Apologies everyone, for the film Ponyo we incorrectly listed the year of release as 2002. The correct year of release is actually 2008!

@Maazzzo

2 жыл бұрын

Thomas is a lot of fun, please bring him back for more.

@DoctorX101

2 жыл бұрын

We were more disappointed that you did not have a ditch. "You've got to have a ditch!" 😁 Reference to another video.

@mikaelcyr3942

2 жыл бұрын

That makes more sense! I found it so beautiful for a 2002 movie.

@frostyskeletons8950

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the clarification! I remember watching it as a kid and was like “there’s no way I watched in 2002, did it take a few years to be promoted in the US???”

@paul_md9785

Жыл бұрын

And his voice

I am LIVING for the level of enthusiasm and wonder in his eyes. So wholesome. Please bring Thomas again for more episodes.

@masterwindu1234

Жыл бұрын

ok

@KarlSnarks

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same!!

@blackstyxx

Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

@SoftDreamDoll

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he's great ☺️

@user-gq3mm2xl6z

Жыл бұрын

If you're a Russian speaker - there's a nice paleontology lecturer - Дробышевский.

I love this guy’s enthusiasm, he must make such an incredible lecturer!

@thomash6933

2 жыл бұрын

honestly i just hope my lecturers are gonna be like him when i got to uni lol

@MauriceOfInfiniteAtrocities

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomash6933 trust me, just enthusiasm doesn’t make for a good lecturer. I had a microbiologist lecturer that obviously loved what he did, and the content interested me, but I’ve still never been so bored in my life.

@thomash6933

2 жыл бұрын

@@MauriceOfInfiniteAtrocities true, but from this video i could see him interesting his class, and i think id rather have an enthusiastic lecturer than a bored toneless one

@albro666

2 жыл бұрын

Ye I got ASA BUTTERFIELD vibes from him lol

@jmarais

2 жыл бұрын

@@MauriceOfInfiniteAtrocities sounds like a you problem lol

Normal People: That's a fish Paleobiologist: That's our cousin

The carboniferous era sounds actually kind of nice. I can't even fathom a swamp without leeches, worms, mosquitoes and alligators... It would be pretty peaceful until you encounter at 3 m long centipede I guess

@normalhuman9878

Жыл бұрын

Just ignore the cat sized spiders, eagle sized predatory dragonflies, amphibians that may have acted like alligators, and the extreme difference in oxygen saturation

@simplypink8375

Жыл бұрын

@@normalhuman9878 the dragonflies would be closer to pigeon-sized, but still terrifying nonetheless

@loloverlord1664

Жыл бұрын

It would have been a nightmare in terms of heat and humidity.

@JP-sm4cs

Жыл бұрын

And also the frequent and huge wildfires towards the end of it would be prett hazardous

@iridiumSerpent

Жыл бұрын

@@normalhuman9878 the giant spider never existed, it was a eurypterid

There's something about a cute nerdy man talking about pre historic animals that just gets me

@egguboi7762

2 жыл бұрын

literally

@juanpaula152

2 жыл бұрын

@@KyuuDesperation no I'm just g4y darling

@zoegrandjean2818

2 жыл бұрын

He is so cute

@TomWDW1

Жыл бұрын

@@KyuuDesperation It's called being gay. Some people are gay. Get over it. I think Thomas is hot, too!!

@TomWDW1

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I can tell he's holding himself back and trying to be as concise as possible, and would have expounded more if he had the time and the right platform for a lengthy discussion. He did well on explaining, I'd probably enjoy his lectures.

@AmaraJordanMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Wish he had a KZread channel where he can pop off! 😅

@LieutenantSheep

Жыл бұрын

Right? I wanna see the whole lecture he wanted to give

Fun Fact: he mentions the Carboniferous period, it's called that because those trees existed before wood decaying bacteria evolved. This led to the trees trapping the carbon from the Carbon Dioxide in the ancient atmosphere instead of releasing it as the bacteria would consume the dead wood, so as the trees died and fell they'd just sit there and get buried and eventually turned into oil and coal.

@Ana-ho8dy

4 күн бұрын

Oh that's pretty neat information, thanks for sharing

This man is so wholesome and wonderful; we must keep him forever safe.

Ice Age writers looking smarter than I gave them credit.

@bananaforscale1283

2 жыл бұрын

How would you even not give them credit in the first place without knowing what they did?

@on-jo7716

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you'd have the right to judge a child's movie. Specifically based making children laugh and be happy.

