Re: NANFA-- Natives should get TV exposure

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:16:18 -0700

Unfortunately, shark week sells! I remember my first visit to the Aquarium
of the Americas in New Orleans - I stood - alone - for a long time in front
of the four-eyed fish display , well done with an Anableps-eye-view, while
the patrons crowded in for a glimpse of the shark tank.
----- Original Message -----
From: <DasArm_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Natives should get TV exposure

> In a message dated 9/12/00 3:04:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> darterman_at_hotmail.com writes:
>
> << I am sick of Dinosaur and Shark week
> already!!!... HA!... >>
>
> Me too; I think that a lot ot animal programs tend to use a lot of
played-out
> ideas and don't have enough variety. I like sharks and dinosaurs, but I'm
so
> sick of seeing sharks that I change the channel unless it's something I'm
> really interested in, such as bull sharks (my favorite; especially when
they
> show them in U.S. freshwaters like the Mississippi River) or prehistoric
> sharks. I think that lions, wildebeests, and zebras on the Serenghetti
plain
> (hope I spelled that right) is kinda cliche too. There must be a million
> films showing that tired set-up.
>
>
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