Steve Irwin Daughter to Host Animal Show [Great Video of Bindi]

CBS News via Drudge ^ | 10/16/06 | Unattributed

[mass55th]

"Croc-Hunter PING!"

How about Croc-Huntress PING?

[potlatch]

Thanks for the ping!

[A CA Guy]

The dad died filming something for this very show they daughter has gotten into.
This isn't new, but was already happening when Irwin died.

The girl already had the contract and IMO she should continue.

Could be her first and only allowed attempt at her own television deal.

Didn't hurt the Olson kids bank accounts any IMO.

Could also save an Australian zoo that could go under without this intervention to help it continue in both popularity and donations.

[Jedidah]

This is an eight-year-old child who is being willingly exploited. Shameful.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>>>""I think they (the critics) don't understand that this little girl is very much enjoying what she's doing. She is in control," he said"<<<<<<

I started driving when I was 8 but that was in a Hay Field, no Adult, No Matter how much they liked me or thought that I was a good driver would EVER let me drive on the Freeway or into town. I did both... but I did it without their permission or knowledge and things could be a lot different if I would have run over someone or wrecked the truck.

When you are 8 the World is Acme Explosions and Wiley Coyote, nothing is real. Her Dad was a real live "Roadrunner" indestructible beep beeping at the Coyote.

Steve's Corp Management folks are using her (that is fine, Hollywood has done it for many years) just don't tell me it smells like roses after we pulled their finger.

(This rant is directed at the article, not you mom4kittys)

TT

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

What a doll-baby Bindi is! She is so very much her daddy's little girl. Her mannerisms, her inflection, the excitement in her eyes is so alike Steve. My gosh, I am still so sick thinking that he is really gone. His life was such a testimony for a great marriage, a greatly involved and loving father and a man with a passion for something.

Terri is so obviously pained without him. A love like they shared; she will never be the same.

Fortunately, the crew and the zoo staff have all been extended family for them for a long time. Getting in front of the camera again imho is the best thing for Bindi. Keeping things as "normal" as possible for Terri and the children is what the experts would recommend, and like it or not, this *is* normal for Miss Bindi.

Thank you kindly for the ping.

[Rte66]

Sorry I can't play video on this puter, so I can't see what is on it - but I have been happy to see Bindi in several TV segments this week, showing that she is going "on with the show."

One of the clips had her saying her dad taught her a lot - especially that "you can say whatever you want to." The way she said it, her inflection, was so dear - meaning "speak up" and tell people what you think, don't be a shrinking violet. It wasn't "in your face - I'll say what I want" or anything like that.

She was also shown with a bison, saying it was a large one (it appeared to be a large baby, actually), holding the lead rope to it by herself - with helpers a foot away - and explaining to her kid audiences what a bison is.

Bless her, bless her. I just felt that she'd be tugging at Terri's khakis and saying "come on, Mum, let's get on with it!"

[Hoodlum91]

"Getting in front of the camera again imho is the best thing for Bindi. Keeping things as "normal" as possible for Terri and the children is what the experts would recommend, and like it or not, this *is* normal for Miss Bindi."

I think that's what most "experts" foget. This child was born on camera and has lived most of her life in front of one. The whole family went on these filming trips. While we may cringe at putting her in front of the camera, that IS what is normal for her. It's what she knows.

[Hoodlum91]

Great video. Happy to see Wes smile at the end. Bindi is an amazing little girl.

Also, glad to see John Stainton (sp?) stress that they were taking filming slowly, not continuously, to see how Bindi adjusts. He seemed more concerned with Bindi than the production, which eases my mind a bit!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Ping, Dear mom4kittys! It was a Blessing to See Bindi, and I can See Steve in her Face, and she has Some of his Endearing Vocal Inflections and Mannerisms. I Pray God will Bless her with Every Blessing from His Heavenly Storehouse of Treasures, that He will Help her to Walk in her Dad's Footsteps in the Same Sweet and Wholesome Way he Lived. I Love the Irwin Family Dearly.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

I think Terri is a greatly involved, loving and perceptive mother. Her children are now even more her focus. She won't do a single thing to push Bindi; I have no doubt whatsoever. She will do what's best for Bindi and Bob and not what's best for ABC, Animal Planet, etc. And I will say it again...getting back into a normal routine is what will bring their "old life" back. And Bindi has been in front of the camera even before she crowned on her birth day.