Review by lunalovitt

I wanted to like it and there were parts that I enjoyed, such as the realistic CGI for the ancient critters, but... there was not nearly enough. 85% of the show was footage of animals currently living despite the fact that the voice over of much of those segments was referring to adaptations or time periods from far, far prior. None of that footage was unique either. I've seen cheetahs and owls hunting hundreds of times. I've seen videos of hummingbirds foraging and whales swimming. There wasn't a single segment of live action footage that I saw that I hadn't seen before which is why I think this doc suffered from the lack of animated segments.

The other main issue I have is that there is nothing new presented in this doc. I could watch dozens of other paleo documentaries and get the same information. That made getting through the last few episodes a real struggle and I ended up watching them sped up 1.5x or just skipped segments entirely. It was boring and I'm really disappointed to say it. I know it's the same story that I've heard before (since it's literally history) but at least in other docs there's enough there to make it interesting to watch despite knowing what happens. Again, the doc suffered from a major lack of animated segments containing the animals that people flock to these kinds of shows to see.

Overall, I would not watch it again. The CGI was good, but not worth sitting through all the other footage.