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mishrashubham
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I remember many years ago, as a little kid, I used to watch a hell lot of National Geographic and Animal Planet. Those were some excellent documentaries and watching them was what got me interested in science and especially life sciences. But for the past few years I have been observing a steady decline in the quality of these shows, especially Animal Planet.
Almost all that ever comes on Animal Planet these days is the African Savanna. And that too mainly lions, cheetahs or crocodiles. Even among lions it is mostly scenes from their hunting and dinner time. It feels like an entertainment show these days. Is it because people enjoy watching hunting and and biting and fighting and gory things like that.
And why only the African savanna? There are thousands of places where you could find interesting animals. The problem is that it is difficult to capture animals on camera in such places. In Africa you could see miles away and easily photograph animals once you spot them while in the jungle, you may pass by a tiger a metre away and you won't have a clue.
This is what the people there say-
And that is their new motto. I really miss Sir Attenborough's documentaries. Anybody else also laments this loss?
Almost all that ever comes on Animal Planet these days is the African Savanna. And that too mainly lions, cheetahs or crocodiles. Even among lions it is mostly scenes from their hunting and dinner time. It feels like an entertainment show these days. Is it because people enjoy watching hunting and and biting and fighting and gory things like that.
And why only the African savanna? There are thousands of places where you could find interesting animals. The problem is that it is difficult to capture animals on camera in such places. In Africa you could see miles away and easily photograph animals once you spot them while in the jungle, you may pass by a tiger a metre away and you won't have a clue.
This is what the people there say-
The goal is to move from being perceived by viewers as paternalistic, preachy, and observation-based to being seen as active, entertaining and edgy. That means targeting adults 25-49, rather than full families, with less voice-of-God narration and more visceral imagery and sounds. Think of it as swapping a drab narrator saying that a lion is about to kill its prey for the blood-curdling scream of the doomed creature as it meets its demise.
—Anne Becker, Broadcasting & Cable
*source-wikipedia
And that is their new motto. I really miss Sir Attenborough's documentaries. Anybody else also laments this loss?