A fact that makes "Expedition" more interesting (and maybe even funny) is the fact that Wayne Barlowe was so sick with aliens very similar to humans or animals on Earth, and went to great lengths to create really alien aliens.

@pocketinfinity6733

5 ай бұрын

bro decided to mess around and find out

@elmcerran4885

4 ай бұрын

@@pocketinfinity6733 Exactly.

YES! This has to be my absolute favorite alien "documentary". So detailed and ahead of it's time. The television series was awesome but the book gave me goosebumps constantly, especially the Sea-Striders and Eosapiens.

@ilkku239

2 жыл бұрын

I even have the DVD I got in 2012 for 5 dollars.

@harjinism

2 жыл бұрын

Same!!!

@caroline6218

2 жыл бұрын

I have watched the documentary but haven’t read the book yet. I may read some time soon!

@MisterDTwenty

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't seen anything that really compares, so well thought out and technical but still fun and imaginative.

@diegomadrid5925

2 жыл бұрын

@@caroline6218 I have the book in PDF if you want me to send it to you

Barlowe's Inferno is also worth a look. It kinda treats Hell as its own ecosystem with different biomes, civilizations and history to it. I believe there is a novel set in the setting, called God's Demon.

@agustinvenegas5238

2 жыл бұрын

i've heard a sequel is in the works or recently came out too

@diegobrando3409

2 жыл бұрын

Is their an audio book of the novel?

@MorningLightMtn

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard of this. Thanks a lot for mentioning it!

@elgatochurro

2 жыл бұрын

I've needed this for my tabletop setting, tyvm

@buckhunt6832

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't look like thos guy responds but does anyone know what inspired the name "barlowe"

Wayne Barlowe also wrote and illustrated a book called “Barlowe’s Inferno,” which is literally about the inhabitants and ecosystem of Hell itself, even describing the original inhabitants of this place before it was taken over by the fallen angels. I don’t know if you would consider this speculative evolution or not, but his imagery is certainly haunting, and may be worth checking out. EDIT: I originally wrote that it was called “Hell,” now corrected.

@tomoyboy

2 жыл бұрын

That is really fascinating, I just had a look at it, thanks for sharing!

@joruntenebris2633

2 жыл бұрын

You mean Barlowe‘s Inferno?

@lightblockman365

2 жыл бұрын

He also wrote God's Demon a book about the fallen angels and there wars

@matheussanthiago9685

2 жыл бұрын

speculative biblical fan-fiction?

@hyd3n376

2 жыл бұрын

I hope curious archive or wendigoon make a video about that someday

I'm curious about the Emperor sea striders other traits. What are all those appendeges on its body? What purpose do they serve? Also pumped for part two, loved this doc as a kid

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

I have the book and I think the frontal appendages are used for communication

@gibbous_silver

2 жыл бұрын

i wonder how they dont sink

@anomalocaristheabnormalshr3248

2 жыл бұрын

@@gibbous_silver they have to keep walking or they will sink

@nakenmil

2 жыл бұрын

@@gibbous_silver They are also mostly hollow.

@sharifsaida259

2 жыл бұрын

@@nakenmil wdym hollow?

I like how the story goes into detail on how the arrowtounge doesn’t show any interest in the main character as food. Which makes perfect sense since a human would be too small to be considered food for a creature so large which makes the world feel even more alive.

I’m obsessed with his content, he inspired me to start making my own aliens

@user-lp7tx1fe6t

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@claggor1070

2 жыл бұрын

I was also inspired by this, I made an alien world with orgasmic creatures where their main purpose is to reach the climax of pleasure.

@davidecapannelli6681

2 жыл бұрын

@@claggor1070 so earth

@yin-yangbrandon7852

2 жыл бұрын

@@claggor1070 wait, isn't this already a concept from C.M. Kosemen's "All Tomorrows"?

@Stickyybenzz

11 ай бұрын

@@claggor1070 what the fuck 😭😭

Ive had this book for a while and has quickly become a favourite. There is another massive creature that is seldom referenced in the book but has a few illustrations called the ebony blisterwing. It would be cool to see that creature get some spotlight that i haven’t seen it get.

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

Its I believe the biggest Darwin IV creature. But it isn't known wheter it is plant or animal, photosynthesis and all that. Even though some sea slug can photosybthesise.

