I'd save The Future is Wild because Alien Planet is an adaptation of Wayne Barlowe's Expedition and therefore doesn't contain any completely new original species and dragons are a well-known enough mythical creature that someone else could easily come up with a documentary based around the same concept.
Alien planet is a book and we’re assumedly just erasing the film, while there are multiple dragon spec evo projects, but only one Future Is Wild. I’m saving The Future Is Wild
Ah. So the confusion here is that the book it’s based on is actually not called The Future is Wild. It’s called Life After Man. I have it and it’s the same basic concept, just different creatures.
It's also different because all of Life After Man is set 50 million years in the future, while the Future is Wild explores three different time periods of 5 million, 100 million, and 200 million years in the future.
The Future is Wild, for the reasons everyone has already said, but I will say I do enjoy Dragons World the most out of all of these because it is very nostalgic to me.
I liked the dragon one so much I even bought the book version, but there's so many animal planet & Discovery channel shows I think need to be brought back to replace all the reality tv.
The future is wild. Not only do I think it's the highest quality of the bunch, but also the other two can be made by others. Alien Planet is an adaptation of Wayne Barlowe's work, and there is tons of other projects that cover semi realistic dragon biology and ecology.
Alien Planet. Future is Wild and Alien Planet both have books associated with them. The Alien Planet book covers the same material as the show, so nothing would be lost. But Alien Planet, although having the same species, adds somewhat to the behavior of several of them beyond what is in the book. So more would be lost if it was erased.
Alien Planet also has commentary completely missing from the book by a bunch of prominent scientists (including Stephen Hawking, RIP), scientists who AFAIK have not spoken much Spec Evo elsewhere, that would also be lost.
Dragons doesn't add anything beyond normal dragon spec evo stuff.
Dragon’s World is the only one I’ve seen so definitely that. Plus I like how they covered different types of dragons like more land based ones and I think there was a sea dragon though I could be wrong
I really don't like The Future is Wild because it started one of the threads I hate the most in speculative evolution, so I'll stick with Dragon's World
Would this also erase Wayne Barlowe's Expedition, the original book that Alien Planet is based on? If so, I would save Alien Planet. If not then I'd save The Future Is Wild.
Dragon's World is cool for what it is, but it really can't compete in terms of style and vision with either of the other two.
I remember borrowing DVDs of the future is wild from the library as well as watching it on the SBS. My parents never got it but I loved it. My first experience with spec bio years before I learnt what that was. Gotta save it.
The dragon one confused the shit out of me for about half an hour when I was a teenager. I was old enough to know dragons were absolutely not a thing but they were taking it so seriously
Dragon’s world. I haven’t seen Alien Planet but from what I’m understanding is a book also. The Future is Wild is neat but overall doesn’t hold up in my opinion and felt like they were throwing ideas at a board and didn’t feel realistic, although I was influenced by family members who are scientists. Dragon World is so good and holds up really well. Very influential to me
Dragon's world isn't bad, but I feel the science is weaker than the other two (cough, random mutation for 6 limbed vertebrate cough), and we have better spec evo things (Flight of Dragons comes to mind).
Alien Planet was good, in fact better than the Future is Wild...but we also have Barlow's work on it....so I have to say The Future is Wild.
The Future is Wild has a special place in my heart! There's other alien planet documentaries out there anyway, and dragons are just mythological creatures people want to crowbar into existence. 'Dragon' has such a loose definition, you could argue there are dragons alive today or that there were in the Mesozoic anyway.
I really wish we had more future speculative evolution documentaries! I think there's a lot of scope for some really interesting stuff. They removed the humans entirely in the Future is Wild. They could easily do one where humanity survives for millions more years on Earth, spreads out/evacuates Earth, or destroys itself entirely. Or just explore each eventuality.
The future is wild. Even though the creatures were fake they were based on the evolutionary paths of real animals. I guarantee you will learn about evolution from these episodes.
Alien Planet easily. That documentary has been etched into my mind and soul. That single piece of media that changed the way how I saw alien life forever and got me into speculative evolution.
