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i'll stick with discovery, thank you
Nov. 14th, 2008 09:47 pmSo, I was watching Mythbusters a few nights ago, and I see this ad for a show on Animal Planet. Now, I don't think that channel has been the same since Steve Irwin's death, but I thought it was still a decent network. (And c'mon, the Puppy Bowl is freaking adorable) However, this ad made me feel sick.
It was for a new show called 'Whale Wars', and it focuses heavily on the Japanese whaling industry. Now, I dislike whaling, and I honestly believe that the planet should do more to stop what the Japanese are still doing. But this show just felt wrong. Basically, it had a smallish vessel (I think it was called Sea Shepherd?) flying a jolly roger, going around in international waters and approaching Japanese whaling vessels. Like I said, I'm down with saving the whales. If they went out and just yelled at the ships, or sent some of their crew to, I dunno, cling to the side of a whale so the whalers wouldn't go after them, I'd be fine with it. However, they were throwing smoke bombs, acid mixes, and Molotov Cocktails at the whaler ship. Then, there's this clip of the Shepherd's captain getting shot in the leg. And his crew starts screaming at the Japanese about how they're cold hearted bastards.
Now, okay, think about that for a second. Say... there's a wasp's nest in your backyard. And one wasp stings your little sister. You're upset, so you pick up a rock, and chuck it. The rock hits the hive dead on. Are you really going to be surprised when hundreds of yellow jackets start pouring out of it, and sting the shit out of you?
Like I said, we should do more to protect whales. But this crew is just participating in flat-out terrorism of Japanese whaling ships. And the Animal Planet channel is encouraging it.
Really, why don't they show some interesting documentaries about what whales do for the ocean? Or make a movie version of Chris Moore's Fluke: or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings? Because the show they currently have is not a good way to go about saving whales.
It was for a new show called 'Whale Wars', and it focuses heavily on the Japanese whaling industry. Now, I dislike whaling, and I honestly believe that the planet should do more to stop what the Japanese are still doing. But this show just felt wrong. Basically, it had a smallish vessel (I think it was called Sea Shepherd?) flying a jolly roger, going around in international waters and approaching Japanese whaling vessels. Like I said, I'm down with saving the whales. If they went out and just yelled at the ships, or sent some of their crew to, I dunno, cling to the side of a whale so the whalers wouldn't go after them, I'd be fine with it. However, they were throwing smoke bombs, acid mixes, and Molotov Cocktails at the whaler ship. Then, there's this clip of the Shepherd's captain getting shot in the leg. And his crew starts screaming at the Japanese about how they're cold hearted bastards.
Now, okay, think about that for a second. Say... there's a wasp's nest in your backyard. And one wasp stings your little sister. You're upset, so you pick up a rock, and chuck it. The rock hits the hive dead on. Are you really going to be surprised when hundreds of yellow jackets start pouring out of it, and sting the shit out of you?
Like I said, we should do more to protect whales. But this crew is just participating in flat-out terrorism of Japanese whaling ships. And the Animal Planet channel is encouraging it.
Really, why don't they show some interesting documentaries about what whales do for the ocean? Or make a movie version of Chris Moore's Fluke: or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings? Because the show they currently have is not a good way to go about saving whales.
