The Scientific Accuracy of Walking With Dinosaurs - Episode 2: Time of the Titans

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  • 20 years after it first aired, how accurate are the prehistoric creatures in the second episode of Walking With Dinosaurs? From Diplodocus to Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, what did this episode get right or wrong?
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  • @rogerhinman5427
    @rogerhinman5427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3338

    I'm happy that most of these errors are because the science has improved, not because of production costs or lazy research.

    • @ktsp2538
      @ktsp2538 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Same here

    • @TheBrendon67
      @TheBrendon67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      Absolutely.
      I wonder if the same can be said for productions from a different network, like the discovery channel...
      Particularly now-a-days.

    • @kevinzhu6417
      @kevinzhu6417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      we dont talk about discovery channel. its a shadow of its former self smh

    • @CarlCreed76
      @CarlCreed76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Adam J. Harper For now. :(

    • @Pangolin-Mandolin
      @Pangolin-Mandolin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@kevinzhu6417 RIGHT?! my Grandad used to love watching the Discovery channel when he was alive. And with good reason as the programmes mainly consisted of original documentaries examining a wide range of subjects. All it is now is the same moronic pseudo-reality, 45 minute advertisement, maskerading as 'entertainment' at best. I think that it says a lot about how 'they' are endeavouring to steer our thinking. Or rather, ensure that we do much less of it.

  • @umcaraqualquer9555
    @umcaraqualquer9555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1525

    Walking with dinosaurs really needs a new version, with updated dinosaur reconstructions and better visual effects (not that the originals were bad). There’s only a few paleodocumentaries that actually depict dinosaurs as real living animals, instead of violent roaring monsters

    • @DzinkyDzink
      @DzinkyDzink 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      The only update you'd get from BBC nowadays is Social Justice. Better not ask, or else be ready for another of your child-favourite franchise be bastardized.

    • @laychyetan7466
      @laychyetan7466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@DzinkyDzink Probably will present the agenda of the patriarchy and adverse climate conditions as facts which caused the extinction of the dino race.

    • @Jojozilla426
      @Jojozilla426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Well they did with planet dinosaur, which I didn't realise had anything to do with wwd when I watched it, but apparently it did

    • @s.khilan6047
      @s.khilan6047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      @@DzinkyDzink Actually it's completely wrong and unfunded, just look at the natural section of bbc, we recently got Planet Earth II, Blue Planet Ii that are better than the originals, thanks to new tech. No real agenda on sight despite climate change that I actually find spot on and that is a real issue and subject to address about in these types of doc.

    • @hawkticus_history_corner
      @hawkticus_history_corner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Go watch Amazing Dinoworld on Curiosity stream. Its pretty solid

  • @lucasmaas
    @lucasmaas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1811

    "I suspect that the future episodes will become even longer, but..."
    YES! MORE!

    • @Boom12
      @Boom12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Bigger, longer and uncut!

    • @user-mv8ys5og5l
      @user-mv8ys5og5l 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That's code for "next episode is gonna be 30 minutes talking about how wrong kaiju-_pleurodon_ is"

    • @Cancoillotteman
      @Cancoillotteman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      we indeed want more, Thomas you've just won a new subscribee, salutations from France :)

    • @youfinnagetrunupon761
      @youfinnagetrunupon761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dah I'm your 1000th like

    • @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal
      @EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well he seems to have stopped or forgeten

  • @LilLouise18
    @LilLouise18 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2462

    Imagine a remake of this series, using the latest technology, knowledge of the most accurate, up-to-date discoveries, and narrated by David Attenborough.
    EDIT 28/05/22: 2 years ago I made this original comment and my wish came true!

    • @musikafossora
      @musikafossora 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      LilLouise18 If I am correct, I think they asked him to narrate the original series, but he declined.

    • @Biyn_acc2
      @Biyn_acc2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      The Narrator fits WWD perfectly though. David Attenborough wouldn’t have made it nearly as cool.

    • @Cybermat47
      @Cybermat47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      What’s wrong with Kenneth Branagh?

    • @martinmortyry7444
      @martinmortyry7444 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      I'd much rather have new episodes to come out instead of a remake. I'd like to see more stories, not (admittedly legendary) episodes with fresher/more accurate graphics.

