2020 | TV-MA | 7 Episodes | Documentary | Netflix
Stars:
Carole Baskin
Joe Exotic
Bhagavan Antle
Synopsis:
Among the eccentrics and cult personalities in the stranger-than-fiction world of big cat owners, few stand out more than Joe Exotic, a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist and a country-western singer who presides over an Oklahoma roadside zoo. Charismatic but misguided, Joe and an unbelievable cast of characters including drug kingpins, conmen, and cult leaders all share a passion for big cats and the status and attention their dangerous menageries garner. But things take a dark turn when Carole Baskin, an animal activist and owner of a big cat sanctuary, threatens to put them out of business, stoking a rivalry that eventually leads to Joe's arrest for a murder-for-hire plot and reveals a twisted tale where the only thing more dangerous than a big cat is its owner.
So do you need an escape from this whole COVID-19 thing? Sick of no sports to watch? How about looking for the train wreck that is blowing up your social media? Well, then Tiger King is differently a good place to be. This one will definitely help you escape the world around you for a few moments of your day. It will also have you questioning the whole private Zoo deal!
From the first episode, rookie filmmaker Eric Goode catches the proverbial tiger by the tale while investigating an illegal reptile dealer, as the underworld snake handler shows off a snow leopard he just bought and is keeping caged in his van in the Florida summer heat. For the next five years, Goode delved into the world of big-cat owners and private zoos, getting caught up in the bitter feud between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, the crusading owner of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida.
It's hard to say who the real nut job is here but I'm going with Carole Baskin! And if you want my option yes she did kill her husband! And I'm sure he was fed to the dang tigers! The case was never officially closed, but the last time anything significant happened was in 2011, when the police asked Ms. Baskin to take a polygraph. She refused! But thanks to this documentary leads are once again pouring in and I say she will crack and then join Joe in prison.
If you have not seen the show yet skip ahead to the rating portion.
Yes, Joe seemed crazy and yeah he sure put the evidence out there of what he wanted to do to this lady but do I think he was set up? Yes sadly yes! Should he be in prison most likely but not for murder for hire. By the end of the series, you find yourself thinking and wondering did he get set up by these goons? Maybe someday we will hear the truth.
Who would have thunk the crazy world of underground tigers was so deep and off the chain! Is Tiger King worth all the internet hype? Sure, It will draw you in and hold you tight allowing you to be trapped in your house like an armchair lawyer wannabe! I have to say this came at the right time with everybody needing to stay home begging for something to do. If you're on the fence take the leap.
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| 4 out of 5 |
EVERYBODY'S talking about this show! But alas, I don't have Netflix. And I don't know if I want to see big cats being cruelly cooped up and mistreated for whatever motives. The whack-a-doodle characters do seem awfully intriguing though.
ReplyDeleteThat was one of the things that I noticed about the cages. The lady trying to shut him down had horrible conditions where you could see he cared more and had bigger cages.
DeleteI saw a fake news story online that they were releasing his tigers into Grand Teton National Park to control mountain goats. It was obviously a promo stunt for the documentary.
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