John T. Ryan

(2013-05-24 03:11:18)

Return of the Cliff Hanger!

THE ALMIGHTY SURE does move in the most mysterious ways! If it weren'tfor the Lord, a case of Insomnia and Channel Surfing, we would probablynever have neither seen, nor heard of this series. We crossed pathsthis past week and found the result to be very pleasantly surprised.TO BEGIN WITH, we've never been a big fan of the so-called "RealitySeries"; not that there isn't a lot of potential here (obviously), but,all too often there is less "Reality" and an overabundance obviousstaging, preparation, editing & cross-cutting of material and out andout scripting. Whereas we do realize that this is inevitable andinherently necessary, it appears that all too often, the "Reality" isjettisoned from the mix; in favor of what is considered moreinteresting, usable and (bottom line salable.CONSIDERING THAT ANY or all of these elements are valid and present inCALL OF THE WILDMAN, it is still our duty to analyze, rate and review.THIS PARTICULAR INSTALLMENT featured two incidents in which theprotagonist and his Hillbilly Comical Sidekick ventured forth intovarious counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; answering the callsof the citizenry in dealing with certain wild critters, who have becomepests in one way or the other.ON THIS FATEFUL EVENING we saw a partial episode featuring a Birdsanctuary's problem with a voracious feeder of raccoon on rare birdspecies. We then viewed the entire episode entitled, PIG WALLOWPREDATOR. The latter gave us a great insight into the crux of theseries.THIS INSTALLMENT BEGINS with the crusading twosome answering thesummons of a horse farm; where the presence of a creepy, crawly &slinking snake is making residence in the barn nigh well impossible torest in. Furthermore, the mere presence of this type of cold-bloodedreptile renders even the most docile horse stallion, gelding or mareinto a dangerous & potential man killer.AS IT TURNED out, this horse farm owner, a lovely Southern Belle, gotthe benefit of a two for one $ale; being that the boys also removed apossum, who had decided to take up residence via squatters' rights.THE SECOND VISITATION. which proved to be most interesting, is thesource of the PIGS' WALLOW PREDATOR. It features another female farmhead and really manages to get this most lovely daughter of the BlueGrass State involved in the extraction of a couple of most hostilesnapping turtles from the hogs swimmin' hole. This lady proves to bethe most cooperative of an employer; getting right down in the muddywaters with the 'Turtle Man' and attempting to evict the swine from thepool.AS ONE CAN plainly see that we were quite impressed with this lady; wholiterally got down and dirty with the boss man; helping to remove thesnappers, while wading and crawling through the muddy abyss. She was atonce most professional, intelligent and proactive of an agriculturistand still most feminine and attractive in her white tee shirt and biboveralls. She truly convinced is that we should all benefit from acloser study of Animal Husbandry! ANOTHER THEATRICAL DEVICE that is well used and put to work here is theold Movie Serial ploy of the 'Cliff Hanger' ending. In every incident &problem solved, there just happens to be high spot of action with somevery intense situations. Well, wouldn't you know it, but they alwayscome just at mid-point and just before the commercial break! IN CONCLUSION, WE must admit that we thoroughly enjoyed this show andwe have undergone a fundamental change of opinion about 'RealitySeries' in general. We'll certainly look for this show again and willbe regularly viewing ANIMAL PLANET as well.

mikelmike77

(2013-05-23 14:27:01)

Cool !

Ernie is totally cool and a nice guy to boot , he's got a lot of knowhow and guts too ! I'm born an raised in New York City but I tell yougood people are good people and Ernie is that . I like watching how hehandles all kinds of critters and really is about helping and livinghis way of life , chopping wood and bathing in a barrel and livingclose to nature , my life couldn't be more different but maybe thatsthe reason why I like watching . Earnie is cool and interesting andprovides a valuable service to his neighbors whats better than that ?So continued good fortune to Earnie and his pals saving wildlife andhelping good folks , you guys rock !