Bindi Irwin Special

Animal Planet is airing a one hour show called "My Daddy The Crocodile Hunter" featuring Bindi Irwin sharing memories of her dad and some behind the scenes things. It's on tonight at 9 p.m. EST (in about 10 minutes!). It's also scheduled to air tomorrow (Saturday) at 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. as well as on Monday at 1 p.m.

Steve Irwin was in my opinon the greatest herpetologist and i really enjoyed watching every show of his and even bought some videos. But Bindi annoys the heck out of me. anyone else feel this way?

I'm watching it now... it's so sad! :tears: :tears:

Personally I adore little Bindi, she's a wonderful child whose growing up in a very public way and suffered the loss of her father at far too young an age. The show just ended and it brought me more than a few tears but a lot of smiles too.

Yeah, what Jo said :)

*(%*&*%&%&$&$* I HATE! being here at work when all the cool specials like that are on TV!!! :mad: :mad: :angered:


;) NE body tape it???? *wink,wink*

I really liked Steve and his family. I thought that he pushed Bindi on his shows a little too much, but I think he was just being a proud papa. I'm sure I would have done the same thing. :P

I think he brought a lot of herp awareness to the world and he will be missed. My only negative feeling is that it seems like Animal Planet is cashing in on his death a little too much. I remember seeing ads for a DVD of his memorial show several times, and I just found that a little tacky.

I saw Bindi on the Mike and Juliet show the other day and she sang a song something along the lines of "My Dad the Croodile Hunter" It was soooooo sweet! I cried.

I think they (Mom and Bindi) are just trying to keep his memory alive.

yea the (t.v.) can go overboard...but it's better than hearing anymore about Paris Hilton!!!

Steve Irwin was and is the Man!

:rockon:

I adore Bindi - she's the most poised little girl and I think even at her young age understands the huge gift that she's been left by her father.


Jo - thanks for calling me - we were having a huge weather cell coming through when you called, but I did get to see it, and like you found myself crying as much as smiling at her memories!

Sweety, you can tape it Monday at 1 pm when it re-airs.

I plan to watch Bindi - The Jungle Girl at 5 today!

I didn't get a chance to see it because my whole family is here for my brother and cousin's graduation. I'll definatly try and watch it on Monday though.

I knew you'd want to see it Robin. Here's the link to the schedule for this show. Just like National Geographic shows, you can register for a reminder to be sent to you. :)

http://animal.discovery.com/tv-sched...589.121733.0.0

i think it's great that bindi is following in her dad's footsteps and i hope her little brother will do the same. yes, i think that she is being pushed into the media too much for such a young girl, but i don't think she would want it any other way. i can't imagine being so young and living the life she has. never in my life will i see a quarter of what she's already seen. i hope she continues on her father's work when she's grown. he had a rare passion and it's really a shame that he can't share it with us anymore. but his family can.

She is just so adorable....

That was too cute when she was holding the retic's head and kissing him. :) It's great to know that there's another generation of little croc hunters, and I'm sure their kids will follow the trend.

I wonder if anyone could hold that little girl back anyways LOL, she's got a lot of her daddy in her. Teri Irwin comes across as a very grounded woman, with a good head on her shoulders so I think she'll steward both her children well through the maze of publicity and their committment to the zoo and Steve's causes worldwide.

Funny, maybe it's a generalization here but I used to have housemates from Australia and I can honestly say I've never met more down to earth folks. It was during the time of the first Crocodile Dundee movie and it was hilariously funny to have a housemate that spoke pretty much that way as a matter of course. Graham could never figure out what people found so amusing and interesting about that guy in the movie LMAO!

I don't think Bindi is being pushed at all. I think it's more her wanting to do all the things herself. I liked the show for all the scenes we'd never seen before. She's quite a cutie, and pretty talanted.
I think the worst part about her preformances is that she seems stilted and very much like she's putting on an act while saying her lines. I think as she gets older, and starts doing more documentary style and less of the 'tv show' style, she'll become more relaxed and more natural seeming.
I really enjoyed the special, but I dunno if I'll want to bother with Bindi the Jungle Girl. I think it looks a bit too young for me. She's definitely had quite a life so far, and I'm terribly glad to see that there will be more Irwins in the conservation efforts.
Terri also looked great, and I'm glad to see both of them on tv again.
Wolfy

I saw an interview with Terry and she said that Bindi WANTS to do all this, and if she came to her and said she didn't - they'd stop immediately.


I agree - Terry is very grounded and I don't perceive her as a "stage mom" who's going to push her children to do anything they don't want to do. Bindi genuinely loves the animals and is very proud to follow in her father's footsteps to be a "Wildlife Warrior".

Bindi's only eight and from my perspective, she's acting pretty much like any talented, outgoing little girl her age. It may come off a bit "stilted" but that's about normal for that age group when they are trying to project their personalities and words (and haven't been dragged to every acting class since they were in diapers). :)

Remember too this is a little girl whose dad was very out there and over the top with a very strong personality so she'll naturally emulate her daddy's ways to some degree I'm sure.

I wasn't saying anything bad.. just stating about her acting style. Some people ahve stated they didn't like her... and I think that's because they are comparing her to her very talanted and very experianced father who was very natural in front of the camera. I think with a few years, she'll be every bit as good as he was in front of the camera.
I much prefer her honesty on tv to the polished professionals.

We watched it last night and the kids are dying to see Bindi the Jungle Girl (but then again, my son is totally in love with Bindi :lol:)
We have always loved watching the Croc Hunter and my kids have pretty much grown up with the Irwins via the TV.
I agree that Bindi's performance is a bit strained, but she's only a kid and yes, she'll get better and more relaxed as she gets older.
She's an adorable girl with a good head on her shoulders and has some wonderful parents.
I think what she and Terri are doing is awesome, not only to keep Steve's memory alive but also to continue with his works and loves.
Kudos to them!

I think it's great Bindi is doing a show. If that is what she really wants to do then she should have it. :)

I didn't get to catch the show, but I have seen some other things that she was on and she really seems to love the animals. She was talking about wanting to make her dad proud of her and continue to protect all of the animals. Then she went on to talk about how when she was really lucky she would be able to get the crocs tail. She just lit up when she started talking about how in 2006 she allowed to get the crocs head. Her little face just lit up when she said that..."I got the head!!!" She is too cute and really has a passion for animals. With her mom there to help ground out some of the crazed media, and her passion that she gets from her dad, I think she is going to do just fine if she keeps that spark that she has.