@johngr1747

2 жыл бұрын

Same! I thought the animals were from different periods of the era, mostly

@kinka9883

Жыл бұрын

@@on-jo7716 You can judge anything regardless of who it was meant for. And what about the kids who grew up and are now adults themselves and can understand and appreciate parts of the movies they didn't have the scope to do when they were young? Are they not allowed by the law of child fiction to judge the movie? And adults made it, so you still have adults judging it.

@AramatiPaz

Жыл бұрын

I remember whan Ice Age 1 or 2 was relesead and my biology teacher got pissed. Somehow he knew that the 2nd movie was about the "end" of the ice age and the 3 was about dinosaurs. He was mad because the lack of chronological consistency. I'm happy to see someone of science appreciating this movie for once.

Palaeontologists would say "Well, not that long ago. Only about a couple of thousands of years"....

@LadyQAB

2 жыл бұрын

Haha true as would geologist

@bogosflorin7741

2 жыл бұрын

@@LadyQAB i am a geologist and i can confirm. In our lingo, couple of thousands of years is almost nothing.

@afarensis9720

2 жыл бұрын

What's a couple of thousand years compared to millions and billions lol

@on-jo7716

2 жыл бұрын

As it should be said compared to earths history.

@on-jo7716

2 жыл бұрын

@@afarensis9720 as bogo had pointed out about himself as well I'm a archeologist paleontologist type of person.* I guess you could say and basically a thousand years is like 10 years. And million years is 100 years and billion years is 1 million years.

I want to start studying paleontology once I finish my bachelors in geology and biology and now I absolutely NEED TO KNOW where he lectures because I‘m in love with the way he explains these things. Professors that are this enthusiastic about their subjects and explaining them have become a rare gift and I‘d absolutely love to be in one of his lectures.

@chenthelegend3110

3 ай бұрын

I’m an amateur palaeontologist and I’ve learned everything I know from KZread and just googling things I thought of, there are so many enthusiastic people this this guy here on KZread I suggest “Geo girl” but yah I wish I was in school for palaeontology and this guy seems like a great teacher

This man was absolutely the child who told you random dinosaur facts with no context and I'm living for it. Edit: Can we talk about how cute the way he says "Sloths" is 🥺

Note regarding Ice Age- Someone at Fox said they would withhold funding if the dodos weren't included, frustrating the creators. So, they drew them going extinct in every scene they were in because they didn't belong there in the first place. Great video! :)

@ericbrown1101

2 жыл бұрын

The dodos were hilarious, so I'm glad they included them lol.

@pixiechicjk

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericbrown1101 Yes...it turns out everyone loves the dodos except the creators! LOL

@ExtremeMadnessX

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericbrown1101 If you ignore fact that dodo go extinct only few centuries ago.

@FuriosHobbitGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExtremeMadnessX yep, blame the Dutch

@j.pnewcomer1069

2 жыл бұрын

@@pixiechicjk Dude yeah I met one of the creators in college and someone asked about the dodos in the movie and he sighed really heavily into the microphone before explaining why they were there.

Somehow these animations are ten times better researched than historical films.

@TehMomo_

Жыл бұрын

cause they gotta make everything from scratch.

@-anothersarah-8803

Жыл бұрын

Artists are researchers

@stargazerlse

Жыл бұрын

Because that’s how good Studio Ghibli’s works are ❤

He's so cute, he's so excited about it.I love hearing people talk about stuff they are passionate about!

Ponyo is definitely in my top favorite movies just because I enjoyed it, the prehistoric creatures in the movie were really cool to me but I never knew what they were, so its nice seeing an explanation about them.

What I learned in this video: 1. Most dinosaurs are older than grass and flowering plants. 2. Sloths used to be terrifying but now they're pathetic. 3. All tetrapods are technically lobe-finned fish. You are a fish.

@victoirej.2611

2 жыл бұрын

Also, we have trash eyes compared to trilobites. Have a nice fishy day

@on-jo7716

2 жыл бұрын

@@victoirej.2611 I got a few trilobite skeletons. Myself. And I have blurry version so I confirm that.

@on-jo7716

2 жыл бұрын

Dinosaurs were not around before grass and plants. If they were they wouldn't actually be able to survive on the land. At first it was obviously amphibious types of fish and animals that came on land to escape predators. And all that then soon became dinosaurs long after insects and bugs and stuff like the giant centipede existed. Of course the giant centipede died out like 250 270 million years ago

@ozzmen4494

2 жыл бұрын

The pathetic Sloths also existed back then and they were the only one to survive because they are pathetic so who truly won?

@lucyandecember2843

2 жыл бұрын

im a fish? Well, my day just got better

Finally! A paleontologist who breaks down movies that wasn’t Jurassic Park/World.

