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With all the problems we’ve encountered that have delayed our project so much, and knowing that many people won’t care if we show them a unique dive site or a regular site, it would make sense for us to take the easy way out and try to produce our episodes in the quickest, cheapest way, by traveling to locations that are easily accessible, focusing on whatever is available to see instead of chasing after animals and places that re difficult to see and catch on film. Again, if you look at a lot of the underwater shows on Discovery Channel or National Geographic, most of them focus exclusively on sharks, given the thrill element associated with those animals. On our last trip to the Bahamas, there were 5 different film crews there filming sharks and ignoring many other important and beautiful species. And when you watch those programs, there is very little about ecology and conservation and all about size of teeth and jaws, speed of attack, blood in the water, feeding frenzy, you know the rest. But we have chosen not to do that, and instead, show all the things and animals, including sharks, that deserve attention. Being a perfectionist is difficult, but it is still the only way to work for us. So if our series is called “The Amazing Dives of the World” that is exactly what we plan to show you. And finally…
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