Lindsey Mastis

I got a sneak peek of the Discovery Channel‘s new series LIFE. I’ve never said the words “incredible” and “amazing” so much in one night. It was at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performed the soundtrack live. Oprah (who was not there) voiced the series. Altogether, it’s going to be 11 hours.

I’m a fan of Planet Earth (and have the series on Blu-Ray). Surprisingly, it’s a really good date-night movie. Out of the Planet Earth series, the penguins are my favorite. I’ve only seen one episode of LIFE, and I’m torn between the octopus and the komodo dragon.

The female octopus (which looked red) only lays eggs once in her life and then she dies. Within minutes I saw this entire process. Incredible.

Growing up in St. Louis meant going to the zoo a lot. One of my favorites to see was the komodo dragon. But in the small space, it just stood there looking board. I had never seen a dragon in action until I watched a preview of the series. I learned more about what it took to get the footage from some of the behind-the-scenes interviews with the photographers. They said the dragons will hunt together, so they had to keep an eye out and protect one another. They even had a close call. It reminds me of the part in Jurassic Park where the hunter was hunted by the Raptors. Amazing.

The series premieres Sunday, March 21, at 8 pm. But if you can’t wait, check out some of the videos on YouTube now: