Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Any DUers watching that lovely new series on Discovery

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:34 PM
Original message
Any DUers watching that lovely new series on Discovery
Life?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:35 PM
Response to Original message
1. I'm "boycotting" Discovery
since they decided to hire Quitterella to do her reality show.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:36 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. Me too. And they advertise on Glenn Beck. Fuck Discovery. n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:38 PM
Response to Reply #1
5. I won't watch Quitterella but I can't give up
all their shows.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:47 PM
Response to Reply #5
8. Yes, I'm still clinging to Mythbusters
The rest of it lost me a long time ago.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 05:14 AM
Response to Reply #5
23. That's Probably The Local Cable "Provider"
I get commercials for the local Dreck show on several channels here...really stupid and hope the station spent a lot of money on them. I haven't seen any on Discovery programming itself.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:37 PM
Response to Reply #1
17. They stuck her on TLC at least--so I won't accidentally happen upon her while watching Discovery.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 05:20 AM
Response to Reply #17
25. tlc?? the loser channel? i KNOW she can't be on the "learning" channel.
the only thing to be learned from her is by way of counter example....
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 11:00 AM
Response to Reply #25
32. Since when has TLC been "The Learning Channel"?
If it's not about families with a freakish number of kids, it's about "little people".

They should just call it the "Little People and Ginormous Families" Channel.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
jtrockville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 09:03 AM
Response to Reply #1
27. Ditto. I have removed all things Discovery from my channel lineup.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 09:04 AM
Response to Reply #1
28. Yep, boycotting.
Easy decision, too.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 11:01 AM
Response to Reply #1
33. Same here. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:36 PM
Response to Original message
2. it's coming up here...saw it last week... incredible!!!
Edited on Sun Mar-28-10 07:39 PM by spanone
oops...already started...repeats later will tivo...thanks for the heads up:thumbsup: :hi:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Happyhippychick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:37 PM
Response to Original message
4. Yes I am, it is amazing!!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:39 PM
Response to Original message
6. Yes I enjoyed it and I am not a huge nature doc fan
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:44 PM
Response to Original message
7. I think that it is truly amazing. the photography is jawdropping.
Edited on Sun Mar-28-10 07:44 PM by BrklynLiberal
I think that the name should have been Life and Death though. It seems that there is a lot of concentration on the death part of life.
I know it is all part of Nature, but I do not particularly enjoy watching animals kill other animals...even if it is their means of survival.
There is so much beauty and awe surrounding each of these creatures...I would not miss the kill scenes at all...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:24 PM
Response to Reply #7
11. The photography is out of this world fabulous
I don't particularly like the killing but I prefer to see reality and there is no escaping the food chain.
I'm loving the series.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Doremus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:46 PM
Response to Reply #7
20. Me too!
I was looking forward to watching but was turned off immediately by the killing.

I know it's nature but my spirits being so low to begin with really can't take it. The photography was beautiful though.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
SOS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 09:17 AM
Response to Reply #7
31. That's why I stopped watching these shows.
Not enough information and endless killing sequences.
At age 50, I am well-informed on how lions eat. I've seen the lion/antelope video a thousand times.
Now I read books on the natural world and it's much more informative.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MichaelHarris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:50 PM
Response to Original message
9. Only if
Dirty Jobs does an episode called "Working with Sarah Palin"
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:36 PM
Response to Reply #9
16. Why would you want Mike Rowe to subject himself to something so horrible?
The man has disemboweled animals, shoveled every kind of shit known to man, cleaned out coal mines, gone "noodling", but he's never experienced the horror that is Sarah Palin and I'd like to keep it that way.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
10. The chameleon eating blew me away.
Art. :thumbsup:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:31 PM
Response to Reply #10
14. The hyenas going back to settle the score with the lions
was the surprise for me so far.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:28 PM
Response to Original message
12. The photography is damn amazing
isn't it?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:29 PM
Response to Reply #12
13. Unbelievable is the word
:D
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:34 PM
Response to Original message
15. "Life" is incredible
though I would prefer it with the guy from the BBC narrating, David Attenborough. He did my DVD version of "Planet Earth". Oprah as narrator is too jarring for me.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:39 PM
Response to Reply #15
18. I don't notice the narrators too much
There's enough action. Oprah is OK.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Dappleganger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-28-10 08:40 PM
Response to Original message
19. We're all lovin' it!
Absolutely captivating!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 04:58 AM
Response to Original message
21. No and I'm sorry I'm missing it. I'll catch it on the next run.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
seaglass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 05:10 AM
Response to Original message
22. So far I like the synchronized dancing the best. The sea dragons
tonight were very cool.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 05:19 AM
Response to Original message
24. i don't have discovery
but am waiting to find out what sponsors to boycott and have let discovery know it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
greenbird Donating Member (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 05:21 AM
Response to Original message
26. It's just beautiful.
I'm blown away by the work of these photographers.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 09:09 AM
Response to Original message
29. we've been looking forward to it for a long time, and it's lived up to expectations
Great stuff! :applause:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 09:13 AM
Response to Original message
30. Oprah is insufferable. I made it through about 15 minutes. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 11:06 AM
Response to Original message
34. Nope will wait for the Blu-Ray.. But if you want to see some serious shit
Edited on Mon Mar-29-10 11:06 AM by walldude
Go to your local Imax and see HUBBLE 3D. Best Imax ever. And.. you will come out feeling about as relevant as a grain of sand on the beach. Sometimes it takes a universe to make people see past all the pettiness to the big picture. Traveling to the other side of the galaxy and beyond is a trip I recommend to everyone.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ThatsMyBarack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 11:07 AM
Response to Original message
35. I call TLC The Duggar Channel.
Unfortunately, they have a lot of real estate on Discovery Health, too. :eyes:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Lance_Boyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 11:08 AM
Response to Original message
36. Seems to be mostly re-hashed footage from "Planet Earth."
And Oprah's narration *sucks* compared to Sir David's.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat May 04th 2024, 01:13 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC