Fuck Harry Potter, we're only a week away from Shark Week!

[LeftyMom]

First show looks good, two hours on the Indianapolis disaster.

Ocean of Fear: The Worst Shark Attack Ever
Sunday, July 29, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT (two-hour special).

Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, who memorably played Matt Hooper in Jaws, watch the gripping story of the USS Indianapolis, sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the Philippine Sea on the night of July 30, 1945. Of the 1,196-man crew, about 900 sailors, many maimed and burned, were plunged into the water ... and floated helplessly for four days, beset by hunger, driven mad by thirst and menaced by hundreds of sharks. Assisted by George Burgess, America's foremost investigator of shark attacks, Ocean of Fear examines why the sharks attacked the way they did, and investigates the survival strategies of the men in the water, including those who fought the sharks. Survivors recall their ordeal on camera and remarkable reconstructions, filmed with real sharks, reveal the drama from both the sharks' and humans' perspectives.

[stuntcat]

1. now THAT'S exciting!

*rocks out to the Jaws music*

[LeftyMom]

2. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USnM-ee06pg

[stuntcat]

3. (website with dramatic Shark Week countdown)

:headbang: 6 days and 11 hours til it starts :headbang:
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/sharkweek/splash.html?clik=netmain_feat1

[Debi]

4. This makes me miss sundog

[LeftyMom]

5. The crap thing is I'm going to have to DVR it

I'm going to be at a concert, so I won't be home for a good reason, but still, I'm missing shark week. :(

[Jade Fox]

6. Jaws brought a lot of attention to the Indianapolis disaster....

the end result being that the Captain of the ship was exonerated (post-mortem) from any wrong-doing. Initially, he was blamed by the military, and eventually committed suicide. Horribly unfair, as none of the ship's men felt the Captain had done anything wrong. The Indianapolis sunk in 12 minutes after being struck--not much anyone could do.