Dear Science Fans: Welcome to this new forum which has been set up specially to discuss the Science Channel's new adventure show "Meteorite Men." The one-hour special stars professional meteorite hunters Steve Arnold and Geoffrey Notkin. In the show, they return to Brenham, Kansas where, in 2005, Steve unearthed the largest pallasite meteorite (1,430 pounds) ever to be found in the United States. They continue the search for other rare meteorites at a second, and very secret, location. Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa and Dr. Laurence Garvie of the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University guest star. The world premiere is on May 10 at 9pm Eastern, only on the Science Channel. To learn more, please visit www.meteoritemen.com
While I haven't seen the show yet (although I vaguely remember shooting it) I have a feeling it is going to be great. I am excited to have been a part of the production of the first full hour show devoted to the excitement of hunting for and finding meteorites in the field. -Steve
Well I have seen the show (at least the nearly final cut) and I found it very exciting. Our production company did a superb job combining science and adventure into one program. I'm amazed that Steve only vaguely remembers shooting it, what with the howling Kansas winds, long days, mysterious space rocks and so on : )
Dear RockGirlsRock: Thanks for your comment. You are absolutely right about there being a lot of editing required. During our location work in Kansas there were almost always two high-definition cameras rolling, and sometimes three. By the time we had finished our location shooting at the two field sites in Kansas and at the Center for Meteorite Studies at ASU, Tempe our camera crews had collected almost 75 hours of footage! That had to be edited down into about 43 minutes for the domestic US broadcast. My hat is off to our hardworking editors Ryan Ely and Paul Yates, and also Executive Producer Ruth Rivin who worked closely with them through the entire process. All the best -- Geoff of METEORITE MEN
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