Fans wait all year for Shark Week, usually an entertaining yet educational week long special about the creature we love to fear, the shark. Discovery Channel has been hosting Shark Week since 1987. The idea was originally planned to raise awareness about an animal that has more to fear from human than the other way around.
RELATED: Megalodon Vs. Great White Shark: How Does The Prehistoric Beast Stack Up Against Feared White Death [VIDEO]
Eventually Shark Week evolved into a cult phenomenon but now is watched by millions of viewers and even celebrities have joined in on the fun. Fans of Shark Week were disappointed with the way this year's week long special began.
RELATED: Erik Norrie Has Been Attacked By Shark, Struck By Lightning, Bitten By A Rattlesnake And Punched By Monkeys
"Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives" first premiered on Sunday August 4 on the Discovery Channel. The film is a work of fiction, but passed off as a documentary. The plot deals with a group of scientists trying to figure out what kind of animal attacked a fishing vessel killing everyone on board.
RELATED: Pacifica Shark Attack: Micah Flansburg Escapes 11-Foot Great White That Lifted His Kayak Out Of Water
The working theory throughout the film is that the prehistoric giant shark known as Megalodon is still alive lurking in the waters off the cost of Africa. The real Megalodon was a species of shark that went extinct two million years ago.
Just like the Animal Planet special "Mermaids: The Body Found" those that watched the Discovery Channel film about Megalodon became angry when they realized the entire thing was nothing more than a hoax.
Will Wheaton from "Star Trek" and "The Big Bang Theory" was one of the many people upset over the Megalodon hoax. Wheaton took to Twitter and demanded the Discovery Channel apologize to its viewers.
Check out a list of other Tweets from viewers who were disappointed with the Discovery Channel hoax:
Discovery Channel Owes Its Viewers An Apology http://t.co/8kCqSSpcyD- Wil Wheaton (@wilw) August 5, 2013
The Megalodon shark exists? Yeah and Sidney Crosby scored points against the Bruins in the playoffs last year ....- Patrick Power Jr. (@PatrickPower1) August 6, 2013
my whole life is a lie, the megalodon documentary on shark week was a joke... cant believe anything anymore- matthew willson (@matthewCwillson) August 6, 2013
I held off ar first, but its bugging me that #sharkweek has sold out. A megalodon "mockumentary"!?!?!? #discoverychannelhasjumpedtheshark- Jeff Plaisted (@plaisted) August 6, 2013
@SharkWeek You really blew it with the Megalodon "documentary"- Birthing Place Nurse (@Birthplacenurse) August 6, 2013
The people who believe Megalodon to be real are the same people who thought that mermaid special was real too- Michael Chambers (@M_C26) August 6, 2013
I love #SharkWeek but whats up with these fake shows? #megalodon #DiscoveryChannel- Benji Tafoya (@PurpleOrange14) August 6, 2013
God, I am just LIVID that documentary about #Megalodon was made up! http://t.co/ZYQsS89XAG Never watching @SharkWeek again!- Lazram (@Lazram13) August 6, 2013
© 2024 Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.