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Nacional Tijuana
04 Jul 2009, 01:18 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_Wars

I watched a mini-marathon of this show while jacked up on Coca-Cola last night. I'll say that I am not an environmentalist, but within reason, I very much respect others fighting for what they believe to be right. We all need to be as free as possible.

This show was a little hard to get into for a bit, because I felt there was too much negotiation and not enough action. But the more I watched, the more it grew on me.

I love heavy boats in general, be they fishing boats or oil tankers. I also love adverse weather, and seeing vessels tossed about in it. I want to see more of Antarctica, which was gorgeous.

This show is entertaining for the various personalities that need to coexist, too. Peter Brown gradually got on me for the same reasons everybody else seemed to hate him. He just wanted too badly to do things his own way, and came across as a knowitall. In the end, he was an idiot.

Chris Aultman, the helicopter guy, was intersting. Spent a lot of time working with the chopper, and thus seemed like he was functioning alone at times, but his job was important. Shame the helicopter damage wound up too much.

I slowly got to liking the Hammer, a Swede raised in the UK. Interesting accent. He seemed a bit of a nerd at first, but he's led a fascinating life, and he is obviously tough.

Anyone else like/hate WW? Discuss.

Foosinho
20 Jul 2009, 10:45 PM
I understand the opposition to whaling. I absolutely do; it's not a humane form of hunting. But I'm shocked those morons haven't managed to kill one of themselves yet, or sink their boat. Their incompetence is absolutely shocking.

holytoledo
21 Jul 2009, 12:57 AM
I understand the opposition to whaling. I absolutely do; it's not a humane form of hunting. But I'm shocked those morons haven't managed to kill one of themselves yet, or sink their boat. Their incompetence is absolutely shocking.

+100.

How they managed to make it out of the Antarctic without sinking is beyond me.

Not to mention they actually could be terrorists if they weren't such hippie **************.

DoyleG
21 Jul 2009, 02:18 AM
I understand the opposition to whaling. I absolutely do; it's not a humane form of hunting. But I'm shocked those morons haven't managed to kill one of themselves yet, or sink their boat. Their incompetence is absolutely shocking.

Paul Watson is persona non grata in many parts of the world. Both for his actions and his comments.

srd....
21 Jul 2009, 08:58 AM
tbh if i was the captain of a fishing boat being attacked by those looneys id sink them without a moments thought.

endanger my crew & ship your going down hippie....


Eco hippies LMFAO!!!

the shelts
26 Jul 2009, 07:50 AM
Paul Watson has frankly endangered himself and his own crew with his little adventures. The guy has only managed to keep going for so long because of luck and circumstance. The fact he was briefly in the Canadian Coast Guard makes him one of those 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' kind of guys.

One of these days he will get himself into a situation he can't get out of and sadly may drag down others with him.

The guy is wanted in Costa Rica or Guatemala as a fugitive and Norway has found him guilty in abstentia with a jail sentance.

He also has some BS claim that he was shot at by a Japanese whaling boat (which frankly is understandable) and the bullet went right through his Kevlar bullet proof jacket but was stopped by some dime-store kiddie sheriff badge he was wearing as some sort of sheriff of the seas thing he had going on his shirt.

He was even thrown out of Greenpeace...........

Walter3000
14 Aug 2009, 10:04 PM
The part about being thrown out of greenpeace is definitely a plus.

wcgcapone
17 Aug 2009, 11:00 PM
If I was one of these whalers I would shoot at them and say that they appeared to be pirates. With all the press that pirates have gotten in the last year and a half or so nobody would question it. Why haven't they done this/can't do this?

harrylee773
19 Aug 2009, 01:34 PM
If I was one of these whalers I would shoot at them and say that they appeared to be pirates. With all the press that pirates have gotten in the last year and a half or so nobody would question it. Why haven't they done this/can't do this?

I think it has something to do with them having a national flag (Norway?) on their ship. This is train wreck TV for me- can't take my eyes off of it, even though I know I should. I'm all for standing up for your beliefs, but these clowns go way to far. That said, I can't stop watching.