Prehistoric Park - Intro Reimagined

Plunge through prehistory with wildlife adventurer Nigel Marven in this quick goofy edit.
Source Material:
Prehistoric Park
Prehistoric Planet
Life on Our Planet

[@kennethtraver7628]

God, this sends me back. I know Prehistoric Park has its flaws, but the premise and execution really makes it stand out to other prehistoric documentaries. I kinda wish another documentary would use a similar premise, if not basically update the original.

[@masonhumphrey1664]

Agreed

[@christosdoesthings]

1:01 I don't like LOOP, but i GOTTA hand it to them, it has the best representation of the chicxulub impact in any major documentary. The effects job did such an incredible job with it, it's gorgeous looking and it really emphasizes the sheer power of an impact caused by a 12 kilometer asteroid.

[@PaleoEdits]

I agree, and it is by far the most accurate of the mass-extinctions featured in show (apart from the galloping sauropod bit hehe).

[@gecko-saurus]

​@@PaleoEdits Those galloping sauropods wouldve broken their tails.

[@oscarstainton]

Well, looks like Life on Our Planet has some some positive uses after all! Also, great work splicing footage of Nigel Marven in Chile watching the more recent Titanosaurs. The ending with Bob didn't quite work for me, but loved the video overall!

[@PaleoEdits]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@gecko-saurus]

I wish Nigel Marven could appear in a new paleo doc similar to Prehistoric Park. I know its a little outdated, but I wouldn't love dinosaurs the way I do if it wasn't for Prehistoric Park.❤

[@josej572]

What would you suppose Nigel would do in a new paleo documentary? I'm curious on your thoughts on that.

[@gecko-saurus]

@@josej572 To be honest, I don't know. I love the styles of both Chased by Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Park. Probably something involving rescuing creatures like in Ph Park, but including more underwater and Paleozoic stuff. Maybe even wti villains added in just to make it more entertaining, as long as it doesn't take away from the educational bits.

[@takenname8053]

Prehistoric Park needs a revive!

[@masonhumphrey1664]

Yes 👏

[@josiahdrake2632]

I agree!👍

[@redlycan5064]

Fully agreed

[@gandalflotr2898]

I agree i would love to see a dodo bird 😊

[@Garryzilla]

I totally agree cause we need a chalicotherium in the revival and also platybelodon

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

"what if extinction didn't have to be forever". I mean the pyrenean ibex managed to briefly unextinct itself, and there's the Aldabra rail. Prehistoric Park is great, it's "what if jurassic park was done by people good at their jobs" apart from nigel who is also good at his job but keeps bringing back extra animals withou forewarning anyone. Note: i have not seen jurassic park.

[@joelww2501]

This is incredible! Honestly if some top tier animators who are paleo fans got together they could remaster Prehistoric Planet with up to date models.

[@WronaBros.]

Amazing! It's no exaggeration that Prehistoric Park in many ways shaped me into who I am today. It won't happen but I would love to see it somehow rebooted

[@t-rexcellentreviews1663]

My god this is beautiful mate, thank you, this makes me wish that Prehistoric Park had gotten a season 2.

[@govardhanposina17]

Prehistoric Planet footage spliced into Park footage was perfect, if i hadnt seen both the shows, I would've thiught this was legit

[@PaleoGeek]

BRUH this is so well-edited, I didn't expect some of the shots to actually have Nigel and other elements composited into them. Beautiful work!!! Really takes me back and has me wishing a reboot would happen even more than I already did, even though that's unlikely.

[@BugsandBiology]

Nostalgia hitting me like a bag of bricks. Still remember my hype when Nigel stumbled on the second Arthropleura right before returning to the present.

[@LBTElectricDinoOnline]

Nice recreation of Prehistoric Park but in a different style and different audio, looks amazing and I love it. Great work and keep it up. Life Finds A Way.

[@davidfiore4677]

Oh, this reimagined intro deserves an A+ for sure!👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrDodo19]

This brings tears to my eyes. It's so beautiful and I love it. I wish there was a reboot or season 2, but you delivered. Thank you.

[@dinosrock7227]

Great video, Prehistoric Park was part of my childhood.

[@Wwr32296]

That's the intro of the first episode "T-rex Returns".

[@soldado_gui_shelby]

You and your magnificent works! Amazing!

[@TheTalkingT-rexGodzilla]

This could’ve very well been a season 2 trailer 👏 thanks for sending me back in time!

[@alang.bandala8863]

Man, thise edits with Nigel in the middle were gold

[@gianmarcozampella5138]

as soon as I hit play,I got chills,amazing recreation!!

