River Monsters with Jeremy Wade...

[purbeast0]

So I'm just wondering if anyone else is fascinated with this show?

It is on season 3 with the prior 2 seasons being pretty short in length. This past weekend they aired 3 episodes with 2 of htem being "lost reels". I watched 1 of them on the way to work and it is cool showing a trip of Jeremy Wade from 2002, nearly a decade ago, years before the show was even thought of.

I just really enjoy the nitty gritty of this show how he goes to extremely remote places and is with the locals in a lot of situations I'm sure most people would be scared to go to. Sometimes the "story" on the episode can be overly dramatic, but I still really enjoy the legends and myths that go with it.

I still have the most 2 recent episodes to watch and should have them all watched by tomorrow when I come into work. I also started watching Shark Men recently which is another really cool show.

I'm just extremely fascinated with marine life in general so I really enjoy watching these types of shows. Is anyoen else into River Monsters, or shows about marine life in general?

 

[thraashman]

It's an entertaining show, but it's like the modern day Jaws in that it scares you even more from going into the water, but now it's fresh water.

 

[Texashiker]

There was a marathon of River Monsters on yesterday (memorial day).

Some of the places he goes is just amazing. One show from yesterday he was in the amazon, next show he was in india, alaska,,,,,.

I liked the shows about the fresh water sting rays. Its stuff people dont think about - a fresh water sting ray that can kill a horse. That is serious business.

 

[Six]

Good show. Sometimes, there's too much filler. I always have the urge to go fishing after watch an episode. I like the corpse eating catfish.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Good show. Sometimes, there's too much filler.

Pretty much this. I do like it and watch it when it's on more often than not, though.

 

[davmat787]

Well, my avatar is a photo of him, and I used to have the "founding member of the Jeremey Wade Fan Club" bit in my sig, but no one joined so I changed it for now.

I was literally watching the tribal episode where he goes to the Solomons, probably my favorite show on TV.

 

[davmat787]

There was a marathon of River Monsters on yesterday (memorial day).

Some of the places he goes is just amazing. One show from yesterday he was in the amazon, next show he was in india, alaska,,,,,.

I liked the shows about the fresh water sting rays. Its stuff people dont think about - a fresh water sting ray that can kill a horse. That is serious business.

Yes, one of the draws to the shows is the locations. The scenery when he was on the Fitzroy in NE Australia going after sawfish was amazing. The last new episode he was in Suriname.

It's an entertaining show, but it's like the modern day Jaws in that it scares you even more from going into the water, but now it's fresh water.

Disagree. Sure he makes people aware of what is actually there, but he also debunks some myths. Did you see the ep. when he jumped into a piranha pool and river?

 

[spidey07]

Love it. I've got some heavy fishing rods/reels for striper and catfish but nothing like some of the stuff he uses for those monsters.

 

[fixxor]

Love this show. Especially the little tid bits that come up every now and then explaining what happened behind the scenes. Was watching the one in 2002 where the plane crashed. Pretty crazy. And the the other one with the tribe so he could catch the shark. Pretty interesting about the species of fish and how people live in other parts of the world.

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[davmat787]

If anyone is interested in learning more about the awesomeness that is River Monsters, here is a link to the shows homepage with episode guide, videos, pics, fish info, etc.

Jeremy Wade is an actual biologist and conservationist as well, he knows his fish and environment. This show can truly be educational.

 

[tenthumbs]

It's a 30 minute show stretched out to 1 hour. Other than that, it's a great show.

 

[purbeast0]

Love this show. Especially the little tid bits that come up every now and then explaining what happened behind the scenes. Was watching the one in 2002 where the plane crashed. Pretty crazy. And the the other one with the tribe so he could catch the shark. Pretty interesting about the species of fish and how people live in other parts of the world.

that is the one i watched this morning ... awesome episode, i also like how it wasn't heavily edited and was just more dry/raw footage.

i too have started to get slightly back into fishing and I think watching this show has been part of the reason I got interested again.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Love this show. Especially the little tid bits that come up every now and then explaining what happened behind the scenes. Was watching the one in 2002 where the plane crashed. Pretty crazy. And the the other one with the tribe so he could catch the shark. Pretty interesting about the species of fish and how people live in other parts of the world.

I believe around the same time of the plane crash was where he got head butted in the chest by 170lb arapaima and suffered long term heart damage. That guy caught some nasty breaks in those few weeks.

 

[purbeast0]

I believe around the same time of the plane crash was where he got head butted in the chest by 170lb arapaima and suffered long term heart damage. That guy caught some nasty breaks in those few weeks.

do you know what long term heart damage he suffered? they mentioned that in the episode but didn't go into anymore detail other than that.

i also found it interesting, at the end of the episode where he caught that huge arapaima, he was saying how he thinks that was the pinnacle catch of his career, and that he doesn't think the excitement will ever be met again in his life, and actually being with the people out there in brazil made him even question being a sport fisherman...

and now nearly a decade later he still is doing it and seems to be thoroughly enjoying it

 

[rasczak]

So I'm just wondering if anyone else is fascinated with this show?

It is on season 3 with the prior 2 seasons being pretty short in length. This past weekend they aired 3 episodes with 2 of htem being "lost reels". I watched 1 of them on the way to work and it is cool showing a trip of Jeremy Wade from 2002, nearly a decade ago, years before the show was even thought of.

