From the advertisement:
The grandson of Jacques Yves Cousteau presents an unprecedented look at the life of the great white shark in the new special SHARK: MIND OF A DEMON WITH FABIEN COUSTEAU, airing Wednesday, June 28 at 8PM on CBS.
Believing that the great white shark was much maligned and misunderstood, Fabien Cousteau decided to dispel those beliefs by becoming a shark himself. With a team that includes his sister, Celine, Peter Brown, a dedicated environmental activist, Mark Marks, a biologist and shark expert and stuntman/designer Eddie Paul, he built a shark submersible that looks, acts and moves like a shark.
Filming took place over a two-year period in the deep waters off Isla Guadalupe, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, where the team launched their mechanical shark. Inside it, Cousteau was able to be next to great white sharks in the most treacherous waters imaginable: their favorite feeding ground. In this remarkable experiment, Fabien Cousteau takes adventure and exploration to the edge of disaster, but comes away with a journey of exploration his grandfather would have been proud of, 50 years after Jacques Yves Cousteau's own first network television special.
Shark: Mind of a Demon
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Posted 26 June 2006 - 01:34 PM
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Posted 26 June 2006 - 03:30 PM
cool but I doubt if the Armed Forces Network will carry it 
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Posted 26 June 2006 - 04:24 PM
I have found many Cousteau specials are re-run or available via DVD/VHS!
VERY COOL news bite annasea!!
VERY COOL news bite annasea!!
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Posted 26 June 2006 - 11:01 PM
Check out a book 'Close to Shore' isbn 0-7679-0414-1 by Michael Capuzzo.
It is a true account of a great white that was attacking people in 1916.The author provides lots of historical information along with an understanding of what is known about sharks currently.
It is a true account of a great white that was attacking people in 1916.The author provides lots of historical information along with an understanding of what is known about sharks currently.
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Posted 27 June 2006 - 10:39 AM
On a similar note I'm reading "The Devils Teeth" which is about the great whites at the Farallon Islands. The Farallon Islands are just off the coast from SF. The cool part is that great whites there are largely unharassed. I'm about 2/3 the way through but so far it's a great read.
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Posted 27 June 2006 - 07:34 PM
Fabien was in the same area as we were off Guadalupe 18 months ago filming this while Guy Harvey and I filmed from our cages. Will be very interested in seeing this. Glad that he is following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps. Last time I saw him, he was just a youngun'
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Posted 28 June 2006 - 07:51 PM
It wasn't so much a documentary about Whites as a documentary about making the shark sub work. A wasted hour, IMO.
Bill, I'd much rather see your film.
Bill, I'd much rather see your film.
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Posted 28 June 2006 - 08:45 PM
It wasn't so much a documentary about Whites as a documentary about making the shark sub work. A wasted hour, IMO.
huh, I thought it was a sitcom
I agree with you Walter, but I still want my very own shark sub! Can't wait to tool around some Texas lakes...
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Posted 28 June 2006 - 09:57 PM
Good to know it was a dud since I missed it anyway.It wasn't so much a documentary about Whites as a documentary about making the shark sub work. A wasted hour, IMO.
Bill, I'd much rather see your film.
I've got a copy of the good doctor's Munching and Mating in the Macrocystis I could lend you. This may be definitely worth it since it's rated PG!
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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:20 PM
It wasn't so much a documentary about Whites as a documentary about making the shark sub work. A wasted hour, IMO.
Bill, I'd much rather see your film.
I would have to agree. I was not very impressed with it. It was interesting to see Fabien and Celine... they've grown up quite a bit since I saw them in Hilton Head years ago. Hopefully their future documentaries will be better.
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Posted 28 June 2006 - 10:21 PM
I've got a copy of the good doctor's Munching and Mating in the Macrocystis I could lend you. This may be definitely worth it since it's rated PG!
Decided a great DVD, right Caetllonn! Now if I could only sell it to CBS. I think I'll change my name to Dr. Bill Cousteau!
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Posted 29 June 2006 - 06:12 AM
It wasn't so much a documentary about Whites as a documentary about making the shark sub work. A wasted hour, IMO.
Bill, I'd much rather see your film.
Right there with ya Walter!
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Posted 29 June 2006 - 07:19 AM
I can't believe they didn't test that sub before hiring a boat and crew and if he was stranded on the bottom twice and they didn't know where he was who was shooting the video of him getting out of the sub and swimming to shore?
It was more about Fabian and the crews ego's than sharks.
It was more about Fabian and the crews ego's than sharks.
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Posted 29 June 2006 - 08:41 AM
It wasn't so much a documentary about Whites as a documentary about making the shark sub work. A wasted hour, IMO.
Bill, I'd much rather see your film.
I agree. What did I learn about GWs? Nothing, but at least there was some shark conservation stuff for the unwashed masses.
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Posted 29 June 2006 - 08:47 AM
Uh, after the first time, why didn't they put a radio transmitter on that sub like they did the sharks?I can't believe they didn't test that sub before hiring a boat and crew and if he was stranded on the bottom twice and they didn't know where he was who was shooting the video of him getting out of the sub and swimming to shore?
It was more about Fabian and the crews ego's than sharks.
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