Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures
#1
Posted 09 April 2006 - 11:05 PM
Catch episodes every Wednesday at 8pm - started April 5th (local channels should make re-runs available the week of the original episode run)
Set sail and explore dangerous and spectacular locales traveling to the Northwest Hawaiian Island archipelago, the most remote island group in the world with Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, a multi-part HDTV series premiering on PBS April 5 at 8PM with the first of the 6 hour specials Voyage to Kure, narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
Using state-of-the-art technology and accompanied by marine scientists and ecologists, Jean-Michel Cousteau and his acclaimed diving teams will explore a thrilling array of natural phenomena, investigate little known territories and ecosystems hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface, and come face to face with the friendly and ferocious inhabitants of the deep in each episode of Ocean Adventures. Through Jean-Michel’s and his team’s observations, the series will illuminate the great need for better understanding and sustainable management of the oceans’ rich natural treasures.
Click here for a Series Synopsis
Voyage to Kure I
Voyage to Kure II
Grey Whale Obstacle Course
Sharks At Risk
America’s Underwater Treasures I
America’s Underwater Treasures II
[source: Ocean Futures Society]
You should also check for local listings. For those in Oregon (or the Southwestern part of Washington):
Episode 1: Voyage to Kure I will be encore aired on OPB (Channel 10) at 9am this Tuesday, 4/11 (I caught it this morning and was very impressed).
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
#2
Posted 10 April 2006 - 06:46 AM
Thanks for the synopsis. The first show was pretty nice. I'll probably watch them all, especially since they are right before Lost.
Dennis
"Suppose you were an idiot ... And suppose you were a member of Congress ... But I repeat myself." --Mark Twain
#3
Posted 10 April 2006 - 10:50 AM
#4
Posted 10 April 2006 - 11:22 AM
Jacques Yves Cousteau
#5
Posted 10 April 2006 - 01:07 PM
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
#6
Posted 10 April 2006 - 08:03 PM
#7
Posted 10 April 2006 - 08:59 PM
Thanks Dr Bill, during your time with them, did you hear or learn what the rationale is? I'm still curious - I would think there must be a reason behind the setup - there is so much about the universe of diving that I don't know - this has piqued my interest. Alll I can think of right now is a slightly thinner profile, and with the cover in place some reduction of snaggable points plus less parasitic drag,They've used three tank set-ups like that for years. When I worked with them in the mid-80's on the TBCS series they had a cover that went over them which made the tanks look like a rebreather setup. They also dove with silver wetsuits back then.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
#8
Posted 10 April 2006 - 10:12 PM
...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.
Karl
#9
Posted 10 April 2006 - 11:58 PM
Thinking back to a dive Dick, Jean-Michel and I did in the northern Channel Islands (Santa Cruz) about 17 years ago. Dick loaned me his son's wetsuit and I put it on backwards! Wasn't used to rear zippers at the time, all mine were front zippers.
#10
Posted 11 April 2006 - 11:27 PM
As usual drbill -
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
#11
Posted 12 April 2006 - 12:35 AM
Oops drbill - I just noticed the post you previously made reagding this series - you have much more direct connection than I do!! Click to read drbill's post!
As usual drbill -
Yep, I guess I'm still considered part of the "family..." probably one of the black sheep, of course.
No sweat with your thread... the more that see one of ours, the more who may watch it.
#12
Posted 12 April 2006 - 08:30 AM
Episode I is on again tonight on our local (D/FW - KERA) PBS channel. No idea when episode II will air.No sweat with your thread... the more that see one of ours, the more who may watch it.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
#13
Posted 13 April 2006 - 11:29 AM
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
#14
Posted 13 April 2006 - 11:46 AM
arrrgh - me looked at the listing, and thought it was v1 again. Damn their black hearts & me incompetent eyes.I caught Voyage to Kure II last night on PBS.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
#15
Posted 13 April 2006 - 12:04 PM
While I still would enjoy more underwater footage, I thought the topside segments (especially Laysan and Midway) made important points about protecting both the terrestrial and the marine environments.
It was fun to see old friends like JMC, Nan, Don, Ed and others do their thing. I just wish they'd extend an invitation to this old fart to join them again. I guess with folks like Holly and Mike they are looking to draw a younger crowd as well. Gee, I still attract some of the twenty- and thirty-somethings (but prefer the generally higher maturity of those closer to my age)!
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