Descending is an exciting new weekly TV show now airing on Canadaâs Outdoor Life Network, and featuring some stunning underwater video from around the world. Host Scott Wilson, from Brantford, Ontario, though fairly new to scuba, jumps right in to explore some of this planetâs âmost remote locationsâ in the one-hour weekly show. Noting that so much of planet Earth is underwater and so few people get to see this realm firsthand, he said, âWe knew it was important to shoot spectacular footage.â Wilsonâs co-host is New Zealand diver Ellis Emmett, author, adventurer and friend. Emmett has penned five adventure books and is the owner of a New Zealand river rafting company. âI want people to be inspired, educated and enlightened, and have a laugh or two along the way,â he said. This year the hosts explore the underwater world on scuba, wearing full-face masks and dry suits. As post-production work continues on episodes scheduled to air in the coming weeks, theyâre planning a switch to rebreathers, and even the occasional use of mixed gases in season two, officially not a go yet, but theyâre hopeful! With government backing and the support of the Outdoor Life Network, Descending joins a long list of Canadian made underwater TV series that have found strong audience support.
2/19/2012