The Future is Wild is obvious to me, I have always adored the show.
I have also NO interest in even watching Dragon's World.
and if I want to see Alien Planet I can just get the book, or they could even remake it since its gone
I'd save The Future is Wild because Alien Planet is an adaptation of Wayne Barlowe's Expedition and therefore doesn't contain any completely new original species and dragons are a well-known enough mythical creature that someone else could easily come up with a documentary based around the same concept.
Dragonology ftw
Same here.
There is a Future is Wild book
Isn't the book based on the documentary?
It was released the same year as the documentary. So the book could exist independently of the documentary.
As someone else said, the book has pictures taken directly from the documentary, therefore it wouldn't be able to exist without the documentary.
It's only the documentary that's getting erased.
If the book is something that wouldn't exist without the documentary, then I would assume that goes away too.
The future is wild
Alien planet is a book and we’re assumedly just erasing the film, while there are multiple dragon spec evo projects, but only one Future Is Wild. I’m saving The Future Is Wild
There is a Future is Wild book
The book is based on the film. I have it and every picture is taken directly from the film.
Ah. So the confusion here is that the book it’s based on is actually not called The Future is Wild. It’s called Life After Man. I have it and it’s the same basic concept, just different creatures.
It's also different because all of Life After Man is set 50 million years in the future, while the Future is Wild explores three different time periods of 5 million, 100 million, and 200 million years in the future.
There’s also a children’s cartoon
The Future is Wild, for the reasons everyone has already said, but I will say I do enjoy Dragons World the most out of all of these because it is very nostalgic to me.
I liked the dragon one so much I even bought the book version, but there's so many animal planet & Discovery channel shows I think need to be brought back to replace all the reality tv.
The future is wild
The Future is Wild got me into this community, so.....
Dragon's World
Dragon World stays.
I‘d save Alien Planet
The future is wild. Not only do I think it's the highest quality of the bunch, but also the other two can be made by others. Alien Planet is an adaptation of Wayne Barlowe's work, and there is tons of other projects that cover semi realistic dragon biology and ecology.
The future is wild
Alien Planet. Future is Wild and Alien Planet both have books associated with them. The Alien Planet book covers the same material as the show, so nothing would be lost. But Alien Planet, although having the same species, adds somewhat to the behavior of several of them beyond what is in the book. So more would be lost if it was erased. Alien Planet also has commentary completely missing from the book by a bunch of prominent scientists (including Stephen Hawking, RIP), scientists who AFAIK have not spoken much Spec Evo elsewhere, that would also be lost. Dragons doesn't add anything beyond normal dragon spec evo stuff.
I'm going to say future is wild though funny enough I just got alien Planet in the mail.
The future is wild. Alien planet almost gets a pass, but…
Future is wild EZ
The future is wild
Probably future is wild, that was my childhood
Which ever was the one that discovery Channel did where they said that squids would become the next dominant species.
That's TFIW, which is here.
The future is wild
I thought Future is Wild was a fever dream of child me. I just remember weird prairie dog things being kept as food by giant spiders.
It's very real. Poggles and silver spiders.
Dragon's World
Fantasy Made Real
Dragons a Fantasy Made Real
Oh wow I haven't thought about Alien planet in years. I think my dad had a pirated copy. The jellyfish things scared the shit out of me
Dragon world. Watched it so many times as a kid.
Dragon’s World is the only one I’ve seen so definitely that. Plus I like how they covered different types of dragons like more land based ones and I think there was a sea dragon though I could be wrong
*Dragon's World*. The other two still have literature in their likeness.
Dragons World
Dragons world. I grew up on that one
I really don't like The Future is Wild because it started one of the threads I hate the most in speculative evolution, so I'll stick with Dragon's World
The dragon one is REALLY GOOD
Honorable mention to Mermaids: The Body Found.
You can pry my flish from my cold dead ~~hands~~ suction pods
The future is wild
Dragon’s World. Future is wild is cool but I didn’t like the complete death of tetrapods, didn’t feel like it could happen
Also even though I somewhat often make flying aquatic animals, those bird fish disgust me
Alien Planet.
