Mysteries of the Deep

As a keen watcher of Jeremy in his river monsters series I had high hopes for this. Sadly he's just the front man really. You get Jeremy intoducing the "mystery" (he's always standing on a rock in what looks like Cornwall) then you get the usual regurgitated, endless done to death Discovery type mystery story. You wont be much the wiser for watching this series, and you wont see much of JW either. It's ok if your bored, but if your hoping to to learn anything you'll be better off watching something else.

Nothing new or compelling here. It's all been done before and better. This is just a money grab, as they know there are people that are easily led. If they liked Wade in one show, they will watch him wipe his backside. River Monsters was very interesting and watchable, if overly melodramatic, and with way too much loud music. His other show, Dark Waters, though not close to River Monsters, was even better than this thing. Too much repetition within the show, too many "experts". They quick cut from "expert" to "expert" and allow each one to utter one sentence before moving to the next. The "experts" do not seem like "experts". Should stick with River Monsters format, as there are thousands of "presenters" out there that can review historical events and speculate.

Is this original? No. Have most of the stories been told before? Maybe yes, but there's quite a few mysteries in an episode, not just one, quite a few that I've never heard of, it's not shoddy or rushed together, and it's Jeremy Wade!, it's still worth a watch. It's actually a 6/10, good effort, it could be better, but worth a watch!

This series makes me miss Jeremy's hands on investigating and offcourse fishing. It had to happen at some point offcourse! Will always have the memories and offcourse repeats!

I'm on episode 6 and so far I've really enjoyed this show. I'm a big fan of Jeremy Wade and although it's strange not seeing him reel in river monsters, he's a good host for this show. I do see what others are saying in that it can sometimes be a little confusing because it jumps around a little bit from topic to topic but overall, if this type of stuff intrigues you, I would give it a chance. Don't deprive yourself of it because of some bad reviews. Watch it and judge for yourself!