History Series / MonstersWeMet

* PrehistoricMonster: Mostly averted, but played straight by the short faced bear, the megalania, and the Haast eagle, although a shed of sadness is placed on the fact that they did go extinct.

* AdaptationExpansion: Although the companion book is not a classical adaptation, rather than dramatizing the events, it goes in detail to explain the science between the animals and people appearing in the program, but does contain many new animal descriptions, and two whole new continents, Africa and Europe, as well as several islands, such as Madagascar, Hawaii and Easter Island, which were completely ignored in the TV show, save for a less than a minute walkthough of Easter Island in "The End of Eden".

* {{Slurpasaur}}: Averted by the main animals, such as the short-faced bear, megalania and moa, but played straght by the Haast eagle and American lion, which are portayed by a harpy eagle and African lion, respectively.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Snares penguins appear in an extremely minor role in "The End of Eden"

* StockDinosaurs: Although dinosaurs do not appear (other than the birds, of course), the mammoth and saber-toothed cats were a must, apparently.

* RogerRabbitEffect: In multiple sequences, live-acted animals appears alongside computer animated oens, occasionally for goofy results.

* HumansAreBastards: Not thoroughly, but "The End of Eden" has the undercurrent that humans are bastards, and turn other magnifiscent species extinct.

* SavageWolves: Dire wolves appear in "The Eternal Frontier", but only in a minor role, and live.acted by wolves.
* Slurpasaur: Averted by the main animals, such as the short-faced bear, megalania and moa, but played straght by the Haast eagle and American lion, which are portayed by a harpy eagle and African lion, respectively.

* Slurpasaur: Averted by the main animals, such as the short-faced bear, megalania and moa, but played straght by the Haast eagle, American cheetah and American lion, which are portayed by a harpy eagle, common cheetah, and African lion, respectively.

* {{Slurpasaur}}: Averted by the main animals, such as mammoth, short-faced bear, megalania and moa, but played straght by the Haast eagle, American cheetah and American lion, which are portayed by a harpy eagle, common cheetah, and African lion, respectively.

'''Monsters We Met''' is a BBC Documentary Mini-Series, made in 2004 and shown on Animal Planet in two rounds, under the name ''Land of Lost Monsters''. Its focus is on the prehistoric encounters between ''Homo sapiens'' and the most spectacular extinct species, on three continents: The first episode was in North America, the next in Australia, and the final in New Zealand. Each episode was an hour long, including commercial breaks, and it was narrated by Ian Holm.

* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:The aborigines in "The Burning" eventually resorts to do this to the megalania. It works, and the species goes extinct. The Maori also do this to the giant moa when burning their forest home.]]

* MamaBear: Averted with the Genyornis. It is described to be one, until the megalania starts devouring her eggs. She does not dare to interfere.

* BearsAreBadNews: Played straight by the short-faced bear in "The Last Frontier". It appears in the introduction sequence, and later when one of the hunters returns to scavenge the dead mammoth. [[spoiler:It completely ignores the presence of a large edible mammoth, laying there just for it, and instead pursues the hunter into the forest to kill him. SuperPersistentPredator indeed.]] The bear's prey drive was triggered by the hunter running away as soon as the animal saw him so it is somewhat justified.

* PantheraAwesome: Although not thoroughly, the homotherium, or scimitar toothed cat in The Eternal Frontier, is greatly admired, namely in the book, as being capable of eating mammoths. And of course, the saber-toothed cat, although it does not get that much of a role.

* StockDinosaurs: Although dinosaurs do not appear, the mammoth and saber-toothed cats were a must, apparently.

* RogerRabbitEffect: In multiple sequences, live-acted animals appears alongside computer.animated oens, occasionally for goofy results.

* MamaBear: Averted with the Genyornis. It is described to be one, until the megalania starts devouring her eggs. She does not dare interfering.

* StockDinosaurs: Although dinosaurs does not appear, the mammoth and saber-toothed cats were a must, apparently.

* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:The aborigines in "The Burning" eventually resorts to do this to the megalania. It works, and the species go extinct.]]

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Played straight in most of "The Burning". The brown snake appears and is described as very deadly, a saltwater crocodile kills one of the aboriginals, and a megalania is the BigBad of the episode. Averted by the frilled lizard and the peretnie though, as well as the tuatara in "The End oF Eden".

* BearsAreBadNews: Played straight by the short-faced bear in "The Last Frontier". It appears in the introduction sequence, and later when one of the hunters returns to scavenge the dead mammoth. [[spoiler:It completely ignores the presence of a large edible mammoth, laying there just for it, and instead pursues the hunter into the forest to kill him. SuperPersistentPredator indeed.]]

* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: Dire wolves appear in "The Eternal Frontier", but only in a minor role, and live.acted by wolves.

