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** If inspired by ''H. antecessor'', showing that compassion did not extend beyond one's family until much later, and people outside it were fair game. [[HuntingTheMostDangeorusGame Literally.]]
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** If inspired by ''H. antecessor'', showing that compassion did not extend beyond one's family until much later, and people outside it were fair game. [[HuntingTheMostDangeorusGame [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame Literally.]]
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** If inspired by ''H. antecessor'', showing that compassion did not extend beyond one's family until much later, and people outside it were (literal) fair game.
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** If inspired by ''H. antecessor'', showing that compassion did not extend beyond one's family until much later, and people outside it were (literal) fair game.game. [[HuntingTheMostDangeorusGame Literally.]]
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** Instead of showing the "caring" with a recently injured who dies in under 12 hours, they could have shown them caring for an individual in need of attention for several years, like a [[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/science/some-see-roots-of-compassion-in-a-toothless-fossil-skull.html toothless senior]] or a [[http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/30/deformed-skull-of-prehistoric-child-suggests-that-early-humans-cared-for-disabled-children/ mentally challenged child]].
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** Instead of showing the "caring" with a recently injured who dies in under 12 hours, they could have shown them caring for an individual in need of attention for several years, like a [[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/science/some-see-roots-of-compassion-in-a-toothless-fossil-skull.html toothless senior]] or a [[http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/30/deformed-skull-of-prehistoric-child-suggests-that-early-humans-cared-for-disabled-children/ mentally challenged child]].child]] (in their defense, both examples were published [[ScienceMarchesOn after]] the documentary was produced).
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* OneSceneWonder: The ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeMammals Gigantopithecus]]''.
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* OneSceneWonder: The ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeMammals Gigantopithecus]]''.Gigantopithecus]]'' only appears a single scene, but its quite imposing.
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** The lion that kills the H. ''habilis'' leader is obviously played by two different cats, [[ObviousStuntDouble an adolescent with a scruffy mane and a mature adult with a fully formed mane]].
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The more derived hominids (H. ''ergaster'' and onward) look pretty good, but the ape-men…not so much. While hardly the worst example of makeup and prosthetics, they still very much scream “actors in makeup and prosthetics pretending to be ape-men”, instead of looking like real ape-man, especially to those who will notice their disproportionately ''Homo sapiens''-esque body proportions.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: SpecialEffectFailure:
** The more derived hominids (H. ''ergaster'' and onward) look pretty good, but the ape-men…not so much. While hardly the worst example of makeup and prosthetics, they still very much scream “actors in makeup andprosthetics pretending to be ape-men”, prosthetics” instead of looking like the real ape-man, deal, especially to those who will notice their disproportionately ''Homo sapiens''-esque body proportions. proportions.
** The ''Gigantopithecus'' is in a league of its own, as it looks like a guy in a cheap ape costume with a face that barely articulates, and it’s rather obvious that it’s shot against a green screen to make it look more massive.
** The more derived hominids (H. ''ergaster'' and onward) look pretty good, but the ape-men…not so much. While hardly the worst example of makeup and prosthetics, they still very much scream “actors in makeup and
** The ''Gigantopithecus'' is in a league of its own, as it looks like a guy in a cheap ape costume with a face that barely articulates, and it’s rather obvious that it’s shot against a green screen to make it look more massive.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The more derived hominids (H. ''ergaster'' and onward) look pretty good, but the ape-men…not so much. While hardly the worst example of makeup and prosthetics, they still very much scream “actors in makeup and prosthetics pretending to be ape-man”, instead of looking like real ape-man, especially to those who will notice their disproportionately ''Homo sapiens''-esque body proportions.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The more derived hominids (H. ''ergaster'' and onward) look pretty good, but the ape-men…not so much. While hardly the worst example of makeup and prosthetics, they still very much scream “actors in makeup and prosthetics pretending to be ape-man”, ape-men”, instead of looking like real ape-man, especially to those who will notice their disproportionately ''Homo sapiens''-esque body proportions.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The more derived hominids (H. ''ergaster'' and onward) look pretty good, but the ape-men…not so much. While hardly the worst example of makeup and prosthetics, they still very much scream “actors in makeup and prosthetics pretending to be ape-man”, instead of looking like real ape-man, especially to those who will notice their disproportionately ''Homo sapiens''-esque body proportions.
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** The ''H. rudolfensis'' appear out of nowhere, try to dispute the carcass to the ''H. habilis'', and are driven away. They never appear, nor are they referenced ever again.
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** The ''H. rudolfensis'' appear out of nowhere, try to dispute the carcass to the ''H. habilis'', and are driven away. They never appear, nor are they referenced ever again. This is notably averted in the Andrew Sachs cut where they are mentioned earlier, making their appearance less of a case of appearing out of nowhere.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
** The beetle in "First Ancestors" appears out of nowhere, looks weird, is never commented on, and it is eaten by Lucy after it lands on her.
** The ''H. rudolfensis'' appear out of nowhere, try to dispute the carcass to the ''H. habilis'', and are driven away. They never appear, nor are they referenced ever again.
* {{Narm}}: Even if you buy the creatures' makeup, there is something comical about the way Lucy moves when she tries to walk faster.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The depiction of ''H. heidelbergensis'' had a lot of missed potential:
** The show makes no mention of ''H. heidelbergensis'' being the largest hominid ever.
** Instead of showing the "caring" with a recently injured who dies in under 12 hours, they could have shown them caring for an individual in need of attention for several years, like a [[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/science/some-see-roots-of-compassion-in-a-toothless-fossil-skull.html toothless senior]] or a [[http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/30/deformed-skull-of-prehistoric-child-suggests-that-early-humans-cared-for-disabled-children/ mentally challenged child]].
** Showing ''H. heidelbergensis'' as the first hominid with some kind of burial, however crude. Instead of another hominid with no burials.
** If inspired by ''H. antecessor'', showing that compassion did not extend beyond one's family until much later, and people outside it were (literal) fair game.
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** The beetle in "First Ancestors" appears out of nowhere, looks weird, is never commented on, and it is eaten by Lucy after it lands on her.
** The ''H. rudolfensis'' appear out of nowhere, try to dispute the carcass to the ''H. habilis'', and are driven away. They never appear, nor are they referenced ever again.
* {{Narm}}: Even if you buy the creatures' makeup, there is something comical about the way Lucy moves when she tries to walk faster.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The depiction of ''H. heidelbergensis'' had a lot of missed potential:
** The show makes no mention of ''H. heidelbergensis'' being the largest hominid ever.
** Instead of showing the "caring" with a recently injured who dies in under 12 hours, they could have shown them caring for an individual in need of attention for several years, like a [[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/science/some-see-roots-of-compassion-in-a-toothless-fossil-skull.html toothless senior]] or a [[http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/30/deformed-skull-of-prehistoric-child-suggests-that-early-humans-cared-for-disabled-children/ mentally challenged child]].
** Showing ''H. heidelbergensis'' as the first hominid with some kind of burial, however crude. Instead of another hominid with no burials.
** If inspired by ''H. antecessor'', showing that compassion did not extend beyond one's family until much later, and people outside it were (literal) fair game.
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