provoking" I really enjoyed this video. I found it very plausable and the effects were very well done. It doesn't go into so much technical detail as, say, the book, "World Without Us" but this is a plus if you're looking for a short trip into the possible, this is a marvelous video.
"Cutlural snuff porn" This production is an excuse to show off computer graphics of stuff "blowin' up real good!" Which they do ad nauseum in slow motion. Understand, if they didn't have those simulations... no video would be produced. Nada. It's cultural snuff porn. Other themes for these "science" producers:
1)What if Godzilla smushed a bunch of buildings? What would THAT look like? Whut? It's been done!? 2)Okay ,what if the sun turned into a big marshmallow or no... flamed up so bright that all the peoples were blinded! Holy Jesus! 3)Robots gone mad. Oh...yeah...
It offers zero conjecture on its necessary underpinnng, the bizarrely immacuate unconception of humans, because science...need not apply, only computer programmers: "Uh, you ever made a video where somethin' blowed up...? Uh huh, good. Okay, same thing, only it gotta crash down, and real good!"
The "demise of humans" scenario satisfies sadomachoistic cravings that are common enough to turn a profit for the production-- just like most pornography. But that doesn't make it laudable. Or interesting.
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"Not as good as it could be", This program is made for television/ short-attention span piece of work. It is more formatted around time for commercials than for its overall flow as a documentary. I ordered it after reading the book "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman. I was hoping for commentary by Alan Weisman but there was none. I feel like he did much better job in his work on an analysis of this scenario. This effort by the history channel seems more like a Johnny-come-lately in comparison to Weisman's work and I was disappointed.
"Sensationalistic ripoff of The World WIthout Us", Don't watch this: it's bad for you. Instead, read Alan Weisman's "The World Without Us." Weisman shows us as part of nature, affecting its cycles and processes and affected by them; the film revives obsolete tropes of a struggle for mastery between man and nature. The combat-mastery approach isn't just misleading, it's dangerous - for, as Weisman's book (along with many others) shows, it is our inability to recognize that we are part of nature that makes us such a scourge. The film imagines all traces of human civilization (except perhaps Mount Rushmore) effaced, but Weisman reminds us that we will be survived by our plastics, our stainless steel, etc. "The world without us" points the way to a thoughtful ecological consciousness, "Life after people" points away from it, making the collapse of human civilization and the longterm scarring of nature more likely. And in the meantime, Weisman shows the way to enjoy being part of nature, and so to accept our inevitable disappearance not as a disaster and defeat but as but one part of the remarkable unfolding of chemical and biological histories on this remarkable planet.
"Surprisingly my family loved it!", Because I watch science and nature programs a lot, I was not as impressed with this program as I had hoped to be. What was surprising, was how much each of my family members loved it. One would watch it and recommend the others watch it. They are all over 22, and again it was fascinating to see how much they each thought it was interesting and cool.
"interesting look on our legacy", We have all wondered what our society's ruins would look like. Now with this dvd we call can. Very well made and covers all aspects of our human impact.
"Makes you think...", I really enjoyed this show although I felt that after about an hour not much changed from hundreds of years after humans to thousands of years and it got a bit depressing on one hand but uplifting on the other. Mother Earth pretty much takes over and you can't even tell humans were ever on this planet. Worth watching though!
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"Life After People...", As the title suggests, this documentary isn't about HOW we leave (though there are bonus features suggesting possible scenarios for our disappearance) but HOW life continues. I didn't find the movie depressing or eerie...I found it both amazing and heartening that should our interferring and encroaching stop, things will continue quite nicely...OK, with the possible exception of some specifically bred brachycephalic canines who won't fare so well...but, then again...that's OUR doing...not nature's doing. This movie was well thought out and well supported in it's content by interviews with engineers, ecologists, biologists, et al. This is one great work!!
"4.5 stars: Very good with minor flaws", This program explores the likely outcome of a sudden disappearance of all humans from the Earth. How or why this would happen is not covered: the subject of this DVD is the succession of events following such a disappearance, as things arranged and constructed by humans fail over time (out to 100,000 years after said disappearance).
Pros: - The show is very dramatic and maintains interest. - Graphical effects demonstrate likely outcomes, including spectacular sequences of large-scale collapses. - Experts showcased on the show seem authoritative and provide relevant insight.
Cons (these are all minor, in my opinion): - At times, this program seems a little too dramatic. The narration sometimes comes from the perspective that nature is hostile, and surprise is expressed at the notion that "the planet and life on it would go on without us". - One of the featured experts was a little too philosophical. Though I liked hearing most of what he had to say, he was given too much air time. - Given the extremely low cost of computer-generated special effects today, visual quality should have been better.
This is not a "con", but my guess is that the depicted timeline is somewhat accelerated.
In short, this production poses a very interesting hypothetical question, explores the likely answer with experts and presents the whole package very well. Flaws are relatively small.
If one is interested in this subject, note that a similar program has been developed, "National Geographic: Aftermath - Population Zero" (2008).
"Life After People", I enjoyed this video very much. It helps put in perspective how insignificant humankind's contributions to the global ecosystem really are. It appears that even with all of our "detrimental" impact on the world's atmosphere, the planet will find a way to continue on without us. It gives creedence to both Psalm 78:69 and to George Carlin (who says the planet is just fine). People will go away and within five years nature will be taking over what we created.
I also couldn't help but think of the contribution of my own profession, building operational maintenance. Senior management always wants to defer maintenance. Well here is a classic case of what can happen if maintenance is pushed back too far. Things fall apart, duh.
Anyway, this was an entertaining video with some good graphics and some interesting hypotheses. If feral cats want to occupy former high rises, then learn how to glide (flying cats ala flying squirrels) that seems plausible. Since we have a real life abandoned city in the Ukraine to show how nature can reclaim cities, some of what was shown is not merely specualtion and guessing.
"very good but national geographic film is better", Very good, but not as thorough as the National Geographic version - Aftermath: Population Zero. For those who are detail-oriented, you're better off with the National Geographic one.
"Loved it", Now this was interesting. Some of the stuff that went into this film is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend this to anyone who's interested in helping the environment, looking after the planet, or who is just bored and wants to watch something with a bit of depth to it for a change. Though the graphics aren't fantastic fantastic, they're pretty good - at least one fantastic, and even if it gets a little repetitive towards the end - the information is what this move was made for - and it certainly delivers For anyone even thinking of buying it - do so. It definitely worth the watch. Happy viewing.
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