Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special
Original title: The Ballad of Big Al
- TV Mini Series
- 2000
- 29m
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8.1/10
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The first half of this special is a recreation of Al's life, from birth through his death in adolescence.The first half of this special is a recreation of Al's life, from birth through his death in adolescence.The first half of this special is a recreation of Al's life, from birth through his death in adolescence.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaThe Allosaurus got a complete visual make-over for this special. They look much different from their original appearance in the second episode of Walking with Dinosaurs (1999).
- GoofsThe Ornitholestes in this episode produce a different sound than in the original series. The sounds used in this special are actually the high-pitched noises that the Dromaeosaur made. The other dinosaurs retained their original sound effects.
- Alternate versionsThe American version splices _Big Al Uncovered_ between chapters of _The Ballad of Big Al_ alternatingly, so the effect is that you have a one hour show, instead of two 30 minute shows.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Prehistoric: Washington, D.C. (2010)
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We've had fun, now comes some information - without being boring.
The Ballad of Big Al is really the follow-up that greatly increases the class of "Walking with Dinosaurs".
Big Al MUST be seen in combination with the second part of the special (The Science of Big Al). This way you at last get an idea of what clues we have on Dinosaurs and how the clues have been put together to get an idea of how the Dinosaurs might have lived.
Using the clues found within the skeleton of an Allosaurus (Big Al), the team has put together something like "This is your life", Big Al. Big Al is born, grows up, hunts and dies. Although the story is (of course) only speculation, it is very interesting and put together with a lot of love. Unlike the series (Walking with Dinosaurs), the Ballad of Big Al really tells the viewer that this is only an assumption of Big Al's life while also letting the viewer in on many of the key reasons for this assumption.
All in all this is a great follow-up. It's just too bad that "Walking with Dinosaurs" didn't have more of Big Al and the qualities of the follow-up.
Big Al MUST be seen in combination with the second part of the special (The Science of Big Al). This way you at last get an idea of what clues we have on Dinosaurs and how the clues have been put together to get an idea of how the Dinosaurs might have lived.
Using the clues found within the skeleton of an Allosaurus (Big Al), the team has put together something like "This is your life", Big Al. Big Al is born, grows up, hunts and dies. Although the story is (of course) only speculation, it is very interesting and put together with a lot of love. Unlike the series (Walking with Dinosaurs), the Ballad of Big Al really tells the viewer that this is only an assumption of Big Al's life while also letting the viewer in on many of the key reasons for this assumption.
All in all this is a great follow-up. It's just too bad that "Walking with Dinosaurs" didn't have more of Big Al and the qualities of the follow-up.
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By what name was Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (2000) officially released in Canada in English?
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