Cindy Garrison what is the point?

Liam Ryan said:
Is it just me or are those pipes setting off alarms in anyone elses head?
Big deal if she knows how to fish, my fat uncle has fished his whole life and noone cares, the only reason we are discussing her right now is shes got sex appeal.
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Well, there's fishing and then there's fishing. Any fat uncle can stick a worm on a hook and wet a line. It takes some skills, however, to get a brook trout to hit a dry fly, or nymph, or terrestrial (which would you use? would your fat uncle know?). It takes even more skills to stay in tune with what's biting what and to put other people on fish on a consistent basis. That's what fishing guides have to do and more. If they don't, word gets out pretty quickly, and they starve. Garrison made it in the ultra-competitive, ultra-male scene of Alaskan fish guiding. Then, she took her skills to Africa and made a name.

THAT'S why she has a show and why your fat uncle doesn't. Her good looks make her a better fit for television, but I'm betting that they sometimes made/make it harder for people to take her seriously in her chosen profession. Just look at the comments in this thread.
 
I guess no one uses the term 'bimbo' anymore ! Was she the one who made a bad shot on a lion ? There have been a few really fine programs about African hunting but most of the hunting shows are terrible. There was a exceptional one about the woman who had been seriously injured by a charging cape buffalo.She recovered then went back to get another buffalo !
 
Guyon said:
Well, there's fishing and then there's fishing. Any fat uncle can stick a worm on a hook and wet a line. It takes some skills, however, to get a brook trout to hit a dry fly, or nymph, or terrestrial (which would you use? would your fat uncle know?). It takes even more skills to stay in tune with what's biting what and to put other people on fish on a consistent basis. That's what fishing guides have to do and more. If they don't, word gets out pretty quickly, and they starve. Garrison made it in the ultra-competitive, ultra-male scene of Alaskan fish guiding. Then, she took her skills to Africa and made a name.

THAT'S why she has a show and why your fat uncle doesn't. Her good looks make her a better fit for television, but I'm betting that they sometimes made/make it harder for people to take her seriously in her chosen profession. Just look at the comments in this thread.
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I truly appreciate your argument about her being the next Quint from Jaws but honestly its not her skill set thats paying the bills. How do you just a black unitard and urban camo headgear to go undercover in Cameroon Tomb Raider Style?

She looked into the screen and said I quote "This is um like really dangerous, nobody has ever been this far inside before, I am really nervous."

I have news in neon for the less informed, she is a white, nordic princess in the jungles of Africa with two 8" matching knives strapped to her thighs, bright teeth, blonde hair and probably smells like peaches and cinnamon. Someone has to know you don't belong where the average income is three bannanas a day.

If she is a great fisher then super she should make a show about fishing in Canada and stick with that other guys fat uncle.
 
Guyon said:
Nope. Garrison is the real deal. Read a lengthy feature on her not too long ago in Hooked on the Outdoors magazine.

She's fished her whole life. Earned her chops during years as a fly-fishing guide in Alaska before breaking into the non-existent fishing scene in Africa, also as a guide.

Sure. Sex sells, and Garrison is full of sex appeal. But she knows her stuff when it comes to fishing in particular.

A lot of the carrying on has to do with producers and directors and selling the show to a wider audience, I think.

I also think she's still learning as a hunter, but the girl can flat out fish.
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Realizing that it was probably the producers fault but...

WTF is up with her "arsenal"? Bolt action and double rifles, fine. Spear and bow, OK. But whats up with the cheesy Frost Cutlery knives and throwing stars (I bet the Mall Ninjas were wetting themselves)? And let's show her all done up in camo paint and slinking around with a knife in her MOUTH! Whatever cred she might have was completely blown by that BS.:rolleyes: :jerkit:
 
I agree the woman can fish, but she is lacking as a hunter. She loses alot of credibility "performing" for the camera the way she does and acting in the manner. But sex sells, regardless of her talents her show is based on her being hot and hunting/fishing. And like the CHEF said, that episode with her walking around going "This is um like really dangerous, nobody has ever been this far inside before, I am really nervous"......jeez:rolleyes: .

I think if she cleaned her act up a little bit and tried to be a little less flamboyant and articulate she would gain more credibility while still being hot.
 
Charlie Fox said:
Realizing that it was probably the producers fault but...

WTF is up with her "arsenal"? Bolt action and double rifles, fine. Spear and bow, OK. But whats up with the cheesy Frost Cutlery knives and throwing stars (I bet the Mall Ninjas were wetting themselves)? And let's show her all done up in camo paint and slinking around with a knife in her MOUTH! Whatever cred she might have was completely blown by that BS.:rolleyes: :jerkit:
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Yeah, that video was all I had to watch to know it is all BS. Typical lowest common denominator target audience. Sell to the ignorant. Like a Hunting show for the MTV generation and horny teens.
 
Ah, another WSS character assasination headed up by the usual suspects. If you don't like the show try to find the switch that turns off the TV. Problem solved.
 
