Video Features on Giant Squid etc...

I was very wrong about the title - "Ghosts of the Sea"
After digging deeper, especially at BBC UK on the web I have found it! And even though I have seen other documentaries on cephs (though there may be several I haven't seen) I am very confident in saying that you all would LOVE this one! I'm pumped, can you tell?

The real name is: "Aliens From Inner Space"
Narrated by none other than: David Attenborough
Released by: BBC
Link for sample: here (Don't order from this British link, or it will be in the wrong format to play in North America.)

I also remembered that our local library had a copy, maybe yours does too. The videography is great, and the voice of David Attenborough is captivating. It is entirely about cephalopods, and focuses a great deal on cuttlefish. Enjoy everyone!

Z

EDIT: Corrected Link
 
Oh, let's not forget The Octopus Show from the same people who brought you Incredible Suckers!


Oh, and The Future Is Wild had a few neo-cephs in the 100 mil. yrs. ans 200 mil. yrs. sections
 
An incomplete list of recommended viewing for fans of large and amazing cephalopods:

Sea Monsters: Search for Giant Squid (117 mins; National Geographic; Amazon.com: Sea Monsters:Search for Giant Squid [VHS] : Movies & TV

Demonio Rojo (diving with humboldt squid; San Diego's Seawolves Unlimited; http://www.seaofdemons.com/ )

Ocean Odyssey (focus on life cycle of sperm whale; about 90 mins; inc giant squid and abyssal zone; BBC Warner; Amazon.com )

Animal Face-Off: Colossal Squid vs Sperm Whale (Discovery; 90 mins; http://www.tv.com/animal-face-off/colossal-squid-vs.-sperm-whale/episode/329035/summary.html )

BBC's Planet Earth: Ocean Deep (1 episode of 12; vampire squid, etc; BBC - Press Office - Planet Earth part two programme six )

Blue Planet: The Deep (BBC; 1 episode in a series; Blue Planet - Wikipedia )

Chasing Giants: On the Trail of the Giant Squid (Discovery Channel; NIWA )

Quest of the Giant Squid (Discovery)

Ultimate Explorer: Devils of the Deep (National Geographic???)

Incredible Suckers (Nature)

The Octopus Show (Nature; An Octopus' Coconut Home | Nature | PBS

Killer Squid (Discovery)

Aliens From Inner Space (BBC; Amazon.com

Blue Realm: Tentacles (http://www.cduniverse.com/images.asp?pid=6834160&cart=510936895&style=movie&image=front )

Profiles of Nature I: "Camouflage" (episode 11 in a series of 14; 45 mins; touches on mammals and insects, but has a very large segment on cephalopods; aired on Knowledge Network and I believe it's produced in Canada.)

Octopuses Garden (52 mins; NHNZ; http://www.offthefence.com/content/programme.php?ID=288

The Ultimate Guide: Octopus (26 mins; Discovery 1998?; http://teacherstore.discovery.com/s...tId=20334&partnumber=730119&jzid=40588027-0-0 )

Animal Planet: Champions of the Wild: Octopus (1/17/06; http://animal.discovery.com/tvlistings/episode.jsp?episode=3&cpi=82071&gid=0&channel=APL )

Incredible Suckers (Nature; http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/suckers/ )

The X-Creatures: Alien in the Abyss (one episode of a BBC series) 1999

Nova: Kings of Camouflage (cuttlefish; 50mins; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/ )
 
I just watched Champions of the Wild: Octopus and you can add this info (it doesn't really seem to be a production of Animal Planet)

22 minutes
2000
Omni-Film Productions
in association with Discovery Channel Canada and British Columbia Film
http://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0394410/
Jim Cosgrove of the BC Royal Museum in Canada studies the giant pacific octopus.

And if you want to order it, go to http://www.omnifilm.com/factual_series.shtml#champions
 
INCOMPLETE LIST OF RECOMMENDED VIEWING

Since I can't edit my post anymore, here is a revised version:

An incomplete list of recommended viewing for fans of large and amazing cephalopods:

Sea Monsters: Search for Giant Squid (117 mins; National Geographic; Amazon.com
2000, Questar, Inc
117 minutes

Demonio Rojo (diving with humboldt squid; San Diego's Seawolves Unlimited; http://www.seaofdemons.com/ )

Ocean Odyssey (focus on life cycle of sperm whale; inc giant squid and abyssal zone; BBC Warner; 116 minutes; 2006 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HLDF9K/?tag=tonmocomtheoctop )

Animal Face-Off: Colossal Squid vs Sperm Whale (Discovery; 90 mins; http://tinyurl.com/2qg8am )

BBC's Planet Earth: Ocean Deep (1 episode of 12; vampire squid, etc; BBC - Press Office - Planet Earth part two programme six )

Blue Planet: The Deep (BBC; 1 episode in a series; Blue Planet - Wikipedia )

Chasing Giants: On the Trail of the Giant Squid (Discovery Channel; NIWA )

Quest of the Giant Squid (Discovery)

Ultimate Explorer: Devils of the Deep (National Geographic???)

Incredible Suckers (Nature)

The Octopus Show (Nature; An Octopus' Coconut Home | Nature | PBS

Killer Squid (Discovery)

Aliens From Inner Space (BBC; Amazon.com

Blue Realm: Tentacles ( Blue Realm - Underwater Adventure DVD Movie )

Profiles of Nature I: "Camouflage" (episode 11 in a series of 14; 45 mins; touches on mammals and insects, but has a very large segment on cephalopods; aired on Knowledge Network and I believe it's produced in Canada.)

Octopuses Garden (52 mins; NHNZ; http://www.offthefence.com/content/programme.php?ID=288

The Ultimate Guide: Octopus (26 mins; Discovery 1998?; http://tinyurl.com/32x3yb )

Champions of the Wild: Octopus (1/17/06; 22 minutes
2000
Omni-Film Productions
in association with Discovery Channel Canada and British Columbia Film
http://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0394410/
Jim Cosgrove of the BC Royal Museum in Canada studies the giant pacific octopus.

Incredible Suckers (Nature; http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/suckers/ )

The X-Creatures: Alien in the Abyss (one episode of a BBC series) 1999

Nova: Kings of Camouflage (cuttlefish; 53mins; http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/camo/ )
Possibly previously known as "Cuttlefish: The Brainy Bunch" by Kaufmann Productions (Australia)
2006 Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd & Kaufmann Productions, additional material 2007 WGBH Educational Foundation.
BUY: http://shop.wgbh.org/webapp/wcs/sto...ize=20&nomem=true&searchText=kings+camouflage

Nature: Encountering Sea Monsters. Underwater cameraman Bob Cranston explores the remarkable world of marine creatures called cephalopods
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/seamonsters/
2005 A Production of Thirteen/WNET New York & National Geographic Inc.
50 minutes
 

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