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derby378

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8. You're most certainly welcome

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 07:09 PM

Aug 2013

I spent the bulk of Sunday night playing Fallout 3 instead.

Discovery Channel, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Either show me some actual physical evidence to support a modern Megalodon or I go back to hunting mutated ghouls and beasts on Xbox that we know aren't real.

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Has Discovery Channel "jumped the shark?" [View all] derby378 Aug 2013 OP

Jumped the Plesiosaur. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #1

It seems to have gotten into a rut and nothing interesting quinnox Aug 2013 #2

Thank you for posting this! zappaman Aug 2013 #3

You're most certainly welcome derby378 Aug 2013 #8

They should have run sharknado elehhhhna Aug 2013 #41

Might as well have! n/t zappaman Aug 2013 #42

anything to get ratings. Media sucks these days. Period. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #4

I'm glad it was fake. Now I can get back into the water egold2604 Aug 2013 #5

Discover/Nat' Geog / A & E/ History/ & TLC SoCalDem Aug 2013 #6

These days the History Channel is to history as Dr Pepper is to doctors. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #14

I went online & purchased 4 complete sets of "Connections" SoCalDem Aug 2013 #15

I remember Connections. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #17

Good One! adirondacker Aug 2013 #19

History's lineup particularly depresses me there Posteritatis Aug 2013 #33

So sad indeed Politicalboi Aug 2013 #56

It's gone Sharknado Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #7

You had to go there, didn't you? derby378 Aug 2013 #9

... Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #25

I haven't seen that one yet Marrah_G Aug 2013 #12

I could see a SHARKNADO/PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE double feature derby378 Aug 2013 #22

Hmmm.... I was thinking Sharknado and Giant Pirahna Marrah_G Aug 2013 #27

Why not a quadruple feature? jmowreader Aug 2013 #44

Triple feature with Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #29

Sharknado and A Finny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #37

Its on Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #26

It's entertaining for alot of people Marrah_G Aug 2013 #10

When you create a fictional story and fake "found footage".... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #46

Between them, History Channel and TLC, yes, the shark's been jumped. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #11

I rather like PAWN STARS derby378 Aug 2013 #24

Gotta love Mythbusters sakabatou Aug 2013 #38

Pfft. I don't care Texasgal Aug 2013 #13

but if they all become like that in order to get ratings where are we going to get real programming liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #16

Reality shows are cheap, & it's easy to goad people to act like drama queens in front of the camera. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #28

It's cable. Texasgal Aug 2013 #34

Yeah, but this guy .... Scuba Aug 2013 #18

Jesus, maybe a graphic warning, "ultimate nightmare if in water" quinnox Aug 2013 #21

He's just smiling for the picture Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #47

I don't know but "Naked and Afraid" is my favorite show! zonkers Aug 2013 #20

The fake documentaries are kind of entertaining, i guess RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #23

We went out on a cage diving boat when we were in Gansbaai. Puglover Aug 2013 #30

Did the show have this guy? backscatter712 Aug 2013 #31

They did to megalodon what they did to mermaids csziggy Aug 2013 #32

Spot on! zappaman Aug 2013 #35

Didn't someone sue over the mermaid mocumentary? sakabatou Aug 2013 #39

I don't follow much entertainment news csziggy Aug 2013 #48

oh crud MFM008 Aug 2013 #36

Or maybe AMISH SHARK MAFIA derby378 Aug 2013 #40

+1,000 Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #50

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was annoyed ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2013 #43

You are not alone! zappaman Aug 2013 #45

Long ago. tabasco Aug 2013 #49

BBC documentaries make the Discovery Channel look like long-term glue huffers by comparison. n/t DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #51

I vote for "Megalodonado vs. Honey Boo Boo" Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #52

FTW! derby378 Aug 2013 #55

That this passes itself off as "learning" has the effect of making people stupid Scootaloo Aug 2013 #53

What was the one a couple years ago about some possibly Mayan monument on brewens Aug 2013 #54

The Bible miniseries from a few months back is another epic fail. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #57

I rather enjoy Deadliest Catch. Needs more Mermaids though. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #58