i watched this documentary this afternoon. and i thought it was rather convincing. the way the case was presented. and the arguments of evolution of a waterborne hominid. it also put across very strongly the theory that the us navy had the true story kept under wraps. i found this very interesting cos for every controversy one can find in modern history, there would somehow always exist a suggestion that the states is holding back the truth. haha... true or not, i cannot and don't want to speculate.
and if it is true, what is produced is called a documentary. but if it is not, it would called a story (a fake one, for that matter). whatever the case...
and if it is true, what is produced is called a documentary. but if it is not, it would called a story (a fake one, for that matter). whatever the case...
i just took it that it was an enjoyable production...
:-)
Hi Peace,
ReplyDeleteThis is just a story although it did raise eyebrows with its presentation: it is actually being called a "mockumentary". There is a sequel.
Animal Planet is part of Discovery Communications that apparently has decided to stress entertainment over "educational" content across more of its channels (a shame since the Discovery Channels were once quite informative but now must be more critically viewed).
Sorry to hear your mother is having a bad patch. Happy to hear you are maintaining your "me" time and social balance. It's always inspiring to see someone walk a difficult path well (no jinx: occasional stumbles allowed for humanity and sanity's sake ;-)
My mother is doing well and excited about my neice's new son (this is her third son so it has symbolic value to my mother with her three sons ;-) My eldest brother spent a month in New Zealand with them but missed the birth (her husband is from NZ and met when she did a year study abroad).
Best wishes, Edwin
ahh, now that makes a lot of sense... "mockumentary",it's a new term to me... but frankly, being a student of biology, i won't be surprise if there is such an occurrence in the evolution tree of mammals. after all, as per what charles darwin proposed - survival of the fittest. and if the environment is hostile, and the only way for the early hominids is to take to water, the eventual appearance of mermaids should not be unexpected... but of cos, what is presented in the production is a little too simplistic and have not discussed issues like floatation, pressure, etc... and the way it was presented, with all the conspiracy theory and even with caveman drawings, it seemed to have stretch it a little too far. heh heh...
ReplyDeleteand now that you mentioned, it probably explain why i have a natural preference to watch national geographic productions as compared to discovery channel... :-)
and yes, please accept my congratulations for the birth of your niece's new son. you must have been elevated to grand-uncle status a couple of times over? for me, i think i would probably become a grand-uncle in a few years time... but i doubt i will ever get to be acknowledge as one cos of my bad relationship with my sis.
then again...
heh... it's always good to hear from you edwin.
take care!
Hi Peace,
ReplyDeleteI agree: there is much we have yet to learn. Always good to have an open yet analytical mind.
Thank you. Yes, 5 grandnieces and 3 grandnephews, and my youngest niece just married last year ;-) Plus, I was married (a very good friend who was divorced and struggling) and have two step children (boy and girl) who I helped raise since they were 7 and 5 and I am close to them and my 3 grand-daughters (we divorced after the kids were grown and she had found a new partner: they are still married. We are all still friends).
Sometimes children and time can help families reunite in common happiness: your family is in my thoughts.
Best, Edwin