--- description: See Steve Backshall's enthusiasm about the underwater creatures title: This Man’s Enthusiasm About Sea Lions Is Truly Infectious image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Man’s Enthusiasm About Sea Lions Is Truly Infectious by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 28, 2015 6:38 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 28, 2015 6:38 PM CUT If you’re feeling kinda _meh_ about everything today, we highly recommend taking a few minutes to watch the BBC’s Steve Backshall as he encounters a group of sea lions in California’s Monterey Bay. Backshall is just so, so, _so_ excited about the creatures he has encountered, and his enthusiasm is infectious. Pretty soon, you’ll be feeling totally invigorated and excited about life. “This is a truly unbelievable spectacle,” Backshall shouts gleefully. “Surrounded by California sea lions!” He then gets a little defensive—but still totally joyful—about how incredible sea lions are. “These creatures are completely transformed here in their underwater world. They can appear to be clumsy when they’re on land but here, they are agile, graceful and zip through the water using those extraordinary wing-like front flippers.” Seriously, Backshall just can’t stop telling us how incredible sea lions are. “They’re sleek … like a torpedo through the water!” The video is a preview of the next episode of PBS’ _Big Blue Live,_ a program showcasing the marine life of Monterey Bay. We recommend watching the episode, which airs Sunday at 8pm EST, to see Backshall declare sea lions the “absolute masters of the big blue.” ([h/t Jezebel](http://jezebel.com/no-one-knows-joy-like-this-man-yelling-underwater-about-1727190779 "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4014968/sea-lions-bbc-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4014968/sea-lions-bbc-show/"},"headline":"This Man’s Enthusiasm About Sea Lions Is Truly Infectious","datePublished":"2015-08-28T18:38:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:59.441Z","description":"\"They're sleek ... like a torpedo through the water!\"","url":"https://time.com/4014968/sea-lions-bbc-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4014968/sea-lions-bbc-show/","name":"This Man’s Enthusiasm About Sea Lions Is Truly Infectious"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4014968/sea-lions-bbc-show/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4014968/sea-lions-bbc-show/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```