Guerra alle baleniere

I really do appreciate what these people are doing for the benefit of the whales, but the show is completely lacking of excitement. The crew seems like they sometimes have absolutely NO idea what they're supposed to do, and they end up falling back to their captain who just sits there writing poems. And to add onto all of this, they have the WORST of luck, which makes the show that more unwatchable. The only thing that this show has going for it is the way these people are actually doing something about the whaling industry in Japan. If you are looking for another documentary style show, I would recommend 'The Deadliest Catch'.

Real eco-warriors trying as hard as possible to stop whaling with nonviolent but extremely provocative tactics. Some might call them terrorists for throwing stink-bombs to stop fake "research whaling" while the Japanese whalers hurl back explosive flash grenades to keep making millions of dollars in international waters to kill the largest mammals on the planet. The camera and film crew show the sea shepherd crew as extremely inexperienced, morally conflicted, scared, but determined and undoubtedly brave, while the whalers are generally not shown. This makes the show a little too one sided.

Also the show makes no secret of the sea-shepherds real intentions: to get as much publicity as possible in an attempt to get public opinion against the whaling companies.

Love it or hate it...it's definitely not boring. Test your morals...which side is right.

This show is surprisingly enjoyable when viewed as a comedy. If taken seriously this show is quite bad. Make sure you watch it with friends so you can laugh together at hilarious failure upon failure. Find that character that you love to hate. Crazy environmentalists wage a "war" trying to stop Japanese whaling in the Antarctic, but they are startlingly ineffective. Watching the clueless Sea Shepherd try to outmaneuver whalers with limited resources and poor tactics creates a truly fascinating television series. Brainless ideas are abundant and mistakes are guaranteed to be repeated twice. How many millions of dollars in donations are these clowns going to waste while they try to figure out the secret of saving a whale?

most of the crew may be inexperienced at sea, but who cares? at least they are doing something against whaling. in a world full of cowards who just calm their conscience by donating a few bucks to some more or less effective organisation it's good to know that there are other people who really take action. just having an opinion like "i oppose whaling" doesn't help these animals. and politics, as we can see, can mostly be interpreted in favour of the exploiting whaling industry.

their methods may look like a prank to one or another but they are way more effective than circling the whalers with a zodiac and just waving banners. think about that.

Some Figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their Light, or Place, Due Distance reconciles to Form and Grace. - Alexander Pope

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread, so go ahead and call the crew of the Sea Shepard fools if it makes you feel superior. Make jokes about what you would do if you were a whale, but you should know something about this series called Whale Wars.

It is unusual, and it is raw. If you have not seen it, it is something different than shows like Deadliest Catch. It puts us on the scene of a confrontation between two philosophies.

Maybe some things look deformed and clumsy when viewed up close, but with a proper distance their form is something of grace and beauty

For what it's worth, my view of the world has grown into something cynical, and I find this program truly compelling.