“狗”和“猫人”而不是用物种分裂，将所有动物爱好者聚集在一起
Rather Than Divide by Species, ‘Dogs’ and ‘Cat People’ Bring All Animal Lovers Together
哈特菲尔德与麦考伊斯。托马斯·爱迪生（Thomas Edison）与尼古拉·泰尔萨（Nikola Telsa）。 DC与漫威。狗与猫。 …嗯，也许是狗的人与猫人。竞争的竞争可以激发创造性的竞争，繁殖历史的时刻，并教那些观看竞争的人在此过程中发挥了很多作用。例如，它们还经常使人们“选择一侧”并宣布自己在一个团队或另一支球队中。以前的有四集，专门针对巴特勒大学的吉祥物巴特勒蓝色到NASA宇航员Leland Melvin的病毒Rhodesian Ridgebacks的杰出狗（及其宠物父母）。同时，也于7月7日启动，后者系列赛首演了六集，重点是猫科动物及其非狂热的人类伴侣，包括说唱歌手Moshow，Wakuneco艺术家Sachi和令人惊叹的acro猫的教练Samantha Martin。虽然这两个系列架n他们自己，让听众中的任何动物爱好者都可以看到自己在屏幕上反映了自己，但可能有一些自然的倾向来比较。但是尽管他们提供了不同的情节命令，而周围的营销却发挥了决斗系列的竞争性质该系列的滴滴可能使动物爱好者不仅仅是将它们除以物种的偏好。可能应该宣布我的偏见在上面：我是一个狗人。更具体地说，我是一位狗妈妈，他计划周末活动，围绕我的狗可以参加的活动，使他自己的Instagram，并在该社交媒体平台上通过狗主题标签滚动以减轻尊重。因此，当“狗”于2018年首次以系列赛的速度推出时，我被烦恼了。关于狗和人类之间的纽带的情感故事充满了情感故事，这些情绪是快乐的。它首先发起了一个故事，讲述了一个年轻女孩得到一只服务犬和一个庇护所，它吸收了所有流浪，并从字面上看了数百只饥饿的犬嘴。我会在每个情节上哭泣，这是一个很好的情感宣泄。不用说，在2019年续签后，我一直在等待第二个季节，即使在大流行中，它也能在第2季中提供相同的高质量，高产价值关于“猫人”的惊喜新系列，这几乎使我更加感兴趣。这部分是因为我不知道对此有什么期望。但是，我对猫过敏，所以我不会花很多时间在它们周围，并且很好奇猫和人类之间的联系是什么样的猫可以是。她的名字叫FReeway和我以电视连续剧“ Hart To Hart”的名字命名，所以我从来没有真正与猫互动。我大部分时间都从未完全理解猫。我有一位同事着迷于她的猫，她总是有东西，包括猫越野车，送到办公室，这让我震惊了。（她是一只Sphynx猫。）我第一次被介绍给他们时，我不知道该怎么办。我会擦他们的腹部吗？他们是如何工作的？我该如何捡起它们？我想我和你一样。我并没有真正陪伴猫，也不知道对它们的期望。他们要抓我吗？威廉在我身边，有一次我对某事感到沮丧，这是我第一次见到他的本能。他知道我很难过，他想舔我。那是我迷恋的那一刻。Gia很相似，非常有爱心和温柔。当我们看电视时，她会坐在我的腿上而且，直到今天，她会找到我。是的，他们现在是我的收养孩子，我全心全意地爱他们。他们改变了我。有一天，我们将养一只狗 - 一个哈巴狗。那是我们的计划。但是学习它们，观察他们的行为和理解他们的智慧令人着迷。与狗和人类的关系。我不得不承认，我很感兴趣地看着“猫人”，因为我不坐在看猫节目中。我吞噬了所有的狗表演，脚本和无脚本，都从将犬类保存在背景中的狗表演，例如“朋克布鲁斯特”和“居民外星人”到那些使他们更具前场和中心的人，例如“狗” “和英国的狗屋”但是我认为“猫人”真的很聪明，这是第二次出现的节目在制片人不仅遵循与“狗”相同的公式，也可以称为模仿者（对不起，双关语）。两场演出都有情感故事，例如“狗”第2季情节，一位资深人士从伊拉克营救了一只狗，但随后努力按照她的期望或希望的方式与它结合在一起，以及“猫人”情节“ catwabunga”，在那里冲浪猫患了一种神秘而意外的疾病。但是，“狗”似乎更努力地逐渐逐步地拖着观众的心弦，而不仅仅是逐集的基础。 “猫人”有时会感觉更有趣，尤其是当观看莫肖制作音乐视频或看着萨曼莎（Samantha）训练马戏团的猫在由于大流行而从坐在外面表演中生锈之后，将她的马戏团猫播放起来。