Dont bother with the volume. Trust me. You'll want to throw the remote at your screen. Put on so calming backround nature music and wonder at the bizarre creatures.
190 Reviews
Great cinemetography to enjoy on mute
brian-midkiff223 April 2020
Narration ruins it
scottsideasare26 April 2020
Poor attempt at nature show
ssanders-0456023 April 2020
Great scenery ruined by pathetic voice over
navinm-8112222 April 2020
annoying and hard to watch
d-3803622 April 2020
'Absurd planet' is a great scenery of mesmerizing wonderful animals ruined by unfunny , childish and stupid narration which basically makes you angry and upset on an incredible footage wasted by stupidity.
It could have been one of the most beautiful documentaries to watch if only they left the animals to be funny on their own such as 'Dancing with the birds' .
Such actions just make it really hard to watch a full episode and enjoy what you are watching.
If a remake was done with a better narration and directory this review will definitely rise at least 7 stars depending on the result .
Child toilet humour with an adult vocabulary
mauri-verdugo23 April 2020
In the first episode, a 3 minute song about dung being rolled by a dung beetle. The jokes are for 4year olds, the footage is for nature loving adults. Watching it with the volume off and subtitles off is you're best option. The narration is so cringe worthy.
Disappointing in every way
amkohokken22 April 2020
Horribly yelling lady. Don't know if she is famous or not, but this way of speaking is like experiencing the end of a food market when they want to sell their last stuff.
Super annoying and totally distracting from the content. And speaking about the content, don't expect anything. That is the only way to survive a part of an episode.
And totally misplaced jokes too.
Really a waste of the sometimes nice camera work.
I watch one episode and it was torture.
ee-6327623 April 2020
It is almost impossible to watch because of the voice over. The voice over is trying hard to be funny and relatable but it falls flat. I would normally watch a nature show to relax and learn but it seems like the concept of this show is the complete opposite.
Although I can recommend showing to someone you hate.
Although I can recommend showing to someone you hate.
Misunderstood Show
deltaruin-219-65190925 April 2020
If all these 1 star reviewers knew where this show originated from then maybe they'd calm down on their high horse. It started from popular Wired column that ran for years called Absurd Animal of the Week. It was meant to be goofy and over the top but still getting information/interesting facts dolled out. I think it deserves a solid 6, not great not bad but middle of the road. A little weird is ok these days, stir the pot in an animal series to try different formulas.
Ruined by narrator
hapzinth23 April 2020
The concept is great, and the 15min of footage i watched was really stunning and beautiful. Sadly i had to give up watching, since the narration is just unbearably cringy and took away all the focus from what was actually happening in the scenes.
And extra star for the visuals is well deserved though :)
Watch if you don't take yourself too seriously
rlawler-6517525 April 2020
This is a funny and entertaining show for anyone who knows this isn't a serious nature documentary. I mean, the title makes it pretty obvious. There are a lot of wonderful nature docs available so no one should be they upset that this one is silly with toilet humor. My son enjoys it and it does give interesting facts about these odd creatures. It also has some humor that just the adults will understand. Again, if you're expecting a serious documentary about odd animals, this isn't it. Try Natural Curiosities instead.
Interesting & Funny
3WandAJ26 April 2020
We watched an episode as a family and really liked it. I don't understand all the bad reviews! The kids 4 & 9 were very engaged while the narrator's humor kept my husband and I watching instead of reaching for our phones.
What the actual heck Netflix?!
aclassydelight11 May 2020
I had been wanting to watch this since I knew based off the title this wasn't going to be a typical nature show about typical animals.
It wasn't the Mother Nature narrator that got me. It was the stupid long dung beetle song that assaulted my brain, I held on only for my brain cells to continue being assaulted by idiotic voice overs that added nothing funny to the educational aspect. It infuriated me more than anything. I stared at my tv after the first episode, put on Our Planet and felt way better. What a waste of beautiful footage and information. They should have just left the original narrator and it would have been fine!
Don't even bother
Jack_Herer_13723 April 2020
The narrator/s and this poorly written script ruins everything, don't know who would watch this.
To one of the reviewers below, this isn't about race and no one has said anything about race, that's just what you concluded. I just don't want anyone screaming "funny" things during a nature show, regardless of race. I'd love a show about weird and absurd things in nature if it was at least primarily informative.
To one of the reviewers below, this isn't about race and no one has said anything about race, that's just what you concluded. I just don't want anyone screaming "funny" things during a nature show, regardless of race. I'd love a show about weird and absurd things in nature if it was at least primarily informative.
Cringiest program i have seen
jontedacruz5 May 2020
What a waste of amazing footage with the stupid voices of what i assume are high school kids? I wouldn't even enjoy this as a 4 year old. There are other ways to make a show family friendly.Remake with different script and narrators and i will give it 7 stars.
Gutter Trash
s-mundyc23 April 2020
Would have been nice if it was somewhat interesting and not geared towards people with an IQ under 50. Like everyone else mentioned, the video quality is good but the narrator and pathetic humour attempts utterly destroy any redeeming qualities.
Bring Back Attenborough
RedGrant200023 April 2020
Made for kids with sneaky adult jokes
sjorr783 May 2020
This is great for a family watch. It's brief, interesting, and has jokes for the kiddos as well as the adults. This is not the normal planet watching show. Do not seek relaxation here. The word Absurd is in the title, take it as it is.
Great potential wasted
lindpalo123 April 2020
When i saw the banner on netflix, I thought it would be a perfect show to watch. I immediately remembered watching Dancing with the Birds which was an amazing show. I was expecting this series to kind of be a sequel or something but instead it was just lame jokes, voice acting and songs. It was so childish "hahaa look dung beetles eat poopoo!" If you wanted to make a kids show, then say it.
Super fun take on animal documentary!
juuukaaay7 June 2020
Not sure why most reviewers compare this to serious documentaries. It is very obvious that it wants to go a different way it does that very well! The songs are catchy as hell! We wanted to have a soundtrack release for them!!
RIP Petey! You'll always be remembered!
Cheesy, funny and informative.
jackiesnidarich22 June 2020
Its goofy and not serious one bit but that's what we enjoyed about it. We watched it with out son, there were some bits that were slightly inappropriate but for the most part they went over his head and we got a good laugh. The footage is beautiful! Dont watch with children your not ready to answer questions about reproduction.
Cringe
johnnylouweret24 April 2020
Mute, just like others have suggested.
ezragarrison4 May 2020
I turned this on thinking it looked cool, but what I witnessed was so unbearable that I had to turn it off within the first 3 minutes. What is wrong with the producers that they thought this type of narration was desirable by any viewer? It's one of the most cringeworthy things I've ever heard in my life. If you want some incredible footage of amazing animals, this delivers, but only if you turn off the audio and subtitles. The only demographic I could see enjoying this are people who follow Annoying Orange and are looking for something even more annoying. This is essentially bottom of the barrel, worst of the worst YouTube audio content pasted over incredible wildlife footage.
Absolutely trash
nolltrefem24 April 2020
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