Spoiled rich kid and wannabe reality television star, Alex Kompothecras, has been identified as the man pulling the trigger in a viral video of an endangered hammerhead being shot repeatedly off the coast of Florida. The video shows a young man in a “Make America Great Again” hat, identified as Kompethcras by the Miami Herald, […]
Discovery’s “Phelps vs. Shark” special draws record audience
Discovery Channel kicked off its annual Shark Week programming with its highest rated show ever. Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White drew an audience of over 5 million viewers, making it the highest-rated Shark Week special ever among the persons aged 25-54 demographic. As a testament to the changing nature of television viewing […]
How the legend of Old Hitler landed on Discovery’s Shark Week
This story was originally published on Sharkophile.com on July 23, 2017. “Is that Old Hitler?” the young boy asked me as I was waiting for my luggage at the airport in Fort Myers. The boy’s mom looked horrified that her son was making Hitler references to strangers in the middle of a busy airport terminal. I […]
The Klute: Poet Laureate of Ocean Predators
Through his work with the Squali Studium Est Optimus Conservation Team, The Klute is trying to save the sharks one stanza at a time. “My goal is to educate and entertain,” the award-winning slam poet said. “I love sharks but they are kind of taking it on the chin right now so I wanted to […]
NatGeo WILD’s SharkFest ready to go fin-to-fin with “other” week
Fully embracing its reputation as “the other” shark-themed summer programming special, NatGeo Wild’s SharkFest has recruited Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte to become its promotional pitchman for SharkFest 2017. The promo is a tongue-in-cheek response to Discovery Channel’s use of fellow Olympian Michael Phelps as its pitchman for this year’s Shark Week. This year’s […]
Sharknado’s Anthony Ferrante: Franchise’s success due to shark fans
Of all the different species of sharks that Sharknado director Anthony Ferrante has dropped on everyone from David Hasselhoff to Gary Busey, the great white shark remains his favorite. “The great white is what started it all for shark movies,” Ferrante said. “If it wasn’t for Bruce (the legendary shark star of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws) […]
Southwest Airlines unveils Shark Week-inspired plane
DALLAS (PRNewswire)– Southwest Airlines Co. and Discovery Channel are teaming up once again to bring television’s most anticipated summer event, Shark Week, to new heights. Today, Southwest revealed a Shark Week- themed 737-700 aircraft with an all new, larger-than-life underwater scene depicting five shark species along the fuselage. The plane will fly the skies as part […]
Gold medalist Michael Phelps to race Great White during Shark Week
Is Olympic gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps able to out-swim one of nature’s fastest predators? That is the premise of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2017 special event, Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White. According to a press release from Discovery, “They are one of the fastest and most efficient predators on the planet: Sharks. […]
Discovery Channel announces full Shark Week 2017 lineup
Discovery Channel announced its full slate of programming for this year’s Shark Week. The summertime ode to the ocean’s apex predator, now in its 29th season, will be broadcast simultaneously across the globe to over 220 countries. As well as the full schedule of programing on Discovery Channel’s flagship cable channels, this year’s Shark Week […]
Discovery releases Shark Week 2017 promo video
Shark Week 2017 is still a bad time to be a seal, including the singing variety. To promote it’s upcoming shark-themed slate of programming, Discovery Channel released its first promo video for 2017.The commercial features Grammy Award-winning singer, Seal, serenading fans on a beachfront before being ambushed by a Great White. The spot is a […]