A Child Of Atom

The DVD of season one of Meerkat Manor was my birthday gift to Kid Flash. I'd seen the odd episode here and there of this series... the drama you can get out of 30 or so foot tall rats is quite a surprise.

I will say that Sean Astin is not exactly the best narrator, and watching the short episodes back to back points out some poor timeline management. (Has it been 4 days since Shakespeare got bit by the snake? Then why has it only been 3 days since the pups emerged from the burrow?) They also have a tendency to flop the film for some bizarre reason. Yousairan for instance is described as having a scar over his left eye, but it often appears over the right.

But those damn babies sure are cute. And some serious geeks named these animals. (Zaphod?) The drama can be very intense, Will the baby die? Will the rival troupe kill the animal who got left alone? Will the snake bitten Meerkat survive the night? But the funny and fun moments are just as high. We watched 3 of the episodes from the first DVD tonight, and I gotta say, I'm hooked already.