点评:Well, for someone who ISN'T a fan of their show and who dejectedly "went along" on the tour to be a good sport, it was FANTASTIC.
Really. I had the absolute LOWest expectations, but we had a "guide" on our tram (Danny) whose been working on Oak Island since before he was even out of HIGH school in 1973, and he's been working for Oak Island since then. He knew EVERYthing about EVERYone. He had a dry sense of humor. The other, like, 50 attendees on the tour with us were all sorts. They asked him about the show itself, the "big stars" the minor players, the "legends" on the show (going back till 1790, the deaths, the money pit, the minor players, you-name-it). Danny knew it all and answered everything. The tram-ride was serviceable, but I'm glad we were able to ride. We'd get off at various "stops" and Danny would tell us what he knew about the Nobles, the Restalls, or whoever,...
Apparently, they only offer these Oak Island tours on the weekends, because they are currently filming -- until Oct 3rd or so.
Anyway, for someone like me who has a little of a "jaundiced eye" toward the show it was fanTAStic!! I couldn't believe how surprised I was at how well Danny did.
And there were military men, "bored housewives from NY," families with children, old geezers, young nerds, all kinds of folk interested in Oak Island on our tour yesterday, even one totally bored viewer from Williamsburg, and you know what? Even HE thought the tour was WELL worth it. Goodness!
翻译:嗯,对于一个并不喜欢他们节目、只是为了配合大家才闷闷不乐地参加游览的人来说,这次体验简直棒极了。
真的。我原本根本没抱什么期待,不过我们的游览车上有位“导游”(丹尼),他自1973年高中还没毕业时就开始在橡树岛工作了,从那以后就一直为橡树岛效力。他对每一个人、每一件事都了如指掌。他的幽默感也很冷幽默。和我们一同参加游览的其他大约50名游客则形形色色、各不相同。他们问他关于这个节目的各种事情:节目中的“大明星”、配角们,还有节目里提到的那些“传奇人物”(时间可追溯到1790年,包括他们的生平、死因、花销情况等等)。丹尼对这一切都了如指掌,一一作了回答。乘坐有轨电车游览倒也挺不错的,我很高兴我们能体验一次。我们在不同的“站点”下车后,丹尼就会向我们讲述他所知道的关于诺布尔家族、雷斯塔尔家族以及其他人的种种信息……
显然,这种橡树岛旅游项目只在周末才提供。因为他们目前正在拍摄——大概持续到10月3日左右。
不管怎样,对于像我这样对这个节目有些“偏见”的人来说,这一集简直太棒了!!我简直不敢相信自己竟然会对丹尼的出色表现感到如此惊喜。
昨天参加导览的人中,有军人、“纽约的无聊主妇”、带孩子的家庭、老头儿、年轻的书呆子……各种各样对橡树岛感兴趣的人都有,甚至还有一个来自威廉斯堡、完全提不起兴趣的观众呢。你知道吗?就连他也觉得这场游览绝对物有所值。天哪!