the zoo tv program » Taronga Zoo

23-11-2008

Glynn,

It's called Light Entertainment for a reason. The show you want it to be just wouldn't rate, and the TV networks know that.

In fact, some years ago they tried. A more serious TV series filmed at Melbourne Zoo lasted only a few weeks before being pulled off the air due to bad ratings.

The best TV series I ever saw about the inner workings of zoos was the BBC series "The Stationary Ark". Made back in the 1970's, I'd love to get it on DVD but it hasn't been released.



Hix

23-11-2008

Hey Hix, are you reffering to the show zoo crew?

23-11-2008

Hix i thought zoo-crew ran for the entire season?
ok ok, im not stupid guys, which is half the reason why i started this thread in the first place...to see what objections or benefits people could see in producing a show about the zoos in Australia along the lines of Home and Away.
i never proposed a science show, just thought that the term biodiversity or eco-system could have been used once, especialy as though probably 99% of the people watching the program wouldn't be able to tell you what one was.

23-11-2008

I can't remember what it was called. But I remember it made several staff members look a bit stupid.



Hix

24-11-2008

Either way I wish zoo crew went for longer I really liked the series

24-11-2008

I see where you're coming from, glyn.

Ideally, I wish that someone would produce a really insightful one-off television show that really got into the aims, strengths (and weaknesses) of Australian zoos for presenting to children at school in the first year or two of high school, something with understandable but sensible commentary that wasn't full of cliches.

25-11-2008

Kinda figured this last week when they didn't show a preview but was last week the season final?

25-11-2008

Yup.

Have you noticed, good T.V. shows don't seem to last long while garbage T.V. shows seem to go on week after week.........

26-11-2008

I guess most of the public love to swallow soap!

02-12-2008

Has any else noticed the Zoo didnt run tonight or last week and there havent been episode updates on the website for two weeks?

Have they cut it?

02-12-2008

We're out of the ratings period now, so they won't "waste" it.
It rated very well, so it will be back when the ratings are recorded again.

02-12-2008

oh, thankgod for that!

I was concerned for a bit.

02-12-2008

I'm hoping that it will come out on DVD

03-12-2008

That makes two of us!

05-12-2008

The first series is out I think. As I have watch it all again a few weeks ago at the zoo. I think it would make a good stocking filler. I have the NZ zoo series on DVD. Its quite good and Its got the same format as the OZ zoo series so some may not like it.