Rise of the Continents (2013) User Reviews

Real insight into the Past...and the Future

[faaus72 · 8/10 · 15 August 2017]

This fine series is a fascinating look into the shaping and adaptation of our world...all of it! Our guide is a very coherent Geologist, who tells the stories of the history and Future of the planet. He does so in a captivating, logical and brilliant manner, highlighted by a pleasant Scottish burr.

So much more than simply Geology is explained. Rather flora and fauna and the effects that earth-events had on them is made clear.

This is a treat for all the senses!

It's all post-Pangaea

[GreggoWhitehead · 4/10 · 4 December 2022]

There are billions and billions of years of geology before Pangaea. He hardly talks about that. Too much biology stuff. He sure likes to be in front of the camera, too. Good for 4th graders.

So I have to have 600 characters for a review. OK. He didn't talk about Australia being a part of Canada billions of years ago, and Australia and Canada having zircons of nearly identical age. He needs to use more maps, not drawings that are hard to read. More cardinal directions too. I'll probably watch the rest of the series, but just so I can compare other documentaries to it. So this is to use up the rest of my characters.