I just really enjoy the nitty gritty of this show how he goes to extremely remote places and is with the locals in a lot of situations I'm sure most people would be scared to go to. Sometimes the "story" on the episode can be overly dramatic, but I still really enjoy the legends and myths that go with it.

I still have the most 2 recent episodes to watch and should have them all watched by tomorrow when I come into work. I also started watching Shark Men recently which is another really cool show.

I'm just extremely fascinated with marine life in general so I really enjoy watching these types of shows. Is anyoen else into River Monsters, or shows about marine life in general?

yes. I love the show.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Wade is a great field biologist and conservationist, and I really enjoy the premise of his show. Freshwater systems always take a back seat to oceans, and it's great that he illustrates how badass freshwater biology can be.

That said, like others have noted, the show's pacing and filler makes what should usually be 30 minute episodes into 60 minute episodes. His new book, is a companion to the series so it doesn't cover a lot of new content, but it's very well written - I strongly recommend it if you're a fan of the series.

 

[Homerboy]

I've watched the show on/off since it started. Really do enjoy it. My kids love watching it with me too.

I forgot which episode it was, and what exactly he was going after, but my favorite is when he has a fish on the line and simply can not reel it in against the flow of the river (the fish was down river, so he'd have to fight the current and the fish). So what does he do? Jump in the river of course!!! and ride it downstream to a more calm area where he could fight the fish..

 

[DrPizza]

Saw it for the first time at my inlaws last night. Seems that he over dramatized a bit of the show. He's got long term heart damage (I think he said an irregular heartbeat) from being butted by an arapaima or whatever it was? Seriously? Surrrrrrrre

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Saw it for the first time at my inlaws last night. Seems that he over dramatized a bit of the show. He's got long term heart damage (I think he said an irregular heartbeat) from being butted by an arapaima or whatever it was? Seriously? Surrrrrrrre

Yea the show is a bit over dramatized but that's why it's fun to watch. The heart damage thing I don't know if that is part of the over dramatized bit because that was a big ass fish that shot out really fast and knocked him down. 170lbs flying out of the water and hitting you square in the chest will probably do some kind of damage. On that episode they said some other guy was holding its head and it flailed and head butted him in the face and lost some teeth. That fish is lollerific.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Love the show.

Yeah, its a bit drawn out, but not too bad. Compared to stuff like Ice Road Truckers its downright concise.

I don't feel that he overdramatizes stuff, in fact, I feel the opposite. Most of the stuff he actually seems to downplay it, especially if its based on myth and urban legend type of stories. He goes in to prove that while it might seem like a monster, its really just a creature. He approaches things with a scientific mind and looks at how and why. He's also very even tempered as he never really talks down or chastises the people that tell him some of the tall tale stories.

Maybe I'm just too used to people screaming about everything and blowing things way out of proportion. Plenty of the creatures and situations he deals with would take a lot of resolve just to go into, and he keeps a cool demeanor throughout. Plenty of it I think he's actually poking fun at the silly overreaction (like the episode about the fish that could walk on land and would apparently kill small children or however it was being spun).

 

[Fern]

Yeah, I watch it.

Like some have said the show does seem like it could be edited down to 30 minutes. A lot of times I'll just in for the last 15 minutes to see the 'big catch'.

Otherwise, after watching I'd be damned careful before going in to the water in some location I'm not 100% familiar with. A lot of scary sh!t in those rivers/lakes.

Fern

 

[davmat787]

Saw it for the first time at my inlaws last night. Seems that he over dramatized a bit of the show. He's got long term heart damage (I think he said an irregular heartbeat) from being butted by an arapaima or whatever it was? Seriously? Surrrrrrrre

The arapaima is a huge Amazonian fish with a unique defense mechanism. When they feel trapped, they jump out of the water through the air. Consider 150+ pounds coming at you with a solid bone skull hard as steel hitting you in the chest. There are stories of natives getting hurt in the same manner.

Have you seen one in action before? Here is what looks like, remember the head is a battering ram.

Also, Wade is a biologist and conservationist from England, he is not an amateur by any means, he knows a lot of the science in regards to the animals he deals with.

Give him a chance should you be interested.

 

[Jmman]

Yep, my son and I watch this show every week. Great stuff......

 

[davmat787]

Some background info on Jeremy Wade. To simply label him as an extreme angler is not giving him enough credit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Wade

Jeremy Wade was brought up in rural Suffolk, England, UK, where his father was a vicar.[4] He has a degree in zoology from Bristol University and a postgraduate teaching certificate in biological sciences from the University of Kent and has worked as a secondary school biology teacher in Kent. He says he taught himself how to be a writer and has published articles on poaching, fair trade, and travel in newspapers and magazines;[5] he is now a TV personality. In order to further pursue his career as a fisherman, Wade made his first trip to India in 1982. Other trips of Wade's include traveling to the Congo River and South America.[3] He is currently ranked as the world's number one angler by Angling News. He revealed in the show River Monsters: Unhooked, Revisiting the Amazon that before his first trip there he studied Portuguese three hours a day for three months to prepare; he has since worked as a Portuguese-English translator.[6] When not camped beside a remote river, he lives in the countryside near Bath.