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old semperfi · 10-11-2010, 10:50 PM

i have been following the show swamp people and i seem to have seen some strange things while watching that i am not sure i understand.i know editing is part of it but i have watched them pick up a winchester semi auto right handed and the next time it shows it being held left handed and ejection on the left side,before that it was ejecting on the right side.i know that winchester did not make a left hand ejecting 22 at that time.i have also seen them pick up a marlin bolt 22 rifle and do the same thing.i dont know of they are turning the negative backwards or what,poor editing.i have also seen them shoot an alligator and the bolt not move on the rifle.the last thing i will mention is when they show a scene and his lifts up a 10-22 and shoots a marlin model 60.i know being an x jar head i maybe seeing things but has anyone else seen this. old semperfi

TomsXL#3 · 10-11-2010, 10:55 PM

I haven't seen the footage you mentioned, but I know exactly what you mean, and I think you're right on about reversing negatives. I have seen countless things the last couple years, from car ads with the brand name backwards, to TV and movie screw-ups doing the same thing. Yet another symptom of the lack of standards in everything anymore, TV included. Aggravates the crap out of me.

johnlives4christ · 10-11-2010, 11:00 PM

i watch that show some, and i've have noticed that. one thing that got me was it showed the guy lift up a 22 rifle, then it showed him from the other side and it was a marlin 336 with a scope, then it showed him shoot the gator and it was a 22 rifle again.

then i seen them pick up a bolt action scoped rifle like a rem700 and take aim, and then it switched and he fired and it was a 22

BillM · 10-11-2010, 11:22 PM

Yup. REALLY poor editing. Or some idiot that thinks all guns are the same,
and that the viewers won't notice. Switching 22's from frame to frame is
bad enough, but the 22 to scoped centerfire to 22 again in 5 seconds or
less is a little over the top.

Last night they were whining about getting skunked, and just for a second
they showed part of the bottom of the boat--and guess what--there was
a gator laying in it.

Kind of a fun show. Could use a little less drama and a whole lot more
attention to detail.

bamajoey · 10-12-2010, 04:39 AM

Frying the frog legs made me hungry, Yum.

Zane71464 · 10-12-2010, 06:02 AM

My opinion, for what it's worth, they can only film so much to make an episode and to keep it all up to "par" and as exciting as they can...edit, edit, edit!

NRA_guy · 10-12-2010, 06:25 AM

I rarely watch it but I do think it's funny that they sometimes put English text on the screen translating what they are saying---but when a Yankee talks funny on TV, there's never any translation.

carver · 10-12-2010, 07:45 AM

What's happening is that these folks carry several different guns with them. They run down to the pawn shop and buy a cheap .22 rifle, or pistol. They rust up pretty fast the way they are used, and they will pick up what ever gun is most handy in the boat. The producers will shoot many hours of film, and with more than one camera, just to make a 30 minute show. After cutting, and editing, you wind up with this kind of stuff, picked up a 10/22, and shot the gator with a Marlin. What we didn't see was that the 10/22 wasn't loaded, or miss fired, and the hunter had to grab another gun.

TomsXL#3 · 10-12-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by NRA_guy

I rarely watch it but I do think it's funny that they sometimes put English text on the screen translating what they are saying---but when a Yankee talks funny on TV, there's never any translation.

I grew up here in Maine. Truth is, you're right...there are times I struggle to understand what the hell people are mumbling about. "Ayuh."

3/2 STA SS · 10-15-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by NRA_guy

I rarely watch it but I do think it's funny that they sometimes put English text on the screen translating what they are saying---but when a Yankee talks funny on TV, there's never any translation.

That is the funny part. If they only met some of my Florida Friends.

wpage · 10-16-2010, 09:19 AM

It is a fun show! Warts and all...

Popgunner · 10-16-2010, 12:10 PM

The show's hoot.
My family & I watch it.
I see a real opportunity being missed by some gun oil company. The next episode could show the guns all clean & the folks comenting that now with so-and-so oil "our guns never misfire."

RunningOnMT · 10-16-2010, 01:22 PM

I've been watching a lot of these "reality" shows lately like Ma's Roadhouse and Operation Repo and have come to the conclusion that much of this stuff is staged. They may be real people who actually do these jobs but I think they are creating situations just to titilate their audience. So these folks become actors and not "real" people.

Sandman · 10-18-2010, 10:58 AM

They overly dramatize it. For example, when catching gators is their main goal instead of filming a cool show, they try NOT to stir up the gator and have him thrashing around. It is better to ease him up gently until you can put a bullet in him without hitting a moving target. But, the general process is as they show it. The details have just been "embellished".

Mr.T · 10-26-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandman

They overly dramatize it. For example, when catching gators is their main goal instead of filming a cool show, they try NOT to stir up the gator and have him thrashing around. It is better to ease him up gently until you can put a bullet in him without hitting a moving target. But, the general process is as they show it. The details have just been "embellished".

I agree...a lot of its for show. My grandpa taught me how to catch em a longgggg time ago.

