07-24-2012, 07:02 PM
Carol,
Thanks for the reply, nice of you! Just a couple of things:
You might be right there but I still don't think they (the BBC) would have been responsible for any unusual helicopter flights. I've not had any interaction with them when it comes to Kilauea but have been involved with a couple of live shows they've done on Mauna Kea. It has always shocked me how small a crew they have (a presenter, a camera person and one geek!).
I'm a bit puzzled when you say "they were all over this side of the Big Island". Do you mean they had a small crew flying everywhere or they had lots of people? I ask sincerely because that is not my experience from previous encounters with the BBC.
I understand, and thanks for clarifying that. Just about everyone in the UK who would have seen the live show would likely think the volcano is just a few miles from Honolulu and putting "The" in front of "Big Island" really wouldn't have made any difference. I haven't seen the show but have often had to try and explain where I live, and the difference between Oahu and the Island of Hawaii rarely registers. It's unfortunate, but look at it another way. How many people here can explain the differences between Great Britain, the United Kingdom and England? It's the same thing just in reverse I guess!
I know of the people you mention (I don't know them personally). It sounds as though you've seen the show yourself (the live Volcano show). Is that right? Any chance I could see it?
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the reply, nice of you! Just a couple of things:
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Originally posted by csgray
The show was broadcast live from here in the morning,and shown live in the evening in England, so that is what I meant by BBC time. It had a pretty small crew, but they were all over this side of the Big Island, and used a lot of helicopter time on the show, I think they may have planned it when we still had the lava ocean entry putting on a big show.
You might be right there but I still don't think they (the BBC) would have been responsible for any unusual helicopter flights. I've not had any interaction with them when it comes to Kilauea but have been involved with a couple of live shows they've done on Mauna Kea. It has always shocked me how small a crew they have (a presenter, a camera person and one geek!).
I'm a bit puzzled when you say "they were all over this side of the Big Island". Do you mean they had a small crew flying everywhere or they had lots of people? I ask sincerely because that is not my experience from previous encounters with the BBC.
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My point about calling this Big Island was that people who live in Hawaii don't call Hawaii "Big Island" we call it THE Big Island and it sounded really funny to hear someone keep calling it Big Island (sort of like Big Dog) instead. Those three little letters make a surprising difference to the ear.
I understand, and thanks for clarifying that. Just about everyone in the UK who would have seen the live show would likely think the volcano is just a few miles from Honolulu and putting "The" in front of "Big Island" really wouldn't have made any difference. I haven't seen the show but have often had to try and explain where I live, and the difference between Oahu and the Island of Hawaii rarely registers. It's unfortunate, but look at it another way. How many people here can explain the differences between Great Britain, the United Kingdom and England? It's the same thing just in reverse I guess!
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The woman who co-narrated the show has done some great shows on the spice trade, and the geologist guy has done some of my all time favorite nature documentaries, but the fact that the show was live really seemed to rattle her. He is also a university professor at Edinburgh so is used to lecturing live, but I think she was more used to retakes being an option. It was still a pretty good show though.
I know of the people you mention (I don't know them personally). It sounds as though you've seen the show yourself (the live Volcano show). Is that right? Any chance I could see it?
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/