‘Tiser writer Michael Tsai pours it on in this profile of Dog The Bounty Hunter’s man himself, Duane Chapman:
The show is a cultural phenomenon in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Harper Collins has set an August release date for the book “You Can Run But You Can’t Hide,” based on Dog’s life. The family has also entered into licensing agreements for a cartoon series, a TV movie and — what else? — action figures.
“Hawai’i guys fight,” he says. “You flip the bird off here, you better be ready to rumble. These guys are men. They don’t take no bull. You’ve got to work out, you’ve got to be at the top of your game, you’ve got to make friends because this isn’t like a lot of states. These are physically tougher guys.”
In the first season alone, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” drew criticism locally for a variety of perceived offenses, from the number of Asian and Polynesian fugitive featured to the show’s all-Mainland crew, to Chapman’s use of “brah” and his frequent mispronunciations of Hawaiian place names.
To quote one critic of the show: “This is not Hawaii.”
‘Tiser: The law according to Dog
