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Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures

Started by Dive_Girl , Apr 09 2006 11:05 PM

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Posted 13 April 2006 - 01:51 PM

I don't know the answers to that - but I always find the ocean blue wetsuits interesting....:wavey: I did see half the dive team was diving with inspiration rebreathers and HMS Explorer dive computers.


And about a minute before the end of the show last night, there was a quick shot of someone in a Drager Dolphin (lower-cost SCCR Nitrox rebreather, for the uninitiated, only good for 130' max).

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Posted 13 April 2006 - 02:22 PM

...yeah, it was wierd, half the team used hi-tech gear (rebreathers/ etc.) the other half used the same gear configuration as they used in the 60's ( that triple manifold with 3 thin tanks) , no BCD's, not sure I even saw consoles/SPGs! as usual, the French do things their own way.

...that triple manifold supposedly streamlines their profile......but the manifold isn't the 'modern' isolation style, so there's no added safety factor to using 'their' manifold.....but again, back in the 60's this was a normal/accepted technology.

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I haven't been watching. So, I can't say if it is the same setup that they used to use. Back then, it was three 30 cubic foot tanks with a manifold. The manifold had the valve for connecting the regulator above the right hand tank out of the three. There was no isolator. The case was designed to make the pack streamlined.
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Posted 25 April 2006 - 02:20 PM

Next Ocean Adventures episode

Sharks: At Risk

Long feared as an object of terror, sharks are gaining a new reputation due to unprecedented observation – yet their numbers are quickly dwindling due to the actions of humans. To better understand shark behavior and the impact their reputation has had on their survival, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s team observes gray sharks in French Polynesia and great white sharks in South African – unprotected by a shark cage.

[source: Ocean Futures Society]
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Posted 25 April 2006 - 04:36 PM

NOT FAIR :birthday: - not on the D/FW PBS (KERA) schedule..... I'm gonna turn in my Texas drivers license if they don't fix this soon!!!
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Posted 25 April 2006 - 08:05 PM

YOU'RE COMPLAINING!!!! Man I'm not even in the right contry!! If someone had a DVD writer I would PAY to have these episodes sent to me. We get nothing like this on cable (which I don't have anyway). It is soooo frustrating to have you guys talk about all this cool stuff and not be able to get my hands on it! :cheerleader:

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Posted 25 April 2006 - 08:07 PM

The series will be available via DVD!
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Posted 25 April 2006 - 09:05 PM

The series will be available via DVD!


Yeah!!!! :D I would kiss you but people might talk.

I will have to keep and eye on Amazon.com.

Thanks. :cheerleader:

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Posted 25 April 2006 - 09:28 PM

OK I have found the "Voyage to the Kure, Parts 1 & 2". I guess I will have to wait for the rest to come out. Now i have to wait for 3 weeks while they ship it. :cheerleader:

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 11:01 AM

It wasn't on the NYC TV schedule on 4/26 either. That sucks.

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 11:04 AM

ALoha DG!

While the filming was going on, poor Cousteau was horrified to discover how much trash has accumulate on/around our nortwest islands. It's a terrible shame. I think his comments made it into the Hawaiian newspapers many, many times.
Thanks for bringing the final product to my attention! Can't wait to see the footage!

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 11:12 AM

Not on my PBS stations either. However I did catch Kohler and Cunningham's special on the Doria, and then a cool show on Discovery Times about the finding of the Japanese Ghost Fleet of subs near Nagasaki. Very cool stuff.

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Posted 27 April 2006 - 04:53 PM

Well, I emailed my local PBS station to ask what happened to this program. It's off the schedule for the next month!!! No fair. And I used to donate to this station. :thankyou:

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 06:07 PM

OPB (our local PBS station) also only played the Voyage to Kure, parts 1 & 2. So I did some digging and AH-HA!!! The next two episodes will now air in July and then Fall for the last two. Here's the scoop:

Sharks at Risk Airs: July 12, 2006
The Gray Whale Obstacle Course Airs: July 19, 2006
American's Underwater Treasures Airs (Parts 1 & 2): Fall 2006

[source: www.opb.org]
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Posted 09 July 2006 - 06:06 PM

The next installment of Ocean Adventures will be shown 8PM Wednesday, July 12th on PBS (at least in Dallas, at a minimum :o ) Your local showing time may vary...

Just saw the teaser while watching another re-run of the program Nature: White Shark/Red Triangle. :unsure:

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 06:46 AM

Same thing for NYC PBS, but I didn't know about the Fall shows. I wonder why they split them up so much?
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