For those of us who have been following, the last five episodes of Lars Krutak’s Tattoo Hunter are due to be aired on The Discovery Channel. Yes you heard right, June 27 starts the finish of quite possibly one of the most informative and interesting shows about tattooing ever produced.
To add insult to injury the last five shows are scheduled to be aired at the prime slot of 2:00 AM. I don’t know about you all, but if I am up at two in the morning I am usually partying, not watching television.
The tattoo anthropologist, and author of “The Tattooing Arts of Tribal Woman” will kick off the final episodes with the Brazil episode, then continues with Ethiopia, Benin, and India. This isn’t a weekly thing anymore either, Gang. The Brazil episode airs Saturday the 27th, and is followed by the Ethiopia episode on the 30th. So, if you’re a fan you might want to set your DVR’s to catch the last of a good thing, or figure out how to program that cassette video recorder.
The coolest thing about Lars is he was hands on with his series, getting tattoos done in some of the oldest school there is on this planet. From traditional Hawaiian, to traditional Japanese. Here was one anthropologist who put his skin where his mouth was. So to speak, and I’m sorry to see this short-lived series end.
Well, I can at least look forward to re-runs, if Discovery has the good sense to air them, that is.
Lars….I’m gonna miss ya, Dude.
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June 24th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Too bad
That’s one of the most interesting programms, but stayin’ up till 2 a.m - no way I’m gonna do that.
June 24th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Hello there! A fellow tattoo blogger here, just popping by to say hello, and that I really like the site =]
I don’t own a TV, but The Tattoo Hunter sounds like such a cool TV show.. it’s such a shame it’s being scrapped while shows like LA Ink are going strong for another series. Lars’ book sounds cool though, I might have to check that one out! It’s cool to see someone who wants to showcase the art behind tattoos properly, what a shame that the big TV bosses didn’t agree, eh?
Mel Roberts x
August 21st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I am not into tattoos at all, but I just happened to wake up at 2AM to see the Tattoo Hunter - Hawaii episode. Wow, what a well-made show! This particular episode goes deep into the spiritual and historical aspects of the WaterWarrior tattoos the natives have. VERY cool episode. I hope they continue to show reruns.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:56 am
I can’t believe that such an interesting and informative show about tattoo history is being canned. What a f*cking joke. Who cares about some random dude walking into LA and Miami Ink wanting a tatt for some cheesy reason. Tattoo Hunter has to be one of the best shows on tv for a long time.
Very sad to see it go!!!!
November 12th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
This was not the news I wanted to hear. I’ve been looking for this show due to my love of history, anthropology and body modification. It was extremely educational and it was interesting to see how some cultural rituals are dying out due to the Westernization and technological advances. It really showed the down side and loss of identity and I hate that people were not interested in this educational show and just want to see drama. Sad indeed.
November 18th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Hi first time here, I have seen the tattoo hunter advertised as coming soon on UK TV I think the Quest channel if anyone else knows please enlighten us all or if there are going to be re runs of the previous shows. Thanks
March 5th, 2010 at 1:44 am
why was tattoo hunter cancelled? can someone please tell me?
October 16th, 2010 at 4:05 am
Why was the show canceled?