I've had enough of this. From now on, I will have a singular purpose: Starting, engaging in, and completing a thorough debate about the merits of a Planet Earth power hour.
I've hinted at it, even commented anonymously to try and stir up interest (yeah, that wasn't SammyC being bitter). Now it's time for a full-on post.
After Kids, it should be Planet Earth, and here's why:
1. Planet Earth is a revolutionary nature documentary. The scenes are unprecedented, the footage is incredible, some animals have never before been documented. The cameras are ahead of their time. Thus, a Planet Earth Power Hour would be all of those things.
2. There are endless amounts of possible minutes. Some that come to mind now: Sharks, Dolphins, Monkeys (come on Lim - you know you could do a PH with 10 different Monkey minutes...just think, Monkeys swimming, monkey's jumping, monkeys eating, monkeys fighting)...Or we could do it like this: Chases, Stalkers, Kills, Confrontations.
3. It seems like the show was built on complementary one-minute clips. From youtube:
This clip contains two almost perfect minute-long segments. Just cut it in half:
Again, two minutes, either of which would be great in a PH...although I'd go with :57 - 1:57.
Just imagine this, near the end of a PH:
(Come on Limmer, come oooonnnn......)
Or, these 70 seconds, from :50 - 2:10 :
Alright, honestly, 60 clips would be mesmerizing. If we saved the chases and kills for the end, it would be phenomenal. I can even see a "Get The Star Jimmy" - like intensity with things like "Get the seal, shark!" or "Save your ass, Penguin!"
We would be jazzed up, awed, scared, grossed out, impressed; in short, this is worth it. If you agree, say so. If you disagree, tell me why. We need this settled so I can either drop it, or we can get to work.
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Very interesting... I like the possibilities... after the release of this most recent edition I'll be taking one year off from crafting power hours (to work on other projects, as well as spread the MPHs to one university in each United state, and hopefully, return to the power hour world with a rejuvenated sense of purpose). I'm not sure what power hour comes next... I'd love to work on Sports Power Hour (but it's a 2-3 year project at least). I've heard Buddy Cop Comedy Power Hour suggested. And I know Mark would still like to see a TV Power Hour. I feel like there's another solid 60 movies that could get the good old MPH5 treatment. Plus, I wanna at some point work on MPH: The Sequel (all the installments we couldn't use because we had already used one from that series) and MPH: The Re-Shoots (different minutes from movies we've already used). But this one (Planet Earth Power Hour) has some great potential. I'd certainly be willing to help out as a consulting producer or in any other facet if someone was looking to spearhead this operation.
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