    • @Star-pl1xs
      @Star-pl1xs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      i'd prefer Nigel Marven out of respect to his involvement & the overwhelming giddiness i'd feel

  • @rjsouthworth5246
    @rjsouthworth5246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +493

    I remember what the BBC1 announcer said when the episode originally aired: “If you thought they were big last week, tonight a widescreen TV might be a good idea.”

    • @iplayeddsharpminor
      @iplayeddsharpminor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Richard Southworth I just had a nostalgia overload reading that as I remember it exactly from the millions of times I replayed the VHS recordings :’)

    • @rjsouthworth5246
      @rjsouthworth5246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@iplayeddsharpminor Exactly - and the Polacanthus walking across the screen with the BBC balloon in the background!

    • @sjonnieplayfull5859
      @sjonnieplayfull5859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@rjsouthworth5246 I thought announcers have gone extinct since?

    • @gr8cescale
      @gr8cescale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@sjonnieplayfull5859 Yeah, when that asteroid hit the BBC

    • @mollflanders9314
      @mollflanders9314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😆😆😆😆

  • @MrMikado282
    @MrMikado282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +847

    Ben G Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says, "This was a common trend in reconstructions at the time."

  • @Robert399
    @Robert399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    One thing I particularly like about Walking With is that the confrontations actually look like animal confrontations, i.e. long threat displays, sudden violence then more display. A lot of more recent documentaries (on Curiosity Stream for example) make it look like a video game deathmatch. That's a great source of clips for TierZoo but a ridiculous representation of animal behaviour.

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Yeah and honestly threat displays look fun, they are sometimes threatening like they're supposed to be but also other times they just look incredibly silly to us.

    • @timothymclean
      @timothymclean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      It's another symptom of the disease which brought us the Animal Planet mermaid documentaries and "I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens".

    • @SereneJoy42
      @SereneJoy42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Oh, dear lord, I remember those mermaid documentaries... I remember nothing of the show. But I do remember the overused scene of cgi mermaids on a beach

    • @tyrannapusandfriends6254
      @tyrannapusandfriends6254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Timothy McLean wtf are these mermaid documentaries like?! Are they like the (surprisingly okay) dragon documentary?

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@tyrannapusandfriends6254 Oh man I loved that dragon documentary hahaha

  • @the_primal_instinct
    @the_primal_instinct 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    "And you know what I'm gonna say about the liopleurodon"
    - It's a liopleurodon, Charlie!
    - A magical liopleurodon!

  • @TheGBZard
    @TheGBZard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    Walking with dinosaurs inspired my love for prehistoric animals as well

    • @baurusuchusraptor1880
      @baurusuchusraptor1880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Equally

    • @arbiterofthehornedrat1570
      @arbiterofthehornedrat1570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheGBZard me to

    • @e-scope
      @e-scope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dito

    • @TobyCreates
      @TobyCreates 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yee

    • @irondragon1785
      @irondragon1785 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For me it was walking with monsters, but the whole series plus the chased by series and prehistoric park cemented my love for all prehistoric life!

  • @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522
    @paweandonisgawralidisdobrz2522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +653

    Last time i was this early, walking with dinosaurs was still prehistorically accurate

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Technically it was never really historically accurate.

    • @portugueseeagle8851
      @portugueseeagle8851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@theothertonydutch It was... *prehistorically* accurate 😁
      Ba dum tsss

    • @Eggnog88
      @Eggnog88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ja Kooistra no, back then it did have a lot of realistic things about it. It’s just outdated.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Even if it appeared correct at the time, it doesn't make it historically accurate. Only to appearance, but not actually.
      Also, it was kind of a joke.

    • @trod146
      @trod146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How lame... Bro, 2008 called. They want their overused and never funny comment back... stop being so gay.

  • @derrickthewhite1
    @derrickthewhite1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    "Allosaurus is known from some very complete remains"
    Makes me think of that one quarry in Utah with thousands of bones, 2/3rds of which belong to a single species of allosaurus. Some dinosaurs left a lot more evidence than others.