[@masonhumphrey1664]

I’m still waiting for a remake. Spinoff. Even a continuation of the show. I know the chances are low, but I’m hopeful. You must admit, this was a great & very unique show.

[@paleoraptor8008]

very beautiful edit❤

[@SamuelvanWeegen-lv8ik]

Congrats on 10k Paleo Edits! Your channel is absolutely phenomenal, keep up the good work my dude :)

[@PaleoEdits]

Oh man, I didn't even notice, thanks ! :D

[@Mrloophole]

That's really good!

[@tylerknowsanimals]

Dang, why did it take me so long to watch this?! This is spectacular, and boy does it take me back. Thank you Paleo Edits!

[@patricklee5239]

This makes me so happy! I love Prehistoric Park, and the thought of it with updated creatures is thrilling.

[@paleo-world9140]

AWESOME!!!

[@victorcantu5659]

This is amazing and perfectly edited! God if only this could come back again!! 😂

[@josej572]

OMG!! Who ever made this, this is a much better rednetion of the original show. As a fan of dinosaurs and Prehistoric Park, using some of the shots from Life on Our Planet and Prehistoric Planet, which marvelous edits of Nigel Marven with these creatures, I'm widely impressed with this creation. If only Prehistoric Park had a reboot with what have learned from the last 18 years on many of the species that were encountered and rescued. 10/10 all the way!

[@PaleoEdits]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@Nasuto1702]

I miss this show so much. This was my Jurassic Park when growing up

[@TerraStory225MYA]

Yep. This intro still gives me goosebumps to this day.

[@Lord_of_Proboscidea]

This was edited phenomenally and just overall very well done

[@tiorivas]

That looks pretty good

[@SeraAmane95]

0:35 this editing is so frigging good and it's so seamless too

[@t-r-e-x452]

Thank you for this! I'm working on a woolly mammoth lesson plan and of course I HAD to include Martha.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

My ideas for Season 2 episodes: Raptor Attack: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Mongolia 71 million years ago to rescue a pack of Velociraptors from an impending sandstorm, and pay a visit to an old vegetarian friend with gigantic, slashing claws. Meanwhile, it's feeding time for the Deinosuchus and the Tyrannosaurus siblings are becoming rowdy as usual." Animals rescued: 6 Velociraptors, 1 Therizinosaurus Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Dire Wolf?: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Los Angeles during the Ice Age to rescue a pack of one of the most famous prehistoric predators of all time, as well as one of the strangest herbivores of the Ice Age." Animals rescued: 6 dire wolves (1 named Akela), 1 ground sloth Sail Backs: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back in time to the Permian to save a predator with a unique sail on its back: The Dimetrodon. Meanwhile, a fight breaks in the raptor pack to determine the new leader of the pack, and the crew must find a solution before one gets injured." Animals rescued: 2 Dimetrodons The Aquarium, Part 1:"In his next adventure, Nigel and his crew plan to create an aquarium section within Prehistoric Park. Nigel then travels back to both the Cambrian and the Devonian to rescue specimens before they become extinct." Animals rescued: 1 Anomalocaris, 8 trilobites, 2 Ichthyostega (found stranded and dehydrated on a drying swamp), 4 Cladoselache Modern animals obtained for the aquarium: Horseshoe crabs, nautilus, reef sharks, moray eels, and axolotls The Aquarium, Part 2: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to a Jurassic sea to rescue the Plesiosaurus, a real life Loch Ness Monster. Meanwhile, research was done to create new aquarium exhibits for large extinct species, and the dire wolves are mating." Animals rescued: 2 Plesiosaurus, 4 Rhamphorhynchus Return of the Dodo: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Mauritius in a more recent time period, the late 1600s, to rescue one of the most famous extinct animals of all time, the dodo. Meanwhile on the park, it seems that love is in the air for the Dimetrodons." Animals rescued: 8 dodos Return to Hell's Aquarium: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to a familiar location during the Late Cretaceous to save some of the creatures during a storm. Meanwhile, a surprise comes to Prehistoric Park as two of the dodos laid eggs" Animals rescued: 1 Pteranodon (implied to be the one he befriended in Sea Monsters, named Timmy), 4 Hesperornis, 4 Halisaurus (found stranded, 1 died in Nigel's hands due to complications from internal injuries) Queen of the Snakes: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Paleocene Colombia to rescue the largest snake ever, the Titanoboa. Meanwhile, disaster struck in the park as a heavy rain short circuits some exhibits." Animals rescued: 1 Titanoboa (named Medusa), 2 Carbonemys Friends for Theo: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to the Late Cretaceous to rescue four Triceratops to become new friends for Theo. Meanwhile, it's vaccination time for the animals of the park, both extinct and modern." Animals rescued: 4 Triceratops (rescued from a flooding river), 4 Nyctosaurus (nearly drowned in the same river) The Legendary Bird: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Pleistocene New Zealand to rescue the most impressive bird of prey of all time, the Haast's eagle. Meanwhile, the park has good news: The dodo eggs hatched into two mischievous dodo chicks, and the dire wolves had a new addition to the pack." Animals rescued: 1 Haast's eagle, 2 giant moa The Outback: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Pleistocene Australia to rescue some of the strangest creatures from prehistory. But two unexpected visitors suddenly came with him." Animals rescued: 3 Procoptodons (giant kangaroos), 2 Diprotodons, 2 Megalanias (devil dragons), 2 thylacines (the unexpected visitor, were trying to steal some meat intended to lure the Megalanias) Modern animals obtained for the Australian exhibit: Red kangaroos, frilled lizards, wombats, bulldog ants, and Sydney funnel web spiders The Demon: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back in time to Cretaceous Argentina to rescue one of the strangest carnivorous dinosaurs of all time: The Carnotaurus. Meanwhile, the thylacines are trying to adjust to their new exhibit in the park and it's feeding time for Medusa the Titanoboa." Animals rescued: 3 Carnotaurus The Lion of the Jurassic: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to near the end of the Jurassic to rescue some of the most famous dinosaurs. Meanwhile, the park's crew discusses about the opening of Prehistoric Park to the public." Animals rescued: 2 Allosaurus, 3 Stegosaurus, 1 Ceratosaurus The Walking Whale: "In his next adventure, Nigel travels back to Eocene Pakistan to rescue the ancestors of all whales and dolphins from a toxic environment. Meanwhile, the Dimetrodon eggs have hatched and Theo is now playing with the other Triceratops." Animals rescued: 2 Ambulocetus (rescued from a red tide, required antidotes to cure them from algae toxins) The Park is Open: "In his final adventure, Nigel brings back one of the largest mammals to live on land as well as what can be described as "pigs from Hell". And the park is now open to the public." Animals rescued: 3 Indricotheriums, 4 entelodonts

