Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[MinnieM123]

FYI, there are already shark-related programs airing on the Discovery Channel, and we still have about an hour and a half until Shark Week officially kicks off. Get excited.

One of the headliners: Phelps versus shark tonight. Oh brother . . .

http://www.today.com/popculture/michael-phelps-will-race-great-white-during-shark-week-t112840

 

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One of the headliners: Phelps versus shark tonight. Oh brother . . .

http://www.today.com/popculture/michael-phelps-will-race-great-white-during-shark-week-t112840

Apparently it took a long time to get the shark to actually swim 100m in a straight line.

 

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I'm so ready.

Christmas Week & Shark Week > The Rest of the Year

I'm surprised SyFy isn't countering with a Sharknado Week.

 

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Rogue One is now officially on Netflix.

 

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Apparently it took a long time to get the shark to actually swim 100m in a straight line.

From what I've read

Spoiler

The shark will actually be far ahead in the race, not only for Phelp's safety, but due to the fact there is just no way a human could keep up with shark speed. Toward the final moments, however, Phelps is going to somehow overtake the shark, as the shark seems to suddenly slow to a stop due to fatigue (?) Then Matt Ryan jumps out of the shark costume and says: "Surprise, America!"

 

[NYwdwfan]

From what I've read

Spoiler

The shark will actually be far ahead in the race, not only for Phelp's safety, but due to the fact there is just no way a human could keep up with shark speed. Toward the final moments, however, Phelps is going to somehow overtake the shark, as the shark seems to suddenly slow to a stop due to fatigue (?) Then Matt Ryan jumps out of the shark costume and says: "Surprise, America!"

Still not over that, are ya?

 

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Still not over that, are ya?

No.

 

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Yesterday I did something involving yucky nature and walked to a waterfall in Governor Dodge State Park.

Disclaimer: I know none of the people in this picture. It seemed their sole purpose of being there was to get in the way of my shot.

 

[MinnieM123]

So I heard on the news this morning (apparently, this is "news" . . . ) that a bunch of people were ticked off at Phelps and the Discovery Channel, for duping people into believing that he was going to swim adjacent to the shark.

What Discovery did was superimpose the shark swimming the distance on the screen, along with Phelps swimming (by himself--yet, I guess that wasn't clear as I think they had him in one of those shark cages--although, I didn't see the actual show.).

The only good thing about this debacle is that the shark won by two seconds.

 

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[MinnieM123]

In open water with a Great White? That would've been an awfully short race, with no finish line necessary.

Hee hee . . .

The hype prior to this show was that Phelps would have been "protected" in the shark cage. It is ridiculous on any level, yet, I never questioned it at the time.

 

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So I heard on the news this morning (apparently, this is "news" . . . ) that a bunch of people were ticked off at Phelps and the Discovery Channel, for duping people into believing that he was going to swim adjacent to the shark.

What Discovery did was superimpose the shark swimming the distance on the screen, along with Phelps swimming (by himself--yet, I guess that wasn't clear as I think they had him in one of those shark cages--although, I didn't see the actual show.).

The only good thing about this debacle is that the shark won by two seconds.

Phelps said before the show that he wasn't actually in the water at the same time as the shark... that would just be dumb.

 

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[JenniferS]

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And on both hips.

 

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[Eric1955]

I'm curious how much influence Stranger Things pulled from Stephen King's novel, "IT". The premise looks very similar in both: A group of misfit kids bond together to defeat a supernatural being which takes the form of a (clown (IT) giant alien (Stranger Things).

I haven't seen Stranger Things yet other than the ad's, but probably need to, given it's positive feedback, and vast similarity to my favorite King story of all time (and only horror story I really like, outside of the classic Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.)

But tell me you don't feel a strong connecting theme between the two.

I honestly don't know if it's at all similar because I've never actually seen IT. I highly recommend Stranger Things though. It's the best show I've seen in years.

 

[Eric1955]

Well, my mom and sister left today. They'll be back in October. My grandparents have been talking about visiting. I'm hoping they can visit soon. Let me tell you, being shy sucks.