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From: repete@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba
Subject: Re: Oceanquest TV series
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Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 15:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  3 15:22:00 1985
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I'm sorry to say I agree with the comparison to Charlie's Angels as far
as the OceanQuest "story" goes. Its relationship to the real-life
adventures of a novice diver is essentially non-existent, and its
sensationalistic approach seems likely to encourage novices to ignore
their own judgement regarding potential dangers.

On the other hand, the underwater footage is absolutely fantastic.  If
I had a VCR, I'd tape the shows, edit out the nonsense above water, and
replace the commentary with music. I probably couldn't sell it to
commercial TV, but I bet I'd have a winner in the underwater film
festival arena...