Shark Week Returning to OMG?

If you have been a fan of Shark Week for the past 25 years you're on par with the kind of fanaticism that can only be found with the Star Wars franchise - Han Shot First Dammit!

So it was with great pleasure we watched the teaser for Shark Apocalypse and segment 1.08, a simply stunning play in slow motion of our favorite shark and light.

Good stuff if you can get it, prompting the question, has Shark Week returned to their roots and the halcyon days of OMG shark film making?

Hat Tip: Dorsal Fin Blog.

On Sunday we will know, fingers crossed:

 

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Mysterious 'corkscrew' kills dozens of seals on east coast

The Corkscrew mystery is back and we're not saying its a shark that is causing all the seal damage we're just saying is all.

Almost a decade after first reports of corkscrew seal deaths by researchers on the East coast not much is known about dead seals that wash ashore with a corkscrew pattern missing from the fat layer surrounding them.

And now dead seals are washing ashore in Britain as well, cue the mystery music please.

As a lot of production companies crawl through this blog trolling for ideas (we know you do), here's one that would make a great Shark Week 2011 episode and you may have it with our blessings:

Corkscrew Killers

We happen to have the show treatment already written out, the dive sites picked, and the research contact list...that's if you want it of course.


Further reading Corkscrew Killer Blog.