这几乎与我对狗的嬉戏与猫的嬉戏的看法相矛盾。关于规避刻板印象的同时，也有一条紧密的语调线条，这确实有些特别。毕竟，这感觉是李KE如果您自己不是名义上的猫人，则可以将这些情节中的一些视为奇怪的行为。我当然质疑训练一只猫完全执行技巧，更不用说马戏团的技巧是多么普遍。我觉得我对所谓的典型猫行为学到了很多东西。该节目似乎非常努力地使观众在某种程度上理解和联系，以便观众可以享受轻松的表演而不嘲笑任何人。另外，“猫人”似乎比猫比猫更坚强，尤其是在萨奇（Sachi）的情节中，因为她正在与Felt而不是真正的猫一起制作3D猫肖像。 （旁注：我希望她也做3D狗肖像！）Tangcay：我发现这个节目不仅被称为“猫”。但是我也可以理解为什么添加了“人”一词。格伦·拉链（Glen Zipper）当然找到了一群有趣的人，为“狗”的同伴找到了一个有趣的人。至少前两集可以被认为是古怪的，但是随着系列的进行，您进入了猫救援情节，或者听到有关一对夫妇搬到希腊救出流浪猫并帮助他们找到房屋的故事。尽管这确实更依赖“人”的方面，但最终的信息是相同的：猫也以同样的方式帮助人类拯救人类，就像狗在情感上为人支持动物。展示柜，尤其是当我们仍处于大流行状态时。我不得不承认，我正在仔细研究这些节目，以了解在涉及Fur Family时如何解决大流行方面。我认识的许多人（包括我本人）在今年以上的时间以外的时间靠近24/7。在这段时间里，我认识的许多人也是收养动物的。当然，有些人在某些剧集中戴着口罩，所以您有点扎根。但是由于没有专门针对人们如何应对Pand的情节EMIC通过与动物的关系，实际上使我想起了一种永恒的现象，即动物总是情感上的支持 - 即使他们没有专门训练或经过认证。我认为，因此，我认为这是我最喜欢的情节之一此发射是“狗的空间”，这是Leland Martin和他的狗的特色。这很简单：只是跟随一个男人和他的狗在与孩子们谈论太空时，并进行公路旅行，庆祝在航天飞机哥伦比亚灾难中丧生的船员。但是他谈论自己的狗和与他们互动的方式，很明显他们是他的孩子。虽然该节目一直传达有关营救狗的重要信息，但这一集展示了狗可以拯救一个人的多少。在我的书中，任何使四足孩子归一化的孩子都是赢家。而且，如果我说老实说，我担心像Trip，Butler University的吉祥物这样的主题。那只狗真的想ravel周围并在公众眼中？如果他有焦虑，并且不喜欢人群或摄影机的大声噪音，或者被数十名陌生人触动怎么办？我有一个真正的#freetrip瞬间。在研究“工作”动物时，我总是会这样做。我确实了解分享他们的故事的吸引力；他们碰到了很多生命，这当然很特别。但是，我认为在报价量较小的故事上发光，并让这些狗简单地通过节目的平台触摸更多的生活更为特别。您以前提到的“猫人”大结局“ Catwabunga”或“上帝的小人物”，倒数第二集，看到琼和理查德·鲍尔在希腊锡罗斯开设了猫救援庇护所。看到人们在街上看到流浪猫并决定颠覆他们的生活以帮助营救他们并确保确保生活的猫在生活中发生不同的冒险真是令人心动。猫得到爱和家，因为它们很重要。在汤姆·胡珀（Tom Hooper）的电影改编后，还记得数字皮草技术以及观众如何伤痕累累？我认为猫主人会感恩的Glen Zipper提供了既不嘲笑猫或主人的出色猫内容。令人心动的。格伦（Glen）在这两个节目中所做的一切确实是开车回家，正如您所说，这些动物为我们提供了人类的情感支持。它不仅在美国，而且在世界各地。即使您拒绝了音量，您也可以看到他在两个节目中捕获的图像都反映了形式的重要纽带。我非常尊重格伦（Glen宠物。如果您想要那个，也是Netflix上的“小猫之爱”，就是一部做到这一点的电影。相反，我们得到了一个令人心动的以及对毛茸茸的朋友的甜蜜洞察力 - 无论您属于猫爱好者/狗爱好者围栏的哪一侧。
The Hatfields versus the McCoys. Thomas Edison versus Nikola Telsa. DC versus Marvel. Dogs versus cats. ... Well, maybe dog people versus cat people.