@zoomer9686

6 ай бұрын

@@captainalie9264 The Blisterwing is the biggest airborne creature on Darwin IV, but the Emperor Sea Strider remains the biggest creature on the planet (the amoebic sea doesn't count as an animal). I agree, the Blisterwing is very interesting and is only hinted at in the book. It would've been cool to see the Flipsticks mentioned.

YES FINALLY SOMEONES COVERING DARWIN IV. The world of expedition and it’s lost sequel are never talked about anywhere

@revieman1

2 жыл бұрын

whats the story with the lost sequel

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

@@revieman1 Wayne Barlowe hinted on his website right under the Expedition categorie of a image of a alien landscape with the sub-title "Expedition II???". Personally can't wait

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

I KNOW RIGHT! Expedition is such a uncovered speculative evolution project, Waybe Barlowe is literally the Godfather of speculative evolution!

@rundownpear2601

2 жыл бұрын

@@captainalie9264 yes. He mentioned it outright somewhere hinting that it could be another planet and he has some art from it. Iirc it’s a terrestrial animal and an aquatic life form. Hopefully it’s not a dead project I’d kill to see it. I’ll link the art in a second

Dude thank you so much, I have been waiting so absolutely long for this. Expedition is never talked about on youtube. I am so glad to see a big speculative evolution channel making a vid on Expedition. I immediatley downloaded this, you made my day sir. Thank you.

@CuriousArchive

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@ilkku239

2 жыл бұрын

@@CuriousArchive Darwin IV was the first speculative alien world I came across in late 2012 and the reason I found the fantastic Alex Ries a few months later. Have been his huge fan ever since.

@dudotolivier6363

2 жыл бұрын

@@CuriousArchive You make really a great video ! The world of Darwin IV is really one of the most know and beloved, popular speculative evolution work in the extraterestrial biologie category (the universe has a solid fandom community even today!). The original book, with his magnificient illustration, and the sci-fi documentary in 3D are as great as he two. I see many time the documentary (never the book badly) but it's was a really interesting one when I was a kid. Is interesting, attractive, deep, so it's enjoyable that you honor that universe like he deserve. Otherwise, Curious Archive, I have a example of another speculative evolution world project you can review in a video, world who is use for the needs of an independant novel by an paleoart author named Keenan Taylors. It's name is Kaimere and use for the "Tales of Kaimere", a fantasy compilation of short stories and novellas, written and illustrated by Keenan Taylor. These adventure stories explore love and loss, revenge, and coming of age, and include elements of thriller, romance, and horror. The synopsis is the following : - "Kaimere is a distant planet much like Earth, but with an ecosystem influenced by waves of life taken from our world and introduced to the native magic. This magic is diverse and chaotic, taking the form of calculating forest spirit Indrakai in Trickster's Gambit, the essence of luck that aids Argunite in Koban's Menagerie, or a malicious demon that hunts the protagonists of Spider's Prey." Globaly it's an fantastical and fantasy world where dinosaurs and evolved mammals of all ages, times and places are mixing together and where there are also magic elements with witches, Demons and people named the "Skin Changers" who are people who can change into an animal as their wishes. But all theses world stand on scientific and credibles explanations like the authors himself described the world in his videos. Here a link to the Keenan Taylors Channel : kzread.info (Ps : This commentary, I already published it a first time in the commentary section of the second part video "The Teeming Universe | Alien Biology | Part II", in head of the list just after the author commentary. And since the video was posted, my commentary get at least 50 up positives fingers. So that mean a lot of people who follow your channel (I include) know and appreciate this speculative, interesting and unique universe. This later is unique in this genre and between the others works on fantasy/fantastic because is the first time where all is explain by credible and scientific element. The authors not simplment present brievely and put without anything esle Dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals and current animal with magic creatures like that like it was normal and was always the case but develop and put a tremendous amount of work to go into explaining in detail how and why this situation exists and on what it exists, with presentation of the diverses interactions the differents animals orders wich never meet on earth have. This is enterely what makes the Universe of kaimere stand out compared to all the others where there are harpies, trolls or dragons but which are there like that, just there to be there and serve the plot without further explanation on their origin. And it's really interesting!)

