BBC: Life DVD Review & Giveaway

We recently had the chance to review the LifeDVD set. It came at the perfect time. We had just finished our home theater and had hoped to use this DVD set at our "opening night."

We are big science lovers - okay, me and the kids. But we all have an appreciation for the Earth and it's wonders. We went to see Planet Earth on the big screen and it was only fitting to see Life on our big screen at home.

Here's what we thought of it:

I thought the images and variety of life forms covered was fantastic. We really enjoyed watching them!

We thought we could watch it all in one sitting, but we were Sooooo wrong! This set contains 4 discs. Each disc contains 3 full episodes. There's a lot of "Life" to be seen. Overall, the images and the information were great. My kids loved watching and learning about all the animals. If I were a homeschooling mom, I would have counted this time towards a science lesson.

But there are a few things I didn't like. #1 - There are a considerable amount of repeats in each disc. Scenes from other episodes duplicate in other discs. That's annoying. I don't want to watch the same scenes over and over again. That really bothered me.

#2 - Oprah Winfrey narrates this set, and although I don't have anything against her, it's not that I think she's the greatest. And I get really annoyed when "popular" celebrities are chosen for narrating gigs when there are other lesser-known and well qualified narrators available.

I wouldn't buy this set "just because Oprah narrates it." And if you're like me, it will take some getting used to her voice and you'll need to look past it in order to enjoy the show. But the show is worth it on it's own.

Check out an excerpt here:

We were glad to add this to our collection. We saw animals in this set that we had never even heard of before. Would you like to add it to your collection? You're in luck!! The BBC is offering one Suburban Jungle reader the chance to own this set!

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This contest will end on September 29, 2010 at 9:00 PM EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and notified by email. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. All DVDs were and will be provided by the BBC. All opinions expressed here are my own.