A rarity

ctomvelu1

I have been a big fan of this show since its inception. Host Mike Rowe, a familiar voice from another documentary-type show, roots around in the most unimaginable places to help us understand how our world works. Some of my favorite episodes have had to do with wildlife and farm creatures, including an episode shot in Alaska or Canada involving winter sharks and one focused on a western ranch containing buffalo, yaks and other big, hairy beasts. An alligator farm episode is another terrific example of this one-of-a-kind show These are educational and entertaining at the same time, in a different way than when Rowe is just sticking his head in mounds of sludge, fumbling through slippery caves and salt mines or playing with some dead creature's entrails. Rowe occasionally indulges in some off-color humor, which any tots watching likely will miss.

score 8/10

ctomvelu1 5 January 2010

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2186562/