i'm wondering how the shaft was able to come in and out once he diagnosed the problem on the trail..isn't there something called a drive flange that encloses the axel? i could be wrong on this, but it was no where to be found including the alloy cap, which was on the other side:Wow1:
and of course you always gotta think about the camera angles and wonder what vehicle is following them up the trailhead;/
Overall, the continuity from wide shots to tight shots was poorly done. The alloy cap was missing in the tight shots of the broken half shaft, but was in place for the wide shots of the vehicle driving front wheel only after the break. It was then missing again in the next tight shots. In all fairness, even for National Geo, these types of shows are done quickly and on limited budgets. There is a need to feed the hundreds of channels with programs. The phenomenal quality of Nat Geo television from the 60s and 70s was really something to behold and is probably partly responsible for my love of wild places.
In addition, it's not easy to find a television host/personality who is capable in front of the camera and skilled in multiple disciplines for an adventure program. One skill set or the other is easy to find, but both in the same package is much tougher. In the former glory of Nat Geo television, real experts were in front of the camera and almost all of the dialogue was covered by a voice over narrator (of magnificent quality, I might ad). Now, in this show, almost all of the dialogue is covered by the on-camera host/personality. I enjoyed the program for what it was and mostly ignored its faults. Thanks for the heads-up on the schedule.
