http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6 Just another bbPress community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 21:40:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-86677 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:58:03 +0000 IdeaCollector 86677@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ A most excellent final episode indeed....do hope he got to try a bit of fresh kona coffee while on the big island. I understand it tastes much better than regular coffee (I don't drink it myself).<br /> <br /> My old roomie loved the bag I brought back with me. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-83321 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:03 +0000 wooden_elf 83321@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I was so concerned when he swam with the sharks. All I could think of was &quot;watch your fingers!&quot;.<br /> <br /> Great episode!!! http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-83275 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:21:52 +0000 silentgreybox 83275@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ What a lovely series. Definitely fun and interesting to watch, if not as informative as it could have been had it been 12 or 13 episodes instead of 6. Oh well, I suppose Mr. Fry achieved his goal of simply showing how diverse and rich the American culture and landscape are. From Italian goodfellas in the steel canyons of New York City to the whale-hunting Inupiat of Barrow, Alaska, it's hard to believe they're all part of this one nation, even for an American.<br /> <br /> Now at the end I would say that my favorite episode was the second, in the South. But this episode was really great too. If only he could have shown more of Oregon, in my opinion it and Washington are the two most beautiful states of all 50. Not as dramatically gorgeous as Alaska but that more comforting and warm beauty. <br /> <br /> Flying around in those little contraptions in Hawaii looked like pure heaven. I would love to do that someday. I'm sure it's freakishly expensive. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-83125 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:55:01 +0000 tracyjg 83125@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ ive really enjoyed the series also its a pity it wasnt on for longer i think stephen did a very good job of it all , i too will look out for the dvd worth the watch all over again http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-83039 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:57:18 +0000 j9r 83039@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Love episode because I know most of the places he went to (except Alaska). And it started in San Francisco. <br /> <br /> Small nit-pick, in the opening on the cable car he said the body of water you could see behind him was the Pacific, actually its the San Francisco Bay, From street level you can't see the Pacific from downtown cause of all of those hills. But it did look pretty.<br /> <br /> Any survey that says only half of the student at UC Humbolt smoke pot tells me that around 50% lied on the survey. <br /> <br /> Why, oh why, show the world the loons who think bigfoot is real. <br /> <br /> Alaska - someday I will make it to there, but it will be in July. And there is no reason in the world to go to Barrow. It's freezing in the summer.<br /> <br /> Then there is Hawai'i. Oh I want to go to Hawai'i again, and eat kalua pig, sit on a beach, watch locals doing hula (cause they actually do it-not just for tourists), oh the peace and quiet. What a great place to end it. Stephen on Waikiki, in his Hawai'iian shirt was so cute.<br /> <br /> Can't wait for the DVD's. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-83037 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:57:07 +0000 gjhsu 83037@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ One thing I noticed in the segment in Hawaii...<br /> <br /> Stephen is really tall... something like 6'5&quot;, but that private detective looked quite a bit taller than him! That guy must have been a giant! http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-83019 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:38:19 +0000 michael 83019@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I loved how excited Stephen was when he got to shoot the gun. </blockquote><br /> <br /> I'm impressed, he fired that with one hand.....not sure if he hit anything, but impressed none the less.</blockquote><br /> <br /> And that was his shattered arm, too. In the book, he said he missed the target the first few times, then hit it.<br /> <br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_eek.gif&quot; title=&quot;8-O&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; those are SOME ARMS! &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif&quot; title=&quot;:)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> why's he say his body's good for nothing? c'mon! http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82987 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:23:16 +0000 nongenderous 82987@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ There is extra material on the dvd with unseen footage.<br /> Quoted from the dvd:<br /> &quot;Disc 1: 'Left Right Center' Dice Game in Eastport, Maine. Whale talk with author Nathaniel Philbrick in Nantucket. Pilgrim Father on the Mayflower at Plymoth Rock.&quot;<br /> &quot;Disc 2: The Peabody Duck Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Judd and Art Finkelstein's Garage Winery, Napa Valley. Oyster fishing with John Tesovic in the bayous of Louisiana.&quot;</blockquote> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82945 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:42:46 +0000 Fryphile 82945@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I loved how excited Stephen was when he got to shoot the gun. </blockquote><br /> <br /> I'm impressed, he fired that with one hand.....not sure if he hit anything, but impressed none the less.</blockquote><br /> <br /> And that was his shattered arm, too. In the book, he said he missed the target the first few times, then hit it.<br /> <br /> Stephen hit dat &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; <br /> <br /> Does anyone know if the DVD will have stuff not on the televisual version? And did anyone else get frostbite simply watching the Alaska footage? BRRRRRR. And the name Barrow, Alaska kept nagging at me until I remembered <em>30 Days of Night</em>. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82943 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:42:15 +0000 gjhsu 82943@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I loved how excited Stephen was when he got to shoot the gun. </blockquote><br /> <br /> I'm impressed, he fired that with one hand.....not sure if he hit anything, but impressed none the less.</blockquote><br /> <br /> In the book he said that he DID manage to hit the target! But it caused some throbbing in his still-recovering arm. Worth it, he said. &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:-D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82935 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:34:15 +0000 TobiasMonk 82935@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I loved how excited Stephen was when he got to shoot the gun. </blockquote><br /> <br /> I'm impressed, he fired that with one hand.....not sure if he hit anything, but impressed none the less. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82873 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:57:41 +0000 IdeaCollector 82873@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Can't wait to watch it...just need to find the time.<br /> <br /> Hawaii is excellent. Lots of great Japanese food. I was surprised I liked Hawaii as much as I did as I am not one for the beach or places that are susceptible to lots of harsh weather. But I'll admit I would go back. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82851 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:08:21 +0000 dulieGirl 82851@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I loved how excited Stephen was when he got to shoot the gun. <br /> <br /> Hawaii was just unbelievable. Maybe some day I'll get to go there. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82775 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:44:42 +0000 amberzak 82775@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Was anyone else thinking, when Stephen was swimming with sharks, that it looked like the sharks could just get him through the hole in the cage. Or was that just me?</blockquote><br /> I was terrified for him ! I was really nervous, with my hands over my face. xD He was really brave though, and surprisingly calm. I was concerned the sharks could easy fit through the bars, it's not just you.</blockquote><br /> <br /> Yeah, I was really worried. I would never have been able to do that. He is brave. http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/episode-6#post-82771 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:38:45 +0000 Soph 82771@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Was anyone else thinking, when Stephen was swimming with sharks, that it looked like the sharks could just get him through the hole in the cage. Or was that just me?</blockquote><br /> I was terrified for him ! I was really nervous, with my hands over my face. xD He was really brave though, and surprisingly calm. I was concerned the sharks could easy fit through the bars, it's not just you.