I sent a complaint to Discovery last year after that horrible Megaladon show and its obvious they didnt care. And the story was an inscrutable mess that proved challenging to get through. The new, state-of-the-art nuclear submarine, Seaview, is on diving trials in the Arctic Ocean. Since when is Discovery into SciFi, this was just as stupid as that Mermaid crap they did a couple years ago. More people in the age group of 25-54 watched Shark Week programming this year than last. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.html/Nuclear_submarineNuclear_submarine Wikipedia. I have filmed great white sharks off California for many years. So I can only assume that Discovery Channel chose to include this very real tragedy in order to somehow legitimize their fake-u-mentary. I couldnt understand why anyone family would allow this documatry to keep repaying there attack ! Plus, the endeavor would be tricky: With the shark unrestrained, it would be much harder to correctly position the tag. Unlike the real thing, it also has a. You would think that after 26 years of doing shark week, they would realize that people are genuinely interested in learning about sharks. Our objective was the deep-sea #shark, the bluntnose sixgill. I am so disappointed. To think I taped it so me and my daughter could watchbecause we both find learning about sharks coolbut really pushing the guy out to sea that is just plain laughable and the sad part it their are people gullable enough to believe that shit.very disappointed. Again, by including this real bit of information, Discovery is trying to legitimize their fake-u-mentary. Their radar and microphones were destroyed beyond repair leaving the Americans blind in the water. Megalodon drew 5 million viewers, but Shark of Darkness drew 3.8 million, a significant decrease from the previous audience. I can honestly say, just like Fonzie, they have really I totally thought it was real and it scared me to death. However, Russian shipyards have struggled to complete new Akula IIs, which are not cheapone figure claims a cost of $1.55 billion each in 1996, or $2.4 billion in todays dollars. Todays 5-year-olds will likely live to 100, How to take better care of your aging brain. False Bay was patrolled by the massive Great White Shark, The Submarine, during the 1980s as a result of False Bays massive population. The comments below have not been moderated, By ", : "I think Willy Wonka said it best - 'A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men' ", : "Shark Week has definitely jumped the shark. And then to take a real actual boating accident where real people lost their lives and make up some shity shark story, that goes above and beyond all inconsiderate things! I switched over to NatGeo Wild and their shark shows that were on last night were more like what Shark Week used to be.". These vague (and quickly flashed) statements intentionally deceive people who are willing to believe whatever they see on Discovery. Why should I trust anything else produced by Discovery Channel now? They never saw him because he was still and vertical right? Dont lie! same here, i was all into it crunching on my doritos and gulping down my ginger ale. I get the entertainment factor, it just seems that it goes against everything discovery channel is supposed to stand for. Cool Submarine Shark Pushes Man Out To Sea References. But when you get down to the deep sea, its just uncharted. I felt like a fool! Ohh and let us not forget the brave men pulling the steel line with no gloves to bring the cage with 4 grown wet adults (one with gear) up. After practicing in a pond with a shark carcass, the teams first trip was scuttled when a giant female sixgill turned her belly to the submarine at the exact moment when they prepared to shoot a tag at her. I cant believe Discovery keeps making these fake documentaries!! Props remarkable 9-month recovery was documented (video) and the results were published in Global Perspective on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark. Sharks have also been the focus of numerous. Pure exploitation and complete exaggeration of a magnificent creature, the great white shark. The aircrafts propellers were rated at 32 horsepower (24 kW). With Submarine, two others on megalodon and at least one other Im pretty sure was at least partially bs, Im disappointed and disgusted with Discovery. After all, this is the Discovery Channel not one of the major networks and their reality shows, right? This tag will remain on the shark for three months before being detached and uploaded via satellite to a processing center. Tag went into a large male.. DISCOVERY show real sharks docs. Also you had me until you said that submarine stopped and waited for the right time, and pushed the man further out to sea to separate him from the