Author Topic: The Last of the Curlews (Read 327 times)

FiLtH · « **on:** April 25, 2007, 10:32:40 PM »

Does anyone remember the ABC After School Special animated tv show about these two birds that were hunted and one was killed? I saw it as a kid and to this day I can't remember watching anything sadder. The story was about the last 2 birds of their type, and before they could mate one was killed and the last one flew away. It was in the early 70s.

AWwrgwy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2007, 11:10:38 PM »

I remember it. I'd say about '75 or '76. Made me cry.

Googled it.

It was the first After School Special. Wednesday, October 4, 1972. Based on a book by Fred Bodsworth. It won an Emmy for children's programming in 1973.

wrngway

FiLtH · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2007, 08:15:50 AM »

Ya I guess I must have been around 10 yrs old. Its rare you can pinpoint a moment in your life that affected you so much, and thats one of them for me.

Speed55 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2007, 08:27:48 AM »

Watership Down - with the rabbits, kinda had the same effect on me. I didn't cry, but it was pretty gruesome to watch as a little kid.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2007, 10:54:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Speed55
Watership Down - with the rabbits, kinda had the same effect on me. I didn't cry, but it was pretty gruesome to watch as a little kid.

That movie gave me nightmares when I was a kid.

Flame 2 the boy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2007, 12:16:25 PM »

thelast of the curlews??? i wasnt quite born yet. but there are tons of cerlews here in Florida. They are kinda of annoying especially when im mowing on the tractor. Its like they wanna get runover:D ...j/k

VOR · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2007, 05:50:44 PM »

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Originally posted by ChickenHawk
That movie gave me nightmares when I was a kid.

No kidding. I remember it well and yeah it gave me bad dreams too.

Curlew · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:27:41 PM »

HAHAHAHA, when I saw this I was like WTF!? I already have a hate thread?! But yah, now that I just confused, well I must say that Im too young to have seen it, and second I would like to say that my name comes from the schooner (realy big sailing ship) "Curlew", I go by curlewsailor on most other games.

Toad · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:35:36 PM »

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......... curlew

Flame 2 the boy · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2007, 07:11:41 PM »

lol...i thought i was one of the few who have eaten it...its pretty good

Airscrew · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2007, 09:43:33 PM »

Looks tasty....

Curlew · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2007, 01:10:00 AM »

....cannibals:p