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Frozen Planet
April 8, 2012  | By David Bianculli

Discovery, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

The Making Of is tonight’s title – and this is one of my favorite installments of the entire series, because it shows how hard the filmmakers have to work to get these astounding shots. Decades ago, the PBS series Nova launched itself with a similar behind-the-scenes special, and they continue to impress and delight me. How in the world did the photographers capture the exact moment when a frozen waterfall thawed and gave way? This hour will tell you: They barely got there in time, and only by luck was it just after the sun rose. And that’s just for starters. Then there's the guy with the penguins... For my review of this show on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, click HERE.

 
 
 
 
 
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