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| National Geographic | Release Date: November 1, 2015 |
Summary:
The six-part series features focuses on the latest research in science with each episode by a different director and narrator that includes Peter Berg, Brett Ratner and Adrien Brody, Paul Giamatti, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Jason Bateman, and Angela Bassett.
Genre(s):
News/Documentary, Health & Lifestyle, Documentary, Science, Tech & Gaming
Recent Episodes
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S4:E7. T Rex Timeline
Air Date: October 23, 2019
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S4:E6. Private Moonshot
Air Date: October 21, 2019
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S4:E5. Shark Family Tree
Air Date: October 23, 2019
Positive:
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Mixed:
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Negative:
0
Oct 29, 2015
Oct 29, 2015
Oct 30, 2015
Oct 29, 2015
Season 1 Review:
As the introductory hour demonstrates, there’s only so much a director can do with this kind of material, and certain efforts to make it more accessible risk becoming risible. Simply put, it’s hard to make some of this stuff exciting, no matter how beautiful the animation is, or how artfully one shoots the drips of blood generated by an outbreak of Ebola.... Judged strictly on its merits, the hours are perfectly respectable.
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Oct 30, 2015
Season 1 Review:
When the filmmakers get to showcase a true personal investment in the subject matter, the episodes really shine. When the directors approach the subject from a distance, what you get is a by-the-numbers NatGeo special, which isn't a bad thing, but plays as really disappointing given the names involved here. From this batch, examples of the latter outnumber the former, with only one installment that's truly worth seeking out.
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Season 4
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Season 4 Overview
Air Date: December 5, 2019
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S4:E7. T Rex Timeline
Air Date: October 23, 2019
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S4:E6. Private Moonshot
Air Date: October 21, 2019
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S4:E5. Shark Family Tree
Air Date: October 23, 2019
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S4:E4. Floodgates of Venice
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S4:E3. Mars InSight: Seven Minutes to Touchdown
Air Date: October 19, 2019
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S4:E2. Drilling For Marsquakes: Mars InSight
Air Date: October 19, 2019
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S4:E1. The Earliest Americans
Air Date: December 5, 2019
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Season 4 Overview
Air Date: December 5, 2019
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Air Date: May 2, 2017
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: May 9, 2017
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: October 19, 2019
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: November 1, 2015
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