# "Croc Hunter footage won't air" say Terri......... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326 "2006-09-27T07:05:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/21 "2006-09-27T22:17:06Z")
[QUOTE=Lissa] What’s the point of taping something unless you want other people to see it? I should think that it’s sort of implied. [/QUOTE] I imagine Irwin must have said something like, “If I get attacked, I want 'em to keep filming” — meaning he’ll invariably survive the attack, and you can be damn sure he’s putting that footage on TV. (“Look at Agro chomping at my leg! He’s a naughty boy!”) Irwin took his share of bites and stings, but I still doubt very much he ever imagined he’d be killed on camera by a wild animal, particularly a croc (where he usually had an extensive backup team ready to jump in if he needed help). > [@gatopescado](#): > > I can’t imagine anyone would be foolish enough to destroy it. Thats why I think it will eventually see the light of day. As I said earlier, the footage belongs to the Discovery Channel. They would be foolish to show it over Terri’s objections, and if they don’t show it, there’s no point in keeping it. I assume once the police are done with it, Discovery will give it to Terri, who will either lock it in a vault or take it out to the backyard and torch it on the barbie. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/22 "2006-09-27T22:52:44Z")
FYI, Irwin is speaking to Barbara Walters tonight on 20/20. 10pm EDT. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/23 "2006-09-27T22:53:39Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] I hear it shows a second stingray hidden behind a seaweedy knoll. [/QUOTE] Is it wrong that this made me _snerk_ out loud? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/24 "2006-09-28T12:47:36Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] FYI, Irwin is speaking to Barbara Walters tonight on 20/20. 10pm EDT. [/QUOTE] I saw part of that. It was heartbreaking, and Steve’s daughter looks just like him. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. > [@Lissa](#): > > What’s the point of taping something unless you want other people to see it? I should think that it’s sort of implied. He was filming a nature show. I don’t think he was intending to film his own death. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/25 "2006-09-28T13:17:01Z")
Credible people who have seen the video footage say it shows Irwin swimming alongside the stingray, when the beast lashes him with its tail. Irwin then pulls the barb out of his chest and goes into convulsions, amid a cloud of blood, and then is motionless. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/26 "2006-09-28T14:41:06Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] FYI, Irwin is speaking to Barbara Walters tonight on 20/20. 10pm EDT. [/QUOTE] A very touching hour. I liked when she described the early days of her marriage when she couldn’t understand Steve’s Aussie-isms. “_‘Goodonyermate’?_ What is that? Do I have something on me?” And she must be the only woman who would use the word “insectivorious” in describing her honeymoon. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/27 "2006-09-28T18:16:32Z")
I got a kick out of how she described the “test,” where Steve took her down on the river and she’s gushing about all the bugs in her hair and on her skin and how the bats were flying right in front of her to eat them and it was _amazing_! :eek: I’d say that was a match made in heaven. Not many women would be thrilled about millions of bugs. > [@](#): > > Irwin then pulls the barb out of his chest and goes into convulsions, amid a cloud of blood, and then is motionless. Okay yeah, I don’t need to see that. The Irwin family definitely doesn’t need to see that. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/28 "2006-09-28T18:46:33Z")
I caught the last half of the BW interview and found Terri strong and articulate and very open without cheaply exploiting the sentimental aspects of her loss. A real person who’s still trying to keep it together for her kids and who’s taking the responsibility of continuing her husband’s legacy (through the zoo, the relationship with Discovery, other outreach opportunities, etc.) very seriously. I don’t think that footage will ever see the light of day. It’s nothing like the rather stupid Zapruder analogy. JFK was a homicide and part of a criminal investigation. Irwin’s death was simply a fluke of nature. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/29 "2006-09-28T20:46:51Z")
Terri lost her prince. Darn. Double darn. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/30 "2006-09-28T23:39:17Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] JFK was a homicide and part of a criminal investigation. Irwin’s death was simply a fluke of nature. [/QUOTE] But I heard that Irwin was offed by the CIA in a sting operation. No, seriously! It was a very credulous threat! Ow ow, don’t hit! ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326/31 "2006-09-29T03:21:03Z")
[QUOTE=Lissa] Well, that’s a Great Debate in of itself. Whose wishes should take priority, the deceased’s or the survivors? If Irwin really did want footage of his demise to be filmed and aired (which I’m not saying is the case-- I can’t remember the quote, so I’m just exploring the possibilities) is it disrespectful for his widow to refuse to do so? When do we follow our loved ones’ wishes and when do we decline? [/QUOTE] Assuming that he had expressed a wish to that effect, I still think that the survivor’s wishes should be honored. He’s dead. It won’t make a difference to him either way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/croc-hunter-footage-wont-air-say-terri/374326.md?page=1)