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilkku239 Same dude super awesome speculative evolution stuff, quite a "under the radar" subject.

Fun Fact: Several of the creatures in the popular 1998 game Half-Life by Valve Software were inspired by creatures from the creatures found on Darwin IV. The most notable of these was the Butchertree, which has the exact same design and function in both Half-Life and Expedition. I love both Half-Life and Expedition (which is why I enjoy sharing this fact with others; both franchises have very similar speculative biology Sci-Fi themes that I absolutely love), and this fact about Half-Life and its creatures was how I first discovered Expedition, another book that I grew to love.

@Big_Money_Salvia

Ай бұрын

I didn't know the Xenian aliens from Half-Life were in part inspired by the creatures of Darwin IV, even though I watched the documentary when I was a kid, so imagine my surprise when I saw a four armed Xenian Tree show up in this video, stabbing away at passers by as they always do.

Friendly advice: if come across some Eosapeiens, DO NOT, and repeat, DO NOT deploy any aerial equipment of any kind! They will take this as a threat, and will not hesitate to kill you on the spot. Otherwise they’re pretty chill, and make some crazy good marmalade spreads out of Gyrosprinter Liver. (Tastes like Lasagna, Pizza, and Tacos all at once!)

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome dude lol

I loved this as a kid

@josephcotton6726

2 жыл бұрын

I love you videos!

The TV version was the first time I realized that other people liked speculative evolution when I was a kid. Before them I assumed it was just a weird thing only I did.

I loved this documentary so much, it’s what got me interested in space and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

The book is even better dude.

@ilkku239

2 жыл бұрын

@@captainalie9264 Much better indeed.

@jackodonail1980

2 жыл бұрын

The documentary does not even come close to the masterpiece that is "Expedition". Probably the best science-fiction work since the work of Bradbury.

God I missed this “documentary” it stuck with me for years! Really intriguing thing as a child

Eyyy, a true classic.

I remember watching the Expedition documentary when I was a young kid. I watched it multiple times. It captured my imagination and interest in speculative biology/science fiction. I hope some of the other speculative biology projects featured on this channel gets made into a documentary as well. I think it could fascinate and inspire kids like my self with new documentary’s. P.S It’s time for me to watch the Expedition again

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

And read! It's a great book!

@dragontrainerzero

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I watch it at? It has been along time since I've seen it, but I enjoy it very much

@bluesap7318

2 жыл бұрын

@@dragontrainerzero alien planet (2005) First thing u see should be Voyage to Darwin IV Click it Why am I write like this? Because I’m tired of rewriting after KZread deletes me comments

@dragontrainerzero

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluesap7318 Thanks

@themightyspartan1012

2 ай бұрын

@@captainalie9264Yeah ever since I watched the documentary. I begin to read the expedition and let me tell you it fascinating. Especially the animals in the books are much bigger than the documentary. Especially the emperor sea strider which it’s about 30x bigger than documentary version.

Both the book and the documentary are pretty interesting, the former makes up for a good read to immerse in.

DUDE when i was 14 i rented this book from my school library and I LOVED it, it got me into drawing creature concept art and now im very good at it and even sell my work. Owe it all to this book it really sparked my love for alien/creature concepts and world building at an early age (im 28 now)

I loved and still love the TV documentary that was made, but I love Barlowe's illustrations even more. They're just beautiful, surreal sculptural creatures that are very alien (duh) to us and yet aren't offputting or break one's suspension of disbelief. So glad you're covering it!

Wayne Barlowe is such a treasure. No matter where I look his work bleeds into all kinds of shows and books and movies I love. His impact on sci-fi/fantasy just cannot be understated and the guy’s been at it forever!

I knew the documentary since I was little, but I never knew or have ever noticed that the same creature designer also designed the Pacific Rim Kaijus. Now that I know it, I can not unsee it.

There is a quite good speculative evolution book by a French paleontologist, Jean-sébastien Sayer and illustrated by Marc Boulay called "Demain les animaux du futur". It's quite good conceptually and photo real. Even if you don't cover it's nice to check out

@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the information it sounds quite fun 👁👄👁

Sea Striders and the creatures that live on them seem to possess bioluminescent pads. I wonder if this is just a necessity being in the Amoebic sea. Also to note: the designs here are very different from the design work in other speculative biology projects: a lot more abstract looking.