[@gandalflotr2898]

Nice mine for season 3 Passager pigeons Chinese river dolphin Chinese paddlefish Aurochs Pyrenean ibex Stegosaurus kauaʻi ʻōʻō

[@stefansalvatierra4913]

“We’ve got a bit of a sit’uation here…”

[@miimemester123]

A remake with this show or a sequel series would be amazing!

[@user-tt5cg9yp8l]

Man,I remember watching this series as a kid.

[@uniontrains.8631]

This..this..THIS IS MAGNIFICIENT! I'M CRYING RIGHT NOW!

[@germanomagnone]

really well done, it would have been really nice if Prehistoric Park had a sequel. docudramas and the like, there are too few of them so good (honestly I would say even for recent films and cartoons)

[@willshea2460]

Yo this is so well edited! Big props!

[@kennethsatria6607]

God the rush of nostalgia.... auughhh

[@tyrannotherium7873]

Prehistoric Park is one of my favorite documentary series

[@paleodude2768]

Somebody send this to Nigel!

[@davidworley9712]

That was amazing!

[@ShinGoji2024]

Nostalgia days.

[@keepcalmlovedinosaurs8934]

Top score for you there! 😎👍

[@johnnyart9932]

Very good as work

[@bastienchaigneau2037]

I really like to see a modern remake of Prehistoric Park.

[@thewanderingrambler7420]

Just love it. I really hope we get a true WWD remake, sequal or what ever.

[@danielbaldwin8930]

God poor Bob knowing how big some of the animals are the poor man would need a pay rise

[@mr.mangeshkadam]

You just challenged hollywood cinematography.

[@gaynoroneil1740]

Oh, if only this could really be possible, even if it was just for a day!

[@user-ts6wc6fn7m]

that was fkn beautiful tears of joy

[@codypass1709]

I'm down for a reboot of this show.

[@masonhumphrey1664]

You’ve got my vote

[@codypass1709]

@@masonhumphrey1664 Thank you. 😊

[@ThePrimevalSite]

😍😍 A modern take on a classic

[@azrielmoha6877]

This is as what the kids call "peak fiction"

[@curly2620]

Beautiful

[@hsdinoman2267]

0:35 looks perfect

[@Morrison-saber-tooth]

What a coinscidence, one youtuber from czechia also today released video about prehistoric park!