@aklapa318

Жыл бұрын

As a Czech I was especially proud to see Cesta do pravěku. It’s a fantastically made film

The way he says sloth makes me so happy for no reason lol

He's very like the tenth Doctor, his face, the way he's very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, the way he opens his eyes wide, and his use of terms like "weird, biological jelly lenses".

@Elephant-Puppet

Жыл бұрын

Or Doctor House If He’s Not Voiced By Hugh Laurie

He got so excited about trilobites that I now desperately want someone to create a time machine for the sole purpose of letting him meet one while it was alive.

@Cookie0fPower

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. Get this man a trilobite!

@TS-xn1mc

Жыл бұрын

I have ADHD and it would be impossible for me to focus long enough to read your entire comment but I wish you the best of luck in your work! I hope you enjoyed the video!

@ariemhetareads3996

Жыл бұрын

Ii thought tribolites existed in our time until this video and now I'll disappointed too...

@hospitalcakewalk

Жыл бұрын

You understand our atmosphere was severely different. We can't go back in time without suits for it and they can't survive today....

@hospitalcakewalk

Жыл бұрын

@@TS-xn1mc I have ADHD too but I enjoy this subject and the mistakes people make

What a lovely infectious energy this man has - he's clearly passionate and very knowledgeable! What a joy to watch :)

Bring this guy back! He is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I actually saw the American version of that Czech film as child. Good memories.

i think i’m inlove with this man and his brain

Listening to this man is like listening to Newt Scamander about Fantastic Beast and where to find them, except this one is real. The level of enthusiam he has is just 🤩

@deinodinosuchus

Жыл бұрын

YES!!!! exactly what i was thinking!!

@Eragon2679

Ай бұрын

Perfect description!

I always love when experts get all giddy and excited about their favorite parts/facts, it's always super contagious :D

I've never really been that interested in prehistoric stuff but I found myself watching the whole video because of his enthusiasm and happiness, it was awesome.

The amount of knowledge this man has is astounding, I wouldn't know the first thing about paleobiology. Also, I'm pretty shocked to learn that 1. Fish aren't really a thing and 2. Humans are technically fish. That's wild!

Can’t stop laughing at his pronunciation of “sloth”... like it makes sense but I didn’t know that was a way that some regions say that word 😂 I giggled every time!

@charfree6888

2 жыл бұрын

It could be the more accurate pronunciation coz he says "slowths" and sloths are "slow".

@dubbingsync

2 жыл бұрын

Well that is the way Sir David Attenborough says it as well. Even if most people don’t I don’t think I could argue with how Attenborough pronounces animal names.

@charfree6888

2 жыл бұрын

@@dubbingsync fun fact: scientists refer to Sir Attenborough before naming a new species of anything.

@chrisemmett8635

2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely Slow-th. Sloh-th is the sin.

@DoubleDelishdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't mean to steal your response, but that's exactly what I just said lol

Didnt expect to see Cesta do praveku here, a film from my home country. It is a classic among adventure films here in Czech Republic and I remember watching over and over on VHS as a kid, and I was scared shitless by some of the scenes. I really recommend watching it, even as an adult.

@henlokitty3358

2 жыл бұрын

Proud czech moment.

@atak_draws

2 жыл бұрын

This is a certified Český moment

@js66613

2 жыл бұрын

Same, didn't expect a Czech movie in this, but here were are and I'm glad.

@rap.scallion

Жыл бұрын

i was so confused for a second when i saw the title cesta do praveku like wasn’t i watching video in english?

@aklapa318

Жыл бұрын

At the beginning when they showed the three split screens I was like, is that what I think it is? Was not disappointed!

Please bring this man back I love his energy, he seems to genuinely enjoy talking about all this so much

I could watch him all day. So passionate, so knowledgeable… like how can someone retain that much detail on such a huge subject!?!?!? Love love love it

This man’s passion for his subject matter of study is so magnetizing.

I learnt Czech language among others and this dude shocked me how nicely he pronounced the name of that movie. Kudos.

@user-yh2pe9ej4k

2 жыл бұрын

It was really bad...

@alzbetahaskova2701

2 жыл бұрын

as a czech person i have to say it was pretty good, i was suprised too

@AramatiPaz

Жыл бұрын

Bet this movie was very relevant on college.

@michaelak1253

Жыл бұрын

As a czech person I agree

I love how passionate and enthusiastic Thomas is about everything. It’s all extremely interesting and listening to him just makes me want to learn more and more

Please bring him back again, this was lovely!