@barrybend7189

2 жыл бұрын

Well the glowing lights might not necessarily be for visibility in the optical sense but communication through infared senses.

@Rhysman30

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's really not speculative biology rather than neat ideas. The main one being that every species looks wildly different. All mammals share the same traits and body plans, as do reptiles, Dinosaurs. Most importantly, all animals share the same body plan. They absolutely do not on Darwin IV, with the exclusion being some of the predators sharing similarities.

This video slipped right past me! I was so engrossed in the biodiversity, I didn't realise how quickly time flew by and my only thought was: "why can't these videos be longer?!" Of course, I came to my senses with the thought that you put so much work into these shows, that time must seem the opposite for you. As the amount of work that you see on your side must be quite laborious! Thank you, oh thank you for helping us study the cosmos with you...

I see Wayne D. Barlowe's work in pretty much every speculative fiction after he became popular, and again re-popular with Alien Planet.

I absolutely fell in love with the TV special as soon as I saw it. It was just so fascinating.

This is a combination I never knew I needed. I've looked to both this documentary and your channel for inspiration about alien life and now I'm getting the best cross over I could ask for. Also I never knew the documentary was an adaptation of a book; I'll definitely need to check it out.

Wow, this is a blast from the past from my childhood!

This was my childhood it inspired me to look to the stars and question what we know

Curious Archive covering Expedition, I knew this day would come eventually.

I always thought it was strange how creatures on this planet don't have sight in the traditional sense yet some of them also have bioluminescence. Well that and some other pretty weird things like in the book there's this 1-legged apparently cheetah-like predator that runs across a glassy surface somehow

@captainalie9264

2 жыл бұрын

Probably has gripping feet but now that I'm looking at it, it seems to have hooves. Probably a design decision. Considering that Wayne was juggling both the scientific and artistic aspects of the book I think you need to forgive some of his errors. They "no eyes" thing is because the planet was covered in thick fog for very long periods, so that vision as we know it was pretty useless during that time. Animals accordingly developed other senses: apparently there is a pressure-sensitive lateral line system, but not much is known about it. Also stated are the ability to use sonar and infrared. The bioiluminescence thing is explained that the book states that these 'biolights' are 'heat-radiating bioluminous spots that appear quite vivid to infrared sensors'. In effect, this means that the production of light is a side effect of the production of heat.

@anglure3617

2 жыл бұрын

@@captainalie9264 ah ok, thanks for the explanations

Oh my god I loved this so much when I was younger thank you for uploading this

YEEES, thank you for reviewing the actual book and not just the doc!

Aww yiss W.D. Barlowe! His guides to Fantasy & Extraterrestrials are practically centerpieces on my bookshelf.

I’m so happy that someone passionate like yourself is covering this niche. I remember a while ago looking for some content like this and coming up short. Excited for where the future takes this type of content.

I like when a new huge series come in

I LOVE Alien Planet and never knew it was based on a book! So excited for part two and to snag the book!

@dakchang63

2 жыл бұрын

Please please get the book it took me three years to find it but well worth the hunt

Oh yesss!!! Ive been obsessed with Barlow’s expedition. Im so glad you are making one!

Oh. My. Goodness. The nostalgia is taking over!

Yessss!!! Super excited to see you cover this one.

i been waiting for you to make a video about expedition for so long its one of my favorite speculative biology books and something very important to me since its what introduced me to speculative biology im very happy to finally see this happen i love your content

Finally covering the classic! I love it

Oh my god, Darwin IV!, I saw this documentary as a kid, thanks for covering it here!

FINALLY, this world doesn't get enough attention, thanks for covering it

I grew up ogling "Barlowe's Guide To Extraterrestrials", still have my original copy 20 years later. I dropped everything to watch this video without realizing this was his work. His art and hypothetical biology work are top notch. Thanks for introducing me to this world of his.

That one documentary was my childhood before I even knew who inspired it.

I thought for ages that I was the only person who saw this series as a kid. I never heard anyone else talk about it. The sheer creativity that went into this alien world has been a huge inspiration to me. Glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves!

One of the favorite art books of me and my classmates in elementary school was Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials. I've been a fan of his art ever since. Such a great book to introduce young people to the authors of classic science fiction.

