River Monsters (2009–2017)
9/10
Drastically over dramatized
28 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I have to say, I find this show really over dramatized. The host is amazing, the setting is amazing, the fish also but what Discovery did to make it bombastically fantastic is too much for me. The plot usually begins with hearing a rumor about a man-killing fish in some exotic country of the world. Than the host arrives there and no one is telling him the truth / about a fish !!!! Commmon that is unbelievable. After some investigation he find some mysterious fisherman (or even shaman in Africa :)who finally tells him the name of the fish and than he tries to catch that fish.

This documentary tries to be a thriller but what for? It has just the repeating reconstructed sequences over and over.

I would like to have this show more calm and documentary, without this laughable thriller passages, which are unbelievable and ruin the atmosphere.

I think Discovery should learn more from BBC how to do it right. Less of boring dramatizations and more reality in to the documentary.
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