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CHUM's TV Guide

Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
It seems that every time we get together, somebody's mentioning a show they recently saw on tv. Some I've been fortunate enough to catch, others I wish I'd been able to see or tape.

With all of the channels out there, there are shows that are of interest to divers on at least a couple of times a week.

If you know of something coming up that's something CHUMmers would be interested in, here's a thread to let us know.

If you want to discuss a specific show in detail, please start a separate thread for that, so this one doesn't get off track.

Thanks for your help!

SB
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
A couple of things of interest this week:

Discovery Channel
Wed 8/24 at 8:00 & 11:00 pm
Mythbusters
Can an unsuspecting scuba diver be sucked out of the water by a fire fighting helicopter and end up in the middle of a forest fire?

History Channel
Thursday 8/25 at 7:00 pm
Ship of Gold
In 1857, en route to New York from California, the steamship Central America vanished in a killer storm off North Carolina's coast, taking with her 400 passengers and nearly 21 tons of gold bullion. Here is the story of the worst US peacetime sea disaster, and how high-tech treasure hunters recovered her fortune over 130 years later.

And, it looks like next Sunday, the Discovery Channel is starting some sort of pirate theme
8:00 & 11:00 pm - The Quest for Captain Kidd
9:00 pm - Sunken Treasure Bling
10:00 pm - Real Pirate of the Caribbean: Captain Henry Morgan
Aarrrrr!!!! :D
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
Cousteau tonight

Channel 8 - 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Jean Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures

I caught the tail end of last week's show and it was pretty good. It should be worth watching tonight.
 
Chunky

Chunky

Nurse Shark
First Name
Martin
Oil, Sweat and Rigs

On the discovery channel usually has a ton of commerical diving in it...

Tuesdays at 9pm our time.
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
Wednesday

This Wednesday on CBS (Ch 11) at 7:00 pm, they've got a show called "Shark, Mind of a Demon with Fabien Cousteau".

I don't know who Fabien Cousteau is, but it should be an interesting show.

Then at 8:00, flip over to the Travel Channel for the World Series of Poker. You might catch a glimpse of me & my dad sitting in the audience. Not exactly my 15 seconds of fame, but it's the best I can do right now. :D
 
JohnyGluebag

JohnyGluebag

Nurse Shark
http://www.kuht.uh.edu/whatson/ProgramsEpi.pbs?m=6&y=2006&progID=103

I do not have cable, but I have a high def. antena. On PBS last night there was a great show where divers went to Antarctica do dive under the ice. The high def video they got was great. Even if you see it on a regular TV it would be good stuff.


Tuesday, June 27, 2006
1:00 PM Nature -- Under Arctic Ice

Friday, June 30, 2006
10:00 PM Nature -- Under Antarctic Ice
Filmmaker Norbert Wu and his team make the 2,400-mile journey from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to make the first high-definition film of life hidden under the Antarctic ice.
 
ReefHound

ReefHound

The Last Poobah
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Todd
Sushi Boy said:
Then at 8:00, flip over to the Travel Channel for the World Series of Poker. You might catch a glimpse of me & my dad sitting in the audience. Not exactly my 15 seconds of fame, but it's the best I can do right now. :D
Click to expand...

Did you belt out a hearty "Aaarrrr!" at each winning hand?
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
Shark Week - July 30th to Aug 4th

Discovery Channel's Shark Week is back starting on Sunday.

Here's the schedule

Looks like they have their usual fare of a few good shows and a bunch of sensationalistic ones.

They've got some shark-related content on their website too, but I haven't had a chance to dig into it yet.
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
king-sized calamari

Tonight at 7:00 on the Discovery Channel - Giant Squid.
 
GWNDWN

GWNDWN

Tiger Shark
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Ryan
looks like a couple good shows on tonight if you're gonna be chillin' out at the house
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
Glad I have two VCR's

Looks like they both come on at 7:00, and I won't be there to see either of them in person.
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
Ooooh, barracuda...

Anybody have a Heart song stuck in their head now? :D

I was flipping through Animal Planet last night and heard someone say "and now we're going to dive on a wreck called the Duane."

I turned out to be a show about barracuda. Pretty interesting.

Animal Planet Website

Looks like it comes on again at 12:00 pm today and Saturday. If you can't be home, set your vcr/Tivo. It's worth catching.
 
GWNDWN

GWNDWN

Tiger Shark
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Ryan
Cave Diving recovery

Tomorrow night (3/20) at 8pm Primetime (ABC) is doing a piece on the 900'+ body recovery attempt by David Shaw.....actually he did recover the body but it cost him his life.

20/20 did a similar piece a year ago or so catch it if you can.
 
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GWNDWN

GWNDWN

Tiger Shark
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Ryan
Planet Earth

Tomorrow night (4/8) Discovery Channel is airing Planet Earth, this week the one showing at 7pm is "The Shallow Seas". Based on what the rest of the series has been like this should be really good.....especially in HD:D
 
GWNDWN

GWNDWN

Tiger Shark
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Ryan
This Sunday (4/22) night at at 8pm the discover channel will be showing a Planet Earth on caves...should be good. It will cover both dry caves and underwater caves.
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
The Discovery Channel is showing new episodes of Oil, Sweat & Rigs. There's one on tonight at 8:00.

Lots of good commercial diving coverage in this show.
 
Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy

Shananigator
DAM CHUMmer
First Name
Roger
This week, Animal Planet has a show about sharks on:

ANIMAL 42 Wed, Aug 8 7:00 PM Perfect Predators
ANIMAL 42 Wed, Aug 8 11:00 PM Perfect Predators
D-HDTV 301 Sat, Aug 11 10:00 AM Perfect Predators
ANIMAL 42 Sat, Aug 11 2:00 PM Perfect Predators

The description says they will examine the behavior of sharks, including lemon and great white using miniature cameras and satellite tracking.

Might be worth recording.
 
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