I'm sure we all have had many shows that we liked, planned our days around to watch and never miss viewing.
A show that came out of nowhere and got my attention is the Travel Channels-"Mark & Olly Living with the Mek Tribe" Sun. @ 10p. (good time slot usually just chilling out anyway)
Mark is a former soldier and traveler and Olly is a reporter/traveler/adventurist. I started watching halfway through season 1, "Living with the Kombia", then continued into season 2, "the Mek Tribe" series in which they traveled uninvited to the remote lands of West Papua-New Ginnea, approaching these tribes, commiting and adapting for about 3-months to the tribal lifestyles that have been handed down and used for thousands of years.
At times I wondered, is filming these tribes too intrusive, unfair, is it legit? But you see thier way of life, how they react and take in Westerners, how Mark and Olly try and live as they do and it becomes captivating to watch! Last nites final episode with the "Mek Tribe" showed enemy tribes feasting, a birth of a child, and Mark and Ollys emotional departure from the tribe as they left for home.
I really hope another season is in the plans? Would recommend viewing.
Another show on the same network worth checking out would be "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern". The dude travels all over the world and eats everything from fried Bats to Bull testicals
uke: gross and hilarious stuff!
A show that came out of nowhere and got my attention is the Travel Channels-"Mark & Olly Living with the Mek Tribe" Sun. @ 10p. (good time slot usually just chilling out anyway)
Mark is a former soldier and traveler and Olly is a reporter/traveler/adventurist. I started watching halfway through season 1, "Living with the Kombia", then continued into season 2, "the Mek Tribe" series in which they traveled uninvited to the remote lands of West Papua-New Ginnea, approaching these tribes, commiting and adapting for about 3-months to the tribal lifestyles that have been handed down and used for thousands of years.
At times I wondered, is filming these tribes too intrusive, unfair, is it legit? But you see thier way of life, how they react and take in Westerners, how Mark and Olly try and live as they do and it becomes captivating to watch! Last nites final episode with the "Mek Tribe" showed enemy tribes feasting, a birth of a child, and Mark and Ollys emotional departure from the tribe as they left for home.
I really hope another season is in the plans? Would recommend viewing.
Another show on the same network worth checking out would be "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern". The dude travels all over the world and eats everything from fried Bats to Bull testicals
uke: gross and hilarious stuff!
