Whatshername 13,775 Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Here’s the Full “Shark Week” 2017 Schedule! Quote Link to comment
Whatshername 13,775 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Michael Phelps didn’t actually race a real shark on TV, and viewers aren’t happy Remember back in December 2014, when Discovery Channel hyped that a man would be eaten and then regurgitated by a giant snake on a special called “Eaten Alive?” Then that didn’t actually happen, and viewers were furious? We bring this up because 57 minutes into Discovery’s heavily promoted Sunday night Shark Week program — in which Olympic powerhouse swimmer Michael Phelps was set to race against a great white shark — viewers heard this quote from ecologist Tristan Gutteridge, one the featured scientists: “Clearly, we can’t put Michael in one lane and a white shark on the far lane. We’re gonna have to do a simulation.” Hold on. So Phelps wasn’t going to actually race a shark in a TV event titled “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White”?! Why was the hour-long special billed as such? Many viewers were not pleased. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/07/24/michael-phelps-didnt-actually-race-a-real-shark-on-tv-and-viewers-arent-happy/?utm_term=.bde782bea384 What really rubbed salt in the wound? Phelps lost. Quote Link to comment
Jaxinjersey 6,596 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Whaaaaat?!!! Next thing you're gonna tell me is, there's no such thing as a Sharknado!!! Quote Link to comment
Whatshername 13,775 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Lol! Looks pretty real to me! Quote Link to comment
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