    • @xoxoheartz
      @xoxoheartz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There was also very few ceratosaurus bones in the region which kinda say something about Allosaurus

  • @christopherhernandez4440
    @christopherhernandez4440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    I find the inaccuracies just as interesting as the accuracies, I have a dinosaur encyclopedia from the late 90s (a few years prior to Walking With Dinosaurs) and it's great to read how things changed with the science and ideas.

    • @WackadoodleMalarkey
      @WackadoodleMalarkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      PBS Eons made a video called an Illustrated History of Dinosaurs that reviews how our views and ideas of dinosaurs have changed over the years through art.

    • @celestebredin6213
      @celestebredin6213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes. Hats off to science and artistic endeavor👍

    • @wrightii5340
      @wrightii5340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have one from 1965, the colossal book of dinosaurs, it's a really nice book.

    • @LeolaGlamour
      @LeolaGlamour 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And so much has changed since then

    • @FeralFelineFriend
      @FeralFelineFriend 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was little, I would always pull out books about dogs because I wanted one so bad and I would the research. One of them said that a dog's favorite treat is chocolate... This was the late 90s and I'm hoping it got taken off the shelves.

  • @IdleDrifter
    @IdleDrifter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    Now this end is called the thagomizer....after the late Thag Simmons.

    • @wrc1210
      @wrc1210 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Funny thing is that particular piece of stegosaurus anatomy never had a name so they ended up officially naming it the “thagomizer” in honor of that Far Side cartoon.

    • @timsydlowski5208
      @timsydlowski5208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Classic Larson ! ⭐️💯😆

    • @noneed4sleep64
      @noneed4sleep64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The greatest science fact of all time

  • @LP4ever088
    @LP4ever088 4 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    Ah yes, next is Liopleurodon, though extinct, he lives on in memes.

    • @ItsButterBean1020
      @ItsButterBean1020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Liopleurodon not being 25 meters is the paleo equivalent of Pluto not being a planet

    • @voicingdragoon7
      @voicingdragoon7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's a meme dino?

    • @Soulraven2735
      @Soulraven2735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@voicingdragoon7 Candy Mountain calls for you

    • @voicingdragoon7
      @voicingdragoon7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Soulraven2735 Candy mountain? The childrens board game?

    • @neutronium9542
      @neutronium9542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@voicingdragoon7 It's a reference to the Charlie the Unicorn videos.

  • @Scrinwaipwr
    @Scrinwaipwr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    1950s: Diplodocus has a semi vertical neck.
    1990s: No, the bones wouldn't allow that. It was more horizontal for balance.
    2010s: Actually, the soft tissue had more effect than we thought. 1950s version is actually not far off.
    I wonder what they will say next.

    • @dubbingsync
      @dubbingsync 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As long as it’s not Dinosaurs such as diplodocus lived mostly in water live one book I’ve read and hated while I was reading wanted to prove, i’m ok

    • @Scrinwaipwr
      @Scrinwaipwr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That must be a very old book. Living mainly in the water is what they thought sauropods did like a hundred years ago.

    • @DinoMan_6
      @DinoMan_6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Plot twist! They were TWO HEADED

    • @eduardoestebanmartinezdele2219
      @eduardoestebanmartinezdele2219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Sgrinwaipwr "The 90s version is actually not far off"

    • @Kyle_Schaff
      @Kyle_Schaff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A brain in the butt

  • @bezimiennykronikarz
    @bezimiennykronikarz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    I remember when I was afraid of the last scenes with two Allosaurs as a child.

  • @mrmayo5905
    @mrmayo5905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Part of why this series is so good, in my opinion, is that it was willing to speculate with unconventional ideas, which is something not enough paleo documentaries do these days.

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I think the speculation in areas where it's justified is important, especially for bringing the animals to life but also to help inspire people. People speculating about possible behaviours of prehistoric animals are our best way of trying to approach what they might have been like and once someone comes up with an idea we can try to test it. It's also a great way to engage people in science since there's a lot of room for speculation and it's quite fun to do so, especially when you have fairly good knowledge about the animal to go on.

    • @hypn0298
      @hypn0298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mr Mayo these days we need some new paleo documentaries in general.

    • @xoxoheartz
      @xoxoheartz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hypn0298 good ones

  • @alangaraabishek690
    @alangaraabishek690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    My top 3
    1. Ballad of Big Al
    2. Time of Titans
    3. Giant of the skies

  • @petarmilich8684
    @petarmilich8684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I think this series helped start the love for Allosaurus.

