Wildest Dreams - next Wednesday BBC2

[Shewie]

I saw the tail end of a trailer for this last night.

Looks quite interesting and worth tuning in for a looksee.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvz1n

 

[Prawnster]

Looks good Rich, thanks for that.

I hope they show some tracking skills in practise.

 

[Shewie]

A bit more info here ....

http://forums.digiguide.com/topic.asp?id=30386&subject=Wildest+Dreams+showing+on+BBC+1

Should be a good watch if Mr Knowles doesn't try to make a joke out of everything as normal.

 

[Mesquite]

Hmmmm a bit like The Apprentice. Should make for some interesting viewing.

Thanks for the heads up Rich

 

[Tengu]

it sounds really dull

 

[hiho]

bet i forget it's on

 

[Shewie]

it sounds really dull

Don't watch it then

 

[Shewie]

Anyone been watching this ?

I've missed the first two because of hols but I might give it a go tonight


BBC1 at 7:30

 

[spamel]

I saw some of one, some chick who bigged herself up and reckoned she could track great got out in the bush and was rubbish! She started booing about it and it wasn't fair, yadda yadda, pretty much put me off unfortunately. Why do they give this sort of person these great opportunities instead of to people who will make the most of it and try to do their best and learn from the experience?

I remember watching the Fat teens can't hunt series and was shocked at how some of the kids did nothing but whine at the once in a lifetime experience they were chosen to participate in! Losers! Only a few of them actually met the experience as it should have been and fully participated in everything. It's a sad reflection on todays' society that want comfort and everything doing for them.

 

[harryhaller]

It's a sad reflection on todays' society that want comfort and everything doing for them.

No, - it reflects the real object of these programmes. The BBC does not want to make a series about filming wildlife, just as in other series it did not want to make a series about trekking through the Andes, Africa etc.

These is banal reality-tv. The "competition" to become a wildlife director - or assistant to Alan Sugar or whatever - is irrelevant; the BBC just wants the drama, and so they choose candidates who will provide the drama.

It is reality tv - or soap - but one thing for is for sure - the stars won't be the animals, the plants or the landscape.

From the BBC blurb (see first post):

Judged by award-winning wildlife film-maker, James Honeyborne

I can well imagine that David Attenborough would have nothing to do with the series.

 

[Mikey P]

I saw 20 mins of this last night. Awful, awful and ...er... awful.

More lowest common denominator TV. Concentrated more on the 'who to send home' issues that actually showing much about wildlife.

Too much moaning and blubbing, not enough character and courage.

All it's missing is a phone vote.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Extreme Dreams with Ben Fogel wound me up (Guyana series).

What utter bulls**t!
I've done survival training in the exact same location and they made it out to be so horrendous when it's not. It's a really awesome place to be.