Re: WWD Allosaurus

[Tompaleo@aol.com]

Well, I must say that comparatively speaking, they have done a markedly 
better job with this one than they did with WWD which I hated. This of course 
is not due to any fault of our venerable colleagues who were consulted on 
that project either.  In Big Al, I only caught one error (which escapes me 
now). The best improvement over WWD was what I viewed as a more scientific 
approach as to _WHY_ they are saying what they are saying WRT inferences 
drawn about "Big Al's," here to fore known as BA by moi, birth, life and 
death by drawing comparisons to extant relatives, comparative osteology, bone 
histology and paleopathology as well. This does not mean that I necessarily 
agreed with any or all of the narrators claims but the data were presented in 
a more "scholarly" manner. Even the narration was much improved as was the 
underlying 'story line' all of which were terrible in WWD.
This proves a more scientifically balanced and yet still interesting and 
entertaining production can be done and does not have to be dumbed-down for 
the masses!

My 2c....

Cheers,
Tom

Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies
Tompaleo@aol.com