    • @bentramer682
      @bentramer682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This series made me mad at Allosaurus

    • @lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
      @lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sid Vicious why?

    • @bentramer682
      @bentramer682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 because it kept attacking the diplodocus, but I do appreciate its rise in popularity, and I especially like the design they gave this one.

    • @gckbowers411
      @gckbowers411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I think Allosaurus was already a big deal. Before Tyrannosaurus, it was the go-to big predator dinosaur. Like in Valley of Gwangi and the Lost World novel.

    • @Area-xm4rf
      @Area-xm4rf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bentramer682 So you're mad at the Allosaurus for killing a creature to survive?

  • @foomr6097
    @foomr6097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    “Can we talk about the feet? Let’s talk about the feet. God I wish they had shown me more feet” love it.

  • @thisguy1868
    @thisguy1868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I'm 26 now. But I remember this when I was around 7 or so. It was magical to me, and did nothing but fascinate me and make me more interested in natural history.

    • @macaryl95
      @macaryl95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *prehistory

  • @hmmkeni8476
    @hmmkeni8476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was that little girl who played with dinosaurs rather than barbies and let me tell you, Walking With Dinosaurs was my JAM! My best friend was always afraid of the Allos but I love them. So much nostalgia

  • @kla1136
    @kla1136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    I remember watching this show. The most inaccurate thing about this show is that the Leopleurodon is over 30m long.

    • @Tibovl
      @Tibovl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      There used to be a time when this was the scientific estimate. I still have books where liopleurodon is listed as 28m long.

    • @Jojozilla426
      @Jojozilla426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Actually I think it was just perspective, I remember when I was a kid I was confused when it was beached because it looked so much smaller

    • @signet84
      @signet84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I suppose in the episodes defence the narrator stated that " he's big, even for his kind".

    • @adamzabielski3685
      @adamzabielski3685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Then there's the T.rex. Short, dopey skull, dry skin, baggy neck, leg movement felt too CGI, Walking on its toe tips and a tail that is too short

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @MinutemanSam Except didn't scientists actually discover Tropeognathus fossils about that size?

  • @Katepuzzilein
    @Katepuzzilein 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Regarding the enviroment: I remember reading in a compagnion-book in the early 2000s that the production team had major problems finding locations for filming because grass is so omnipresent today. So they had to restrict themselves to those arid and fairly remote places where there was not a lot of grass and visible human activity

  • @martinkirbits4752
    @martinkirbits4752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    The second episode always was my favorite. Also nice to see that you include "the making of" parts as i probaly watch that just as often as the actual documentary

  • @Jpteryx
    @Jpteryx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Some theropods, especially Allosaurus, are also shown with their teeth much more exposed than scientists now think they would have been.

  • @mattr2238
    @mattr2238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really enjoyed how really the dinosaurs felt. The diplodocus smooth tail movements and the way you could see their fat/muscle move seemed so realistic and really sold it.
    They seem like they not only have some weight, but that they are also able to throw it around.

  • @peterlewerin4213
    @peterlewerin4213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "generally being more hostile to members of their own species" **shows crocodile(?) buddies chilling**

    • @peterlewerin4213
      @peterlewerin4213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Dick Faggotson no that's crooks

    • @peterlewerin4213
      @peterlewerin4213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@Dick Faggotson I'm just being silly. Sorry.

    • @macaryl95
      @macaryl95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Plain Water Animals can't murder...

    • @imaredwhale2thenotsoelectr916
      @imaredwhale2thenotsoelectr916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@macaryl95 crocodiles kill zebras.... that's murder.......

    • @macaryl95
      @macaryl95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@imaredwhale2thenotsoelectr916 Murder is the act of one human illegally killing another human. No other instance can exist outside of this as murder. Check your local lawbook.

