Beautiful nature and fascinating creatures are blotted with glaringly unfunny animal "dialogue" and infantile jokes. Helen Mirren is wasted--like my time lost trying to watch this schlock. This is a worse than dismal imitation of "BBC Talking Animals"-go watch that for free on YouTube instead.
89 Reviews
Disappointing
waldoheim26 June 2021
I'm embarrassed for Helen Miren to have her name attached to this tragedy. The video is beautiful, but the narrative script is awful, and the voice overs are both juvenile and sophomoric. Deleted from my DVR after 15 minutes.
Didn't like it
fiftycentqueen25 June 2021
Dreadful
Barry016925 June 2021
This show could not be any worse. Seeing the cute animals on the commercials and knowing that Helen Mirrren looked appealing. Can we sue for false advertising? The inane "dialogue" of the animals was just ridiculous. I think we made it less than 5 minutes in beore I erased it and deleted it from the recording schedule. Life is too short to waste it on this drivel.
Waste of a great narrator and nature filmography.
louiepapp1 July 2021
I love nature shows and have never given a nature show a bad rating. This show however is irredeemable. The videos say nothing of the animals it captures and are ruined by nonsensical voice overs. If it was at least funny or witty it wouldn't be so bad.
Embarrassed stupidity
rxbabe27 June 2021
No. Just No.
chron26 June 2021
The animals should sue.
kkmmbbtx26 June 2021
Totally asisine
mikalcurtis25 June 2021
Swing And A Miss
gdavenport-1508125 June 2021
When you have to bleep dialogue for language on a show geared for entertaining children (animals doing funny things) you know you have a complete failure on your hands.
I bet the executives that green lit this mysteriously keep their job too.
I bet the executives that green lit this mysteriously keep their job too.
refreshing
ann-g-forcier15 November 2021
just embrace the humour and the silliness!
powerfoot19 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The visuals are amazing and it pivots from the traditional animal/wildlife/nature shows, which is a nice change of pace. Dame Helen Mirren doesn't sound like she's taking herself too seriously in this show and sounds like she's embracing the humour and having fun. She does give a reason why she's doing this show in one of the episodes and it's a cheeky answer. It's nice to hear her laugh and do something different.
Perhaps you have to be in the right head space for this show or keep an open mind about it. It's not designed to be serious as the description says "funny" and categorized as a comedy and rated TV-14, those should've tipped you off. Definitely not for children as there are some adult humour and dialogue.
I actually enjoyed some of the silly dialogue and humanizing the animals. Hahaha, I actually chuckled out loud in ep. 2 around 25:12 during the ave maria opera scene, the dialogue was timed well. I re-watched that scene 3 times! The Matthew McOtterhey scenes were hilarious and so many more! I enjoyed the humour and silliness of it all.
Perhaps you have to be in the right head space for this show or keep an open mind about it. It's not designed to be serious as the description says "funny" and categorized as a comedy and rated TV-14, those should've tipped you off. Definitely not for children as there are some adult humour and dialogue.
I actually enjoyed some of the silly dialogue and humanizing the animals. Hahaha, I actually chuckled out loud in ep. 2 around 25:12 during the ave maria opera scene, the dialogue was timed well. I re-watched that scene 3 times! The Matthew McOtterhey scenes were hilarious and so many more! I enjoyed the humour and silliness of it all.
Absolutely ridiculous
hdsimmons26 June 2021
Am I in some weird nightmare? What is this gabage?
rchosen-193-55352 July 2021
I love comedy stuff. I hadn't heard of this show but when I turned on my TV it was just starting. Wasn't sure what it was. It was nature footage with an audio voiced by celebrities. All to be comical as animals talk. But the dialogue is stupid and not even funny. I cringe every time they try to be "funny".
I looked up on my phone is if was aimed towards kids as it seemed to be. WHAT? It's made for the family but also rated TV-14? There's even some swearing in it (all be it beeped). Who created this dumpster fire of a comedy? What are the drinking at ABC? How in the world is this a series and please don't tell me there will be a season 2. I feel like I lost enough brain cells just watching it for 15 minutes.
Save your time and brain cells and skip this. Unless you like comedy that seems to be made for someone around the age of 5. I think even a kid would be bored or overstimulated by all that's going on.
I looked up on my phone is if was aimed towards kids as it seemed to be. WHAT? It's made for the family but also rated TV-14? There's even some swearing in it (all be it beeped). Who created this dumpster fire of a comedy? What are the drinking at ABC? How in the world is this a series and please don't tell me there will be a season 2. I feel like I lost enough brain cells just watching it for 15 minutes.
Save your time and brain cells and skip this. Unless you like comedy that seems to be made for someone around the age of 5. I think even a kid would be bored or overstimulated by all that's going on.
Better watched on mute
insanityx-427022 July 2021
Very disappointing!
lbetsinger25 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Not funny at all and watching with kids be advised a lot of adult "humor".
The pictures of the animals are exceptional .. but the voice overs are stupid! Very disappointed in this show! One (year) and done .. guaranteed!
The pictures of the animals are exceptional .. but the voice overs are stupid! Very disappointed in this show! One (year) and done .. guaranteed!
Wow, this is truly awful...
wmfineproducts25 June 2021
Could even get through 5 minutes before I had to change it. Absolutely cringe level 10. Only reason I watched the couple minutes I did is because I refused to believe how terrible the show was. Easily the worst prime time show I can remember witnessing.
Who enjoys this?
scottz-5335430 June 2021
So far, this show is not good. It's "comedic" material is mostly adult, but the execution is so childish! It's as if the show is made for 4 year olds watching with their 50 year old alcoholic parents. The self aware commentary of Helen Mirren makes me cringe so hard. This show could be good if they established an audience and made it funny. At it's current state, it has no value to anyone.
Wonderful show!
dolfinlover-2736316 July 2021
The animals are great, comedy not so much
kingsmo25 June 2021
Two stars for truly gorgeous footage
thealeciathomas30 June 2021
What possessed Helen Mirren to get involved in this? It's NOT funny in any way in fact it may have the most cringeworthy "jokes" I have ever heard. Just horrible. The animal and scenery footage is really breathtaking but one can find such footage on places like Nat Geo. Will not be watching again.
Who paid these people to make this show?
wyldrozez-8918623 July 2021
I had this on in the background after a show I had recorded was finished. I love animal videos or documentaries of wildlife. Comedy, yes! Stand up, yes!
What even is this? Who approved this show to be aired on live TV? This is why people in nations abroad, think that Americans are morons. This entire show is a travesty.
What even is this? Who approved this show to be aired on live TV? This is why people in nations abroad, think that Americans are morons. This entire show is a travesty.
Quick fix this now
carlkelley-831792 July 2021
You may be too late already before the FCC shuts you down. The cinematographers, viewers, and narrator deserve better. I have to assume when Helen Mirren was tracking her audio she had no idea about the garbage animal dialouge that was being added. This is not a family show although that's how you marketed it. My six year old and I were excited to watch it. Lions, bears, birds, and beautiful landscapes? Set the DVR! Why did you let some punk teenagers run the writing room? And of course within a few minutes I had to tell my kid why we wouldn't be watching anymore. Thanks ABXXX! Again this can be fixed but you gotta fire the writers and fix this immediately.
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