Ty Watches "Chimp Crazy"

Last night my wife and I finished the short docuseries "Chimp Crazy". We actually watched the first three episodes over the weekend, and then finished it off with the finale last night. Let’s discuss.

This is some pretty interesting stuff going on here. I am not going to spoil anything, which will be tough, but here we go. The long and short of this docu series is about people who buy and sell and own monkeys. These people are pretty terrible that are at the forefront of this series. The guy who created and directs is Cam Goode. This is the same guy that made "Tiger King". "Tiger King" came at the exact right time. We were on lockdown and we all needed something to take our minds off what was happening. Everyone watched it, everyone had an opinion, RD and I did a podcast about the show and then it was kind of gone. I know some people who cringe now whenever "Tiger King" comes up. It is almost upsetting how much we all consumed and talked about the show. "Chimp Crazy" feels different. Yes, the people are trashy, they are lowlifes and they have zero common sense. But what happens here is, in its own way, worse than "Tiger King" Every person that Goode has talked about in his two main shows are pretty awful people. They do horrible stuff to animals that don't deserve it one bit. The animals are their toys. They own them so they can make friends and find some minimal form of fame. "Chimp Crazy" tells that story better than "Tiger King". We get a real good look at how absurd and ridiculous the world of owning exoctic animals can truly be. Monkeys and camels and sheep and goats should be able to live free. If they are unfortunate enough to end up in a zoo, at least they are getting the correct food and care they need. The people in "Chimp Crazy" leave monkeys in cages when they get older. They feed them McDonald's and have them drink full sugar Powerade. They barely interact with the monkeys when they get too big. And when they do interact with a grown monkey, bad things happen. That should be expected, but these people continue to make the same mistakes over and over again. Friends will be attacked, the monkeys will get taken away, or worse, and then they will get another monkey. No lessons are ever learned from people who think they can domesticate wild animals. It is incredibly frustrating. It is also entertaining for someone like me. I found myself so intrigued by what was going on from episode to episode. When big things happened, I couldn't wait to watch more. I wanted to see what would happen next. I wanted to see how the story would unfold. I was so curious and just wanted to watch more and more. I was happy with the mini series. I was invested from the jump and found the ending to be satisfying for what the material was giving me.

I definitely recommend watching this series. It is intriguing and funny and sad and nuts. It is worth your time. 

Ty

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