Great rivalries can inspire creative competition, breed history-making moments and teach those watching the rivalry play out a lot about themselves in the process. All too often, they also cause people to "pick a side" and declare themselves on one team or the other.
Take Netflix's dueling docuseries "Dogs" and "Cat People," for example: Launching on July 7, the second season of the former features four episodes dedicated to remarkable dogs (and their pet parents) from Butler University's mascot Butler Blue to NASA astronaut Leland Melvin's viral Rhodesian Ridgebacks. Meanwhile, also launching on July 7, the latter series debuts with six episodes focused on felines and their not-as-furry human companions, including rapper Moshow, Wakuneco artist Sachi and trainer Samantha Martin of the Amazing Acro-Cats. While both of these series stand on their own and allow any animal lover in the audience to see themselves reflected on screen, there may be a natural inclination for some to compare.
But although they deliver different episode orders and the marketing around them has played up the competitive nature of dueling series drops, the series may bring animals lovers together more than divide them by species preference.
Here, Variety senior editors Jazz Tangcay and Danielle Turchiano analyze the shows from a dog person (Turchiano) and honorary cat person (Tangcay) perspective.
Danielle Turchiano: I should probably declare my bias right up top: I am a dog person. More specifically, I am a dog mom who plans weekend events around what my dog can come to, made him his own Instagram and scrolls through dog hashtags on that social media platform to de-stress. So, when "Dogs" first launched as a series in 2018, I was besotted. It was full of emotional stories about the bonds between dogs and their humans, and thankfully those emotions were happy ones. It first launched with stories about a young girl getting a service dog and a sanctuary that takes in all of the strays and literally has hundreds of hungry canine mouths to feed. I would cry at every episode, and it was a nice emotional catharsis kind of cry. Needless to say, I was eagerly awaiting the second season after it was renewed in 2019 and, even while pushing through the pandemic, it delivered the same high quality, high production value in Season 2. But, I have to admit, once I heard about the surprise new series accompanying it, "Cat People," that one almost intrigued me more. This was, in part, because I didn't know what to expect from it. But also, I am allergic to cats so I don't get to spend a lot of time around them and was curious to see what the bond between cats and their humans are like, considering I've always heard things about how independent or standoffish cats can be.
Jazz Tangcay: Growing up, I had a dog. Her name was Freeway and I had named her after the TV series "Hart to Hart," so I'd never really had any interaction with cats. I spent most of my years never fully understanding cats. I had a colleague who was obsessed with her cats and she always had things, including a cat buggy, delivered to the office and it blew my mind.
When I met my wife, Jen, I inherited two cats, William and Gia. (She's a Sphynx cat.) The first time I was introduced to them I had no idea what to do with them. Do I rub their belly? How did they work? How do I pick them up? I think I was the same as you; I had not really spent time with cats and didn't know what to expect from them. Were they going to claw me? William was all over me, and there was one time I was upset over something, and it was the first time I had ever seen his instinctive side. He knew I was sad and he wanted to lick me. That was the moment I became smitten. Gia was similar, very loving and tender. She would sit on my lap as we watched TV and, to this day, she will find me.
Yes, they are now my adopted children and I love them with all my heart. They changed me for the better. We will get a dog -- a pug -- one day. That's our plan. But learning about them, observing their behavior and understanding their intelligence has been fascinating.
I was smitten with the first season of "Dogs" and hearing the emotional stories as executive producers Glen Zipper and Amy Berg traveled from Syria to Costa Rica to tell the story of the relationship with dogs and humans. I have to admit, I was intrigued to watch "Cat People" because I don't sit around watching cat shows.