This video is so great and the guy is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about his field that it almost makes me wish I'd gone into a different career. Working in a high-stress corporate environment, one of my favourite things to do after work is read about palaeontology, history, philosophy, astronomy, etc. Makes me think it must be so great to make a living learning about things that interest you and teaching others, although I imagine academia has its own stressors and challenges as well.

@sarahb5464

2 жыл бұрын

Guys like this make me wish I'd appreciated my liberal arts education more! I resented so many of my science classes -- wish I'd had lecturers like this

@hassanalkhalaf1115

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahb5464 I'm currently a student right now and I love biology even though I am failing it. Animals, how they evolve and breed is very interesting and I love learning about them but all the basics such as genetic and mitochondria and such bore me. I tried but I really can't get into it. I know I have to understand that to become better at biology but it's very hard

@fern8655

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 28 and have a Bachelor in Design and a Diploma and Film & TV. I've just gone back to University to follow my passions of history, archaeology and palaeontology. Believe me when I say, it's NEVER too late. It's your life, and you only get one. I encourage you to pursue your dreams, no matter how scary it might be! You can do anything!

@fern8655

2 жыл бұрын

@Cheggars Amazing !! Good on you, go for it! All the best with your future!

@clawsoon

Жыл бұрын

One of the biggest stressors in academia seems to be the money. Getting to know grad students, I realized that they weren't skinnier than all the business people I knew because they were eating healthier. It was because they had to be very careful with their food budgets.

This guy held my attention perfectly. It's awesome when someone is like that. I would happily listen to him speak all day long.

I love watching people talk about things they're passionate about. He's so enthusiastic and it's a joy to watch

You can tell the guy loves what he’s talking about. And also that he was attempting to not just spout all the things he knew with all the technical jargon that everyday folk wouldn’t really understand.

This could be three times as long and still wouldn't be long enough, more please

There is something amazing with a person taking about somthing they really love, and that they love sharing. How their enthusiasm just spreads and I end up being as excited as they are.

thomas is adorable, such endearing enthussiasm and the way he talks and judges these clips is jsut cheerful :)

I'd like to hear this dude talk more about prehistoric animals ,love his enthusiasm

That Ice Age picture description was mind-blowing in the best way possible!

It's so lovely that he's so passionate about what he does, it immidiately makes me enthousiastic as well! I feel like i've learned so much from this video and that's mostly because he made me want to pay attention with his lively speaking

I love the pure joy and excitement talking about these little details 🥰

Such a lovely man having a good time discussing all these facts! Please bring him back ☺️

I love how he described the four main characters in Ice Age what they represented. 😄

This is a man who loves what he does. What a wholesome dude.

The way he explains the way he gets excited is so amazing i have to give him applause such a cool vibe,it would be great to learn from him

I like that he’s so pleased with all the films. Great attitude!

As a geologist with a strong interest in paleontology this video gave me life! Really cool to see the same kind of enthusiasm for these ancient creatures as I have

Thank you for using original version our Cesta do pravěku :) It looks soooo coool

One of the best of these I've seen! Lovely, absolutely lovely

The way he described the peacefulness of the swamp was beautiful!

The way this man speaks. I love his energy and intelligence. Its so attractive. And i could listen to him all day. I learnt so much. Love it.

This man is so well spoken and knowledgeable in his field. I love learning from people like this.

So much passion in his eyes and tone. The sheer excitement.

i love when people, like this guy, are very enthusiastic about things

This guy is literally Otis from Sec Education but for paleontology 😂😂 I love him to death. I think he is super cute when he gets all exited at 11:00 💕✨

@Shane3599

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! He looks similar to and give the vibe of Otis. He could be Asa’s relative. 😂

@Fatherofheroesandheroines

2 жыл бұрын

Your not getting his number...

@bingusboop3829

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines calm down mat

@Fatherofheroesandheroines

2 жыл бұрын

@@bingusboop3829 two things. No. And im not a doormat,so learn to spell lol.

@bingusboop3829

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fatherofheroesandheroines cringe

I can listen to Thomas Halliday all day; informative, fun and enthusiastic. Lovely!

I love these types of videos, the experts are always so excited to be talking about their craft/field of study. I would love to learn more about Paleontology.

i love that he mentioned that there’s many different species of prehistoric animals in ice age that are from different areas of the world, but the funniest thing is that the movie takes place during the time of Pangea, which was when the world was just one plaine, and the actual division happens in one of their later films

@nerium4016

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact! Pangea was most likely already pretty broken up at the time of the ice age (although it probably didn't look anything like modern continents)

@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes

2 жыл бұрын

The continents were already split up and starting to move into their familiar places by the time Tyrannosaurus Rex was about. During the Ice Age the continents would still be slightly different but _very_ similarly placed to how we're familiar with them, with the main difference being that the sea level would be lower, making things look quite a bit different in some places. You know, because of all the ice.

