A.River.Somewhere - S2 [1997] [DVDrip] [eng] - By.Smelly-Cat

A River Somewhere - Season 2 (1997) - By.Smelly-Cat

After the success of the first series of A River Somewhere, a second series screened on the ABC in 1998. A River Somewhere - Series Two once again sees Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch heading off around the world in pursuit of the elusive trout. The style of series two is identical to series one, with the show filmed like a travelogue and the angling exploits often taking a backseat to the scenery and locales the two come across. After the success of the first series it would appear the budget was increased for this effort, allowing the lads to travel to a few more exotic locations like Bhutan and Belize. As before it is obvious the boys love their sport and are keen to share this passion with the viewers. The one liners do keep coming and once again seem to be aging with just a little too much cheese at times. But if you enjoyed series one of this acclaimed series there is absolutely no reason why you will not love series two.
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In this second series of the critically acclaimed travel series A River Somewhere, Rob Sitch and Tom Gleisner journey to seven new destinations in search of fly fishing adventures. From wild Himalayan trout in the tiny kingdom of Bhutan to brightly coloured coral trout on the Great Barrier Reef, each episode features a unique view of some very special waters. On horseback and foot, in yachts and planes, Tom and Rob cross the globe to catch and cook their dinner in some of the most beautiful locations on earth. Whether it's a lake or ocean, a stream or reef - there's always a river...somewhere.

Series Two Rivers;
* India & Bhutan
* The Cobungra River - Victoria, Australia
* Wyoming - USA
* The Yarraki River - Queensland, Australia
* The Yarraki River Continued
* Tongariro River - New Zealand
* Turneffe Islands - Belize

More Detail:
* Bhutan is a country few people have heard about, let alone seen in detail. It is a tiny country nestled high in the Himalayas north east of India, and after a searching 12 hour journey through the sub-continent on a rickety train, Tom and Rob are permitted to enter Bhutan in search of some brown trout rumoured to be in the rivers.
* Way up in Victoria's high country, the Cobungra River is a pristine stream with big mountain trout. There are no roads so the lads saddle up the horses and trek in over an old cattle route.
* The boys start off in San Francisco and head east, headed for Wyoming and the classic fly fishing rivers that are found high up in the magnificent Rocky Mountains.
* The first of a two part episode, Tom and Rob first learn to sail a yacht and then with the benefit of their new found skills head to Port Douglas in Queensland. Here they hire their yacht and start the 1000km journey north, bound for the magnificent Yarraki River. Along the way they dine on tropical fruit and plenty of seafood including crayfish, oysters and various coral fish.
* Part two of the long sailing journey north, the boys finally reach the Yarraki River, a waterway so remote the only way to get there is by boat.
* One of the most famous fly fishing rivers in the world, the Tongariro in the North Island of New Zealand attracts anglers from around the globe hunting for one of the thousands of huge rainbow trout that spawn in the river each season. Tom and Rob pray for some rain to kick things off before they land several rather massive trout.
* Belize in Central America is the destination for the last episode of Series Two. Tom and Rob head to the tiny country in search of more bonefish, tarpon and the odd barracuda.


Released: Wednesday, 31 August 2005
Audio: MP3 128 kbps
Video: Xvid
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Fullscreen
Transfer Format: 4:3
Category: TV Series Lifestyle ABC/BBC
Format: PAL DVD rip
Distributor: Roadshow
Rating: G
Languages: English
Running Times:
Episode 1 - 30:54
Eposide 2 - 29:17
Episode 3 - 27:18
Episode 4 - 26:57
Episode 5 - 25:14
Episode 6 - 28:37
Episode 7 - 27:21

Notes: After the major disappointment of the video transfer for Series One, which was marred by huge numbers of noise reduction artefacts, it is pleasing to report that Series Two is in much better condition. Having said this, that dreaded noise reduction problem is still evident, though it is certainly not as bad this time round.
The video is presented in the original television aspect ratio of 1.29:1 and is not 16x9 enhanced.
The level of clarity and sharpness is again average, though probably a touch sharper than series one. Shadow detail is fine and while grain is present it doesn't overburden the picture. There is also some low level noise throughout.
Colours on the whole are much better in this series with an even saturation and some nice vivid hues on offer.
There are no compression artefacts (except for Smelly-Cat's Xvid encoding), though it's doubtful you would see them in amongst the fuzz and the excessive noise reduction artefacts. Like Series One, this disc does exhibit some of the dreaded noise reduction artefact, though it is not nearly as severe as that earlier example.
Sadly there are no subtitles.


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