Yeah, Steve Irwin's enthusiasm makes a big difference in the show. If you
don't find the animal the show is based around, you might as well not
broadcast it. The same thing happened with the cobra they were searching
for. On the croc monitor episode, I liked where he dove in after that
Amethyst(I think that's what it was) Python. I kept thinking to myself,
"This is a mistake." Watching Marc almost drown bore out by instincts. TC
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Gecko] New Caledonia and O'Shay
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:28:24 EST
>
>Hey Anthony
>
> > Don,
> > Did you watch the episode about the crocodile monitor. It was almost
> > painful to watch. I kept thinking the crocodile monitors were hiding
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>
>Indeed I did and like most of them I dont know why they waste the
>production
>time and hype on something that doesnt materialize and you get the
>secondary
>animals that they happen on. I bet O'Shea is happy that at least they get
>these otherwise it would be a great botanical show!
>
>He never came up with even one croc Monitor. If I were him I would do what
>Crocodile Hunter does and stage the animals. They are smart enough to know
>if
>you title a show after some animal you better produce at least a glimpse of
>it!
>
>In every country there are people that know how to catch these things. A
>newcomer often has to use these resources if he is to be successful.I used
>to
>travel a great deal all over the world in pursuit of birds.I knew that
>without help from the locals I might as well have been pis**ng in the
>wind!
>
>Don Wells
>
>
>
>There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The
> few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the
> electric fence for themselves.
>
>
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