1 | ''Creatures Fantastic'' is a 1997 Creator/{{BBC}}/Creator/DiscoveryChannel series produced by Dorling Kindersley Vision (''Series/{{Eyewitness}}'' and ''Series/AmazingAnimals''), about various myths and the animals within them, and how they relate to the natural world. Creator/ZoeWanamaker narrates the series. |
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4 | * CatsAreMagic: "Mythical Cats" is about this. |
5 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the other DK Vision projects, there's a lot more in the way of dark imagery and myths featured. Hell, there aren't any of their signature [[WhiteVoidRoom white backgrounds]]. |
6 | * OurSphinxesAreDifferent: Both the Egyptian Sphinx and the Grecian Sphinx are the first featured in "Mythical Cats". |
7 | * {{Medusa}}: One appears in "Man Beasts". |
8 | * NonIndicativeName: It's not just creatures in the conventional sense that are featured, but myths in general, hence episodes with topics like "The Apocalypse" and "The Underworld". |
9 | * RiddlingSphinx: The myth of Oedipus and the Sphinx is mentioned in "Mythical Cats". |
10 | * Satan: The Underworld focuses on hell and shows the devil himself. |
11 | * ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: Creatures Of The Night focuses on nighttime creatures (i.e. Ghosts, Vampires and Witches.) |
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