  • @joeturner2532
    @joeturner2532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I absolutely loved this show and continue to love it. It's interesting to see where it was wrong at the time, and how much as changed in so little time. I need to dig out my VHS of Walking With Dinosaurs and find a player for a rewatch now

  • @decimator1352
    @decimator1352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    i wish they would make a "walking with dinosaurs remastered" so we can get newwalking with dinosaurs episodes with better, newer research (like feathered therapods like velociraptor)

    • @bro5613
      @bro5613 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I love seeing the changes in paleontology over the years. This is a great series

    • @hypn0298
      @hypn0298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bryce McKenzie I see you everywhere lol

  • @monolophosaurus
    @monolophosaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Once you do The ballad of Big Al, are you gonna do The Scientific Accuracy of Walking with Beasts/Monsters?

  • @galapagos6186
    @galapagos6186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    If they will remake WWD ,they should include also some non dinosaur creatures such as mammals and turtles which are underepresented in paleontology because many of them are "small and not interesting" as dinosaurs.

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Especially because Mesozoic mammals were absolute bastards and I love them for it.

    • @alexandralittle3915
      @alexandralittle3915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hedgehog3180 they were Mad Lads

  • @davidkoshar2607
    @davidkoshar2607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is my favorite episode by far, I love sauropods. Brachiosaurus is my favorite dinosaur and they really played up the drama of this episode, especially with the Brachiosaurus. I love all the “making of” parts that you include.

  • @jenniferbeyer6412
    @jenniferbeyer6412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Even though there are inaccurate parts, the episodes are pure entertainment. The episodes brought the animals to life and made us love them.

  • @SonKunSama
    @SonKunSama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Also a fun fact to point out about WWD is that at the time it was thought that grasses evolved after dinosaurs were long gone, so they put a lot of effort and resources into searching for locations with no grass to film at. Later it was discovered that grasses were already common in the dinosaur era so they wasted a lot of effort for nothing.

    • @anakinskywalker2707
      @anakinskywalker2707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thats funny,but their effort is quite cool isnt it.

  • @Oguh608
    @Oguh608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I remember watching this multiple times when I was a kid.

  • @SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist
    @SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This was great, I can't wait until you talk about Cruel Sea.

  • @billclintonscomputer1408
    @billclintonscomputer1408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I really wonder how capable of emotion these animals were

    • @brandonshmandon1799
      @brandonshmandon1799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      heheheheheheheheheh Likely as much as most modern animals do today, it would probably differ species to species.

    • @katk7505
      @katk7505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @Steve Blakley depends on what type of bird you mean... Corvids and parrots are far more emotional than dogs

    • @TheUberguitar123
      @TheUberguitar123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @Steve Blakley how "GENITAL" they are with them?

    • @katk7505
      @katk7505 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Steve Blakley i don't know anything about penguins just parrots & corvids lol

    • @siltyclayloam8739
      @siltyclayloam8739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @Steve Blakley do you mean 'gentle'
      i agree tho people dont realize that reptiles are also capable of emotions and attachment, just since theyre so vastly different from us that its hard for us to understand them.

  • @walterzamalis4846
    @walterzamalis4846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A reason Diplodocus had extremely long necks probably was because they needed it for balance as well. I personally think the depiction in the series was basically accurate but it could probably raise its neck a little bit higher, like you said.

  • @matbroomfield
    @matbroomfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    5:34 Oh come on, you're not going to tell me diplodicus carried their young on their tails?! ;-)

  • @simonmandel2621
    @simonmandel2621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That’s so interesting! I always imagined Stegosaurus with skin covering its plates, and to learn that wasn’t actually the case, is so cool! I love learning new things about much loved dinosaurs.

  • @bigredjanie
    @bigredjanie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This episode is especially fun for me because not only was it filmed here in my country, New Zealand, but also in the same California Redwood Forest where the Endor scenes from Return of the Jedi were shot! But with that said, this was an episode I didn't watch THAT much compared to some of the others.

  • @hedgehog3180
    @hedgehog3180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Getting the weight of big things right in film is really difficult so I always appreciate it when it's done. This isn't dinosaur related but Turn A Gundam is one of my favourite series for this reason because it just really manages to nail the weight of the mobile suits even when they're moving quickly.

  • @Hydro66
    @Hydro66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Can’t wait for Cruel Sea. It’s my favourite episode, even if the Liopleurodon is horribly inaccurate.

    • @melvinshine9841
      @melvinshine9841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've no idea where they got that 82ft, 70 ton monster from.

