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Need something like "wild kingdom"???

Discussion in 'Now Playing - TV Show Talk' started by Snowman, Oct 26, 2008.

  1. Oct 26, 2008 #1 of 7
    Snowman

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    I'm trying to get the girls to watch things that aren't the same danged cartoons over and over again. Is there anything like the old Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom?

    Requirements:
    1. As little violence as possible -- meaning "watch this lion kill everything it sees" is not on the agenda.
    2. If the video can make sense without the voice over, even better. The little one loves to talk and make noise and then ask "what happened"?
    3. No killing of the animals. Tranquilizing, catching fish for tag and release, etc is okay, just no "look at all the fish this fishing boat brought in and watch the fishmongers clean them" -- which I actually like to watch. Those guys are skilled, but the 6 year old isn't quite into animals=food yet.
     
  2. Oct 26, 2008 #2 of 7
    hummingbird_206

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    If you're a member of Netflix, you can rent the original MOWK series from there.
     
  3. Oct 26, 2008 #3 of 7
    WinBear

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    Did you catch Discovery's "Planet Earth" 10 part series? Absolutely gorgeous in HD!
     
  4. Oct 27, 2008 #4 of 7
    sieglinde

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    Animal Planet is pretty good for just animal stories. You did not say how old your children were but they may enjoy other science features. If they are little kids, I have seen some syndicated stuff on network TV on Sundays that looks nice.
     
  5. Oct 27, 2008 #5 of 7
    nirisahn

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    'Nature' on PBS.
     
  6. Oct 28, 2008 #6 of 7
    digdug

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    If you get Discovery Kids channel, there are some great shows there. My six year old loves them. Obviously, all kid oriented. Some are more geared toward my 12 year old, but the six year old likes the slower paced shows they show.
     
  7. Oct 28, 2008 #7 of 7
    DevdogAZ

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    I was going to recommend Planet Earth as well. They replay it every once in a while, although they just finished one of the repeat cycles.
     

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