Well, if you haven’t heard, the world is ending. Even so, people are not worried because it is a slow-motion murder of the planet in that we do not automatically experience climate change until we are too late. And too late it practically is. On the other hand, we can mitigate the most severe effects of climate change and starting to try now cannot be too late.
According to the most recent IPCC Report on Climate Change running into 8,000 pages all over again, various ecosystems will continue collapsing since heatwaves; warming waters; rising tides; and climate feedback loops bring up species extinction; mass refugee crisis; planetary food shortage; destruction of coastal cities among others which has never been witnessed before in humanity. In 120 years hence there will be warfare for food and human race may possibly become extinct.
If you would rather skip the IPCC report and spend Earth Day having fun with your family then perhaps you should consider binge-watching Apple TV+’s latest offering of Jane series which is described as “delightful yet important” by its creators. In order to mark this environmental holiday streaming platform released several titles including Big Beasts and Extrapolations as well as Earth At Night in Color along with Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth already available on Apple TV+. All these works have their own merits but Jane seems to be more fascinating when compared with others and here we have given you a link where you can stream it from.
The eponymous character of the show is named after renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall DBE UN Messenger of Peace who spent considerable time living amongst wildlife primarily chimpanzees (National Geographic). Her life’s story was told in a documentary titled Jane while not receiving as much attention like Gorillas in the Mist or Koko: A Talking Gorilla, it still remains an amazing reflection into this pioneering woman’s life and work.
Now, Apple TV+’s Jane is a wholly different affair. A hybrid of fiction and educational documentary, it captures the attention of children and even adults who have no time for serious documentaries and IPCC reports.
Jane Garcia played by Ava Louise Murchison (“Reacher”) is an eco-freak kid whose icon is Dr. Jane Goodall herself. Together with David, her longtime friend and Greybeard the chimpanzee she embarks on a dangerous journey to save endangered animals adhering to Dr. Goodall’s mantra “Only if we understand will we care; only if we care will we help; only if we help shall they be saved.”
“I believe that stories have the power to inspire people to action,” endorsed it saying Dr. Goodall adding, “I am very hopeful that this series will encourage young people, their families, and friends to help save animals around the world.” The reasons for this are obvious: it has ten episodes of pure hopefulness and inspiration which should basically be shown as part of science syllabus in primary or junior high school.
J.J. Johnson was the show-runner for most of Jane and carries the same exceptional erudition and informative manner (with a touch of sentimentality) that he employed in Dino Dan, Annedroids, Dino Dana, and Chirp. It is a series that is edited quickly and brightly with fantastic wildlife images to accompany important messages.
David takes the lead as played by Mason Blomberg besides Murchison while Tamara Almeida, Dan Abramovic, Sam Marra, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Al Rodrigo, Samantha Walkes or Graham Greene all make welcome appearances in this extremely game supporting cast of guest stars and regulars to keep things fresh.
Ultimately though not an urgent call to action as reality might dictate (which would probably be shown in some apocalyptic horror series rather than a kids’ show), it is one which must not be ignored as it may be able to catch children’s attention and their parents thus prompting them into observing (and acting on) an imbalanced world. The only problem with Dr Goodall’s motto may be — “We will care when we understand; We can help if we care; Only if we help can we save ourselves.”
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