others, thats actually laughable , orcas yes ,great white.not !! Cal.1530 automatic, 26 jewelsmovement number:77'591case: Lo search through 503,484 watches from 130 . As the researchers inside the submarine waited for sixgills to come investigate the bait dangling outside, they marveled at phosphorescent Siphonophores, Cuban dogfish, and larval fishes usually only seen in textbooks. Anyone can discover a fossil on this beach. What are they trying to accomplish by this? Both variants had six additional external tubes that could launch missiles or decoy torpedoes, and a new Strela-3 surface-to-air missile system. The researchers were using their submarine, Nadir, a Triton 3300/3 which is capable of diving up to 1,000 metres below sea level with three passengers. Just saw the doc. Im shocked.. What a pile of crap. But eventually he noticed that, though the sharks survived the experience of being hauled to the oceans surface, they didnt seem to resume normal behavior for a few days. 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Whoever came up with that made up line of bull and felt it was viewer worthy should have known millions are going to realize he/she has no clue..NONE!! Its odd since shark week seems so adament about peotecting sharks but so quick to fuel peoples fear and mistrust of them by showing countless shark attack survivor stories and creating fake shows about an unstoppable super shark hungry for humans. Ok rant done. So, of course, were led to believe this entire documentary and its core premise was all put together in less than 2 weeks in order to be the premier event of Shark Week. Explore a billion-year-old volcanic mystery on Lake Superior, A journey of the senses through Abu Dhabi, These Lake Superior islands are no place for amateurs. And would they really show real people dying on tv? The Akula could also carry up to twelve Granat cruise missiles capable of hitting targets on land up to three thousand kilometers away. Again. it was a friend of mine who was in. The man was terrified and tried to swim back to shore, but the shark kept pushing him further and further out. It was titled Red Triangle. $12.00 . At least they dont try to label the cheesy stuff theyre putting out as science. How did this mountain lion reach an uninhabited island? Wow.I was flipping through channels when I began watching. Shawn Larson, the curator of research at the Seattle Aquarium who has long studied bluntnose sixgills in the Puget Sound, is excited to see what new evidence the tag holds. However, Discovery Channel has done a bit of googling and came upon our real great white shark wound healing research. The reality is it is human nature to try at almost any cost to rescue another human being. However, if you have a little look on the profile page Please. 115K 37M views 1 year ago #Shark Shark Attack Man In Sea Fishing Boat | Fun Made Shark Movie By Wild Fighter Sharks have been known to attack humans when they are confused or curious. October 25, 2021 january 20, 2022 tv/movies by adam green. Yes! Oh it seems on this page the user cant edit the dates for when posts where made. These studies have uncovered lots of interesting facts about these monstrous sea dwellers. Phillip brown was spearfishing barramundi off the coast of queensland on. Global Perspective on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark, Fin-Body Ratios for Smooth Dogfish Depends on How You Slice It, Background information on our trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction paper, http://io9.com/shark-week-lied-to-scientists-to-get-them-to-appear-in-1619280737, http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/shark-week-nets-ratings-record-posts-highest-numbers-in-27-year-history-1201280268/, http://sharkattacksurvivors.com/shark_attack/viewforum.php?f=39. How this supposed horrific set of shark attacks happened earlier in this year, yet not a single media outlet reported on them as if shark attacks are never massively huge sensationalist news? I dont want to watch fake crap during sharkweek. The Akula I submarinesdesignated Shchuka (Pike) in Russian servicewere foremost intended to hunt U.S. Navy submarines, particularly ballistic-missile submarines. I can say this is my first utter disappointment in Discovery Shark Week..I cannot believe they would taint their reputation in this matter. Disgraceful! TLC is no longer a legit channel in my mind. documentury.. The Submarine shark then was reportedly "sighted" for years to come and the legend grew longer as the years went on. It sucks! I am so disappointed in the discovery channel. I was happy as a kid in a candy store just seeing these invertebrate, these little shrimp recalls Gavin Naylor, who directs the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History and was tasked with manning the