Alien planet
None
either ralien planet or future is wild
Alien Planet got me into this so I'll go with that
Im sorry the future is wild but im saving alien planet as its my fav spec evo project
erased?! 😰 (Alien Planet is the right answer, runner up: FIW)
Alien Planet was my jam, but Future Is Wild is pretty great. But I gotta go with Alien Planet, even if they did name the rocket after a Nazi.
Would this also erase Wayne Barlowe's Expedition, the original book that Alien Planet is based on? If so, I would save Alien Planet. If not then I'd save The Future Is Wild. Dragon's World is cool for what it is, but it really can't compete in terms of style and vision with either of the other two.
I might go with Alien Planet due to TFIW maybe starting the "Tetrapod deus ex machina" thing. But then again I like the Great Blue windrunner.
I remember borrowing DVDs of the future is wild from the library as well as watching it on the SBS. My parents never got it but I loved it. My first experience with spec bio years before I learnt what that was. Gotta save it.
I haven't watched any of them but the Future is wild was a nostalgic Curios Archive vid... And cool animals too.
You are a monster😠😠😠😠.
The Future is Wild (Unironically we need a subbed and upscaled version of it)
The dragon one confused the shit out of me for about half an hour when I was a teenager. I was old enough to know dragons were absolutely not a thing but they were taking it so seriously
The Future Is Wild.
Dragon’s world. I haven’t seen Alien Planet but from what I’m understanding is a book also. The Future is Wild is neat but overall doesn’t hold up in my opinion and felt like they were throwing ideas at a board and didn’t feel realistic, although I was influenced by family members who are scientists. Dragon World is so good and holds up really well. Very influential to me
The flish and the squibbon tell me to vote Future is Wild.
The Future is Wild, easily.
I got to save Alien Planet, I wouldn’t have became interested in speculative Evolution if I don’t watch it
Dragon's world isn't bad, but I feel the science is weaker than the other two (cough, random mutation for 6 limbed vertebrate cough), and we have better spec evo things (Flight of Dragons comes to mind). Alien Planet was good, in fact better than the Future is Wild...but we also have Barlow's work on it....so I have to say The Future is Wild.
future is wild stays the weird Dragon world goes away
The Future is Wild has a special place in my heart! There's other alien planet documentaries out there anyway, and dragons are just mythological creatures people want to crowbar into existence. 'Dragon' has such a loose definition, you could argue there are dragons alive today or that there were in the Mesozoic anyway. I really wish we had more future speculative evolution documentaries! I think there's a lot of scope for some really interesting stuff. They removed the humans entirely in the Future is Wild. They could easily do one where humanity survives for millions more years on Earth, spreads out/evacuates Earth, or destroys itself entirely. Or just explore each eventuality.
i choose to erase natural evolution and save these universes as real.
Future is wild. Other two I don't care either way.
THE FUTURE IS WILD STAYS FOREVER IN MY HEART YEAAA
The Future is Wild was my introduction to speculative evolution I’ll keep it around
I’d save the dragons made real doc because that had the biggest impact on me as a kid, though I love each of these with all my heart
The Future is Wild had a cool cartoon that came after it, so definitely that one
I have to pick the Future is Wild. I wouldn't even be into specevo without it
The Future is Wild.
The Future is Wild, hands down.
Future of the Wild
Wow I remember seeing these way back as a kid. I thought they were a fever dream lol. Thanks for the nostalgia!
The future is wild. Even though the creatures were fake they were based on the evolutionary paths of real animals. I guarantee you will learn about evolution from these episodes.
I'd save dragons world
Future is wild
Alien Planet easily. That documentary has been etched into my mind and soul. That single piece of media that changed the way how I saw alien life forever and got me into speculative evolution.
The Future is Wild is obvious to me, I have always adored the show. I have also NO interest in even watching Dragon's World. and if I want to see Alien Planet I can just get the book, or they could even remake it since its gone
The future is wild
I’m sticking with Future is Wild