TV Buzz Coming in 2013, the team that brought you Planet Earth, Blue Planet, and Frozen Planet brings you to our backyard. I hate using epic, but this is truly epic.
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A generation of students found out the hard way that archaeology isn't anywhere near as much fun as Indiana Jones made it look. Still, experts in the field do have their exciting, and even shocking, days at the office.
TV Buzz Contract negotiations between Bear Grylls and Discovery have failed. As such, there won't be any new episodes of “Man Vs. Wild.” I guess Bear finally decided to demand more money for running around the extreme outdoors, killing/eating animals, and drinking his own piss?
TV Buzz This is some Benjamin Button shiz. Have you ever wondered what “MythBusters” stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman would look like if they cloned miniature versions of themselves and then posed for a photo with said clones? Well, wonder no longer!
This promo is confusing me. I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to be sexually attracted to sharks.
Science Buzz Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration announces their list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. And the winners are…
William Shatner recorded a Star Trek-themed wake up call for the crew of the space shuttle Discovery, currently in orbit on the shuttle's last mission. Bless those nerds at NASA.
In honor of TV's single greatest week, Discovery has a new image manipulator that lets you “Shark Yourself”. Head over to Discovery to sharkify yourself, then come back here to post your result.
As noted by Caroline McCarthy: here is “I Want You Back,” covered by Discovery (the collaboration with Mr. Ra Ra Riot and Mr. Vampire Weekend), using auto-tune. The only thing missing is some sort of 80s-movie-referencing mashup. Anyway, listen now (right now!) before it becomes uncool.
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NASA is keeping an eye on an piece of an old Soviet satellite that might come too close to the international space station. The shuttle Discovery is on its way to the station now.