    • @Hydro66
      @Hydro66 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read something about incomplete remains of a pliosaur estimated to be around 15m. It was originally believed to be Liopleurodon but later considered "unidentified". Regardless, it's still nothing like the ridiculous 25m length in the show.

    • @VaderTyrannus
      @VaderTyrannus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Hydro66 The pliosaur remains in question were thought to be that of a juvenile, hence the 25 metre length.

    • @BaryonyxBoy-bz1qn
      @BaryonyxBoy-bz1qn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey probably stole one of Godzilla radioactive beers

  • @freaky_owl5833
    @freaky_owl5833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love these videos, it's very interesting to see what remains accurate and what is outdated/was never accurate in the show, since it is one of the big reasons I want to be a palaeontologist.
    Can't wait for Giant of the Skies, that's my favourite episode. Even if UTAHraptor did decide to vacation in Europe for some reason.

    • @hailghidorah2536
      @hailghidorah2536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey, it just wanted a holiday in Sweden

  • @jakesutton4603
    @jakesutton4603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When you brought up the allosaurus integument I’m surprised you didn’t bring up the actual scale impressions from the juvenile allosaurus that was described about 7-8 years ago

  • @Dynotop1a
    @Dynotop1a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I think it’s important to give credit where it is due and would like to note that JW fixed the pronated wrists and hands of the Allosaurus in the Battle at Big Rock short film. Still a lot of inaccuracies, but better.
    Love this series btw, brings back a lot of memories and your reviews are really well done.

  • @majora5651
    @majora5651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Walking with dinosaurs actually motivated me to start studying paleontology, which I am doing right now and I‘m extremely grateful that it made me choose this path of career. So far it‘s been nothing but interesting and fascinating to learn more about this.

  • @rjhamler5324
    @rjhamler5324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Time of the titians is my favorite episode love every part of it also it's how diplotocus became one of my favorite sauropods ever just the inclusion of so much into 1 episode is amazing from the allosaurs being one of my favorite in all of the dezines in the series to seeing some sweet dino fights it's been one of my favorites in the entier series.

  • @fang609
    @fang609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think this was my favourite of all the episodes, I watched it many many times and it pretty much solidified my love for Diplodocus and Allosaurs. Although I am surprised you didn't talk about the apsolutly massive diplodocus near the end of the episode.

    • @curious5887
      @curious5887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s probably the 33 meter long adult diplodocus or maybe just a CGI mistake, i think CGI mistake is more likely, because that massive diplodocus look like a 54 meter long titan, almost feel like is an Amphicoelias

  • @jerdasaurusrex557
    @jerdasaurusrex557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I remember feeling filthy after watching the ovopositor scene as a kid.

    • @stephenryan7855
      @stephenryan7855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too!

    • @ghaniKSW2
      @ghaniKSW2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stephenryan7855 you seem very excited about that

    • @lemurpie9381
      @lemurpie9381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ghaniKSW2 I'm guessing it woke something in him

    • @ghaniKSW2
      @ghaniKSW2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lemurpie9381 however I don't want to know what it is

  • @menkomonty
    @menkomonty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a kid, when I watched the Diplodocus laying the eggs, I thought that the tube looked like a venting hose for a tumble dryer.

  • @T2266
    @T2266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    22:21
    That face lol
    "why am I created bald, human?"

    • @optillian4182
      @optillian4182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me: *uses knife to kill an enemy to save ammo*
      Everyone else at the paintball game: 22:22

  • @peabrain6872
    @peabrain6872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think the “time wanderers” in these episodes are like “hey! It’s a new time period move aside Triassic babies Jurassic is here!” Like how in the first episode Jurassic creatures are in the Triassic at the end of the episode

  • @StelloTyrannus
    @StelloTyrannus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember in time of the titans it mentions that the diplodocus move their tails to communicate, as we see them wiggling around throughout the episode. I don’t know much on the origin of this but it’d be interesting to talk about

  • @marlarki5280
    @marlarki5280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That anurognathus reconstruction is gonna haunt me for weeks.

  • @0zzysaurus
    @0zzysaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Yay!! Already in love with this series!!