Ah, I waited so long for a video about this "Documentary", I wasn't disappointed I now can die in peace

This is one of the best channels on youtube! I never knew there was so much content on speculative biology!

Wayne Barlowe was an incredibly skilled palaeoartist too! The way he was able to render the environments, how he worked with light, color and how he rendered the skin texture details were absolutely phenomenal.

the movie adaptation was the fuel to my obsession of evolution simulations, and universe simulations and sci fi as a whole. Albeit it has died down a bit since I am no longer 7, this movie holds a special place in my heart

Speculative evolution is so fun and i adore this channel!!

Yes!!! Darwin IV is the best spec evolution content ever!!!

I'm so glad this doc is getting love. I watched it in school once and I watched it over and over again. No one else in my life remembers it 😢

Finally, the moment we've all been waiting for

I remembered watching this when I was really young and legit thinking that this is real and wondered why we only talk about the moon when there’s THIS. Lmao great video and very nostalgic.

I read this book decades ago, and I still am struck by how amazing it was.

Man I remember watching this, it's so good. I can't wait for the next part!

This documentary, as a kid, is what truly started my love of biology

I’m remember this documentary it was awesome the nostalgia

@ilkku239

2 жыл бұрын

It captured my imagination.

This is an amazing flight of imagination. Though it compounds my sense that the world around us, in it complexity and endless diversity, is majorly underrated in terms of the value we place on it. Maybe we need to understand the alien minds we have amongst us already, before contemplating venturing to other worlds. Great channel btw

@teej008

2 жыл бұрын

By alien, I mean animal minds and biology. Not that extra terrestrials are here on Earth. They’re just watching us jealously from Mars 😂

Il be honest this is by far my favorite youtube channel I've encountered in a long time! The topics you cover and the way you explain them with your enthusiasm "scratches my itch" for an intellectual speculative biology/alien biology channel, but i don't want you too feel limited by those, your other videos about "out of place artifacts" or the very first "top 10 strangest medieval monsters" was the reason i subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work and thank you for the great content can't wait to see part 2

Dude I still remember being like 12 or 13 and watching the tv special on KZread a few years after it came out, back when they were just starting to put stuff like that on the site. It was like 2am and I couldn’t sleep and I randomly stumble across it and was ENAMORED for hours by the world they showed and it’s stuck with me ever since. I never knew what it was called, but remembered seeing Michio Kaku, George Lucas, and Stephen Hawking on it. Thank you for making this video. I’m gonna go watch the original documentary and then come back and watch your breakdown.

I was wondering when we come to Darwin IV! Can't wait to see how you handle Skewers and Eosapiens.

One of my favorite artbooks of all time, I leave it on my coffee table to freak out friends who stay over.

I think this was my first exposure to the world of speculative biology. Well, this or Future is Wild.

The Voyage/Alien Planet documentary is what got me interested in speculative biology.

I figured sooner later you would do Darwin 4. Great job!

My absolute favourite book when I was a kid alien planet was also a favourite and his work is under appreciated greatly this is about to be a great video

Bro thank you so much for making this vid, I’ve been knowing one day you will make a short documentary about Darwin IV and you did! Also I would love for the rugose floater to be in the next video because I find them very interesting and odd looking, and are even in the the cover of the book it self.

Man I remember watching Alien Planet when I was a kid and even to this day I still bring it up from time to time when long discussion involving aliens.

Ever since I watched this documentary when I was a kid. I started to imagine and brainstorm ideas about what are some lifeforms like in our space and time. It fascinating me to this day of how there could be a different laws of physics when it comes to other planet or star systems. Even I dream of making a book about some lifeforms similar to dinosaurs but has an extraordinary ability to travel different time periods. All thanks to Wayne Barlow for creating this masterpiece.

Dude you should totally go back to World of Serina and pick up where you left off; so much has happened and I'd love to see you cover it!

