I appreciate the layers of depth and insight. Even on a more "casual viewer" level, the standard conflict-based dino doc narratives are getting stale. How many of this trying to eat that, earthquake, volcano, climate change, starvation and drought, etc., do we need? Mix it up somehow.

April 07, 2026 - 10:42 UTC

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It feels very circular, yeah. Like a story needs tension, but the only way the show’s creators could think to deliver was fighting and eating. Docustories pieces together from animal footage have done the same for a long time, but it sucks to see the same beats so entrenched.
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Right, dinosaur documentaries didn't invent this framing. I've just seen it SO many times with similar beats and settings that I'd love to see someone get creative with a different way to present this story.
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