March of the Dinosaurs

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Seems like yet another new Dinosaur docu for this year..I'm not complaining of course..

www.televisual.com/news-detail/ITV1-snaps-up-Dinosaurs_nid-519.html

[jurassicjr]

The more, the merrier!

[Dan]

Reminds me of that PBS special "Arctic Dinosaurs", but this looks quite a bit more ambitious.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/viewing/3511_arcticdino.html

[Godzillasaurus]

I am glad to see more documentary that aren't 65 million years ago Dinosaurs went extinct or The Jurassic was the time of the giant's....

[Horridus]

Apr 14, 2011 0:37:44 GMT Godzillasaurus said:

I am glad to see more documentary that aren't 65 million years ago Dinosaurs went extinct or The Jurassic was the time of the giant's....

You've got a point there. The Mesozoic lasted an awfully long time, after all.

[Libraraptor]

Cool! (haha)
But didn´t the hatchlings need down?!

[neovenator08]

Looks... interesting! When is it on?

[Griffin]

Apr 14, 2011 7:03:29 GMT Libraraptor said:

Cool! (haha)
But didn´t the hatchlings need down?!

Or maybe they were breeding and hatching in a warmer place or time of the year.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

More info here : www.wide-eyedentertainment.com/

Go to the main site and click " WeeDo " then select March of the Dinosaurs from the list.

Found this on radiotimes.com

March of the Dinosaurs

Saturday 23 April
5:00pm - 7:00pm
ITV1 London

Feature-length CGI adventure telling the story of an epic migration undertaken by a herd of dinosaurs in the Arctic 70 million years ago. The film focuses on a vulnerable young Edmontosaurus making his first migration, as he and his fellow creatures have to undertake their treacherous 1,000-mile journey - or face four months of perpetual night and potential starvation in the polar winter. In their bid to find the sun, however, they must survive flash floods, landslides and droughts - as well as a host of deadly predators. Stephen Fry narrates.

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Subtitled, Widescreen, High definition, Audio-described

Directed by: Matthew Thompson

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Looks like it airs this month in the U.K. ! We'll have to wait a bit here in the U.S. for Nat Geo to get it.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Looks like it will be airing in Canada this month too : www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=252802




ITV.com

www.itv.com/presscentre/marchofthedinosaurs/week17/default.html

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March of the Dinosaurs
Episode: 1 of 1
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Entertainment & Comedy


Production house: Wide-Eyed Entertainment
Press contacts: Laura Wootton [e-mail]
Picture contacts: Peter Gray [e-mail]
Viewer enquiries: [e-mail]


Narrated by Stephen Fry, this new feature length animation tells a story that’s 70 million years old. New discoveries reveal that once, at the top of the world, arctic dinosaurs faced a heroic struggle for survival every year.

In the prehistoric North Pole, summers are warm but as winter sets in, plants shrivel and die, temperatures plummet and darkness creeps over the land. The North Pole becomes a deathtrap and its dinosaurs face a thousand mile journey over hostile territory in a desperate march south to find the sun.

70 million years ago, The Earth was a much warmer place, and in the summer forest vegetation provided a fertile feast for the some of the planet’s biggest and hungriest creatures - dinosaurs.

The programme follows two young dinosaurs – Scar, a young vegetarian Edmontosaurus who hatched in the spring, and Patch, a young male feathered, raptor-like Troodon. As a carnivore, Patch has feasted all summer on baby Edmontosaurus. Unfortunately for him his favourite food is now bigger than he is but Troodon are clever, born to hunt and kill.

Troodon like Patch are equipped to cope through the winter and the film follows his stay in the harsh North. But it will be survival of the fittest as they fight for the remaining food in the permanent darkness. Everyone and everything is fair game.

For Scar, his summer playground becomes a winter killing field as enemies patrol the darkness. The Gorgosaurus, a 30ft long, 2 tonne beast is equipped with highly-sensitive night vision and is the consummate nocturnal killer. For dinosaurs like Scar to avoid these predators, their only option is exodus.

The looming arctic winter will steal a little more light from every day until the sun disappears completely so Scar’s herd must also leave on a great march South – to find enough food and light to survive the winter.

After one week the migrating herds have reached the edge of the Arctic forest but the open landscape is a hostile new world and Scar faces the new challenge of being exposed to snow.

After the Edmontosaurus have been moving south for almost a month, starvation and exhaustion are taking their toll. To Scar the herd has always meant safety, but the weaker ones begin to collapse and die around him, ending their lives as meat on a volcanic wasteland.

As the herds continue their trek, can they battle against extreme weather, predators and lack of food to make it over a thousand miles to their winter safe haven?


Last edited: Wednesday, 13 April 2011

[brontozaurus]

Narrated by Stephen Fry? Oh dear holy dinojesus I need to watch this.

Oh, hrm, yes the doco looks interesting too.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

lol..guess I view clips online after it airs til we get a U.S. release date.. :/

[Trexroarr]

Don't worry fellow Americans. I know a site where people can host tv shows, movies, and video games, for others to download, so hopefully someone will host MotD after it airs. I'll keep you guys posted.

I'm really looking forward to this! ;D

[zopteryx]

Yes! Another dino doc.! Looks very interesting, can't wait to see when it comes out.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

If I hear a U.S. date I'll post it...U.K and Canada are getting lucky this month.. lol

[neovenator08]

Fiddlesticks! I can't watch it, because Doctor Who's on at the same time! Still, there's always ITV Player...

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Apr 15, 2011 8:44:49 GMT neovenator08 said:

Fiddlesticks! I can't watch it, because Doctor Who's on at the same time! Still, there's always ITV Player...

Where are your priorities ! ;D

[neovenator08]

Apr 15, 2011 18:34:23 GMT Blade-of-the-Moon said:

Apr 15, 2011 8:44:49 GMT neovenator08 said:

Fiddlesticks! I can't watch it, because Doctor Who's on at the same time! Still, there's always ITV Player...

Where are your priorities ! ;D

Well, I much prefer Doctor Who to dinosaurs, so there are my priorities! ;D

[paleoferroequine]

Apr 15, 2011 18:52:18 GMT neovenator08 said:

Apr 15, 2011 18:34:23 GMT Blade-of-the-Moon said:

Where are your priorities ! ;D

Well, I much prefer Doctor Who to dinosaurs, so there are my priorities! ;D

He's a witch!! Burn im!! ;D

[[][][]cordylus[][][]]

Apr 15, 2011 18:52:18 GMT neovenator08 said:

Apr 15, 2011 18:34:23 GMT Blade-of-the-Moon said:

Where are your priorities ! ;D

Well, I much prefer Doctor Who to dinosaurs, so there are my priorities! ;D

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