spearguns that night. A man who nearly lost his leg during a horrific shark attack in australia has said that hes lucky to be alive.. Also thought last year megladon was real too . That they have no more viewers. I have to admit that I actually enjoyed the MOVIE. To be perfectly honest Push the guy out to deeper sea for a snack later on just because he is full and will eat again in 15 minutes? Curators are realizing that returning looted artifacts isnt closing museumsits opening new doors. This is the terrifying moment a shark longer than a submarine emerges from the ocean's murky depths. Whether we find body parts, it's very unlikely. While I like the concept of shark week as a legitimate means of annually examining the state of the world regarding these ancient and magnificent creatures, the Discovery channel has faked its way into profound scientific disrespect now and should no longer be considered a reputable source of scientifically valid information regarding sharks and perhaps other subjects as well. http://profile.typepad.com/melthurmond. I know some parts did look fake and i know it even said some parts were dramatized. Really? Ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earths surface, and nearly two-thirds of that water is over 5,200 feet deep. As soon as we started watching it last night, I told my boyfriend Donny Yup, looks like they did it again!! After an expensive round of repairs, the Nerpa was ready to goand promptly transferred on a ten-year lease to India for $950 million. The team was tracking a dead sperm whale floating on the Atlantic oceans surface. Shark Class Submarine: Laid down, 24 October 1933, at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.; Launched, 21 May 1935; Commissioned USS Shark (SS-174), 25 January 1936; Lost to enemy action, approximately 11 February 1942, presumed to have been hit by enemy naval gun fire in the vicinity of the Celebes Islands. I guess not. Nice way to collect youre money Discovery, making people believe that this is true just for viewer ratings!!! Source: thevintageconcept.com. He asked what would happen if he was attacked by a shark, because he was so far away. Its really like being an 18th century explorer. Whats bad is, last night animal planet showed both megaladon and shark of darkness back to back, guess they didnt think that people would put the two together and realize they are talking about the same mythical shark. . It gets worse though. Megaladon plus mermaids, why even show anything real? Now they are going for pure entertainment, to compete with other channels for viewerships! The ethnographic museum of the past is making its way to the exit.. The shark submarine is an urban legend from the 1970s about a large white shark in false bay,. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. http://www.dict.org.za/blogs/2010/06/first-study-of-shark-wound-healing/. Im boycotting that channel. It never ceases to amaze to what levels we will drop just to attract viewers. from the University of Cape Town studying the anti-predator tactics of Cape fur seals in Shark Alley, Geyser Rock, South Africa. Deep blue sea (1999) 1. Every year, the average puppy size is 1.2 m (4.9 ft), and their growth rate is approximately 25% (9.8 in). Sharks have also been the focus of numerous scientific research and experiments. Mayday/Air Crash Investigation on Nat Geo shows dramatisations. Some scientists believe that the submarine shark may have gone extinct, while others believe that it may still be alive and hiding in the depths of the ocean. The people interviewed, the victims, all that was fake? Thank you!!! Nah it is sharks nature to just chomp! Who wrote it? Consider the picture that these two recent reports show and when asked to participate in anything associated with this channel. I want my time back. Pitiful sad and irresponsible. It had me fooled at the beginning until they showed the shark on camera, you can see its completely cgi. I was very upset after watching this show. Discover the fake channel? I even enjoyed megladon last year. If I want this kind of entertainment, Ill stick to watching Sharknado on ScyFy. [Tash Kimlin, Tourist]:\"Do you think you want to get back in the water again?\"\"No!\"Tourist Liam Murie was asked if he was thinking twice about getting back in the water. I dunno. Language is a living thing. This is the most PATHETIC attempt to boost their horrible ratings. So much for watching shark week. Who is in the movie Dark Tide with Halle Berry. Add . Like most commenters, I have always enjoyed Shark Week on Discovery Channel. This feature on Submarine or any shark for that matter should be based on the facts and if any ACTUAL footage exists, have that be included. They are actors. You should be ashamed of yourself. 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