Skirmishes Recorded During Animal Planet's 'Whale Wars' Doc
Sea Shepherd Crew In Middle Of Battles With Japanese Whalers
By Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 3/8/2008 8:15:00 AM
Animal Planet producers may have gotten more than – or just what -- they bargained for in prepping for the upcoming miniseries, Whale Wars.
Over the last several months, Animal Planet officials said producers have been embedded with the Sea Shepherd Society for its annual trek to stop Japanese whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean. The group, founded by controversial, former Green Peace member Paul Watson, uses radical methods in its attempts to stop the whaling activities.
However, several incidents have occurred during the filming process, notably a pair of Sea Shepherd crew members being temporarily against their will on Japanese boat. Then on March 6, Watson was struck by a gunshot, allegedly fired by another Japanese vessel. Watson, wearing a protective vest, was unharmed.
Both incidents were captured on film and will be presented during the documentary, according to the network. Whale Wars is scheduled for a U.S. debut this fall.
Animal Planet officials expressed thanks that all parties to these conflicts over the last three months are safe and unharmed. The network said it will showcase these events with a journalistic lens, putting the spotlight on this global conservation issue, which has a number of nations at odds over the practice.
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The Steve Irwin crew suffers from the delusion of "You're so wrong and I'm so right, it's ok for me to do something wrong to stop you".
Phirst Omega - 6/23/2009 11:13:29 AM EDT -
I had to laugh at DENISE RUVELL's comments, and the many others like her. Very typical comments by someone who would rather not have an intelligent reply or debate they belittle and call others names. Funny how the right to free speech goes out the window when you don't agree with someone else’s comments. Please note that I’m doing none of that but just trying to help you by pointing this out.
All it does is make others not want to listen to your rants.
Try being calm and have intelligent debate and you will have a lot more impact for your cause.
Now as far as the pirates on the Steve Irwin I have just one word for them.
Rainbow Warrior
Think about that a moment.
Zarni - 6/23/2009 5:34:48 AM EDT -
the 3 top nitwits on this show remind me of that obnoxious brat that we all knew as kids that used to hide behind his mothers skirt and stick his tongue out at you.
They fly the pirate flag and describe themselves as pirates and soldiers going into battle. Funny but I can't remember one good pirate story where it ends with the pirates calling the very authority they brag about operating outside of and whine about the other guy fighting back and not being cooperative in their little delusion about being anything other than frustrated little geeks trying to convince themselves that they're not.
Also, I wonder how parents of the naive young crew are sitting home preparing negligent manslaughter claims against this captain, although he's about as much a boat captain as captaion kangaroo, sorry captain kangaroo.
Christopher Morrissey - 6/21/2009 2:46:39 AM EDT -
ALL I WANT TO SAY, IS I NEVER BEEN SO APPAULED BY SOME OF THESE COMMENTS MADE HERE, APPARENTLY IT IS NO MAJOR CONCERN TO THESE IGNORANT FOLKS WHO JUST BELITTLE THE SEA SHEPHERDS MOTIVES THERE EXTINCTION EFFECTS THE WHOLE ECO SYSTEM, DON'T SEE ANY ONE ELSE LIFTING A DAMN FINGR, WHEN I FIRST SAW THE SHOW, I WAS MESMORIZED BY THE DEGREES THEY GO TO FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AND GENTLE ANIMALS, NO ONE ELSE WOULD, SO PLEASE GO WATCH THE SIMPSONS OR SOMETHING AND KEEP THOSE COMMENTS TO UR SELF, DISPICIBLE, WATCHING IT, I WOULD OF DONE ANYTHING TO AID IN THE RESCUE, WATCHED EACH EPISODE 3 TIMES,LORD, NEVER HAVE I BEEN SO SICKENED YOU MORONS, OPEN YOUR PEEPERS AND SEE WHAT THE PLANET IS COMEING TO, HUMANS LIKE THE SEA SHEPHEREDS ARE RIGHT THERE TO SAVE HUMANITY, WHERE YOU COME OFF CALLING THEM EVERY NEGATIVE TERM UNDER THE SUN,STEVE IRWIN WOULD ROLL OVER IN HIS GRAVE BLESS HIM HEARING THESE INSULTS, NOTHING AS LARGE AS THE S.IRWIN VESSEL CAN RUN SMOOTHLY 24/7. I AM SO SICKED BY YOU IGNORANT CRETINS, IT WAS NEVER SAID IT WAS A LUXURY LINER, NEVER HAVE I FELT SUCH DISGUST FROM THESE LAME ACCUSATIONS GET A FLIPPER LIFE (PLAY ON WORDS) FLIPPEN NOT FLIPPER, WOW
DENISE RUVELL - 2/4/2009 8:12:18 PM EST -
ALL I WANT TO SAY, IS I NEVER BEEN SO APPAULED BY SOME OF THESE COMMENTS MADE HERE, APPARENTLY IT IS NO MAJOR CONCERN TO THESE IGNORANT FOLKS WHO JUST BELITTLE THE SEA SHEPHERDS MOTIVES THERE EXTINCTION EFFECTS THE WHOLE ECO SYSTEM, DON'T SEE ANY ONE ELSE LIFTING A DAMN FINGR, WHEN I FIRST SAW THE SHOW, I WAS MESMORIZED BY THE DEGREES THEY GO TO FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AND GENTLE ANIMALS, NO ONE ELSE WOULD, SO PLEASE GO WATCH THE SIMPSONS OR SOMETHING AND KEEP THOSE COMMENTS TO UR SELF, DISPICIBLE, WATCHING IT, I WOULD OF DONE ANYTHING TO AID IN THE RESCUE, WATCHED EACH EPISODE 3 TIMES,LORD, NEVER HAVE I BEEN SO SICKENED YOU MORONS, OPEN YOUR PEEPERS AND SEE WHAT THE PLANET IS COMEING TO, HUMANS LIKE THE SEA SHEPHEREDS ARE RIGHT THERE TO SAVE HUMANITY, WHERE YOU COME OFF CALLING THEM EVERY NEGATIVE TERM UNDER THE SUN,STEVE IRWIN WOULD ROLL OVER IN HIS GRAVE BLESS HIM HEARING THESE INSULTS, NOTHING AS LARGE AS THE S.IRWIN VESSEL CAN RUN SMOOTHLY 24/7. I AM SO SICKED BY YOU IGNORANT CRETINS, IT WAS NEVER SAID IT WAS A LUXURY LINER, NEVER HAVE I FELT SUCH DISGUST FROM THESE LAME ACCUSATIONS GET A FLIPPER LIFE (PLAY ON WORDS) FLIPPEN NOT FLIPPER, WOW
DENISE RUVELL - 2/4/2009 7:54:05 PM EST
