We all know what happens at the end of The Ocean's Deadliest. You did not have to watch the premiere on Discovery last night to know what happens to Steve Irwin.
But you can't help but wonder if they had come up with the title for the posthumous release before or after Irwin's untimely death. If indeed this was the original name for the documentary and not just a unclassy way to capitalize on the tragedy, then you can add that as another indication of the film's eeriness.
If you watched the documentary, you might have found yourself wincing at his trademark handling of the creatures and quietly hoping that he was more careful and asking yourself why he wasn't more cautious around some obviously dangerous animals. Maybe you found yourself confirming that he asked for it and didn't stand a chance in this moment as he was handling one of the Ocean's Deadliest here*.
Either way, the entire wildlife community had suffered a tremendous loss but the film is also a reminder that the Ocean's Deadliest are not in fact the creatures within that took Irwin's life, but maybe its us.
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1-22-2007 @ 11:09AM
Tucker said...
Steve Irwin was not killed while filming this documentary.
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1-22-2007 @ 11:28AM
David said...
Yes he was Tucker. The name of the show was Ocean's Deadlist, it wasn't some sick move, it was the name. I remember right went he died one of his friends came out and said he was filming his newest special "Ocean's Deadliest" and he was attacked by a stingray. They tried to get him to a hospital but it was too late. I like the message they had for the special, sting rays and sharks are not the ocean's deadlist, humans are.
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1-22-2007 @ 12:06PM
Tim UF said...
It seemed to me that it was reported that he wasn't filming for the Cousteau documentary when the tragedy occured, but that he was filming for his daughter Bindi's new show.
I could've swore thats what the report was.
All recent events aside, Stingrays certainly do not fall into the 'deadliest' catergory. Most stingray encounters are with people getting stung in the foot or hand, close to shore, and the venom isn't particularly potent. It just happened that this specific 'ray hit Irwin right in the chest, and pierced his heart. It was more likely this that killed Irwin, being stabbed in the heart, moreso than the toxins of the ray, because even if hot water (the standard treatment for a ray sting is hot water, because it breaks down the venom) did rid Steve of the toxin, he still had a pierced heart out at sea.
What i take from Steve Irwin is that wildlife is something we should respect, and though some of it is dangerous, it isn't something we should be deathly afraid of, just respectful.
May Steve rest in a painless peace.
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1-22-2007 @ 12:39PM
Elizabeth Chan said...
Actually Tim, I do remember them reporting that he was filming bumps for Bindi's new television show. However, I think the filming of this documentary was also in his schedule at the same time.
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1-23-2007 @ 4:39PM
Erika said...
He was filming "Ocean's Deadliest," and on breaks filmed segments for Bindi's new show - which is what the stingrays were for.
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1-24-2007 @ 6:30PM
Kelsberry Crawdad said...
This was taken off MSNBC's Web site:
Stingray’s barb struck Irwin in heart
Irwin was in the water at Batt Reef, off the Australian resort town of Port Douglas about 60 miles north of Cairns, shooting a series called “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he swam too close the stingray, Stainton told reporters.
Crew members administered CPR and rushed to rendezvous with a rescue helicopter that flew to nearby Low Isle, but Irwin was pronounced dead when the paramedics arrived, Stainton said.
Queensland Police Superintendent Michael Keating said there was no evidence Irwin threatened or intimidated the stingray, a normally placid species that only deploys its poisonous tail spines as a defense.
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