My impression was that the reviews written on it were way more incredible and
false than the special itself. It shows Arthropleura rearing up and rattling
and kind of lurching to defend itself, but atleast they mention it as a
herbivore and they show it unearthing itself from the floor litter. However, the
funniest part is the demise of the arthropleurid when it gets flipped onto a
very dull cypress knee and gets IMPALED! Wow, armor plating just isn't what I
thought it woud be, ehehe. Most of the Carboniferous shots are simply cypress
trees but all-in-all it was still interesting to watch. They point out that
lightning storms that happen during more oxygen rich periods could have caused
explosions.
From an artist's standpoint, the 3D models are getting more detailed and
polygon-heavy. It makes for great close-ups. Also, watch for a lot of
transparent skin membranes and sub-surface scattering.
Anyone else watch it yet?
-R

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