[@wisnhuariestanto6748]

Prehistoric Park: Will Be New Creatures Pyrotherium, Colombian Mammoth, Steppe Mammoth, Platybelodon, Gomphotherium, Mastodon & Amebelodon In Future

[@gorgonopslongifrons50]

Perfect!

[@Zach-gr4gh]

Hello- a request- could you do an edit of prehistoric planet in the style of planet Earth 3’s teaser trailer scored by Pompeii Bastille and Hans Zimmer? I swear imagining something like that would absolutely bring a tear to my eye guaranteed.

[@darrenrock3387]

fun fact the narrator is del boy

[@Inuyashadinosaur102]

Yes make this happen !!!!☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@angry5pino]

Still waiting for season 2

[@masonhumphrey1664]

Me too 😢

[@Primal_Films]

W

[@redfury2799]

I hate this, it will forever be a reminder of what was, and what could have been lmao

[@giirator]

Great vid! 0:44 absolutely hated that shot in the context of the documentary, WHY IS A WOOLLY MAMMOTH ON THE SOUTH AMERICAN PLAINS?????? Probably because it's one of the only fully cgi landscapes they have for some reason, why why why why

[@PaleoEdits]

And it's basically a recycled animation as well. But hey, great for this VERY particular shot-edit lol. Thanks giirator :)

[@user-zl5gt1ur2s]

I like it❤, but I thought you don't do LOOP edits

[@PaleoEdits]

I'm generally not a fan of LOOP as a documentary, no. But the footage is still, for the most part, pretty good - sometimes amazing even! My grudge is mostly with the script...

[@user-zl5gt1ur2s]

Are some animals from paleozoic and cenozoic in LOOP accurate

[@gecko-saurus]

​@@user-zl5gt1ur2s Yes, LooP does get some animals accurate, like the Smilodon populator and maybe the Ammonites. It has major flaws, but it also has some great parts as well.

[@PaleoEdits]

@@gecko-saurus Yeah, arthropleura and the Permian animals were all probably the best we've seen, and I think the trilobites were quite underrated. They felt more active than what we've seen previously, and they even had one curl up into a ball - which I loved! Great fossil reference. The paleozoic mostly suffers from inappropriate plants and inaccurate mass-extinctions (the Devonian and Ordovician). The dunk and anomalocaris has a couple of issues, and the cameroceras is downright awful. They copy the trilogy of life a lot, but in this case they somehow made the poor thing worse. And the whole "new superior dynasties with advanced technologies" narrative is of course ever present. The idea that cephlopods and fish had a throne grudge that got resolved with the Ordovician extinction is completely made up.

[@bkjeong4302]

How the hell did you manage to add Nigel into the PhP shots?! PhP had a fair bit of inaccuracy even for its time and has become badly dated, but I think a reboot (and the addition of more settings) might be an interesting idea.

[@PaleoEdits]

Hey now, this isn't the first time I've done a bit of VFX compositing for my videos ;) I assume you meant Park and not Planet with PhP

[@GracefulDragon5793]

😍

[@samsonarshaw2712]

did you have to change the pitch of the audio due to copyright reasons?

[@PaleoEdits]

No, the version I had used a different framerate. I'm sorry if you found it distracting :/

[@masonhumphrey1664]

I actually liked in a way. Made it more dramatic.

[@MrDodo19]

​@@PaleoEdits you also made it more nostalgic imo.

[@pedrocampos691]

😊

[@alezot6141]

🥰

[@SrEoraptor_2010]

Hey, have you watched the documentary our universe?

[@PaleoEdits]

I couldn't get passed the first episode.

[@Mazatta-0912]

史前公园用现在的复原再出一部吧😂

[@helisaurus]

What is the text font for the title in the thumbnail?

[@PaleoEdits]

Sorry for the late reply! I didn't use any font for this one, I just took the Prehistoric Park logo and photoshoped it in there.

[@helisaurus]

@@PaleoEdits Ahh yes, thank you :)

[@monicaazevedoesquerdo5786]

Cameroceros Dunkleosteus Arthpleura Gorgonops Coelophysis Allosaurus Lioplerodon Pterosaurus brazil Microraptor Dinosaur polar Spinosaurus Argentinosaurus Velociraptor Deinosuchus Mosasaurus T.rex Basilosaurs Paraceratherium Entelodon Megalodon Titanis Smilodon Mammothus