2dogs said:
Ah, another WSS character assasination headed up by the usual suspects. If you don't like the show try to find the switch that turns off the TV. Problem solved.
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What's WSS? Sorry I am not hip to the lingo yet. The last I checked though this is a forum in which you discuss things (topics?) and get this people put up opinions on these things.

I get that lady can fish thanks to this topic, I didn't know that before but what does have to do with using sex appeal to sell product through non knowledgeable sales staff? I think she would be fabulous now as a guide on a fishing trip but dressed up as Tomb Raider in an "expose" on poaching seems, to qoute John Goodman in the big lebowski she seems way out of her element.
 
Like it or not, most if not all of the outdoor sports/survival shows follow pretty much the same formula. The "star" (personality, or whatever you want to call them) lends their credentials to the show and appears for a fee. Scripts are written, film is shot while directors and producers choreograph, the star appears in wardrobe, props, and makeup provided by that department of the production company (leaving out disparaging remarks here about preconceptions of those people's "orientation"), then the footage goes to the editing room where compromises are made for content, time, and following a predetermined story line aimed at a predetermined audience based upon paid consultant agency figures. What you get is a horse designed by a committee... a camel. Failings of the show naturally fall on the "star", as does whatever successes the show achieves in rating polls. Money for future episodes is then allocated based upon the results. And WWF is real too.:p

Codger
 
2dogs said:
Ah, another WSS character assasination headed up by the usual suspects. If you don't like the show try to find the switch that turns off the TV. Problem solved.
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Its not so much I dont like the show, and yes I have turned the channel...especially on the poaching one. Its more on how the yCOULD present the show instead of how they currently does do it. I doubt its all her, surely alot of its producers. But hay if she gets a few more women to go out in the woods each year....she's been successful.
 
2dogs said:
Ah, another WSS character assasination headed up by the usual suspects. If you don't like the show try to find the switch that turns off the TV. Problem solved.
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Maybe if you knew where the off switch was, you wouldn't be trying to defend schlock tv on an internet forum. :D

what is "WSS?"
 
FLIX said:
Somehow I don't think "women" is the demographic they are going for! :rolleyes:

-- FLIX
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I know that they are not and my g/f personally dislikes the show and finds it somewhat offensive at times. However, how many women do you see on hunting shows? Not that many or at least the ones I see. So though I am sure they just want men to gauk at her most of the time, whats to say a few young girls wont find her cool? Now I am not a father soo...bare with me on that one.
 
Tiffany Lakosky of Gettin Close seems to have a lot more credibility with hunters and doesn't provoke the "bimbo gag reflex" in many women.

In respect to women and hunting, both USA Today and ABC news have recently done big stories about the upswing in popularity of hunting among women. Interestingly, many of these women are not going out with their husbands or boyfriends, but are choosing hunting as an activity to do with their girlfriends.

-- FLIX
 
CHEF, sorry about the use of WSS without a definition. WSS stands for Wilderness and Survival Skills, the forum we are on right now.
 
Codger nailed it. This show, any show, has to have a selling point. Something to make it standout among the competition. Sometimes it is a pretty blonde woman, sometimes it's a hunky guy. I'm still waiting to be discovered BTW. How many times have you watched the previews for some TV show and thought it was going to be great and an hour later you find yourself asleep in the recliner. The show was so bad it put you to sleep. Cindy Whatshername is eye candy and she lends credibilty. A few years from now she may be a star or she may be back to holding worms in her mouth. We shall see.
 
The Chef said:
I have news in neon for the less informed, she is a white, nordic princess in the jungles of Africa with two 8" matching knives strapped to her thighs, bright teeth, blonde hair and probably smells like peaches and cinnamon. Someone has to know you don't belong where the average income is three bannanas a day.
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They got a raise?? Man , inflation is killing the 3rd world! :eek:

I guess the cheif difference here is that she is doing more of a documentary, and I guess she can were a unitard, leotard, or even a retard if she wants to.

Like any show, if you like it watch it, if not, hit the Channel UP or Down button.
You can bet that some TV types did a market study and found a good enough audience cross section to make a go of it.

Ninja throwing stars? :confused:
Man, she is kicking Les and Bear's butt in "cool factor"!
 
2dogs said:
CHEF, sorry about the use of WSS without a definition. WSS stands for Wilderness and Survival Skills, the forum we are on right now.
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Got it thanks! :thumbup:

Hey off topic but Ill be in your area hunting a little boar on Thursday and Friday if the weather holds :thumbup:
 
CHEF bring your waterproof boots. It's been raining pretty hard for the last 12 hours.
 
SkunkWerX said:
Ninja throwing stars? :confused:
Man, she is kicking Les and Bear's butt in "cool factor"!
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Oh no! It's bad enough that Bear can't get through an episode without taking off his pants. I hope he doesn't start wearing a black unitard! :barf:

-- FLIX
 
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