  • @Dinoceratops
    @Dinoceratops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was one of the more memorable WWD episodes for me. My friend liked how they called baby sauropods “sauropodlets”. I can’t wait for your analysis of the next episode!

  • @gigantiskflodhest9694
    @gigantiskflodhest9694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So nice to see an in depth review of one of my favorite episodes in the series. Looking forward towards Cruel Sea!!

  • @DarDarBinks1986
    @DarDarBinks1986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Walking With Dinosaurs really needs a fresh coat of paint.

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What,Like that 3D movie they made? I’m not sure if the series was edited or rebooted that it would have the same heart to it. Better to hope other dinosaur documentsries take the mantle.

    • @Eggnog88
      @Eggnog88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Greater Grievobeast 55 no, the documentary

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Egg Nog thats what i’m saying. People are just gonna make it worse than the documentary series. I suppose its not i,possible to do so,ething new with the series considering all the spinoffs but it would be difficult.

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Egg Nog thats what i’m saying. People are just gonna make it worse than the documentary series. I suppose its not i,possible to do something new with the series considering all the spinoffs but it would be difficult.

  • @loog8621
    @loog8621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really love you talking about this series both your channel and walking with dinosaurs are amazing

  • @rhysnichols8608
    @rhysnichols8608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched the shit out of this documentary when I was a kid. I was obsessed with dinos and they still hold a place in my heart

  • @hayreddinbarbarossa661
    @hayreddinbarbarossa661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone else think that Anurognathus drawing looked liked the happiest little dinosaur that there ever was?

  • @VaderTyrannus
    @VaderTyrannus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very well put together video, I'm a huge fan of the series too. I can't wait for the rest, especially Giant of the Skies and Death of a Dynasty (those are my favorite episodes)!

  • @grobanlover292
    @grobanlover292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please do walking with Prehistoric beasts! I love this series.

    • @dubbingsync
      @dubbingsync 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn’t that just called Walking with Beasts? Unless it got renamed in other countries? Because here in the UK it’s always been called that.

    • @TheSufferingDarkness
      @TheSufferingDarkness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rhys Causon US version is prehistoric beasts

  • @dr.dingus6397
    @dr.dingus6397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, this is one of the most amazing, nostalgic, and informative video series on YT

  • @lucjicare
    @lucjicare 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    absolutely love these since this was probably the single piece of media I watched most as a kid and still holds the number one spot of dinosaur documentary till this day for me. even with the utahraptors being naked chicken.
    I'd also love it if you talked a little bit about the sounds the dinosaurs made like the rumbling and bellowing of the diplodocus and the roaring of the allosaurs and if that's in any way accurate. Keep it up!

  • @JohnnyUtah13
    @JohnnyUtah13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    just discovered this channel. Phenomenal. Really enjoy your content.

  • @elmsigreen
    @elmsigreen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am still so surprised whenever I see anurognathus. It looks so alien. It looks like it should be some sort of fantasy creature. Like a recreation of a child's drawing of a bat. It is just so weird! AND I LOVE IT!!!

  • @Geralt546
    @Geralt546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was like 5 when it was airing on TV in my country and after all those years I still love it. Thank you for the video!

  • @maddeeps5520
    @maddeeps5520 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are among my favorite videos you guys have done on this channel (and that's not to say that I don't love all the others too!) I really appreciate your oftentimes lighthearted yet professional approach to presenting your information. Keep up the great work, I truly appreciate you guys!

  • @CHYRRUPINZAZ
    @CHYRRUPINZAZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the video, I can't wait for the next one

  • @pesky1233
    @pesky1233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this series so much. This documentary helped strengthen my love for prehistoric life in general and I love it even more for it. The one thing I do have a question about is the diplodocus having a whip like tail. While the part of it being whip like is very likely true, I don’t believe that it would whip around like it does in the special.

  • @michaellouton3870
    @michaellouton3870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweet!!! I was hoping you’d keep on with this series. Thanks so much! Keep up all the great work. Take care.

  • @EmeraldLavigne
    @EmeraldLavigne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for explaining what "shrink-wrapping" means - I legit thought it was to do with the modeling and animation technology.

  • @laurachapple6795
    @laurachapple6795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Make them as long as you want - just gives us more time to enjoy them! :)

  • @BionicleSaurus
    @BionicleSaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can't wait for my favorite episode Cruel Seas!

