boo great interview with joe on the sled dog podcast show....
http://www.vbs20.com/sleddogpodcast/
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Discovery picks up series on miners, Iditarod
By Kimberly Nordyke
March 19, 2008
Discovery Channel has greenlighted two series from the producers behind its hit show "Deadliest Catch," one of which centers on Pennsylvania coal miners and the other on contestants in a sled-dog race. ...............
Meanwhile, production has wrapped on the tentatively titled "Iditarod," a six-part series being eyed for a late-summer premiere. The hourlong series follows eight teams in the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race -- a 1,151-mile race that takes place over two weeks each March in the subzero Alaskan wilderness.
Beers said that cameras followed eight of the 85 teams that competed this month, and as luck would have it, "we got the winner." He said he's actually been interested in doing a show about the race for some time.
"But we had to wait until technology caught up," Beers said. "We couldn't use ordinary cameras. We had to use something that would be light enough so it wasn't weighing down the sleds."
Ford emphasized that neither series has been scheduled yet but noted that "Coal" might be a good pairing with "Dirty Jobs," while "Iditarod" could work well with Discovery's adventure-themed programming.
Original's credits include Discovery's "Monster Garage" and History Channel's "Ice Road Truckers" and "Ax Men."
eluciq_kennels wrote:I think the coolest part about this whole thing is that it is just not the FRONT runners that Original Productions(Discovery Channel) went after...it really seems like they tried to get a smattering of folks...and I actually think my guy is the one that had camera's on his sled that was furthest back in the standings...so placing #58 does mean something...giggle
This experience has been amazing...and I have tons of respect for my husband as he was asked to carry the cameras and battery pack along wtih the GPS unit...all this in his ROOKIE year. I think he sees this as an educational opportunity...you can never take the teacher out of him...I wish you all could meet him...he really truly is a dedicated and wonderful person!!!!! (okay can you tell i miss him...he gets home tonight)
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