Was curious... Anybody watching all the specials being telecast this week? Man, there's sharks everywhere! Lots of good information being put out on the Ocean's Apex Predator. I'm out on the ocean a lot so you can bet I'm paying attention... Sharknado 3 I think is this month..I wonder how many cameo's we'll be able to spot this time..
Yup we've got it on. They've made it a tad more Hollywood for my likes-to much contrived none sense, but it's still pretty great. _
Damn! I'm late to the party on this one. I thought Shark Week was always in middle to late August, not middle of July. I really haven't seen that much advertising on TV or social media (twitter) this year about it. Normally people are going crazy over this.
I have watched some but not a heck of a lot,,,,, I saw the ads but I also remember it being usually in August. On a side note I watched Jaws 1 and 2 last night .
They are mixing in WAY too much hollywood programming recently and it's only getting worse. Just show 5 hours of great whites breaching the surface or banging into cages or tiger sharks off some coast and how close they get. The episode they did on the Long Fin Mako was well done. Looking for the massive great white off the coast of NZ also well done. But they are adding too much fake drama. Show sharks--they are the really story--not the wannabe TV starts that used to be oceanographers or just plain shark experts. Btw, that 10 minute Volkswagen infomercial they show about sharks and music was milding interesting once--but multiple times every night? ooof. _
Tonite's episodes have been particularly disturbing. I'm struggling to find out why anyone would jump into waters teeming with Great White Sharks. Especially after having a leg and arm torn off and eaten. Some of those situations I've seen so far tonite just makes me cringe. Really small cages and idiots forming the support up top in the boat. I wonder how much paperwork Discovery Channel made these scientists sign before airing this. The insurance liability alone would be staggering if someone died during the filming.
Ok a great episode is on looking for a massive shark off the continental shelf if Australia and the fucking Volkswagen shark music infomercial is on again. Just stop. Show us sharks. _
I agree Stokes. Waay too much. I've even seen floating promotional ads that appear, then vanish after several seconds. I didn't know that there are two competing shark specials on this week.
Spotted a ~8' hammerhead two days ago off waikiki. Jackasses keep feeding the schools of ‘Oio near the small pier going out, drawing them closer to the shoreline. Good thing hammerheads aren't as aggressive. Couple weeks ago fishing White Plains in Ewa, kept snagging small black tips shore casting. Thankfully the mama wasn't around.
I would like to see a reality show where celebrities swim in a tank with sharks after chum has been thrown in. Winner gets 1 million dollars. It would be must see TV. My money would be on : Even sharks have standards.
Great great great episode tonite. Shark Planet. Just plain...simple...sharks. And that stupid Volkswagen infomercial. _
Was he the guy tagging the Long Tailed Mako's? With a spear gun? With no oxygen tanks? The fastest shark in the world? _