happy_quadruped
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I think the existing reviews here undersell this show. Les Stroud is a stronger guide on bears than I've seen in other nature shows - he clearly seems to understand them well, and teaches both the bear's psychology/behavior and how to best interact with them. I particularly appreciated Kodiak Kings and Salmon Slaughterhouse, and I felt like I had a seasoned guide to show me around.
The show is uneven, and the caribou episode is the weakest. He didn't have as much to say about them, and seemed more like disturbing them by landing nearby in a copter repeatedly. The polar bear episode was middling.
Still, on the whole I would watch another show by him. I think some people were put off because he seems dramatic, but he isn't wrong that he's in their territory and needs to play by their rules, and that's what he's communicating.
The show is uneven, and the caribou episode is the weakest. He didn't have as much to say about them, and seemed more like disturbing them by landing nearby in a copter repeatedly. The polar bear episode was middling.
Still, on the whole I would watch another show by him. I think some people were put off because he seems dramatic, but he isn't wrong that he's in their territory and needs to play by their rules, and that's what he's communicating.
I found this to be a lot more interesting than expected. I originally put it on because I was super bored and expected it to be a bit fantastical given the Bermuda Triangle urban legends. But the film covers some real issues that I hadn't heard of before, such as blue holes and methane hydrate, and give real explanations of them.
I also liked the discussion about whether the Puerto Rico trench could cause tsunamis, and the discussion about breakers being more dangerous in calm water than stormy water.
On the whole I think this has turned me on to the "drain the" series and I look forward to more.
I also liked the discussion about whether the Puerto Rico trench could cause tsunamis, and the discussion about breakers being more dangerous in calm water than stormy water.
On the whole I think this has turned me on to the "drain the" series and I look forward to more.
I'm not sure if this is a problem with the show or just my difficulty understanding gorillas and apes, but I felt like the narration didn't really match what we were seeing.
The gorilla would be like ho-hum, I'm sitting here, eating some grass, and the narration would be like "so-and-so is facing a life or death, make or break moment." It might have helped if they explained a bit more what their interactions are like and why what we think we're seeing isn't what we're actually seeing.
That said, it was an interesting exploration of the challenges that these creatures face and how their lives are / are not like our own.
The gorilla would be like ho-hum, I'm sitting here, eating some grass, and the narration would be like "so-and-so is facing a life or death, make or break moment." It might have helped if they explained a bit more what their interactions are like and why what we think we're seeing isn't what we're actually seeing.
That said, it was an interesting exploration of the challenges that these creatures face and how their lives are / are not like our own.