Top tier content as always. 💯

I always wondered how Daggerwrists propagate. We only see one 'birth' in the book, and it's a violent and very fatal cesarean section, which only produced a single offspring. So a single parent dies to make a single offspring. This is already impossible for propagation as a species, but then the pregnant individual also killed two other Daggerwrists beforehand. Meaning there was a net loss of two Daggerwrists total. Surely this could not be the typical way the species reproduces? If the parent has to die for the offspring to be born, several offspring would have to be the norm in case some were to die before reproducing themselves, which is evidently likely given that pregnant individuals have the ultimate hangryness going on and try to eat other Daggerwrists. The Daggerwrists always seemed a bit...much to me because of this and the extreme cannibalism. Barlowe seemed to imply it was abnormal, but that it also could be just how pregnant individuals are. The problem being, if this is normal for the species, it would surely mean they would go extinct, no?

@A.Hellen.H

8 ай бұрын

Daggerwrists are not cannibalistic under normal circumstances, it is mentioned in the book that this species in general views cannibalism as a social abnormality; rare form of hunger usually only exhibited by pregnant individuals. Also, it isn't necessary at all for the adult to die in order to give birth: the dead individual was killed by its group because of its own cannibalistic tendencies, with the caesarean being performed by the surviving parent in order to rescue the infant from the dead parent's body.

The amoebic Sea IS such a cool concept. Can't wait to see the Next part

Wayne Barlow? Never heard of. Okay, I have seen Alien Planet, when I was at uni. Pure brilliance.

The man is a genius. His EX guide/fantasy guides have opened my eyes to so many amazing works of fiction. That good.

YES!!!!!!!! I’m so glad you made a video about this thank you so much. This documentary was my childhood even though I saw this much later then most did. I saw it when I was 7 and I’m now 15 anyways this documentary had a affect on me when I was young I would draw my own aliens all the time. I watched this a few years later and was inspired to make my own speculative world project my drawings are a bit cartoony but they still have realistic ideas I’m really happy with my project.

I remember find this documentary when I was 12 and not being able to look away. It’s awesome to see it again

Im so fucking hyped you covered this book. It was one that captured me as a child and Im glad you felt the same.

I'm left wondering why the Amoebic Sea exists? What food source sustains it? Are the shores ever expanding, hinting at the fate of Darwin 4 eventually being utterly blanketed by the Amoebic Sea? Or are there ecological/climatological boundaries to its shores?

I am SO glad I found this channel. I was OBSESSED with speculative biology growing up on this and the future is wild and it felt almost like a fever dream to look back on it now.

I don't know how well it would fit your channel, but Barlowe's Inferno work is amazing. I'd love to see you cover it.

Yo, "Alien Planet" is still one of my favorite documentaries ever! You should totally do the NatGeo documentary "Extraterrestrial" sometime in the future.

Discovery/Hollywood are you hearing me? We need a remake/reboot of this ASAP!

one of my favorite videos in a while i’m excited for the next expedition

A world in desperate need of renewal and popularity, because the production of which made Discovery a once great channel. This is a seriously wonderful world, a place of interesting life, strange landscapes, and unexpected ecology. ... I hope we see more like this, and really, more Of Darwin IV.

I missed you last week! This was a great video and totally worth the wait! This is the best channel and my absolute #1 favorite on KZread (lol I think this is the only channel I have the 🛎 for). This was one of my favorite speculative alien documentaries, too. I never knew it was based on a book though so totally buying this one next (just received The Teeming Universe and getting through that one quick). Keep up the wonderful work and Happy belated New Year!

I cant tell you how much I loved the TV special, its something I always played in my early childhood even when I didn't understand the narrator at that time

One love ❤️

I'm so glad you covered this! I remember seeing this as a kid, what a great documentary.

My mom legit believed alien planet was an actual documentary for like 5 minutes

I remember there being a different documentary as well, about the world that has no "floor", everything is afloat and there are flying whales. They seemed nice and all, but one thing I did not like, even back then, that it's based on earth creature biology and the entire tandem of prey and the hunter. "Oh no, it's an alien creature that has appendages for locomotion and needs to fill itself with nutrition from other organisms, where have I seen it before?"

wow, several years after i first watched this, it finally made a return!

You could describe some non carbon based lifeforms, like the ones from "the gods themselves" from Asimov, great video btw, love that artist/writer

I saw the documentary years ago as a kid at school, but never heard it ever mentioned again or saw any reference to it afterwards. It was getting to the point I thought I'd just made the whole thing up, but glad to finally come across it again, thanks!