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TV Generation: Following the Storm Chasers
22 October 2009 6:54 AM, PDT
Reality programs and documentaries make a surprisingly good combination, we've already discussed shows like this. Storm Chasers however mixes these two elements with the pace and excitement of an action movie. If you're not familiar with the show, it works a bit like Twister - a group of adventurous scientists are hunting for storm in order to study them. Since tornados and other weather catastrophes seem to occur in a random pattern, it's important to catch them on time as the results may bring forward new data that may be able to help avert similar catastrophes in the near future. Although we don't see many flying cows in the series, Storm Chasers outdoes fiction in several respects: our heroes use almost futuristic vehicles and equipment and when we think about that what we see happens for real, we get a real appreciation of these men's job. Compared to the director or the cameraman, »
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