Whale Wars Live Thread (Season 3, Episode 4)

Animal Planet / CNN ^ | July 2, 2010 | Animal Planet / Pan_Yan/CNN

[Pan_Yan]

Welcome to Hippies Failing Badly!^TM

There is not a premier episode this week, but since I was traveling last Friday it all works out. So here's the series summary from the first three episodes:

When we last left the Blubber Boat Captain Stumbling and Gopher were trying to get Issac to make pina coladas with kelp and soybeans.

Maybe not. Let’s try that again.

When we last left the Skipper and Granoligan on the SS Minnow they were talking with Ginger and Moon Unit, who we learned in Episode 2 smell like hampsters.

Okay, one last try.

Admiral Coco Puffs and his intrepid crew of fellow mouth breathers were limping along in his oil guzzling rust bucket, unable to shake the tailing Japanese ship manned by actual professional sailors. He has asked erratic millionaire Dirk Savage, aka Pete Bethune, to slow down the large steel Japanese ship with his hard-to-see carbon fiber speed boat, the Ady Gil. Meanwhile Bob Barker’s Big Black Banana Boat has finally left tropical Africa to join its mates in the frozen south. The excitement was intense when they rode through some rain and (gasp) a window leaked.

		SURROUNDED BY SPIES Friday, June 2, 7PM e/p As whaling season begins in the Antarctic, the Sea Shepherds embark on another dangerous campaign. With three vessels all launching from a different port, Captain Paul Watson now faces the daunting task of being the admiral of a fleet.
		Deeper Dive: Stuck in Mauritius	Video: Why Paul Protects Whales
		Video: The Ady Gil	Video: The Bob Barker
		Deleted: The Crazy Ivan	Deleted: Shaking a Spy Ship

		CROSSING DANGER Friday, June 2, 8PM e/p After repeated attempts to outrun and engage his pursuers, Captain Paul Watson makes a dangerous decision. Meanwhile, the Sea Shepherds' speedboat, Ady Gil, has returned to dock to repair their damaged radar.
		Deeper Dive: Engine Troubles	Video: Humpback Whale Sighting
		Video: Whalers Go on Offense	Video: Collision Warning
		Video: The Ady Gil Haircut	Video: Mad Scientists
		Deleted: Delta Crane Breaks	Deleted: Fixing the Delta Crane

		FROM HELL'S HEART Friday, June 2, 9PM e/p The Sea Shepherds have been relentlessly followed by the whaling reconnaissance vessel for two weeks. They find themselves in a full-on engagement on the high seas as Captain Paul Watson orders a massive butyric acid bottle attack on his nemesis.
		Deeper Dive: A 300-Mile Storm	Video: Stern Line Trips Up Whalers
		Deleted: Ady Gil Mechanical Problems

		STEALTH ATTACK Friday, June 2, 10PM e/p The Sea Shepherd's stealth boat, the Ady Gil, launches a sneak attack on the Japanese whaling reconnaissance vessel in an effort to break free of the tail and find the rest of the whaling fleet.

In case you missed it, the Hippies were on Larry King Live last night. The transcript is here. Some notable quotes:

WATSON: We found the best way is to hit them where it hurts most, economically. So, we interfere with their operations and cut their quotas. This year was our most successful year yet. We saved 528 whales. They killed 507. So, we saved more than they killed.
Really? Is that like jobs created or saved?

WATSON: We've never physically injured anybody.
Tell that to the girl who broke her hip last year on your stupid all girl assault mission.

WATSON: Well, we thought that -- you know, when you look at the larger show on Discovery which is -- which is, you know, "The Deadliest Catch," I figured, well, you know, these are people going out in the water, in rough weather to catch crabs. I mean, going down in rougher weather, in a remote area to save whales had to be more compelling. So, we sold them on that idea.
Ummm, no. The captains from the Deadliest Catch would use your crew for bait.

DE GROOT: Well, in my points, it's [the International Whaling Commission] the biggest waste of tax money I've ever seen. So far, earlier this week, a British newspaper revealed that there's all kind of corruption. Japan is buying votes by bribing and offering prostitutes to delegates of several countries.
Where do I sign up? (Honey, you didn't read that)

[Pan_Yan]

I spent several years on warships. Watson is not a captain. Whenever they ask him to make a decision he just stands there with his mouth open until circumstances make the decision for him. After watching two full seasons I believe they have had multiple collisions with Japanese ships not because they are aggressive but because Watson is incompetent.

[Pan_Yan]

They were trying to foul the props of the Japanese ship but they dropped the fng rope!!

[Pan_Yan]

"We get three vegan meals a day!"

Vegetables. They're what food eats.

[Pan_Yan]

AND they’re running out of gas and water? Did they think there was a QuickMart in antarctic waters?

[Cold Heart]

“not a big fan of fish” What’s that got to do with whale?

[bray]

They are the most sanctamoneous jerks on the planet. They believe their cult overrides any law in the books. The irony is that whales are no longer endangered. How bout those guys help save the salmon by killing some of the overpopulated seals? They won’t cause seals are cute.

Pray for America

[bray]

They are the most sanctamoneous jerks on the planet. They believe their cult overrides any law in the books. The irony is that whales are no longer endangered. How bout those guys help save the salmon by killing some of the overpopulated seals? They won’t cause seals are cute.

Pray for America

[Dengar01]

“not a big fan of fish” What’s that got to do with whale?

From what I heard whale tastes like fish so I wouldn't want to eat that. That's why I said I'm not a big fan of fish, I get that gag reflex when I have tried fish in the past. I dunno if it is an allergy or what not.

So I stick with the basics Porterhouse Steak, Pork Chops, Chicken, and other non vegan foods!

[Dengar01]

AND they’re running out of gas and water? Did they think there was a QuickMart in antarctic waters?

Or going out into ice when their ship isn't reinforced for ice, do they think there is a tow ship out in the Southern Ocean???

Either way "Hippies Failing Badly" hits it on the mark, good thing you TM it because nothing explains this show better than that phrase.

Oh and when they throw their "rotten butter", they throw like Obama!!!

I keep hoping that they drop the "rotten butter" and it breaks on their deck.

But on a serious note, they are mentally ill because anyone who says they are willing to die for a whale is mentally ill.

I love whales just as much as the next person but I'm sorry I wouldn't put my life on the line for a whale. They are cute, not so cuddly, but yeah, wouldn't die for one.

Remember I'm gone like the next month practically so you'll have to make all the threads I'll try and watch it on hulu or whatever when I'm out of town.

[Dengar01]

They are the most sanctamoneous jerks on the planet. They believe their cult overrides any law in the books. The irony is that whales are no longer endangered. How bout those guys help save the salmon by killing some of the overpopulated seals? They won’t cause seals are cute.

Funny you say that because when they aren't busy trying to save whales or tuna fish, they go up to Canada and get arrested for F'ing seals!

Now I will admit that seals are cute, well atleast the baby ones, but would I go all the way up north to ruin somebodies living by saving a seal?

Once again as Michael Savage has so rightly stated, "Liberalism is a mental disorder!!!", However, they are entertaining for me.

As I said Pan_Yan's phrase, "Hipppies failing badly" describes them so perfectly. Nothing else puts it more clear than that statement. I love Whale Wars, the only thing missing is Benny Hill music. It makes me laugh when I see hippies make fools of themselves on national television.

Although I'd give it two years before they hit an iceberg and sink. I still question why anyone would give money to them. But then again why do people contribute to PETA and the ACLU? Liberalism is a mental disorder...