Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site oakhill.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!russ From: russ@oakhill.UUCP (Russell Schwausch) Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba Subject: Oceanquest TV series Message-ID: <505@oakhill.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Aug-85 11:01:52 EDT Article-I.D.: oakhill.505 Posted: Tue Aug 27 11:01:52 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Aug-85 21:42:21 EDT Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx Lines: 25 Has anyone been watching Oceanquest on NBC on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. It's a series that started on Aug 18 and goes for 5 or 6 weeks. The underwater photography is great. The story line leans a lot toward sensationalism but I try to ignore this. One of the stars is Miss World (1980). In the first two segments coverage has included great white sharks, grey sharks, moray eels, sea serpents??? and octopi. There was also a neat shot of a large school of baracuda (about 1000! ; ok maybe it was 2000). The rest of the series should be great too, if the previews are any indication. The claimed motivation for the series is to present a view of the ocean through the eyes of a novice (Miss World). I don't think this is being achieved with any real success. I'm certified (no, as a scuba diver) but haven't done any ocean diving yet. Sharks don't scare me but then I don't plan to do some of the things the divers in the series are doing to bait the sharks. The moray eels looked viscious while eating but friendly as a puppy while being petted, barehanded yet. What I want to know (from some experienced divers) is how much of this show is realistic and how much is artistic license? Meanwhile, tune in next Sunday at 7 p.m. but make sure your tanks are full first. Russ Schwausch Life is what you make it.