On sunday night, discovery channel reaired the two hour special, which originally aired on animal planet, and the internet exploded with theories with rumors and theories about whether the sea creatures are real or not. It tells a story of a scientific teams investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an. Some of the videos seemed fake to me, but i found it hard to believe that animal planet would air a fake documentary that they advertised for. A team of scientists testifies that they found the remains of a sea creature with ties to human origins a modern day mermaid. Three and a half million viewers watched in astonishment as people identified as u. A body found, there are no disclaimers or information identifying the programming as anything other than the factual documentary it purported to be. Scientists unearth new evidence about the truth behind mermaids. Shot in south africa and finished in the uk arri alexa and canon 5d. The body found on american tv channels animal planet may 27, 2012 and discovery channel june 17, 2012. Mermaid body found special fools viewers us weekly.
The body found part 1 12 michael moore on dailymotion. Some loved the documentary as a good work of fiction with a fun science and mystery spin, others hated it for being aired like it was a documentary despite even professing to be a work of fiction ugly cute. The source it points to clearly states that there was a disclaimer. Animal planet real mermaid the body found real mermaid documentary 2015. The little mermaid all media types, the little mermaid 1989, disney princesses, disney all media types, disney animated fandoms, disney cartoons classic, discovery channel fandom, mermaids. The body found and docufiction democratic underground. The body found is a critically acclaimed sciencefiction special that blends reallife events and phenomena with the story of two scientists who testify they found the remains of a neverbeforeidentified sea creature. What if theres a kernel of truth that lives beneath the legend of the mythic mermaid.
Jan 12, 2014 discovery and animal planet both own rights to this video. Animal planets mermaids mockumentary business insider. Mermaids is a documentary originally aired as mermaids. This is a documentary about the proof of mermaids being real and this is the second video. S navy cares more about testing new weapons on the oceanic depths than finding a way to protect the merfolk from certain extinction.
However, instead of focusing the special on entirely on how the mermaids came to be. May 27, 20 a team of scientists testifies that they found the remains of a sea creature with ties to human origins a modern day mermaid. A science fiction program on animal planet titled mermaids. They claim a massive government coverup is currently hiding the creatures existence from the general public. Daniel loxton considers two notorious documentarystyle television hoaxes in this excerpt from junior skeptic 48 originally published in 20. Delving deep into the aquatic ape theory and presenting an explanation of the legendary mermaids. The body found, was immensely popular, and resulted in a lot of people asking themselves and others whether mermaids are real. Combating fake science in popular media sciencedirect.
Last years animal planet special on mermaids, called mermaids. The program is not only a hoax, but a sequel to a hoax to last years rather effortlessly debunked mermaids. While their large, perpetuallystaring eyes and more fishlike, streamlined appeareance can make them fall a bit into the uncanny valley, others have found them to be. Cryptid documentary episode 01 although not as popular as its female counterpart, the mermaid. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The body found season 1, episode 2 the new evidence. The body found 2011, and neverbeforeseen evidence that has come forward since the release. Animal planetmermaids on sunday, animal planet aired a followup to last years television special called mermaid.
Examining the startling, neverbeforeseen video evidence of aquatic hominids that has come forward since the documentary mermaids. The body found, is a 2012 docufiction created by animal planet. Sep 21, 2017 explore abbieanderson94s board mermaids. The body found, a documentary about the possible existence of the mythical beings, is stirring up trouble again. The body found hoax this site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. The body found includes a former scientist with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaaa.
Jun 08, 2015 then, in 2012, the animal planet television channel aired a documentarystyle program called mermaids. Those mermaids still have hair, which would be one of the first things to go if you really were evolving to a marine animal. While slated as a documentary, it is more realistically. Remember this story i wrote about watching the mermaid body found documentary on animal planet about a year ago. Spectacular cgi animates a world where mermaids really do swim below the waters surface, cooperatively hunt with. Paul robertson is interviewed on the startling documentary, mermaids. The body found first aired in 2012, with the original whistleblower on the mermaid conspiracy, dr. Mermaids arent real but theyre entertaining youtube. See more ideas about mythical creatures, mermaid and real mermaids. With albert bendix, james cotter, david evans, david evans.
