This season has been so hard--Carlos, Flower, Kinkajoo and now Mozart. Each time she started to get back on her feet, fate struck her another blow. I truly believe there is a heaven for animals and I hope that she is now part of the "gang" that has made it there.
For me, MM once brought a smile to my face, now all I have is tears. This show now is not the show I used to watch, like life and time it's moved on.
Mozart's death was the end of the Whiskers I knew and loved. To me death is never the end, the memories will always live on in my mind and heart.Mozart's death was also a reminder of how cruel life can be.
I feel it's really time for me to move on, and keep my memories of the happier times on Meerkat Manor.Last nights show was an end of the Era which had me has a loyal fan. I'll try to remember the happier times,a time when the show brought me great joy, when I looked forward to watching.
Here's where I get off the heart wrenching roller coaster, it's been a good show but I no longer feeling I'm watching the same show which made me a loyal viewer.
Lives may have ended, but my memories will live on in my heart and mind forever.
I am not pleased as there is no memorial tribute for Mozart. The final scene said to go Animal Planet to place a Memorial for her. I knew she was going to be killed, and the majority of my tears fell last week. Then one of my best friends' husband was killed in an automobile accident. I used up the rest of my tears for them, so I shed very few tears last night. This morning, reading others comments my tears have returned. I did think the producers did a good job with the death of Mozart. I do wonder if Mozart HAD been killed by a jackal. They are carnivores and from the scene Mozart's little body appeared intact. Thank goodness!! I hope she did not suffer; if Wilson had been there both may have been killed, if killed by another animal. Mozart was happy her final day, and her second love returned to her. Mitch is now the only one I really care about now. If he is not alive in episode 13, my heart will be lost..............
I have lost sleep last night seeing Mozarts face over and over again. Her sorrow and pain and death. Do any of you wonder why season 1-2 were not like this? You know meerkats died while filming. WHy did they not show deaths then and now they are showing deaths, and why all of a sudden in one season are all the main characters of MM dieing off? Compare MM to Sopranos? Thas is utterly nuts. That is heartless people killing and beating each other over money and not having on after thought. Where is there any caring in the Sopranos? How can they compare? I hate marketing like that.
I too used to love to watch this show when it was more fun and light. Does anyone every wonder why in season 1-2 there were not deaths like season 3? We know that meerkats must have died then too, why all of a sudden in season 3 are all the main characters dying off? I almost feel like they are working our heart strings for ratings. This is real life and death, and not to be played with nor the audience. That is cruel.
Again I cried myself to sleep. A shock to me just like all the others. Poor Mozart. She had a tough time in her life from what we have seen. I'm sick over another death. Wilson was in love and when he went to find her I lost it. This has been the worst season. Season of Death! My heart is so bruised. I miss all that have died. What a mess. I hate to see what the last episode has in store for us. Gotta go, tears for all my Meerkats. My poor heart. Bye all. What makes it worse, today is my birthday.
These little creatures have touched my heart in ways I never thought possible, especially Mozart. I'm not sure what saddens me more. The fact that she was killed or that she almost "made" it. I'm going to believe that she's happy on the other side basking in the sun and munching on an all she can eat buffet of scorpions.
Yes I am still sad over Mozarts death. And Yes our hearths are breaking. I had heard Mozart died in April. Not sure if that is right. If we all stopped watching Meerkat Manor, what would happen to the meerkats and the researchers? We would all wonder. I don't want to wonder and will continue to watch every season they produce. I love the show and my family knows it. Maybe compassion will show through and we come to care about more about our world around us. The little meerkats have taught us so much. Its hard to believe that a group of animals can care about and rely on each other so much. It makes me wish more humans were that way.
I have to get ready for work soon and I can't be sad. I work at a assisted living residence of 38 residents. They sure don't need to see me sad.
I saw the show last night and waited to post this morning to see if my feelings had changed. They have not. I was surprised that I did not cry last night. I was ready and had the kleenex handy. But as I started watching I got this sick feeling. I counted 8 deaths this season in 7 episodes. I am lumping the pups in one, if I didn't there would have been more. I cannot believe that this was our precious little Mozart lying there in the dirt. That meerkat looked to have had WAY to much weight on it to be our Mozart. Maybe that is my way of dealing with it. I also, and this is my opinion only, do not believe that Wilson was looking at her at the very end when his head was down. My husband also said the same thing. We ran it back many times. It looked like a meerkat when they are sunning themselves. So very disappointed with the show. They did not pay much tribute to her. Also, she did not wear a collar so how can they track her? Are they showing us closer so we do not go crazy like we did with shakes? Sorry I seem upset, but this is the forum to talk about the show.I will pay tribute to our little one in the other forum. She deserves that and SO much more. I did not see the tribute thing to Mozart at the end of the show. Did I miss it? I do not mean to step on toes here. Our little princess is gone and there is nothing we can do. I am glad that there is only one more show. It will be a good break from all of the deaths. Also, AP does NOT need to continue to show #45. We GET it AP. Knock it off. We are here to watch a show and do not care if MM is #45. It is # 1 to me if they do not show all of the deaths. Again, I am so disappointed with how they showed everything. I am glad that Mozart found a little happiness with Wilson. God Bless you Wilson and Rest In Peace Our Sweet Little Mozart. Ok, now I am crying.
