Disasters at Sea — Season 2, Now On Smithsonian Channel

There are so few well-done documentary series involving ships and the sea that it seems worth pointing out that the excellent Disasters at Sea has been picked up for a second season. The series is produced by Exploration Production Inc. … Continue reading

The Discovery Channel Makes You Stupid – Sharks, Lies, and Videotape

It is now official. Watching the Discovery Channel makes you stupid, or at the very least, can leave you less informed than when you started watching.  A poll shows that more than 70% of those who watched the Discovery Channel’s fake … Continue reading

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives – Will Discovery Channel Fiction as Fact Come Back to Bite Them?

In June, we posted about two fake documentaries about mermaids, aired by the Animal Planet, which is owned by the Discovery Channel.  Despite being presented as fact, the mermaid documentaries were entirely fictional.  There was a brief disclaimer in the … Continue reading