CHIMP EMPIRE: Television Miniseries (Video on Demand Release World-Wide 2023)

Ben Meyers’ Summary Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Summary of Chimp Empire: Television Miniseries

Chimp Empire strongly anthro-morphises the Ngogo chimpanzee community by assigning a storyline to their community that follows an analysis and likeness to human families, communities, and nations. Season 1 works as a TV Mini Series and increases interest due to the tendency to narrate this animal community in this manner. The great camera work coupled with the writing make this a superior, informative documentary that allows close watching of interaction between two neighboring chimpanzee tribes.

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Storyline

two chimpanzee tribes who are are living lives in their original habitat. Narrated by Mahersala Ali

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Mahershala Ali for narration effort. Thank you to Netflix for televising and distribution of the series. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The storyline itself is thin but the camera work and assignment of storyline much improve on what it would have been without the narrated story. 

Video Critique Available Here:

Ben Meyers 

Episode 1

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Episode 1—the narrator, Mahersala Ali, has been well-chosen. Anyone who loved to follow the British primatologist, Jane Goodall, may find this presentation quite interesting. Camera work is great.

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Mahershala Ali for narration effort. Thank you to Netflix for televising and distribution of the series.  

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This television mini-series is unusually well-coordinated and progresses in an orderly manner with good sequencing.  

Ben Meyers 

Episode 2

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Episode 2 focuses on a smaller, neighboring tribe of chimpanzees, gives names to different chimps, and begins establishing hierarchy within the tribe as it describes family members and their relationships. The smaller tribe has one of the oldest apes between the two groups. The show builds for Episode 3. The build is solid and does what a build is supposed to do.

Additional Thanks

 Thank you to Mahershala Ali for narration effort. Thank you to Netflix for televising and distribution of the series.  

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. This episode is a good representation of how a televised mini series should be organized and presented.  

Ben Meyers

Episode 3

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Episode 3—interesting—shows very good transition between episodes. A smooth and interesting watch that is easy to follow and does not even begin to lag or enter ho-hum's villa.  Good work for all involved. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Mahershala Ali for narration effort. Thank you to Netflix for televising and distribution of the series. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The series uses quality equipment and personnel to develop its story. 

Ben Meyers

Episode 4

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Episode 4—excellent conclusion to a terrific story—follows the classic introduction, body, and conclusion that well-told stories follow. The series leaves its audience feeling as if it has been well-entertained and provokes thoughtfulness about the way humans handle leadership, power, and inevitable decrease in power as aging creeps in.  

 Additional Thanks

Thank you to Mahershala Ali for narration effort. Thank you to Netflix for televising and distribution of the series. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Great concept and wonderful concluding episode. Quality of presentation continues to the very end of this series. This Season 1 is a good family watch and provokes good discussion time after watching.  

Ben Meyers