Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty S1 E1-E7

Season One Episode One: New Beginnings
Air Date: Saturday, June 5 at 8pm/7c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Richard Hughes, Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck, Simon Niblett
Run Time: 24 min, 20 sec
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Meerkat's are cute. You will love watching them move. They bob up and down a lot. 
  Flower's grandchildren do lead an active life.
  The Whiskers are lead by Swift a lead female. The Whiskers have a scenic beauty to live in. The Hakuna Matata tribe lives in a more desert setting with Flint leading them. The tribe acts as one when they face a threat. 
  We do see the mating rituals of the Meerkats. 
  The Meerkats are a fun animal to watch and you get to learn about how they live their lives. They live a fairly straightforward life. You see them living as a family looking out and helping each other. While they are cute and fun to watch you might find yourself looking for a bit more excitement which is not here. 
  Meerkats do have a look about them that makes them lovable. 


Season One Episode Two: Location, Location, Location
Air Date: Saturday, June 12 at 8pm/7c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Richard Hughes, Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Run Time: 24 min, 20 sec
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: These Meerkat's are all so cute. The way they stand makes them look like little people. 
  The Whiskers are out enjoying the day. Swift leads her family. We do see them hunting for food. 
  Flint Lockwood leader of the Hakuna Matata Family is out hunting as well. Flinic her mate is now helping her.
  The wild scenery is so beautiful. You will so enjoy watching the meerkat's movements. They do move around a lot. 
  An old water container provides for a new home for the Whiskers. Swift's family seems to be enjoying it. 
  This documentary does draw you into the lives and daily routines of the meerkat's as they go about their lives. Most times it is not all that exciting as is the case for most animals. Even when a threat is around their movements do not seem scared but more to staying alert. 
  Meerkat's look like they would make great pets but they are a wild animal and prefer living that way. It is best to leave them in their natural habitate. These animals do live a nice life. 


Season One Episode Three: Paradise Lost
Air Date: Saturday, June 19 at 8pm/7c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Richard Hughes, Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Run Time: 24 min, 20 sec
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Daisy leads her gang of meerkat's. Daisy moves in to Flint's former home which is sure to cause trouble. 
  The land looks so beautiful after a good rain as flowers come out. 
  Flint also leads her gang of meerkat's looking out for them and taking charge. She leads the meerkat's back home. Trouble waits for them there. A war breaks out yet one with no actual combat. Meerkat's act intelligently knowing when to retreat or stay. 
  These animals are so cute looking you will fall in love with how aborable they are. 
  Swift is hurt and your heart will start to break as you watch her slowly fade. The cliffhanger ending here will leave you sad yet you will come back to see how Swift's fate ends. 
  As you watch these videos you will find yourself starting to thing of these creatures as almost human. The way they act at times is almost human. They live their lives, they date, they eat, they have families they care for, the various tribes of meerkat's look after their tribe. 
  These meerkat's are cute and loveable yet you can see they are ready willing and able to fight. 


Season One Episode Four: Winter of Discontent
Air Date: Saturday, June 26 at 8pm/7c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Richard Hughes, Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Run Time: 24 min, 24 sec
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Flint is about to give birth. Flint and her family go out to dine at a local roadway. They do get a nice drink as Flint finds water during this drought. 
  Swift meanwhile struggles to stay alive from a snake bite. Swift is now down but not out. Pandie her daughter becomes the new leader yet this does not last long. The way leadership is handled is the strongest does lead. 
  The land can go from beautiful to bleak. 
  Daisy is looking out for her tribe. They move into a new borrough. Here we see a small war break out and Daisy and the Zulu Family leave. 
  These creatures the meerkats do lots of times appear so cute. The way they stand up makes them appear intelligent. 
  Swift's three baby males are a great addition to her tribe. They are cute little creatures. 
  
 
Season One Episode Five: Sister, Sister
Air Date: Saturday, July 3 at 8pm/7c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Richard Hughes, Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Run Time: 24 min, 14 sec
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Whiskers, Flint and Daisy are leaders of their respective clans. 
  Daisy's clan is out and playing yet some of them always stay on guard. The mating rituals for the meerkats is dangerous lots of the time.We learn about the family life of these meerkats to. 
  Flint pushes to secure her position as leader. She lets her sisters know she is leader. Her sisters do not make the best choices while babysitting. One member of the clan finds herself running off with a roaming meerkat. 
  These creatures are small cute furry beings. 
  One sister Sencha finds herself on her own. To live alone after spending your entire life in a clan will not be easy. 
  While watching these animals living their lives is fun to start after a while it does start to become tedious even boring as not much different happens from one episode to the next. 



Season One Episode Six: The Outcast
Air Date: Saturday, July 10 at 8pm/7c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Richard Hughes, Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Run Time: 24 min, 17 sec
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: The music is fun to listen to. Sencha is still out on her own. It is hard to survive on your own in the wild. 
  We do get to follow along with all the Meerkats as they go about their daily lives. They have a unique way of acting when danger is near. She is found by a roaming Lilac he has ideas of getting romantic. 
  Swift does prove a good leader taking her tribe away from the danger they faced. They do face danger from many sources. Sometimes the danger is even from other meekats. 
  Here we see Lilac and Sencha getting to know each other as they mate. 
  Bill Nighy does a wonderful job narrating this series his voice is clear and smoothing. He is someone you will enjoy hearing speak. 
  Not a lot happens in this episode and the meerkats just go about living their everyday life. They do have some drama but it is very little. Lilac and Sencha are the focus here. These two lovers may survive if they stay together. 


Season One Episode Seven: Hard Times
Air Date: Saturday, September 4 at 9pm/8c
Created by: Caroline Hawkins
Written by: Caroline Hawkins and Hayley Smith
Series Producer: Hayley Smith
Original Music Score: Sheridan Tongue
Starring: The Whiskers and The Hakuna Matata Family and The Ubuntu Tribe
Narrated by: Bill Nighy
Cinematography: Dale Hancock, Boris Von Schoenebeck
Aeriel Photography: Russel Bergh
Run Time: 23 min, 25 sec
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: It is hot for these meerkats as the temperature is up to 104 degrees. The filming is beautifully done and brings you right into the show. The effect is almost like 3D. 
  Daisy and her tribe are heading to Flint and her tribe were a battle might ensue. Swifts tribe is feeling the heat. The meerkats look so cute while foraging for food. 
  Daisy and Flint along with their tribes stand ready to fight. Swift's dad has gone off on his own and Swift shows she cares about him as she starts looking for him. Daisy leads her tribe and Flint watches. For Flint she does stay away from the fighting since she is expecting. The battle is short lived. 
  These tribes are like families and they care for each other. You will enjoy watching them as they live their day to day lives. Through these short documentaries they get to enter your life. 
 
Richard Vasseur