Comments on: Travel Channel’s Fantastic New Series – Meet the Natives

By: Pat Shea

Pat Shea — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:35:40 +0000

this is by far the best show i’ve seen last year and this year. on the surface, fish(es) out of water story. but then it transcends that in a way that, if i had the words to describe it, i would. i think that it’s the fact that these guys, in their quest for tom navy and their mission to deliver their message of peace to the supreme chief, end up delivering a lot larger thing is fantastic!!

By: Pat Shea

Pat Shea — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:35:00 +0000

By: Barndude

Barndude — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:29:35 +0000

Enjoyed reading your blog as well as your heartfelt comments about the program “Meet the Natives”. Never thought I would watch a ‘fish out of water’ series since the Crocodile Dundee series, but this was truly well done. I have studied Cargo cults, of which the Tanna people are on of several, but this was done with stylish taste and somewhat a sense of reverence.
Loved your photos and keep at it. Hopefully I shall make it out of the states again and get to my destination: Nauru!
Best wishes.

By: Barndude

Barndude — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:29:00 +0000

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:26:31 +0000

Great show… During the last show why wasn’t the Montana tribe shown? also it would have been a great show where someone for each tribe would visit the natives and give their account of how Tannaian culture treated them. I notice that the original dog tag had the service number why didn’t the filming crew go to the military archives to find out who Tom Navy really was?

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:26:00 +0000

By: james

james — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:44:37 +0000

the chief with the burnt face said that he remembers meeting him so it could not be a group of naval men also these are the descendants of the men who built our naval air stations in the south pacific during ww2 who would be only 1 generation away from the meeting of this person so I think that if a person came to there Island and affected them so much that they built a life style around his teachings of peace why is that so hard to understand, is it the be nice to each other and the earth part or the dont need to chase the dollar to live well part?

By: james

james — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:44:00 +0000

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:21:00 +0000

It’s pretty obvious that Tom Navy represents a bunch of Navy guys from WW II combined into one magical guy.

Disappointed that the producers of the show tell the natives to give a speech about global warmingas if they even know what the hell that is. LOL

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:21:00 +0000

It’s pretty obvious that Tom Navy represents a bunch of Navy guys from WW II combined into one magical guy.

Disappointed that the producers of the show tell the natives to give a speech about global warmingas if they even know what the hell that is. LOL

By: Hannah Yakan

Hannah Yakan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:50:58 +0000

Tom Navy where are you? I just watched the O.C. show and the natives mentioned that Mr. Navy could be at different parts of the island at different times? I am very intrigued and hope they solve this mystery.

By: Hannah Yakan

Hannah Yakan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:50:00 +0000

By: Donna Hull

Donna Hull — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:56:53 +0000

I’m not much of a television watcher but I’d take time to watch this show.

By: Donna Hull

Donna Hull — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:56:00 +0000

I’m not much of a television watcher but I’d take time to watch this show.

By: Sherry Ott

Sherry Ott — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:24:25 +0000

I don’t watch a lot of television any more, but you have me intrigued. In my travels I often go to remote places and day dream about what it might be like if the cultural tables were turned and these locals actually saw New York City. It’s what I love about traveling – the cultural differences. I love the idea – thanks Barbara – I’ll try to check it out if I’m around a television!