GregD · 11-14-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sandman

They overly dramatize it. For example, when catching gators is their main goal instead of filming a cool show, they try NOT to stir up the gator and have him thrashing around. It is better to ease him up gently until you can put a bullet in him without hitting a moving target. But, the general process is as they show it. The details have just been "embellished".

So true, it's ridiculous what the film crew has done. The area that Troy and Jr. hunt is my old fishing spots since I was 5 yrs old. I can't stomach to watch the series, sooooooo ridiculous, but I guess it's all about money and ratings. "Chootem" Troy LOL

10-11-2010, 10:50 PM	#1
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	swamp people-is it just me i have been following the show swamp people and i seem to have seen some strange things while watching that i am not sure i understand.i know editing is part of it but i have watched them pick up a winchester semi auto right handed and the next time it shows it being held left handed and ejection on the left side,before that it was ejecting on the right side.i know that winchester did not make a left hand ejecting 22 at that time.i have also seen them pick up a marlin bolt 22 rifle and do the same thing.i dont know of they are turning the negative backwards or what,poor editing.i have also seen them shoot an alligator and the bolt not move on the rifle.the last thing i will mention is when they show a scene and his lifts up a 10-22 and shoots a marlin model 60.i know being an x jar head i maybe seeing things but has anyone else seen this. old semperfi -->

10-11-2010, 10:55 PM	#2
TomsXL#3 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 12	Re: swamp people-is it just me I haven't seen the footage you mentioned, but I know exactly what you mean, and I think you're right on about reversing negatives. I have seen countless things the last couple years, from car ads with the brand name backwards, to TV and movie screw-ups doing the same thing. Yet another symptom of the lack of standards in everything anymore, TV included. Aggravates the crap out of me.

10-11-2010, 11:22 PM	#4
BillM V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Amity Orygun Posts: 389	Re: swamp people-is it just me Yup. REALLY poor editing. Or some idiot that thinks all guns are the same, and that the viewers won't notice. Switching 22's from frame to frame is bad enough, but the 22 to scoped centerfire to 22 again in 5 seconds or less is a little over the top. Last night they were whining about getting skunked, and just for a second they showed part of the bottom of the boat--and guess what--there was a gator laying in it. Kind of a fun show. Could use a little less drama and a whole lot more attention to detail.

10-12-2010, 04:39 AM	#5
bamajoey Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pensacola Contributor Posts: 1,271	Re: swamp people-is it just me Frying the frog legs made me hungry, Yum.

10-12-2010, 06:02 AM	#6
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,415	Re: swamp people-is it just me My opinion, for what it's worth, they can only film so much to make an episode and to keep it all up to "par" and as exciting as they can...edit, edit, edit! __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

10-11-2010, 11:00 PM	#3
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: swamp people-is it just me i watch that show some, and i've have noticed that. one thing that got me was it showed the guy lift up a 22 rifle, then it showed him from the other side and it was a marlin 336 with a scope, then it showed him shoot the gator and it was a 22 rifle again. then i seen them pick up a bolt action scoped rifle like a rem700 and take aim, and then it switched and he fired and it was a 22

10-12-2010, 06:25 AM	#7
NRA_guy V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mississippi Posts: 288	Re: swamp people-is it just me I rarely watch it but I do think it's funny that they sometimes put English text on the screen translating what they are saying---but when a Yankee talks funny on TV, there's never any translation.

10-12-2010, 07:45 AM	#8
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,550	Re: swamp people-is it just me What's happening is that these folks carry several different guns with them. They run down to the pawn shop and buy a cheap .22 rifle, or pistol. They rust up pretty fast the way they are used, and they will pick up what ever gun is most handy in the boat. The producers will shoot many hours of film, and with more than one camera, just to make a 30 minute show. After cutting, and editing, you wind up with this kind of stuff, picked up a 10/22, and shot the gator with a Marlin. What we didn't see was that the 10/22 wasn't loaded, or miss fired, and the hunter had to grab another gun. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-16-2010, 09:19 AM	#11
wpage Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,471	Re: swamp people-is it just me It is a fun show! Warts and all... __________________ "You shall recieve power" Acts 1:8 W

10-16-2010, 12:10 PM	#12
Popgunner Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Contributor Posts: 1,764	Re: swamp people-is it just me The show's hoot. My family & I watch it. I see a real opportunity being missed by some gun oil company. The next episode could show the guns all clean & the folks comenting that now with so-and-so oil "our guns never misfire."

10-16-2010, 01:22 PM	#13
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: swamp people-is it just me I've been watching a lot of these "reality" shows lately like Ma's Roadhouse and Operation Repo and have come to the conclusion that much of this stuff is staged. They may be real people who actually do these jobs but I think they are creating situations just to titilate their audience. So these folks become actors and not "real" people.

10-18-2010, 10:58 AM	#14
Sandman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 556	Re: swamp people-is it just me They overly dramatize it. For example, when catching gators is their main goal instead of filming a cool show, they try NOT to stir up the gator and have him thrashing around. It is better to ease him up gently until you can put a bullet in him without hitting a moving target. But, the general process is as they show it. The details have just been "embellished".