I love this show because it is adventurous and the people save awesome animals...... DIE NISHAN MARU!
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Whale Wars
(Rated TV-14, Reality TV, Starring Paul Watson, Peter Brown, Peter Hammarstedt, Where to watch: Animal Planet, DVD)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Intense reality of extreme conservation work.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About Whale Wars
Parents need to know that this intense reality series includes many scenes of whales being harpooned, dragged aboard ship, and dismembered. Injures among the activists are common, too, including both gunshot wounds and ailments from the frigid elements. While the conservationists' devotion to their cause is admirable, their methods -- including tailing the ships to throw stink bombs at them and attempting to board uninvited -- are confrontational and border on harassment. The ship's captain often degrades other conservation groups like Greenpeace for what he sees as unwillingness to take any physical action on behalf of whales.
Read our full review by Emily Ashby
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about conservation. What messages do series like this attempt to promote? Does the information come across as fact or propaganda? Do you find every aspect of this series believable? Why or why not? How do the cast members' personalities affect your response to their conservation message? Do you feel strongly about issues like conservation? Did this series change your feelings about conservation? How so? What can you do to help promote conservation efforts?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
PErfect for tweens and animal loooovers
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfect for teens and over.
This is the greatest series I've ever seen. Why? Because it shows real passion to protect and defend whales, that no other group is willing to do. After 20 years of the monotorioum on commercial whaling, Japan still freely kills 1000 whales every year, and no posturing and petitions will ever stop whaling. If stink bombs need to be thrown so be it! In Africa, poachers are killed on site...the japanese are lucky in this regard. There is some blood when whales get killed, but it is nessessary to see it otherwise people wont realise how much pain these beautiful creatures go through.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
INCREDIBLY AWESOME!!!
ALL of you people who say that this show is stupid, you are CRAZY. THIS IS A FACT. Paul Watson is soo awesome. He is my role model. The Japanese are stupid for killing the whales like that. The Sea Shepherds are the BEST!
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
dumbooo
stupid show. It was okay in the beginning, and i enjoyed watching how they saved the whales, but I should have known ultimatley it would turn violent, and have nothing to do with whales. Dont waste your time watching this show. It's like battle ship, add a whale, and call it whale wars.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
Needs Parental Guidance & Internet research
This program confused my kids, It gave them the impression that vigilante action is an OK form of protest. I had to explain to them that if they tried any of the methods shown on TV (ie: trespassing., broken bottles of stink juice and slicking agent) on land they would go to jail. We then researched the SSCS and found out that the SS ships have been deflagged many times due to their violent actions and they are unwelcome in more than one country. Also, the Japanese have issued arrest warrants for some of the crew. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/11/05/071105fa_fact_khatchadourian http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2008/2008-08-20-01.asp
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