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'Prehistoric Planet' packs a BBC nature series with plenty of dino might

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In a bit of engineering fit for "Jurassic Park," "Prehistoric Planet" weds BBC nature documentaries-- complete with narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough -- with the dinosaur era and conceives a fascinating hybrid, one that doesn't require waiting around to capture footage but creates it using state-of-the-art imaging technology. The result is a five-part Apple TV+ series packed with plenty of dino might.

'George Carlin's American Dream' finds the right words to capture the comedy icon

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George Carlin rose to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the 1960s and '70s, reinventing himself multiple times over a career that reveled in the use of language and took sharp aim at society. The complexity of that life and resonance of those words, dirty or otherwise, is neatly distilled into "George Carlin's American Dream," a perceptive two-part look at a comedy legend who, as W. Kamau Bell observes, "still seems to be talking to us."

'Night Sky' imagines the life of that sweet older couple next door with a sci-fi twist

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You know that pleasant older couple across the street, who mostly keep to themselves? What if they had a portal to another planet in their backyard? That's the out-there premise of "Night Sky," an Amazon series that combines science fiction and mystery with that rarest of commodities -- a touching love story involving an old married couple -- in an intriguing if plodding format.
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