@babyrath8621

Жыл бұрын

I think what OP meant is that in the diegesis of the movie, its still Pangaea because the 4th movie I think it is, is specifically about when the continental drift happens for them. Of course, in the first movie there’s no reason or clue to believe that it was taken into account by the creators when choosing the fauna of the movie

I feel like I was just transported back in time to my 2nd grade school field trip to the museum of natural history. It's one of my favorite memories! Watching an expert discuss this subject matter with such enthusiasm was extremely enjoyable. 👏👏👏👏

I love hearing him talk. It's usually hard to keep me interested for long, but I loved every second of this

Halliday's enthusiasm is so intense, he makes me want to drop everything and study paleontology.

Done my man dirty with that thumbnail

He’s such a nerd… it’s awesome! I love hearing things from people who speak with such enjoyment and like fascination for the topic!

Mr. Halliday's eyes are and general demeanor are so expressive, it seems like I can feel his excitement and love for the subject through the screen. It's really catchy. :)

His love for the subject shines through. That more than anything keeps my interest.

I'd listen to him all day, he should get a KZread channel if he doesn't already!

I love the fact that he uses an animated movie as a great example in his lectures

Love love love this guy, please bring him back for more!!

This guy is great. Really hope to see him on again he just makes you interested in what he's saying because of his enthusiasm.

The Czech film from the 1950s comes in a triple feature with two other amazing films and everyone needs to see it. Particularly the Invention of Destruction one.

I'm going to need at least two more of these. Really great stuff.

Such an interesting man to listen to! Just love listening to his enthusiasm about the subject! Would love to hear more from him

I live how like her mentions the period that the fish that were shown in ponya are from, and then is just enthusiastically nodding along as the kid mention “oh those are from the - period” like he’s so excited to have it that the information is correct and that they’re showing them as accurately as we can guess

"the placodermes gave rise to all the other jawed fish, including cartilaginous fish like sharks and the bony fish like us" I love the way he put this. Edit: and he goes on to say "and the third group of lobe-finned fish are the tetrapods, us", I lost it

@normalhuman9878

Жыл бұрын

No matter how different we may seem, we’re all just really weird fish

@iridiumSerpent

Жыл бұрын

Makes me think of the article I read about how hiccups are a an evolutionary remnant of the transition from breathing using gills to using lungs.

I wanna have a beer with this guy SO bad.

How much I enjoyed him! You can tell he loves his job and he explains it so good! I am very keen on hearing more of him!

I love this guys energy. So soothing for some reason.

This is great...Am I the only one thinking Thomas reminds them of Sid?

@elscruffomcscruffy8371

2 жыл бұрын

Literally thought the same thing. What a legend!

Well this was fascinating! I had no idea sloths had such a diverse background. Those ground sloths were enormous!

These kind of videos are just so enjoyable for me to watch cause it's people info dumping about their favourite topics / their job :D

You can just SEE the passion in his eyes! His students are so lucky.

This man is a delightful treasure, what an absolute lad

Love this guy! “I use this in lecture…as an overall setting it is not at all accurate.” 😂

This man literally has my dream job that I wanted to have as a child. Also, I love his accent and could listen to him talk for hours. ❤

Brilliant.. Loved your chat!

Love that they showed the clip from Ponyo, I've always thought it was interesting that they put those ancient aquatic creatures in that film!

This is extremely interesting! I've wanted to be a paleontologist since I was 3. Unfortunately it didn't work out financially so now I'm a nurse but I'm still a rabid enthusiast!

@normalhuman9878

Жыл бұрын

I’ve also wanted to be a paleontologist since I was 3! Though ecology is looking really tempting now

A Czech here: my kids love Cesta do pravěku even today. It is a a genious movie from a genius director (Karel Zeman). And the backgrounds are (I think) all paintings by famous czech artist and 2nd gen pioneer of paleoart Zdeněk Burian - if anyone isn't familiar with his work, google his name and I garantee you'll have your mind blown!

I could watch him talk all day. He must be an amazing professor and teacher!

This made me want to read more. The author did a good job in explaining, very pleasant and entertaining. I'd attend his lecture tbh

@adriantaylor84

Жыл бұрын

His book "otherlands" is worth a read

Gawd he’s adorable! His enthusiasm and accent makes me feel like he’d be an amazing teacher/lecturer

The real live Ross from Friends. I love how he gets so excited, it’s very sweet.

Somehow these animations are ten times better researched than historical films.. Ice Age writers looking smarter than I gave them credit..