Although made by the same producer of that most excellent reality show...Pioneer Quest...this one fails to follow the same stringent rules of selection and administration.
In my opinion there is FAR TOO MUCH video given to Anna...the precocious and very annoying 14 year old daughter of the professor.
She thinks very highly of her own opinions while having no life experience at all to base them on.
She is permitted by her father to do virtually nothing to contribute to the maintenance of the community while everyone else pitches in.
Even the bane of 'poor' Anna's life, 75 year old Mary-Ann who does far more than her share, is aware of how little Anna does and makes some attempts to teach Anna something useful to contribute..which Anna uses to mock her.
All in all it is a well-meaning series marred by a shortened time span which removes the worst of the expectations of this style of life and poor guidance from those designing the show to select at least appropriate people to be participants.
A firmer hand was needed as well, to lead the group as decisions that would have been made a hundred years ago were left un-made.
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Two Families Travel to 1937 Newfoundland
scott s-28 June 2006
Following "Pioneer Quest" and "Quest for the Bay", producer Jamie Brown sets two modern Canadian families in Hay Cove in a recreation of a typical small 'outport' community circa 1937.
The format is similar to those efforts, as modern era families try to cope with a world with no television, video games, or other modern diversions. Starting in debt to the merchant supply company, the families need to catch and preserve six tons of cod just to pay the bill.
This effort is entertaining and informative. The young boys take to the adventure more readily than the 14 year-old girl who would rather be talking on the phone to her friends and going to the mall.
Unfortunately, this series does not seem to be available on DVD or tape. I've written the company asking why, but received no response.
A pity.
The format is similar to those efforts, as modern era families try to cope with a world with no television, video games, or other modern diversions. Starting in debt to the merchant supply company, the families need to catch and preserve six tons of cod just to pay the bill.
This effort is entertaining and informative. The young boys take to the adventure more readily than the 14 year-old girl who would rather be talking on the phone to her friends and going to the mall.
Unfortunately, this series does not seem to be available on DVD or tape. I've written the company asking why, but received no response.
A pity.
A fine miniseries/documentary
eutropii6 April 2005
"Quest for the Sea" is a quality miniseries about recreating an early 20th century way of life (fishing) that was followed in Newfoundland during the 1930s. It is interesting not only as a "reality TV show", but also as a historical documentary. In this day of flash-frozen seafood and "imitation crab meat", a look back at the harsh life of 1930's fisher-folk is worthwhile and illuminating.
We follow the various 21st century family groups that volunteered to join in the recreation through the trials and tribulations of living a sparse, technologically anachronistic existence in the face of some serious challenges. These challenges bring about personal revelations for many of the "cast".
We follow the various 21st century family groups that volunteered to join in the recreation through the trials and tribulations of living a sparse, technologically anachronistic existence in the face of some serious challenges. These challenges bring about personal revelations for many of the "cast".
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