UPDATE: 

• Mythbusters Shark Myths of 2008
• Surviving Sharks with “Survivorman” Les Stroud

 

As many of my readers will already know, I’m a shark fanatic - they’re what I like to read about, what I like to write about, and what I’m hoping to work with in my career.

As a result, Shark Week every year on the Discovery Channel is a big deal for me. I look forward to it every summer and particularly to the new programming. This year’s lineup doesn’t disappoint:

SHARK WEEK 2008 PREMIERES:

MYTHBUSTERS: SHARK SPECIAL
Premieres Sunday, July 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Get a reminder.
Do dogs attract sharks? Do the vibrations caused by a flapping injured fish attract sharks? Does chili powder repel sharks? And hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman create the ultimate SHARK WEEK build – a 16-foot-long robo-shark!

SURVIVING SHARKS
Premieres Monday, July 28, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Survivorman’s Les Stroud travels to the Bahamas and South Africa to test whether the behavior of Caribbean reef sharks and great whites changes depending upon the time of day. While in South Africa, Les and marine biologist Jeremiah Sullivan conduct an analysis of the great white’s bite, and test whether kicking and splashing attracts sharks, and if it’s safer to stay in a group or tread water alone if stranded in the ocean.

DAY OF THE SHARK
Premieres Monday, July 28, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Do shark encounters happen more frequently in the morning or night? This special chronicles six recent shark attacks that took place at different times of day. Top shark experts weigh in on what time of day is better or worse for avoiding sharks.

DIRTY JOBS: GREENLAND SHARK QUEST
Premieres Tuesday, July 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
DIRTY JOBS’ Mike Rowe, who travels north to the edge of the Arctic Circle in search of the mysterious Greenland shark. These large sharks are slow-moving behemoths, and learning more about them will help scientists understand the rapid ecological changes affecting that part of the world, and how the Greenland shark impacts the food chain there.

HOW NOT TO BECOME SHARK BAIT
Premiering Tuesday, July 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Sharks may have a bad reputation, but you actually have a very slim chance of being attacked by one. A thrill-seeking team with a purpose travel to the Bahamas to test shark attraction theories on lemon, tiger and Caribbean reef sharks. In the process, viewers learn strategies for staying safe when in the water.

MYSTERIES OF THE SHARK COAST
Premieres Thursday, July 31, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Australia’s northeastern coast is a hotbed for shark activity. Its tropical seas are home to more species of sharks than anywhere else in the world. But there’s trouble in the sharks’ stronghold Down Under – even here the sharks are disappearing. What’s happening to them?

You can bet that I’ll be watching and writing up reviews of each of these new shows, and I’ll be doing it live for as many of them as possible. The rest I’ll have DVR’d and the write-up will be here the next morning.

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