NZ Hunter thread

[Dorkus]

//RANT//
I'm personally over the show - This season has gone beyond ridiculous with the amount of in-show advertising. I meant to get my stopwatch out last night and see how much genuine action we got in our hour long show, I forgot, but I'd hazard a guess that it would be much less than 30 mins.

By the time they take out the actual ad breaks it's down to 40 odd minutes (which is fine, TV producers need to make it financially viable) but then there was at least another 10 minutes of content that serves no purpose other than to sell you sponsor's gear. Not to mention the two "tip of the trip" sections (one of which felt like a 10 minute lecture on looking after your boots). Don't get me wrong, I've got no issue with a shot or two of guys eating a dehy or setting up their tent or getting in to their sleeping bag provided they are actually adding value to the overall experience (it's all part of the adventure), but when it is so frequent that you feel like the whole show is one big ad it gets tiresome.

I like the show, some of the footage is fantastic and I love most of the messaging and the work they are doing to help non-hunters understand and appreciate what an amazing resource we have here in NZ. I will probably continue to watch it when I have nothing better to do, but I will continue to cringe at the pure volume of blatant advertising in-show. I feel like if they dialled it back by 20% I would have a much more enjoyable time watching it, and buy as much of their sponsor's products as I currently do (if not more).

//ENDRANT//