From Bill Harris:
Usually at this time of year if we’re talking about the Arctic, we’re imagining a bearded fat man in a bright red suit, or a reindeer with a strangely shiny nose.
But The Polar Sea is not about Santa or Rudolph, unless I really missed something. Rather, it’s an ambitious 10-part documentary series focusing on a self-proclaimed “Arctic hitchhikerâ€Â who is endeavoring to sail through the legendary Northwest Passage. Continue reading.Â
W5, CTV – “Hands of God” and “King of the Dinosaurs”
He claims to have the power of God and to be able to heal the sick. For one family that proved tragic. Not only that he was twice convicted for sexual assault. This faith healer was barred from treating any more patients. And now W5’s hidden cameras catch him back at it. Plus, the passion of Phil Currie: W5 digs into the distant past to find a world of dinosaurs with one of Canada’s most prominent experts.
From Michael Oliveira of the Globe and Mail:
The Polar Sea documentary looks to snag viewers with new technology
It’s a 10-part TV documentary series, an interactive Web doc, an online magazine and a virtual-reality experiment. The producers behind The Polar Sea, which follows a trio of middle-aged amateur sailors on an ambitious and arduous voyage through the Northwest Passage, don’t really care how people experience their investigation into climate change in the Arctic. But they are proud that the main attraction, the television documentary, is getting so much airtime. Continue reading.
From James Bawden:
TVO’s The Polar Sea Breaks All Boundaries
It challenges one to drop our addiction to bite size bits of TV nothing and proudly shows the medium is more than mindless reality shows and 24/7 hysterical TV news coverage. The Polar Sea initially shocked me because it is deliberately slow moving and purposeful. It follows a bunch of amateur sailors as they attempt to make a treacherous voyage through the Northwest Passage. Continue reading.
From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:
A rare glimpse the odd dynamic of twins
Twins. Oh my, the notions we have. Oh, how the popular culture has struggled to portray twins – essentially, a matter of twins being either cute or evil. Continue reading.
