`NATURE': 25 YEARS OF WILD BEHAVIOR.Byline: - David Kronke ``Nature,'' PBS' acclaimed wildlife series, celebrates its 25th anniversary with ``The Best of Nature -- 25 Years,'' a brisk and entertaining compendium of the show's sex-and-violence money shots. Hosted by Lynn Sherr Lynn Sherr (born 4 March 1942) is an American broadcast journalist and author, best known as a correspondent for the ABC news magazine 20/20. Sherr was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Lower Merion High School in Ardmore. She received a B.A. , ``The Best of Nature'' opens with a series of its most memorable scenes reminding us just how unforgivingly dog-eat-dog (or, crocodile-eat-gazelle, or 7/8 well, you get the idea) life in the wild can be, as we see animals and insects from across the globe in life-and-death battles with their natural predators. From there, we're treated to a montage montage (mŏntäzh`, Fr. môNtäzh`), the art and technique of motion-picture editing in which contrasting shots or sequences are used to effect emotional or intellectual responses. of mating rituals, including some hot sea-horse sex, and we also get to see some scientists get a little too giddy from their time spent in remote environs. Much of the special is visually spectacular, particularly the hypnotic display of undulating waves of African finches descending on crops. Some of it is violent in a shield-your-kids'-eyes fashion. And some of it is simply moving, as with the saga of a 73-year-old man sneaking back into New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded after Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. to rescue his best friend in the world, his pet cat. THE BEST OF NATURE -- 25 YEARS - Three stars What: Highlights from PBS' animals-gone-wild series. Where: PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, . When: 8 tonight. In a nutshell: A brisk recap of memorable moments. |
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