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Whale Wars: Season 1
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Metascore
71 out of 100

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5.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

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  • Summary: A look at the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's efforts to stop the annual hunt of whales by the Japanese.
  • Genre(s): Reality

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    80
    Yet despite the distraction of its media grooming, the basic story of Whale Wars is quite a yarn.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Aubry D'Aminio
    75
    It's pretty exciting stuff, though Watson & Co. sometimes make it as easy to hate them as to be on their side. [7 Nov 2008, p.87]
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    The result will be more fascinating to those already invested in this sort of conservation issue than to the casual viewer, who may find the journey tough going and the nuances of the whole whaling question a little dense.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 17 out of 34
  1. GeorgeK.
    7
    These people are nuts! They put there life on the line, just to save a stupid whale. They are pirates and criminals. Although, the show is very entertaining. I watch every Friday night, just to get a few laughs.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. aliv
    4
    If you like Jersey Shore you will love Whale Wars because they are essentially the same exact show. Paul Watson is The Situation, Peter is Vinny, you get the idea. Both shows are about people who are completely full of themselves, wrapped up with one cause (alcohol,sex / whales) and lacking brain matter. You find yourself watching the show mesmerized and unable to turn it off but question your own sanity for not changing it. I love whales, but the Sea Shepherd cast and crew consistently prove that they are completely unprepared for any given task. It is sheer luck that they are alive. Same for Jersey Shore, it is simply luck that they make it home. Back stabbing, lies and cult like pressure within the crew are the skeleton of both of these shows.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. TJB.
    0
    I can't wait till the Japanese get feed up with his antics. Buy a ship to be torn down for scrap in Indonesia. Outfit it with steel ripples on the hull below the water line. When he attacks, just ram him for a change, or carry a small agriculture helicopter on board and when he launches an attack spray them down with that "non-toxic can't harm humans acid".… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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