- Prehistoric Planet
A
reversion (alternative release) of the BBC'sWalking with Dinosaurs andWalking with Beasts series, done byDiscovery Channel andNBC for theDiscovery Kids network. Though the producers kept nearly all of the originalanimation ,David Bock and Peter Sherman wrote new text for a younger target audience, narrated byBen Stiller andChristian Slater , and interspersed the scenes with occasional "quizzes" to act as bumpers around the commercial breaks. New music was incorporated as well.During the second season, minimal changes included an addition of a brief clip of
Smilodon andGastornis to the theme song. Most marketing and advertising for the series focused on the Dinosaur episodes. In addition, the final episode, the "Prehistoric Planet Top 10" focused solely on the creatures from "Walking With Dinosaurs".Some small content edits were done to allow original programs to fit in the 23 minutes of non-commercial time that a normal half-hour program has on network TV. At present, only Season 1 has been released on home video and DVD.
Episode Guide
*Season 1: 2002
**1. Dawn of the Dinosaurs
**2.Jurassic Giants
**3. JurassicBeach
**4. King of theSkies
**5. Dinosaurs of theIce Forest
**6. Death of the Dinosaurs*Season 2: 2002-2003
**7. Bring on the Beasts
**8. KillerWhale 's Tale
**9. Mega-Mammal
**10. First Came theApes
**11. Sabertooth
**12.Ice Age Survivor
**13. Prehistoric Planet Top 10
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