Whale Wars - war against the whalers!

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Television series
German title Whale Wars - war against the whalers!
Whale Wars - decision in the North Atlantic
Original title Whale Wars
Whale Wars: Viking Shores
Country of production Australia
Faroe Islands
United States
original language English
Year (s) since 2008
length approx. 43 minutes
Episodes 62 in 8 seasons
genre Reality documentary
First broadcast November 7, 2008 (USA) on Animal Planet
German-language
first broadcast		 March 23, 2009 on Animal Planet

Whale Wars is a reality TV documentary broadcast in the USA that shows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society around its founder Paul Watson fighting the Japanese whaling fleet . The program aired on DMAX and Animal Planet. The actions and campaigns are presented in a dramatic way. The series led to the highest ratings in the history of the station Animal Planet and was honored with a Genesis Award .

A spin-off of Whale Wars has been broadcast since 2013 : Whale Wars - Decision in the North Atlantic . This shows the fight against the Faroese whaling.

The Steve Irwin in Melbourne
Founder of the Paul Watson organization

History of production

In 2007 the television station Discovery Channel started production of the reality documentary . On November 7, 2008, the first episode was broadcast on Animal Planet in the USA . The ships of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which have set themselves the goal of disrupting or ending the whaling of the Japanese whaling fleet, will be accompanied. The organization's ships were accompanied by several camera teams. Five of the Sea Shepherd's six ships will be accompanied: Brigitte Bardot , Bob Barker , Steve Irwin , Sam Simon and, until their sinking, Ady Gil .

criticism

Peter Brown, first officer of the Steve Irwin, commented in the documentary Paul Watson - Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist that he was portrayed as an "asshole" on the show.

Seasons

In the past few years, 7 seasons with a total of over 60 episodes were shot. The 5th season was broadcast on German television in 2015 on Animal Planet Germany . Season 7 has not yet been broadcast on German television.

