Re: TV Skeptic: 'Mermaids: The Body Found' clouds the waters

i think NOM thinks these mermaids are Right-Wingers

On 5/29/12, EARL DOYLE <lesjulia1@gmail.com> wrote:
> so you think conservatives are still winning and will be
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> i hope not
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> On 5/29/12, nominal9-Bomb-Throwin-Anarchist <nominal9@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> First the Birthers... then the Transcripters.....Are the Obama is a
>> Mermaid
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>> Right-Wingers far behind?.....Phillipines... Hawaii.....Obama has to be
>> near Water...must be something to it...
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>> "Mermaids: The Body Found," which aired over the weekend as part of
>> Animal
>> Planet's "Monster Week," revealed a true TV abomination. An unnatural
>> hybrid that was as disturbing as it was gruesome. A freak whose very
>> existence threatens us all.
>>
>> I don't mean the creature featured in this new TV special. It's the TV
>> show
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>> itself.
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>> "Mermaids," which will air again June 17, is fiction. It's a fake TV
>> documentary. You may have to look hard to see the disclaimer, but the
>> producers and Animal Planet make it clear that this program is totally
>> and
>> completely made up.
>>
>> At least they almost make it clear. They don't exactly make a distinction
>> between what is real and what is faked, and they really don't seem to
>> care.
>>
>> As a fake documentary, one might hope that "Mermaids" would follow in the
>> tradition of some of the great "mockumentaries" of film and television.
>> ("This is Spinal Tap"; "Zelig"; "The Rutles" and numerous "Monty Python"
>> skits).
>>
>> But "Mermaids" doesn't mock anything. Instead, the joke is on us.
>>
>> The slick program uses a documentary style to tell a fictional
>> crypto-zoological tale of earnest, young and attractive scientists who
>> are
>> investigating whale and dolphin beachings. In so doing, they discover
>> clues
>>
>> of the existence of an intelligent primate species — related to humans —
>> that has evolved to adapt to an aquatic life, just as dolphin and whale
>> ancestors did millions of years ago.
>>
>> U.S. Navy experiments with sonar are blamed for the massive whale
>> beachings
>>
>> around the world. The scientists soon realize that the Navy is covering
>> up
>> the discovery of strange creatures whose bodies are also damaged by the
>> powerful sonar device.
>>
>> With fake news broadcasts; fake amateur video and fake expert interviews,
>> the story lays out a fake conspiracy worthy of the "X-Files." Here, the
>> Navy is so determined to develop their sonar technology that they're
>> prepared to drive to extinction an intelligent species related to humans.
>> (Wouldn't the Navy be more likely to try to weaponize such a discovery,
>> as
>> in "Day of the Dolphin"?)
>>
>> As the scientists investigate the whale beachings and put the puzzle
>> together piece by piece they seem to remain one step behind the Navy's
>> massive cover-up. Until they get their big break: fake video from a
>> camera
>> phone.
>>
>> Just as Bigfoot is often given supernatural and noble attributes in
>> popular
>>
>> culture, "Mermaids" embodies the new species with intelligence, altruism
>> and compassion. These mermaids make tools. They're pals with dolphins,
>> with
>>
>> whom they often hunt or play together in the surf. They also hunt great
>> white sharks.
>>
>> It's remarkable how well this fake documentary mimics actual programs
>> claiming to reveal actual creatures. Substitute Mermaids for Bigfoot,
>> Chupacabra, the Loch Ness monster, ghosts and aliens and it's hard to
>> make
>> a distinction between what's real but faked, and what's really fake.
>>
>> While this production won't fool many skeptics (at least I hope not), I
>> can
>>
>> only imagine that the same audiences that lap up shows about Bigfoot,
>> ghosts, psychics, etc. will miss the disclaimers and buy into this one
>> too.
>>
>> Mermaids could be the new Nessy.
>>
>> * RELATED: *
>>
>> TV Skeptic: 'Bigfoot: The Definitive Guide' -
>> latimes.com<http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/02/tv-skeptic-bigfoot-the-definitive-guide.html#comments>
>>
>> TV Skeptic: 'Ghost Hunters' goes to the dogs -
>> latimes.com<http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/tv-skeptic-ghost-hunters-goes-to-the-dogs.html>
>>
>> TV Skeptic: A 'balanced' discussion of UFOs on 'Anderson' -
>> latimes.com<http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/04/tv-skeptic-a-balanced-discussion-of-ufos-on-anderson.html>
>>
>> -- Ed Stockly
>>
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