Melissa was already known for her free diving and breathholding skills underwater during. This is a documentary about the proof of mermaids being real and this is only the first video. The body found is a science fiction program styled as a documentary originally aired as mermaids. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
The body found may 25, 20 by mermaids of earth last years animal planet special on mermaids, called mermaids. Animal planet season story of actual events that took place involving a mermaid dna and body parts. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. The body found animal planet recently aired a documentary which follows a team of scientist trying to uncover the truth behind various underwater footage, fisherman tales, and the remains of a body inside of a shark which is said to be the remains of a, well, a mermaid. I tend to think of animal planet as a factual channel. Real life mermaid can hold her breath underwater for five minutes. Here, we present a case study based on fake documentaries and discuss effective social media strategies for scientists who want to engage with the public on. The body found dvd 88347614496 moviesa look into the urban legend of the existence of mermaids. The body found, which fooled more viewers than youd think. It tells a story of a scientific teams investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body. It convinced many people that mermaids are real and that organizations, such as the noaa, were covering up the evidence. What pisses me off, is that a reputable tv channel, uses the reputation of excellent programs, and imho true to the facts, airs this load of flipping rubbish, purposely to fool the viewers. The discovery channel recently aired a follow up, aptly titled mermaids the new evidence. Discovery and animal planet both own rights to this video.
At the start of the film a message is shown that says it is speculative fiction. The body found, a fake documentary that aired on animal plant and discovery channel in 2012, which combines discredited pseudoscience with stuff that the producers just made up. This type of programming receives particular criticism when, as in the original broadcast of mermaids. Grounded in a radical scientific theory, mermaids is a story about two scientists who testify they found the remains of a. Skeptic insight a look back at discoverys mermaids hoaxes. The body found, animal planet brings viewers into the world where the legend is real. The body found makes a strong case for the existence of the mermaid, a creature with a surprisingly human evolutionary history, whose ancestral branch splits off from a shared human root. We watch as cgi creates a world where mermaids really do exist, and gives us a picture of how they may have evolved over the years. Mermaids are naturally peaceful, yet, unfortunately, humans make a rather lousy job at coexisting with them, not to mention the u. The body found, premiering sunday, may 27, from 911 pm etpt, animal planet brings viewers into the world where the legend is real. With sean cameron michael, andre weideman, candice darcy, david soul. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. The body found, on animal planet the new york times. Originally from watch the second documentary mermaids.
The body found blends reallife events and fairy tales with the story of two scientists who testify they found the remains of a neverbeforeidentified sea creature. I read the readers comments at some of the news sites that ran stories about the mermaid show, and i was appalled at how many people had decided to believe the fake documentary was real despite having been told that it was fiction and that it was purely for entertainment. So little of science is actually based upon fact, which is why i am an engineer, i can prove my work on paper and in design. In 2004, when marine biologist dr brian mccormick sean c. Then, in 2012, the animal planet television channel aired a documentarystyle program called mermaids. However in this documentary they showed a video that was taken from a boys phone on the beach it shows a live mermaid. Cryptid documentary episode 01 although not as popular as its female. A team of scientists testifies that they found the remains of.
Okay i watched this documentary a couple days ago and have been researching all over the internet to find out more information about it. Still, it was so convincing that people ignored this. Hugely successful with big ratings, causing viewers to call the u. If that wast bad enough, it is implied the navy also wants to capture merfolk to. A boy and his friend examine the body of something on the shore. So does anybody know whether it was real or fake or kind of a hybrid of. I must say that i am disgusted with this method of fooling viewers, and was one that was fooled by viewing this program, until i was shown this from snopes, mermaids.
Examining the startling, neverbeforeseen video evidence of aquatic hominids that. They claim a massive government coverup is currenly hiding the. Body found spends way too much time on the dangers of sonar and the conspiracy theories about it. Without spoiling too much, of the documentary, for the most part, the intense interviews mixed with cgi reenactments make this, a very entertaining watch. In reality there was no body and no skull to ponder. Aug 12, 2012 i watched the animal planet special mermaids. As the discovery channel reairs a documentary, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration clarifies that the creatures do not. The twohour documentarystyle program described by the. The body found got people so confused that some thought mermaids may actually have existed after all. The film blends reallife events and phenomena with the story of two scientists who testify they found the remains of a neverbeforeidentified sea creature. Everywhere i look it either says that its real or fake and every site i go to has people saying that its fake and that the people who are in it are actors. The film is science fiction, using science as a springboard into imagination and centering the story on the following realworld events. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anythi.
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