* AdaptationExpansion: Although the companion book is not a classical adaptation, rather than dramatizing the events, it goes in detail to explain the science between the animals and people appearing in the program, but does contain many new animal descriptions, and two whole enw continents, Africa and Europe, as well as several islands, such as Madagascar, Hawaii and Easter Island, which were completely ignored in the TV show, save for a less than a minute walkthough of Easter Island in "The End of Eden".

'''Monsters We Met''' is a BBC Documentary Mini-Series, made in 2004 and shown on Animal Planet in two rounds, under the name ''Land of Lost Monsters''. Its focus is on the prehistoric encounters between ''Homo sapiens'' and the msot spectacular extinct species, on three continents: The first episode was in North America, the next in Australia, and the final in New Zealand. Each episode was an hour long, including commercial breaks, and it was narrated by Ian Holm.

* BearsAreBadNews: Played straight by the short-faced bear in "The Last Frontier". It appears in the introduction sequence, and later when oen of the hunters returns to scavenge the dead mammoth. [[spoiler:It completely ignores the presence of a large edible mammoth, laying there jsut for it, and instead pursues the hunter into the forest to kill him. SuperPersistentPredator indeed.]]

'''Monsters We Met''' is a BBC Documentary Mini-Series, made in 2004 and shown on Animal Planet i two rounds, under the name Land of Lost Monsters. Its focus is one the prehistoric encounters between homo sapiens and the msot spectacular extinct species, in three continents: THe first episode in North America, the next in Australia, and the final in New Zealand. Each episode was an hour including commercial breaks, and it was narrated by Ian Holm

Monsters We Met included the follwoing tropes:

!!Tropes used in Monsters We Met:

* AdaptationExpansion: Although the companion book is not a classical adaptation, rather than dramatizing the events, it goes in detail to explain the science between the animals and people appearing in the program, but does contain many new animal descriptions, and two whole enw continents, Africa and Europe, as well as several islands, such as Madagascar and Hawaii and the Easter Island, which were completely ignored in the tv show, save for a less thean a minute walkthough of Easter Island in End of Eden.
* BearsAreBadNews: Played straight by the short faced bear in The Last Frontier. It appears in the introduction sequence, and later when oen of the hunters returns to scavenge the dead mammoth. [[spoiler: It completely ignores the presence of a large edible mammoth, laying there jsut for it, and instead pursues the hunter into the forest to kill him. SuperPersistentPredator indeed.]]
* TheChiefsDaughter: Played straight by the main protagonist in The Eternal Frontier.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Snares penguins appear in an extremely minor role in The End of Eden
* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: Dire wolves appear in The Eternal Frontier, but only in a minor role, and live.acted by wolves.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The Burning is set in Australia, after all.
* FeatheredFiend: Played straight by the Haast eagle in End Of Eden, which kills people for food. Averted by the harmless giant moa, and the somewhat weird genyornis.

* HumansAreBastards: Not thoroughly, but namely the End of Eden has the undercurrent that humans are bastards, and turn other magnifiscent species extinct.
* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Oddly, the shows creators ignore the prehistoric giant kangaroo procoptodon, but does show modern red kangaroos as the main prey of the aborigines.
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler: The aborigines in The Burning eventually resorts to do this to the megalania. It works, and the species go extinct.]]
* LandDownUnder: The Burning

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Played straight by saltwater crocodiles, which are actually modern animals. One of the aboriginals are killed by one in TheBurning.

* PantheraAwesome: Although not thoroughly, the homotherium, or scimitar toothed cat in The Eternal Frontier, is greatly admired, namely in the book, as being capable of eating mammoths. And of course, the saber toothed cat, although it does not get that much of a role.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Played straight in most of The Burning. The brown snake appears and is described as very deadly, a saltwater crocodile kills one of the aboriginals, and a megalania is the BigBad of the episode. Averted by the frilled lizard and the peretnie though, as well as the tuatara in the End oF Eden.

* {{Slurpasaur}}: Averted by the main animals, such as mammoth, short faced bear, megalania and moa, but played straght by Haast eagle, American cheetah and American lion, which are portayed by a harpy eagle, common cheetah, and African lion respectively.
* StockDinosaurs: Although dinosaurs does not appear, the mammoth and saber toothed cats were a must, appearently.

* FeatheredFiend: Played straight by the Haast eagle in End Of Eden, which kills people for food. Averted by the harmless giant moa.

* MamaBear: Averted with the Genyornis. It is described to be one, until the megalanian starts devouring her eggs. She does not dare interfering.

* TheRogerRabbitEffect: In multiple sequences, live-acted animals appears alongside computer.animated oens, occasionally for goofy results.
* Slurpasaur: Averted by the main animals, such as mammoth, short faced bear, megalania and moa, but played straght by Haast eagle, American cheetah and American lion, which are portayed by a harpy eagle, common cheetah, and African lion respectively.