The Future Is Wild

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Starring: Christian Rodska
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2004-01-27
Running Time: 328 minutes
Number of Items: 3
Imagine a world far, far into the future. A world very different than our own where people have been wiped out by massive climatic and geological changes, nearly destroying the Earth. What would the world be like, and what kinds of creatures could survive? An international team of eminent scientists was formed to predict the future and its new life forms in five million, 100 million and 200 million years. The scientists predicted that the Earth would go through several phases, including Ice World after five million years, Hothouse World at 100 million years and New World at 200 million years. To portray the scenery as accurately as possible, a camera crew traveled to remote locations around the world. State-of-the-art animation helped bring to life such freakish beings as Flishes combining the characteristics of birds and fish, the giant slimemold known as the Slithersucker, the Toraton tortoise bigger than any dinosaur, tree-dwelling squids called Squibbons, the spewing Spitfire Bird and many more!

Fascinating
My son and I had watched the Animal Planet show and he was immediately fascinated by the concept of hypothesizing based on evolutionary precepts. He loves unusual animals of any kind and these definitely qualify. He is constantly asking questions about the theories and postulating theories of his own based on the science in the show. He loves it.

Iffy science but pretty pictures
This DVD set is very entertaining-- funny, I should say. The science is faulty, it's set on hypothesis only, rarely on scientific fact. I am a college student and me and my friend found multiple errors in scientific facts. The animals that evolved were too specialized in the present to have evolved so radically. The names are uncreative but hilarious.

We did enjoy watching this, mostly for laughs and to feel intelligent. The graphics are rather nice though, and I applaud the creators of this "documentary" for that.

the future is wild
I bought this dvd for my son who has been wanting it since he saw it on TV. He loved it and has watched it many times since he got it.

Extinction of Tetrapoda?
"The Future is Wild" is an interesting take on the future of life on Earth at 5, 100, and 200 MY in the future. The CGI is pretty believable, and they back up their more unusual claims with modern-day examples. The names are a bit silly, but you can't really expect a proper Genus-species name for an imagined life-form!

Probably my greatest gripe about this is the 200 MY in the future segment. The creators of this had a bit of a penchant for invetebrates, I think; the entire tetrapod line has gone extinct by this point (which I find difficult to believe given the length it's been around already and the huge degree of diversity found in it), which definitely provides the opportunity for huge adaptive radiation in the other genera -- but as I said, the premise is a bit difficult to swallow (a bit of tetrapod-centrism on my part? Maybe.). Its also implied we (ie, tetrapods) got some stiff competition from invertebrates when oxygen levels rose. However, given our generally more efficient oxygen processing it would seem that insectivorous birds and such would make the proverbial killing in this environment, but oh well.

If we accept that as a given, however, I definitely believe that cephalopods would be the next-in-line, so to speak. And in any case, the series is entertaining to watch, and gives a good taste of evolution in action.

Fun romp through the future
This was a rather entertaining look at the way the world may change. High on imagination and creativity, it still suffers from CGI that is not quite impressive. The animals shown are fascinating and fairly well explored. The video combined humor, action, and fantasy into an almost spellbinding show that kept my attention for the most part. The constant attempts at explanation can be distracting and boring, however. Overall, this is very much worth a look. I would recommend renting before buying though.