    • @Boo-lr8fj
      @Boo-lr8fj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know I’m a year late but personally don’t like the cruel sea episode

  • @Runningrampage25
    @Runningrampage25 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been on your channel for not even 5 minutes and I've already fell in love with it thank you so much

  • @DutchSkeptic
    @DutchSkeptic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh this is brilliant! I really like this review of that iconic series that stirred my own fascination with dinosaurs as well. I've just re-watched the series and this is great commentary to go with it. Subbed.

  • @Conero08
    @Conero08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great analysis!
    You ever think of reviewing When Dinosaurs Roamed?

  • @eypick6987
    @eypick6987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    03:18 Idk man...
    Eating dirt on the ground is pretty sexy.

  • @SoranMBane
    @SoranMBane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really looking forward to the Big Al review. That special is the reason why Allosaurus was my favourite dinosaur as a kid.

  • @bitchy-cryptid
    @bitchy-cryptid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please cover the rest of this documentary! Giant of the Skies was always my favourite part, I can't wait to see what level of accuracy it achieved

  • @KurNorock
    @KurNorock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As far as why they would have long necks if they weren't eating food high in the trees..
    What if they are grazers of low lying vegetation like shrubs and bushes? Then they could simply swing their heads from side to side, grazing in a wide path. They could eat much more food without having to walk nearly as much. It would be a way to efficiently consume low energy vegetation without spending a bunch of energy to get to it.

    • @jasonvoorhees5180
      @jasonvoorhees5180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kur Norock You pretty much hit the nail on the head in terms of contemporary paleontological thought on the subject.

  • @Man-ds9ir
    @Man-ds9ir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yah keep up the great work ! All your vids are awesome.

  • @BioniclesaurKing4t2
    @BioniclesaurKing4t2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have this series on VHS and it and other Walking With series from the library were my childhood. I'm glad I stumbled across your videos right as you started this series.

  • @mrjthenerd
    @mrjthenerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for doing this series. Walking with Dinosaurs was one of the catalysts that sparked my love for prehistoric animals.

  • @amaama2537
    @amaama2537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    22:25 When my dad catches me smoking and he comes with a belt

  • @John12kk
    @John12kk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    YEEESS YEEESS! this is why this is one of the Best paleo channels in youtube

  • @g_wartooth_5904
    @g_wartooth_5904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your review of this timeless series! Personally I did a large paper about the potential predatory behaviors of Allosaurus in college a few months back, and I loved how you brought in the same modern research! My favorite idea is the one I call "Spontaneous hunting parties". Since Allosaurus were so theoretically plentiful during the Jurassic, it's possible that multiple Allosaurus would target a single sauropod during their hunts, and they would "accidentally" team up. Since there's some evidence of intraspecific competition, they could have fought each other for the best meat on the body once the kill was made. Thanks for the cool video!

  • @dreame4ter
    @dreame4ter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad you decided to continue the series! :D
    Looking forward to the next one^^
    keep it up!

  • @lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
    @lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    25:56 looks like a deformed frog with wings🐸🐝

  • @TheropodHunter
    @TheropodHunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:07 I'd say that Dicraeosaurs were not much of tree browers considering how short their necks generally are.

  • @rumblepuss8848
    @rumblepuss8848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just discovered this series. I'd love it to continue to the other 'Walking With' series. Good work!

  • @Datlynx
    @Datlynx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had walking with dinosaurs on VHS and let me tell you, I watched it on repeat as a kid every day!
    I love your work on analyzing the series, keep up the great work!!

  • @WulfCorbett
    @WulfCorbett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thagomizer - Science the Gary Larson way. Love it! :-)

  • @Niggins96
    @Niggins96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I know it's early doors but is there any chance of the other "walking with" series' being covered here.

  • @kbowen2251
    @kbowen2251 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad to see you continuing this series!

  • @nikmarshall2989
    @nikmarshall2989 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are really awesome, I thought I had a good grasp on what was and wasn't accurate to the current theories in this series, since I too grew up on the walking with series and have tried to stay realtively up to date on cool dinosaur discoveries, but I always learn at least 3 new things in your break downs. Very excited for the next one.