Human Planet

Discovery | Discovery Channel | BBC One | Release Date: January 13, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
People WeeklyTom GliattoApr 8, 2011
Season 1 Review: The photography is sweepingly gorgeous--this must be the best of all possible planets. [18 Apr 2011, p.46]
80
VarietyBrian LowryApr 8, 2011
Season 1 Review: Human Planet can't match the sweeping grandeur of the nature documentaries that preceded it under the same auspices, "Planet Earth" and "Life." But to paraphrase what a kindly farmer once said to his sheepherding pig, It'll do. Read full review
75
NewsdayVerne GayApr 11, 2011
Season 1 Review: Another Discovery/BBC beauty, but short on answering obvious questions. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerApr 8, 2011
Season 1 Review: Sure, it all makes for pretty filmmaking, but isn't not having to risk your life for a simple meal one of the benefits of civilization? There's something unsettling about glorifying subsistence living for the sake of our high-definition televisions. Read full review
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