With computer-generated images, producers of movies and TV shows could use digital tools to make it appear that their characters are in a particular location even if they are inside a studio. However, for authenticity’s sake, producers of the Canadian TV series “Heartland” Season 10 Episode 9 did not use CGI when it showed Ty (Graham Wardle) and Bob (Roger LeBlanc) hunting for killers of Gobi bears in Mongolia.
The two actors really flew to Mongolia in September to shoot the bear scenes shown in “Heartland” Season 10 Episode 9 and for Ty’s blog titled “BordenWithoutBorders. Chasing bear killers in Mongolia is part of the evolution of the character of Ty, who at the start of the TV series was a leather jacket-wearing dude who loves to smoke, TV, eh? reports.
Ty Evolves
From Season 1, he had married Amy (Amber Marshall) and they are now expecting a baby. Ty also became a veterinarian which explains his interest in the Gobi bear in “Heartland” Season 10 Episode 9.
Graham Wardle shared that the idea about tackling the extinction of the Gobi bear came from Heather Conkie, showrunner of “Heartland,” who read a story that there are less than 24 such bear species in the Gobi. The actor also remembered the shooting by an American hunter of Cecil, the Lion, in Africa which triggered global outrage and led to their Mongolia scenes in “Heartland” Season 10 Episode 9.
Going Beyond Canada
He sees in the Mongolia scenes value added to the TV series because it brought viewers and expanded the series’ storyline outside Canada and Alberta. Graham Wardle said the Gobi bear scene on “Heartland” Season 10 Episode 9 was a good opportunity to show how other people interact with their native animal species, although the dead bear they used was just a prosthetic.
According to Drumhellermail, the Mongolia scenes, aired on Dec. 4 in “Heartland” Season 10 Episode 9, was filmed at the Drumheller Valley’s Dorothy area in September. Between Episodes 9 and 10, “Heartland” Season 10 would be on a midseason pause. CBC would instead broadcast Yuletide and New Year special shows for the rest of December.