Morning Manor Mates, I'm still feeling the ache of Mozart's thwarted happiness. But I'm remembering also all the triumphs she had. She defined the meaning of survival. She kept on trying right to the end. Pity she didn't go underground for the night. But it's life. It's real. And it's hard.
I actually dreamt of them last night ... Mozart and Kinkajou ... they were happily eating their fill of a meal that they had been given. And in my sleep I felt relief that they were no longer struggling.
Anyway, just wanted to share some info. I went to the Project website:
which has pictures of Mozart. I'm planning to save one (or more) to use as my desktop background, as a way to pay tribute to her. I think that the most profound way to do that would be to remember her. She was truly unique, displaying attributes that are sometimes uncommon even in humans, and much more so in these little animals.
I'm not sure if I'll continue to watch Meerkat Manor. A good portion of my desire to watch died with Mozart, but I think that if these little animals can mean so much to us, then we, the most influential living beings on the planet, should be doing all that we can to ensure that they continue to have a place to live.
That part at least, we can determine, and is even our responsibility. I hope that some of the tender feelings we have toward some of these remarkable tiny titans leads to actions that will benefit our much bigger backyard we call Planet Earth.
Yes, we all know MM takes liberties with the stories. I very highly doubt that two meerkats were still up at dark time thinking about each other under the moonlight. I think their faces were super imposed against a moonlit backdrop but it makes a nice romantic story. It's still hard to believe that almost the entire season 1 meerkats are gone save for Zaphod. And don't worry folks, a bit of a spoiler here, Zaphod is ok as we speak. He starts roving with some backup. His sons.
Honestly, I stopped watching MkM when I heard that Flower died. I could not watch the episode. On a fluke, I watched The Graduate. I keep hoping some sweet albeit, slightly unethical student lured Mozart with food, and now has a new sweet little pet living somewhat illegally. I believe the shadow of a meerkat that we saw was a stuffed animal placed there for authenticity. I am going to lose my mind. I don't believe that I can watch anymore of the carnage.
How sad is my life when I have to search out a support group for Meerkat lovers. I've barely recovered over the death of Flower, Now the Kalahari has to claim Mozart. She was my favorite and my heart ached for her on each litter of pups that she lost. My only comfort was at least she got to share a night with Wilson before she died alone and defenseless.
I was also upset that so little was said about mozarts life at the end of the show. I thought they did a wonderful job in ''Journeys End'' paying tribute to flower, but what about mozart? don't get me wrong it hurt when Flower died, but she died with her family around her at the top of her game poor mozart fought to survive her whole life, and died only with the memories of her family to keep her warm, bless her heart. I will miss her .....
Animal Planet, you are driving me CRAZY with the constant onscreen graphics. We do not need a flashing commercial or animation every 60 seconds. The constant intrusion of normal commercials is very irritating, too.
I'm at the point where I am going to stop supporting your advertisers and refuse to watch any shows you promote through your onscreen animation...until these constant intrusions stop. I may even quit watching Meerkat Manor. It's not worth the aggravation.
Bonnie, I think it says more about how tender your heart. I thought the same thing, but after last night, I just had to talk to someone ... connect with folks who wouldn't think it strange that grown people were crying over a tiny little animal. It's actually a help I think that we are able to share and support each other. Hope the sharing helps you. That's the purpose I think.
I know for me, if Mozart had died earlier, having gone through less, perhaps the pain wouldn't be so sharp. But she was unusually resilient, surviving when lesser Kats would have given up and died. When you really think about it, if it all happened just as they said it did, then she had a pretty remarkable life for one lone female in the Kalahari (the harshest place on earth). Wilson would be a pretty remarkable character as well, that after one encounter he was so bonded to her that he went looking the next day.
When you really think about it, we love these little guys because they do demonstrate characteristics we all admire. And the ones that stand out are the truly remarkable. I know I'd be a bad researcher, because if I were there, seeing all Mozart went through, I'd be hard pressed not to feed her a few treats to help her survive another day. But then, there is little one could do against predation. Perhaps poor little Mo was attacked, escaped, and was crawling back to her burrow when she died.
Regardless of all other things, that little Meerkat will be missed by many. And there is no shame in that! :-)
I agree commercials are one thing but the constant pop ups are unnecessary, distracting, they take away from the beautiful scenes the drama unfolding what can we do?
as much as i used to disagree with not watching the show anymore. I myself may just finish out this season and call it quits, unless the next season is a little brighter.
It's been nothing but tragedy and tears all throughout. now virtually every Kat that I loved is gone. It's nothing but new kats now, and even some of them were lost.
I understand that life in the desert is harsh, but must we bear the brunt of it? how about a little good times to balance the sadness?
bubba 1264, I can't help but think that might have been a sign from above what a sweet dream that must have been, watching them stuff themselves on an endless buffet of treats
His sons.