season 1
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
1 1 Cast off! Needle In A Haystack November 7, 2008 March 23, 2009
2 2 Ready to board! Nothing's ideal November 14, 2008 March 24, 2009
3 3 In the headlines International Incidents R Us November 21, 2008 March 25, 2009
4th 4th The ghost ship We are hooligans November 28, 2008 March 26, 2009
5 5 Abort the mission Doors Slamming And Things Breaking December 5, 2008 March 27, 2009
6th 6th Hunting again Ladies first December 12, 2008 March 28, 2009
7th 7th Battle in the Arctic Ocean Boiling point December 19, 2008 March 29, 2009
season 2
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
8th 1 The hunt begins The Sound Of Ice June 5, 2009 May 13, 2011
9 2 Trapped in the ice The flexibility of steel June 12, 2009 May 20, 2011
10 3 Fat prey As Bad As Our Bark June 19, 2009 May 27, 2011
11 4th Man overboard Yum Yum, Eat Crow June 26, 2009 June 3, 2011
12 5 Anthrax alarm The Unintimidatables July 10, 2009 June 10, 2011
13 6th Ready to attack With a hook July 17, 2009 June 17, 2011
14th 7th From the hunter to the hunted The Desire To Fling Things July 24, 2009 June 24, 2011
15th 8th Heavy gun Bait and switch July 31, 2009 July 1, 2011
16 9 A daring maneuver The Crazy Ivan August 7, 2009 July 8, 2011
17th 10 A nightmare comes true The Stuff Of Nightmares August 14, 2009 July 15, 2011
18th 11 On a collision course Overlooking A Forlorn Shore August 21, 2009 July 22, 2011
season 3
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
19th 1 In distress Surrounded By Spies June 4th 2010 2nd August 2012
20th 2 Undervoltage Crossing Danger June 11, 2010 August 9, 2012
21st 3 Hell trip From Hell's Heart June 18, 2010 August 16, 2012
22nd 4th The ambush Stealth attack June 25, 2010 23rd August 2012
23 5 In hunting fever The Thrill Of The Chase July 9, 2010 August 30, 2012
24 6th Disaster on the open sea Sliced ​​In Two July 16, 2010 September 6, 2012
25th 7th who laughs last Revenge Is Mine July 23, 2010 September 6, 2012
26th 8th The calm before the storm Ready to snap July 30, 2010 September 13, 2012
27 9 Bloody path A bloody trail August 6, 2010 September 13, 2012
28 10 The Zero Hour Zero hour August 13, 2010 20th September 2012
29 11 The competition in the neck Fire In The Sky August 20, 2010 20th September 2012
30th 12 vendetta vendetta August 27, 2010 September 27, 2012
31 13 Face to face To The Ends Of The Earth August 27, 2010 September 27, 2012
32 14th - From Pirate To Prisoner September 6, 2010
Season 4
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
33 1 Reinforcement for the fleet Battle Cry June 3, 2011 July 13, 2012
34 2 No escape No escape June 10, 2011 20th July 2012
35 3 The underwater use Ghosts In The Machine June 17, 2011 July 27, 2012
36 4th Ice water The Devils Icebox June 24, 2011 August 3, 2012
37 5 The supply ship Tracking The Enemy July 8, 2011 August 10, 2012
38 6th SOS Race To Save Lives July 15, 2011 17th August 2012
39 7th Hunt for the Nisshin Maru Enemy In Their Grasps July 22, 2011 August 24, 2012
40 8th The enemy at your back Battle Stations July 29, 2011 August 31, 2012
41 9 David versus Goliath The Giant Enemy August 5, 2011 September 7, 2012
42 10 Decision day The Battle Unfolds August 12, 2011 September 14, 2012
43 11 Save the seas! Delivering The Final Blow August 12, 2011 September 21, 2012
44 12 The exclusive interview Was stories August 12, 2011 September 28, 2012
Decision in the North Atlantic
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
45 1 Not welcome! Bad blood April 27, 2012 February 14, 2013
46 2 United forces Battle Cry May 4, 2012 February 21, 2013
47 3 With brute force Into the fire May 11, 2012 February 28, 2013
48 4th Friend or foe? Friends & enemies May 18, 2012 March 7, 2013
49 5 On a collision course Collision Course May 18, 2012 March 14, 2013
Season 5
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
50 1 - Battle Scars June 1, 2012
51 2 The Lombok trap Setting The Trap June 1, 2012 January 3, 2015
52 3 On a knife edge Games Of Chance June 8, 2012 January 10, 2015
53 4th Deadly waters Dead In The Water June 15, 2012 17th January 2015
54 5 In the face of the enemy Into The Belly Of The Beast June 22, 2012 January 24, 2015
55 6th Border crossing Crossing the line June 29, 2012 January 31, 2015
56 7th Total risk Never say die July 6, 2012 February 7, 2015
57 8th Counterstrike Counterstrike July 13, 2012 February 14, 2015
58 9 Target in sight Target acquired 20th July 2012 February 14, 2015
Season 6
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
59 1 A Commander Rises A Commander Rises December 13, 2013 February 28, 2015
Season 7
No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D)
60 1 Everything on one card The Devil's Den 2nd January 2015
61 2 eye to eye Fight to the Death 2nd January 2015
62 3 In the darkest hours The darkest hour 2nd January 2015

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DMAX homepage. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 21, 2013 ; Retrieved January 19, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dmax.de
  2. ↑ Whale Wars on Animal Planet. Retrieved January 19, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Whale Wars great success for Animal Planet and Sea Shepherd ( Memento from February 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ a b http://www.fernsehserien.de/whale-wars-entendung-im-nordatlantik
  5. ^ The Current Fleet. (No longer available online.) Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, archived from the original on November 3, 2008 ; accessed on June 11, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.seashepherd.org
  6. ↑ Confessions of an eco-terrorist on Youtube (from minute 2). Archived from the original on March 12, 2013 ; Retrieved February 2, 2013 .

Web links