Turchiano: I feel the exact same way. I devour all of the dog shows, scripted and unscripted alike, from the ones that keep canines in the background, like "Punky Brewster" and "Resident Alien" to the ones that put them more front-and-center, such as "Dogs" and The Dog House U.K." But what I think is really smart about "Cat People," the show that came second here, is that the producers did not just follow the same formula as "Dogs," lest be called a copycat (sorry for the pun). Both shows feature emotional stories, such as the "Dogs" Season 2 episode where a veteran rescues a dog from Iraq but then struggles to bond with it the way she expected or hoped to and the "Cat People" episode "Catwabunga" where a surfing cat develops a mysterious and unexpected illness. But "Dogs" seems to lean harder on tugging on viewers' heartstrings on an act-by-act basis, not just an episode-by-episode basis. "Cat People" feels more playful at times, especially when watching Moshow make his music videos or watching Samantha re-train her circus cats to play instruments after they've gotten rusty from sitting out shows due to the pandemic. This almost contradicts what I expected based on what I thought of dogs' playfulness versus cats' playfulness. There's something really special about circumventing stereotypes while also walking a tight tone line. After all, it feels like if you're not a titular cat person yourself, you could look at some of what you see in these episodes as odd behavior. I certainly questioned how common it was to train a cat to perform tricks at all, let alone circus tricks, for example. I feel like I learned a lot about so-called typical cat behavior. The show seems to work really hard to make the audience understand and relate on some level so that viewers can enjoy a light-hearted show without laughing at anyone on it. Also, "Cat People" seemed to lean harder on the people than the cats at times, especially in Sachi's episode since she is working with felt, not real cats, to create 3D cat portraits. (Side note: I wish she also did 3D dog portraits!)
Tangcay: I find it fascinating that this show wasn't just called "Cats." But I can also see why the word "people" was added after. Glen Zipper certainly found an interesting group of people for this companion to "Dogs." At least the first two episodes could be perceived as kooky, but as the series goes on, you get into the cat rescue episode or hear stories about a couple moving to Greece to rescue stray cats and help them find homes. And while this does lean on the "people" aspect more, ultimately, the message is the same: that cats help rescue humans too in the same way dogs are there emotionally for people as support animals.
Turchiano: And that's such an important relationship to showcase, especially as we're still in a pandemic. I have to admit, I was scrutinizing these shows a bit more to see how the pandemic aspect would be addressed when it came to fur family. So many people I know, myself included, leaned on animals so much during this year-plus of time spent being home almost 24/7. So many people I know adopted animals -- for some their very first -- during this time, too. And sure, there were some people wearing masks in some episodes so you were rooted in time a little bit. But since no episode was dedicated specifically to how people coped with the pandemic through their relationships with animals, it really just reminded me how timeless a phenomenon it is that animals are always emotional support -- even when they're not specifically trained or certified to be.
I think, for that reason, one of my favorite episodes of this launch was "Space for Dogs," which was the one that featured Leland Martin and his dogs. It was simple: just following a man and his dogs as they talked to kids about space and went on a road trip to celebrate the crew that perished in the space shuttle Columbia disaster. But the way he spoke about his dogs and the way he interacted with them, it was clear they were his children. While the show has always delivered an important message about rescuing dogs, this episode showcases how much a dog can rescue a person. And anything that normalizes four-legged children is a winner in my book.
Also, if I'm honest, I worried about subjects like Trip, Butler University's mascot. Does that dog really want to travel around and be in the public eye? What if he has anxiety and doesn't like the loud noises of crowds or flashes of cameras or being touched by dozens of strangers? I had a real #FreeTrip moment for a second there. I always do when studying "working" animals. I do understand the appeal of sharing their stories; they touch so many lives and that is certainly special. But, I think it's even more special to shine a light on quote-unquote smaller stories and allow those dogs to touch so many more lives simply with the platform of the show.
What episode stood out most to you from either show?
Tangcay: I'm torn between the "Cat People" finale "Catwabunga," which you previously referenced, or "God's Little People," the penultimate episode that sees Joan and Richard Bowell open up a cat rescue sanctuary in Syros, Greece. It's so heartwarming to see people take a different adventure in life after seeing stray cats on a street and decide to upend their lives to help rescue them and make sure the cats get love and home because they matter. After Tom Hooper's movie adaptation of "Cats," remember digital fur technology and how that scarred audiences? I think cat owners will be grateful Glen Zipper has delivered stellar cat content that neither mocks cats nor their owners.
I have to say with "Dogs," Butler University's bulldog mascot that features in the first episode, "Much Ado About Blue," was heartwarming. What Glen has done with both these shows is really drive home the way, as you say, the emotional support these animals give us humans. It's not just here in America but around the world. Even if you turned the volume down, you could see the images he captures across both shows reflect that important bond that forms.
I have so much respect for Glen as a documentary filmmaker for really not making an extended version of "America's Funniest Videos" with pets. If you want that, "Kitty Love," also on Netflix, is a film that does just that. Here instead, we get a heartwarming and sweet insight into furry friends -- no matter which side of the cat lover/dog lover fence you fall on.
本文资料/文案来自网络，如有侵权，请联系我们删除。
|
发表于 2022-7-5 07:05:12
发表于 2022-12-3 11:26:39