Timothy Treadwell was not a well man...

[wednes]

Dear Discovery Channel:

I was delighted to hear that you would be showing the documentary Grizzly Man on TV because I had not seen it yet and really wanted to. Even though I can no longer use the computer and watch TV at the same time (I know...it sucks), I made sure I was in front of my TV to watch.

However, I can't help but notice that you are taking 3 hours to show a movie that is only 1 hour and 43 minutes long. This means we're getting over 1 hour and fifteen minutes of commercials. So I ask: are you fucking kidding me?!?

Alright dammit, you win. I'll buy the damn DVD when I get some monies.

Also, Tim Treadwell (if that IS your real name--which it isn't) was a goddamn crazy man. I daresay he makes envornmentalists look like nut-jobs and two bears and a bright young woman got killed because of his ego. Of course the woman should have known what she was in for...but damn.

Did anyone else notice that they died their 13th summer there?
It's enough to give anyone a case of Triskadekophobia. I'm just saying...

Comments

[cmdavi-70.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad I saw that movie in its intended, uninterrupted form in the theater. That was one of my favorites from last year, mostly due to Herzog's style. However, I also felt completely ill at ease watching a doomed man act like such a buffoon shortly before his demise. Knowing that his girlfriend stayed against her better intentions and got killed because of it made it all the harder to watch, though this would've been enormously more difficult if she'd been more of a presence in the film. I'm also grateful to have been spared the recording he had of their being attacked.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I agree, especailly about the tape.

Make no mistake, when I first heard that the incident was recorded, I wanted to hear it. But after seeing the movie, I think I'd really rather not. Because you can't...you know...un hear it.

[cmdavi-70.livejournal.com]

There was a part of me that almost made me download the video that went around of, I believe, the first beheading of a captured American in Iraq. I'm glad I resisted that bizarre urge as well.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I have an old guillotine beheading on tape already, aside from owning all the Faces of Death tapes. You'd think I'd have it out of my system by now.

Of course I own them, but I dont really watch them...

[stranger-tales.livejournal.com]

I saw they were airing it twice back to back. And I saw that it was going to take me three hours if I wanted to watch it.

Needless to say, I did not remove Grizzly Man from my Netflix queue.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

It wasn't as bad as I thought, because they also showed 15 mintues of DVD extras, Grizzly People commenting on the movie and such. So that was okay.

But yeah, lots of commercial interruptions, so I'll probably still buy it.

[spiralwitch.livejournal.com]

i was just saying that to james today. the commericals are SO long on that channel (and often) that i get up and leave or change the channel and forget i was watching anything!!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Yep. I mean, I realize it's a new doc and still has great buzz...but that was just a horrible tease.

[(Anonymous)]

WHERE CAN I FIND THE TAPE OF TIMOTHY TREAWELLS DEAH????????!!!!!!!!!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

The tapes are held by the members of Grizzly People, and they aren't releasing it. Herzog listened to the tape when making the movie and opted not to put it in.

Dunno if that's a good idea or not. While I'm interested in hearing it, you can't unlisten to a thing like that.