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Meerkat Manor
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })So one day, someone thought, "Hey, how about we follow a bunch of meerkats out in the wild doing their day-to-day activities and make a TV show out of it!" And somehow, it worked. In its day, Meerkat Manor became Animal Planet's top rated show, and its success led to the network creating more documentary shows revolving around different species' of animals. The show debuted in 2005 and ran for four seasons until 2008.Of course, when one thinks of a Nature Documentary, what usually comes to mind is a narrator covertly explaining what is going on in a matter-of-fact fashion. (Either that, or Steve Irwin wrestling with crocs.) Meerkat Manor, however, is very much unlike these type of documentaries. Instead, it dramatizes the meerkats' lives in a way more reminiscent with a TV drama, inviting the viewers to become much more emotionally invested than what is considered the norm in a documentary. As a result, its realistic outcomes can actually be quite devastating for some viewers.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Meerkat Manor's success led to a release of a prequel film chronicling the life of the show's "main character", along with an assortment of merchandise, including a video game. | |
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Dashed Plotline: Each episode spans a month or two of time, as people who watch a marathon will feel like the seasons are changing every half-hour or so. A lot of uneventful activity must hit the cutting room floor. | |
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Downer Ending : Due to their short life spans, pretty much any meerkat or family of meerkats is going to face this at some point.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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Composite Character: Some portrayals on the show use footage from multiple individuals who otherwise would pop in and out of the Whiskers' lives with no narrative rhythm; Carlos was played by a number of roving males, though it was indeed a Lazuli male who founded Starsky and later died. There are even composite groups: The Commandos often used storylines from the Vivian group, while the Zappas retained their dominance storyline but included film of the Young Ones group, with Axel being a Young Ones pup. | |
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