Just watched the first episode. Is it real? - Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (2013) Discussion

[–] Marionj2 11 years ago

I don't think it's staged, but I do think they probably film a lot of "failures" they never show. And I think they decide the "Mission" after they find out what they have on film. I have to listen to see if the mission is always mentioned in voice-overs - dubbed in afterwards.

You know that he will eventually find what he's looking for - but who knows how much time actually went into the search.

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[–] TCopelin 10 years ago

I agree. They probably have 80 hours of tape for every one hour of an episode.

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[–] LAHLAHPO 11 years ago

I dont think its staged either. That bat could have been ill, dying or even dead when the centipede started eating it. It also couldve been snatched from the air. Dom doesnt claim to know the circumstances. He's just amazed by what he's seeing, as was I :-).

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[–] LAHLAHPO 11 years ago

I just thought of something else too, that further makes me feel the show is not staged. Its in the first episode about the giant water bug (my favorite episode btw). His mission was to see this predator in action in the wild. But the best he could get on film was the giant water bug underwater grabbing a fish for half a second before the fish escaped. If it had been staged I think we wouldve seen much more. But he decided to call it a "partial victory". I personally feel the show is quite genuine. Just my thoughts.
Btw, 'where's my goat penis' LOL. I loved that :-)

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[–] Annie-351 11 years ago

I don't think it's staged at all either. His reactions to when he finds them seems completely genuine, which I find to be so adorable! It's like a kid on Christmas morning! And thank you for putting on that quote he said! I think I laughed for a least 5 minutes! And is it just or does every episode get better and better?

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[–] LAHLAHPO 11 years ago

Oh no it's DEFINITELY not just you :-). This is an awesome program. Now that I know he wasnt trained by Steve Irwin it leaves me wondering where he did get his expertise. He's very skilled when handling even venomous snakes. Although I have to admit I was VERY nervous when he had that really short little puff adder in the desert. It was on a stick but the snake was so short that the striking distance was too close for comfort. Dom glanced at the camera a few times and even him doing that made me terribly nervous for him. I just really wish he wouldn't handle those short little snakes. I don't want to see him get hurt. Yikes!
PS I know what you mean about that quote! I made like five different members of my family watch that part LOL.

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[–] smcbee27 10 years ago

I would think, as all of you said, it is not staged. Time is an important tool for this kind of show. Reminds me of River Monster's Jeremy Wade. He'll be on location for a full month and a few times a year but it'll be cut down to one or two episodes. I can't see Dom being able to commit that kind of time but it is an example of the enormous amount of time they spend filming to get the right look for the show. I believe the crew has an idea of what they wish to find, not making it up as they go along. It makes little business sense to go into a country and have so many expenses and not have a set goal. They likely send out some of the production crew to see what he might look for, locals to talk to and where to go to hopefully find the creature Dom's looking for. The other thing I notice is he seeks out and listens to the locals, also like Jeremy Wade. But unlike River Monsters this show isn't heavily produced and I hope it stays that way!

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[–] chinaskee-418-613225 9 years ago

All of these reality shows are staged. The producers have certain points they want to hammer home and they leave room for events to spontaneously occur but they're all scripted with shooting schedules just like any other TV show. I've only seen 2 episodes and I think its a great show but both times by the end he's found the rare animal he was after. Definitely all staged.

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[–] politicidal 8 years ago

It's hard to fake stuff like that.

What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.

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